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Riggs by Sandy Alvarez   Crystal Daniels Abel LeBlanc, better known to his brothers as Riggs - President for The Kings of Retribution MC, Louisiana Chapter. As a former Green Beret, he runs the club with the same amount of precision and grit he did serving his country. Dedicating years of his life to mercenary missions, and to his club left no time or desire to settle down and start a family of his own. What good could come of loving a woman if he could never promise her forever when he willingly puts his life on the line every day. No one has ever come close to making him want more. No one until Luna. A call from Jake; President and founder of The Kings of Retribution has Riggs and his men on the road toward Montana. Their objective - protect a woman from falling into the hands of another MC. Little did he know when his eyes fell upon the striking woman with violet eyes, she would alter his life forever. Growing up in the system is hard enough for any kid. For Luna N...

Dear Phoebe by Danielle Keil Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. The envelope is part of a tradition called the Secret Admirers, something the students go crazy for. After tragedy struck, no one thought there would be an admirer this month. However, a little late, a teal envelope shows up on Phoebe Calloway’s locker. And with it, an ongoing playlist to use as clues toward the admirer’s identity. It’s music to Phoebe’s ears—especially since music is her biggest passion. But she soon finds out it’s not the melody that’s important in the songs her admirer chose. It’s the lyrics. As the songs keep coming, she’s close to figuring out who he is—but is she prepared for the actual reveal? My Review: My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book and also Liked the 1st series of this So I was really excited when she came out with the second I really enjoyed this book I read the 1st part of the ...

Face Off by Chelsea Curto Emerson (Emmy) Hartwell has waited for a spot on an NHL roster since she became a professional hockey player, and this season, she’ll finally get a chance to showcase her talents with the struggling D.C. Stars. Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites. After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team. It doesn’t mean anything. She doesn’t date hockey players. He’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date. Period. Except… what should’ve been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the i...

So Right by Abby Millsaps An emotional, steamy, why choose romance from bestselling author Abby Millsaps. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Spence swore he had a plan. He assured us he had everything under control. He promised we could trust him. What he forgot to mention? His so-called plan was actually an emotional bombshell with enough force behind it to destroy us all. Technically, his plan worked—my mother and stepfather have ended their campaign to convince me to be a living organ donor. But the emotional damage and mental load of his big announcement has created a ripple effect throughout our cohort. Greedy  is haunted and despondent. Levi  is initially shocked, then filled with shame. Sione  is simply annoyed because he knows this is all a ruse. Spence  is stoic but more determined than ever to ensure our safety. As for me? I feel it all. Every sorrowful reaction and warranted frustration thrums through my veins. But there’s something else the...

The Pucking Wrong Man by C.R. Jane Whoever heard of a homeless ballerina? Everyone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will. We meet, and then in a single blink, he’s made me his roommate, promising me I don’t have to worry about anything ever again. They call him a hero, and that’s what I desperately need. I remind myself it’s all temporary. That I shouldn’t get used to it. But he has other ideas. Camden tells me he’s obsessed, that he’s going to change my life, that he’ll never let me go. But as more time passes, I wonder if it’s going to take a villain to get me my happily ever after. And Camden James just might be the right man for the role. *Note: Camden James is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance. The Pucking Wrong Man  is a hockey romance standalone My Review: My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was really good I enjoyed th...

The Devils and Their Doll by Marissa Farrar,   S.R. Jones They are the Devils of Verona Falls and I’m their little doll. They want to mold me into their perfect  plaything , but I won’t break for them. They tried to ruin me, but they pushed too far. They made me sick, and now they’re  sorry . They say they wish to put things right. But they’re the Devils of Verona Falls—Domenic, Kirill, and Valentino—and their version of making amends is as  depraved  as they are. They carve me into their special doll, and twist and turn me the way they want. Yet as we all grow closer and our game gets deeper, I’m learning they have  secrets  too. Dangerous  ones. Soon all four of us have to decide – do we dive deeper into the chaos that is us, or swim for the shore? Except soon … we may no longer have a choice. *Please note: The Devils trilogy is now complete! The following books will be about the Vipers and their new victim...* My Review: My rating...

Dear Wyatt by Danielle Keil Everyone at Ryder High knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. For Wyatt Anderson, it seems like an April Fool’s Day prank. She quickly realizes it’s not, but the way her secret admirer sends his clues might just be. Wyatt is one of the smartest girls in school, but the ciphers she’s given to decode really test her abilities. On top of that, the answers she uncovers make  no  sense. Until she realizes how to connect all the clues together… The other problem? She finds herself around one of her tutoring clients more often than usual… and with that proximity comes some feelings she wasn’t expecting. It all comes down to the last letter and the last clue. Can she solve the toughest one yet or will she throw in the towel for another guy? My Review: My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book I love both series dealing with secret admirers I like to see the opposites attract tr...

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore From the author of the  Sunday Times  bestseller and viral TikTok phenomenon,  The Pumpkin Spice Café , comes a brand new spicy romance set in Dream Harbor! When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore,  Hazel  can't understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues… she just need someone to help her out. Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman,  Noah , is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he's been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help! Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells… The Cinnamon Bun Book Store  is a cozy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed! ...

The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly INSPIRATION FOR THE ORIGINAL SERIES THE LINCOLN LAWYER–THE #1 TV SHOW ON NETFLIX Defense attorney Mickey Haller is forced to bend the law until it breaks when he is hired to defend a man accused of killing a prostitute in this novel of courtroom suspense, the "best one yet" (   The Washington Post   ). Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP—187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder cases have the highest stakes and the biggest paydays, and they always mean Haller has to be at the top of his game. When Mickey learns that the victim was his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow path, he knows he is on the hook for this one. He soon finds out that she was back in LA and back in the life. Far from saving her, Mickey may have been the one who put her in danger. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, Mickey must work tir...

The Devils and The Duchess by Marissa Farrar,  S.R. Jones Everyone warned me to stay away from the Devils, but it’s not easy when one of them is going to become family… Desperation sends me and my mom to the prestigious university of Verona Falls. My mom is due to marry the dean—not because she wants to, but because we have no choice. That’s when I meet the dean’s son,  Domenic , and his friends,  Kirill  and  Valentino .The three of them make up the Devils—the most feared group at Verona Falls—and they intend to make my life hell. They call me ‘Duchess’, but it’s with a sneer. I’m poor and they’re not. They hate that I refuse to bow to them. They might think they can make my life not worth living, but they don’t know my secrets. My life has already been harder than they have any idea about. They control me and get under my skin, but I have to keep quiet or I’ll ruin everything. I’ve become their obsession…and they plan to destroy me. But they don’...

One Last Thing by Susan Henshaw One shattered farm girl. The cowboy who's always loved her. Ninety days under one roof. After high school, Silas Dupree couldn’t put his hometown in the rearview mirror fast enough. His hopes? That two thousand miles would be enough distance to make his stupid heart forget Clementine Shepherd, his sister’s best friend. But a decade later, when his twin, Sophie, dies, Silas is forced to return home. In true Sophie fashion, she couldn’t leave well enough alone, even dead. And when the will is read Silas and Clementine are shocked to find that Sophie left her teenage daughter to both of them. With one stipulation. The three must reside together, as a family, for ninety days before deciding on permanent custody. If they fail, a judge will decide Anna’s fate. Can Clementine endure an entire summer with the quiet, closed-off man who ghosted her the minute they got their diplomas? And can Silas keep his word to his new fiancé back in Wyoming w...

Lesson Learned by Katie Cawood Never fall for the teacher across the hall. Sarah is a fifth-grade teacher whose heart is even bigger than her favorite oversized coffee mug. With unwavering determination, Sarah makes it her personal goal to help Bentley, the class bully, find a sense of belonging—even if it means giving up her prep time to sponsor yet another school club. Helping Bentley make friends proves to be an even bigger challenge than she expected. Thankfully, she has Owen, her teacher bestie across the hall, who's always there for a vent session. This year, Owen is struggling to balance teaching with his increasingly popular STEM podcast. When the prospect of becoming principal falls into his lap, he has a difficult decision to should he play it safe and accept the position, or take a risk and make the podcast his full-time gig? Becoming principal would take any possibility of turning his crush on Sarah into something more completely off the table. Forever.   ...

Damaged by Sheridan Anne Play with fire; you’ll get burned. Play with me; I’ll get even. Dynasty came roaring into my life, bringing four of the most incredibly delicious men I’ve ever laid my eyes on, but along with it came a life that I was never expecting. This world is filled with corruption. There are secrets and lies around every corner. My parents were murdered by the very men who vowed their loyalty, and now those same men are after me and will stop at nothing. But the tables have turned. Dynasty is all mine and I’m going to burn this f*cker down. Forgive me, father, for I am about to sin. My Review: My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was ok, not one of my favorites in this series, but it does make me want to continue this series to see what happens next.

Deviant by Sheridan Anne Death is cruel. It’s unforgiving and brutal. It robbed me of the life I wanted to live and stole what little hope I had for the future. I was supposed to be something great. I was supposed to have it all … But a single bullet changed everything.  I always thought I'd go down fighting, but instead, I faded away while watching the overwhelming guilt tear through Carver faster than his bullet tore through me.  Like I said—death is cruel. King. Cruz. Grayson. Carver. How am I supposed to leave this world knowing what mess I’ll be leaving behind? There’s a war brewing, and this time, it’s personal.  I can’t die. Not yet.   Luckily, a bitch like me doesn’t stay down for long. Boys of Winter is a Dark, Enemies to Lovers, Reverse Harem Romance. It contains explicit sexual content, graphic violence, and coarse language. My Review: My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was good. I really like how we continue this story and the series, ...

Deity by Sheridan Anne Betrayal cuts deeper than any knife stabbed through your back. It slices through you and makes you wish for the sweet demise of a bullet shot straight out of Carver’s gun. I trusted them. King, Cruz, Grayson, and Carver were not only the Kings of Ravenwood Heights but the kings of my heart, and now... they’re my executioners . They took away everything I had. They stole my heart and made me believe in love. I should have trusted my gut. They gave me hope, and I was a fool who followed them blindly. Never again. I may have nothing left and not a damn soul in my corner, but I’m not nearly through. I. Am. Dynasty. I am my parents’ legacy, and I won’t stop until I’ve taken back what’s rightfully mine. Watch out, boys. You’ve crossed the wrong bitch. I’m coming for you, and this time, I won’t back down. This time—I’m fighting until the end. Boys of Winter is a dark enemies-to-lovers reverse-harem romance. It contains explicit sexual content, graphic viol...

The Pucking Wrong Date by C.R. Jane Walker Davis is going to ruin me… but for once, it might be worth it. I’m a pariah, an outcast, and my life is not my own. I went to that hockey game hoping for an escape and found one in him. They call Walker Davis “Disney” for a reason, because the superstar goalie is the “Prince Charming” of every girl’s dreams. He told me he understood I just wanted one perfect night… But now he’s everywhere I go. He seems to know everything about me. He keeps saying I’m the one. And he’s trying to change my last name. He’s crazy… A wrong date can never be a happily ever after though… right? *Note: Walker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance. My Review: My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was ok but really slow The book was OK but really slow. I do enjoy the characters And plan on continuing this series. Can't wait to see what happens with the next set of c...