Review: Sins & Riley

Sins & Riley by Lexxi James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Sins & Riley: Sins of the Syndicate #8

🖋 Author ~ Lexxi James 

🖋 Features: Mafia Romance, Enemies to Lovers Romance, Billionaire Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dante & Riley

💎 Secret Pregnancy

🖤 Captivity

💎 Enemies-to-Lovers

🖤 Forbidden Romance

💎 Mafia Romance

🖤 Dark Billionaire

🚨 Know before you go:

📍This is an enemies-to-lovers mafia romance, darker than the first three SINS books.

📍Heat level: Scorching 

📍This book contains dark situations that may be triggering. 

The fallen king whose absence still haunts our family. Vanished in thin air nearly six years ago like vape smoke in a Vegas casino.

Dante D’Angleo and his beastly alter-ego will stop at nothing to discover the truth behind his father’s disappearance. For six heartbreaking years, the D’Angleo brothers have survived, flourished, and struggled to cope with not only their father’s uncertain fate, but also the vicious attack on their sister. However strong-willed Riley Mullvain was not part of Dante’s plan. But, he will do everything in his power to protect his family, including his sassy sister-in-law, who just happens to be Riley. That he just can’t stay away from her is, in equal parts, as exhilarating as it is frustrating for Dante. 

Dante and Riley’s story is an incredible read! The pages just kept turning themselves just like the pages of Riley’s private journal. My heart stuttered when Dante … well, let me just say there’s so much heat and tension in this book that it nearly set my reader on fire. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. Sins & Riley is an interconnected series. So, it’s recommended to read in order to fully appreciate the characters and their motivations.

 

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5.

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 Life has a way of torching childhood castles.

🖇 What I feel for Riley isn’t love. It’s resurrection.

 

🖇 I want it all. And I will have it. Power. Protection. Retribution. Revenge. And the mother of my heir.

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Review: ICED: The Raptors Series Book Three

ICED: The Raptors Series Book Three by Caroline Easton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 ICED: The Raptors Series #3 (Standalone)

🖋 Author ~ Caroline Easton 

🖋 Features: Sports Romance, Hockey Romance, Contemporary Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Maya & Owen

🏒 Hockey romance 

🏒 Protector MMC

🧁 Single mum

🧁 Strong FMC

🏒 Second chances

🧁 Ex-boyfriend 

🏒 Found family

Owen “Jacko” Jackson, the Enforcer for his Raptors’ hockey team, community service is perfect for a guy who works through his emotions with baking. He has mad baking skills. At the community kitchen, he’s assigned to assist Maya. Trying to stay under the radar, the last thing she needs, though, is attention, especially not from a man with fists like sledgehammers and a smile that melts her guard. But Owen bakes cupcakes, reads bedtime stories, and makes her daughter believe in superheroes. Worse? He makes her believe in second chances.

Caroline Easton is a new author for me. And, I will definitely add her books to my TBR list. Even though I started with the 3rd book in the series, there are enough details that Maya and Owen’s story unfolds seamlessly. What I loved about this book, aside from being set in England, was the phraseology, in that I could almost hear the characters, their voices, phrasing, and diction as I read. There’s a depth of experiences, emotions from both Maya and Owen. And, I love how Owen is attracted to Maya’s strength, her fears, and that she doesn’t have to be perfect…she just has to be real.

 

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5.

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 I might be built for battle, but I’m about to learn how to fight for something a hell of a lot more important than a puck.

🖇 Her cheeks are flushed, hair tied back in a messy ponytail, forearms dusted in flour. She looks like art. Domestic, radiant chaos.

 

🖇 But fear isn’t rational. It clings to every corner of my brain.

🖇 Lila’s laugh echoes through the park like a song I didn’t know I’d been waiting to hear.

🖇 “I don’t want you to save me,” she says. “I just want to feel like I can stand beside you.”

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Review: Spy With Me

Spy With Me by Lexi Blake
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Spy with Me (Masters and Mercenaries: New Recruits Book 5)

🖋 Authors ~ Lexi Blake  

🖋 Features: Military romance, romantic suspense

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devi & Zach

🪡 Bodyguard

🚁 On-the-Run

🪡 Close Proximity

🚁 Alpha Here

🪡 Found Family

🚁 D/s Relationship

Devi ~ She was calm and cool and steady. She was Erin and Theo Taggart’s daughter. She was Devi Taggart, the sum of all those parts, but her own person. She was made from everything that happened to her and how she handled it. She was made from love, but she was her own person.

I love the Taggarts. They are the ultimate spy family that just keeps growing, adopting wayward agents along the way. Zachary Reed is one of the lucky ones. While seemingly working both sides, Zach's main goal is to protect the ones he loves. Unfortunately, the odds are forever stacked against him, and he usually has both hands tied behind his back. Taking down a dangerous criminal will put their family and friends at risk. But Zach and Devi are willing to do what it takes to finally end it, even learning who they are and who they want to be to each other along the way.

This fifth book is a great edition full of love and emotion, drama, turmoil, and adventure. The suspense keeps the pages turning, and the spice turns up the heat. Humor and sarcasm give the characters realism that makes me want to be a part of their expanding group of friends and lovers.

 

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5.

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 He held her and for a moment felt like he had a place in the world.

🖇 She had definitely realized that where she belonged wasn’t a place. It was a mindset. It was how she felt, not where she was.

 

🖇 “My darling girl, you’ve described every narcissist I’ve ever met. And there were so many of them.”

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Review: Shattered Hearts

Shattered Hearts by V.M. Rheault
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚Review ~ Shattered Hearts (King's Crossing, #5)

🖋Author ~ VM Rheault

🖋Features: Billionaires & Millionaires Romance, serial, cliffhanger, mystery

⭐️Rating: 5/5

Secrets. Money. Murder.

The intrigue and roller coaster of emotions continue in Shattered Hearts.

I started reading VM Rheault’s King’s Crossing series with the first book in the series, Cruel Fate. Gage and his sister Zarah almost inadvertently uncover heinous crimes involving the murder of their parents. The intricacy of the series maintains its grip, keeping me reading and turning the pages!

Gage ~ When Zarah had her breakdown, I thought we were over. But I’m tenacious. I’m not giving up on her that easily, not even when someone blows up my truck as a warning to stay away.

Zarah ~ is in a battle for her sanity. Discordant, disjointed memories bring to light a shocking discovery of abuse. But it’s more than just Zarah’s imprisonment at Quiet Meadows that is threatening her and Gage.

After reading Shattered Hearts, I was left wrecked and devastated for Gage and Zarah. Falling into Zarah’s world by mistake, Gage and his father are a steady, constant foundation with which Zane, Zarah, and Stella can find some stability. Unfortunately, they are entrenched in a treacherous and cunning game for their lives. With insidiously sly players surrounding them, who can they trust with their lives, with their hearts?  

 Protective Private Investigator MMC

★ Abused, Recovering FMC

★ Slow Burn

★ Cliffhanger (part of series)

★ Intense Drama

📍Read ~ Content Note available on author’s website

🖋Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: Shadow's Protection

Shadow's Protection by Chelle Bliss
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Shadow's Protection

Hurricane Heat MC Book 1

🖋 Author ~ Chelle Bliss

🖋 Genre: Contemporary Romance, MC Romance, Series

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Shadow and Violet

Bossy Biker

Grumpy / Sunshine

Later in Life

Unlikely Love

Don’t Touch

Stalker

Forced Proximity

Violet James needs a fresh start. She’s planned every detail except a hurricane…and an obsessive ex-boyfriend who will stop at nothing to get her back. 

Club business and an oncoming storm puts Violet in the middle of a motorcycle club compound. Waiting out the hurricane, Storm becomes more than just her shelter in the storm.

In this new series, the Hurricane Heat MC is a Cat 5! Pressure builds between Shadow and Violet. She is a rule-following librarian. He’s the tat-covered VP of an outlaw MC club. I love Chelle’s Gallo family series. This $exy new MC family is just as entertaining. Turning up the music, turning up the fun, and all the heat, Shadow and his club give Violet the protection she needs as well as a look at another kind of life where she doesn’t need an excuse to say ‘yes.’ 

I can’t wait for the next in this new series!

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 4. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇“What you deserve is a reason to say yes, not an excuse to say no.”

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🎧 Review: The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door by Jennifer Sucevic
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ The Girl Next Door

📚 The Next Door Duet

🖋 Author ~ Jennifer Sucevic

🎧 Narrator ~ Kelsey Navarro, James Anderson Foster

🖋 Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers, Sports Romance, Football Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beck and Mia

Smart, beautiful, and determined not to be one of Beck’s conquests, Mia has plans and goals. Those do not include Beck and his player attitude. What Mia doesn’t realize yet is that Beck is trying to put that past behind him. He’s more mature now, sort of…

These two characters deliver pages of sexu@l banter and a record amount of heat. I absolutely love the way Beck demonstrates his growing love for Mia. It’s in the many little things he does for her, like watching out for her at a party. She may not realize it yet, but Beck has been hers for a very long time. Beck just needs her to put him first like no one has ever done for him before. Kelsey Navarro and James Anderson Foster are wonderful as Mia and Beck. I felt like I was with Mia in her desire to be the best daughter for her distant parents, even as Beck struggles with his own place in his family as well as his need to protect Mia.

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 The word forever flickers through my head. I’m not ready to go there quite yet, but I’m not too far from it either. In the back of my mind, it’s always been Mia. No other girl has ever come close to making me feel what she does.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: Playing Dane

Playing Dane by Hannah Gray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Playing Dane

📚 Florida East University Book 1

🖋 Author ~ Hannah Gray

🎧 Narrator ~ Elizabeth Hart, Thomas Oakley

🖋 Genre: Sports Romance, Football Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dane and Layla

Dane is sexy, charming, and with rock-hard abs. Layla is an irresistible girl with so many rules and boundaries to keep people in their place, which is far away from her heart. So, Dane seems like her perfect match, just another player and only in it for the fun. Until he falls first.

Hannah delivers an incredible story full of college fun, friends, and camaraderie. Beyond that, her characters reveal the depth of their emotions, going through painful experiences. College life isn’t always just about the pranks, sleeping late, and wearing fuzzy slippers to class. It’s real life and Hannah brings out those highs and lows. Elizabeth Hart and Thomas Oakley are incredible in their portrayal of Layla and Dane. I felt like I was with Layla in her determination to keep her shields high; even as Dane struggled to repair his relationship with his twin brother.

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 “I know you won’t let me be your forever. So, please, Layla, at least let me be your now.”

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: Puck Boy

Puck Boy by Hannah Gray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Puck Boy

📚 The Puck Boys of Brooks University

🖋 Author ~ Hannah Gray 

🎧 Narrator ~ Heather Firth, Thomas Oakley

🖋 Genre: Coach's Daughter, Friends with Benefits Romance, Sports Romance, Hockey Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cam and Addison

Brooks University’s Captain of the Hockey team is usually up for a good time. The only thing Cam has ever taken seriously is hockey. He’s not a guy any girl should count on. And what's supposed to be a one-night stand just doesn't stop at one unforgettable night…

When devoted single mom and college student, Addison needs a little adult time, she lands in the arms of the Hockey Team’s notorious player. Cam is a player in more ways than one. There’s something irresistible about Addison that Cam can’t forget. While Addison has to think of her daughter, not even being the Coach’s daughter is enough to keep Cam away. He’ll risk it all to prove to Addison that he is all she’s ever going to want or need.

Hannah is fantastic. I love this low burn, the building of their relationship, and how Cam uses his considerable $exy ways to charm Addison out of more than just her reservations. Heather Firth and Thomas Oakley are wonderful as Addison and Cam. The accents bring me back home.

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 “This is truly magical,” she whispers. “I wish Isla could see it. She’d freak out.” “She will one day. We’ll bring her,” I say, dragging her in closer to me, tucking her small frame under my arm. “I promise.” And the scariest part of that promise I just made? I meant every word.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: The Reluctant Siren

The Reluctant Siren by Sophie Oak
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ The Reluctant Siren

Texas Sirens: Legacy Book 2

🖋 Author ~ Lexi Blake

🖋 Genre: Small Town Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Harlow and Niall and Jensen

🚁 Why Choose

🚁 Close Proximity

🚁 Second Chance

🚁 On-the-Run

🚁 Cinnamon Roll MMC

💖 Things begin to unravel when Jensen’s past comes back to haunt him and the man he’s been hunting threatens to turn the tables on him. Protecting Harlow is now the only priority and might just send them all right into the relationship they all need.

💖 In this second gen installment, the intrigue continues with Harlow and her men. Desperate to prove herself, Harlow pushes boundaries and herself, putting herself in danger as she works to bring down a criminal organization. Niall is the man determined to protect her, to provide her with the love, the support she needs. Jensen not only brings the heat, the passion out in Harlow, but he needs to face his past before he can fully commit to Harlow and Niall.

💖 Another fantastic addition to the Texas Sirens world! My favorite reads include connected series and crossovers. And, The Reluctant Siren hits all the high points. Lexi Blake continues to develop excellent characters with depth of emotion, pain, and fears that are completely relatable. I love the suspense she immerses her characters into, which continues to build until the end. In all the suspense and drama, Lexi sprinkles in moments of light and humor, making her characters even more engaging.

💖 Of course, I can’t pass up a good Taggart-ism!

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 4. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇He had to focus on the now and not the ghosts that haunted him. Even though he was doing it all for them. The two people in the whole world he ever loved.

🖇He opened his arms. And she was safe again.

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🎧 Review: The Maestro and the Roofer

📚The Maestro and the Roofer (A Dash of Desire Book 3)

🖋Author ~ Brianna Bancroft

 🎧Narrator ~ Claire Marlowe

🖋Features: Contemporary Romance, Novella Quick Read, Opposites Attract

⭐️Rating: 5/5

💖I love how opposites attract when this famous pianist collides with a man who knows how to use his hands.

🎼Mia Pelletier—Once the toast of the classical musical world, Mia’s personal life has taken a hard hit. Left reeling, her professional career and reputation are in shambles. 

🧰Travis Flynn—Always overlooked by his family, Travis’s quick wit and playful attitude keep everyone from getting too close or getting in too deep. That is, until Mia.

The sparks fly when these two meet! An unruly flirt, Travis and Mia quickly toss barbs and innuendos at each other. Travis’s teasing attitude and humor draw Mia out of her self-imposed isolation. Setting aside the fame, the pressure, and the expectations, Mia can just be herself with Travis. That’s what makes her time with him so special.

🎧 Claire Marlowe is fantastic giving a very saucy and playful voice to Mia and Travis. Their chemistry burns bright with her narration.

🖋Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

🫦 Marvelous Moments:

“You think your grandmother would’ve liked me?” he asked coyly. Mia threw him a teasing glare and said, “I still don’t even know if I like you.”

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Review: Popping the Clutch

Popping the Clutch: A Car Influencer, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, RomCom by Rochelle Bradley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Popping the Clutch

A CarTubers Manual for Love Book 1

🖋 Author ~ Rochelle Bradley

🖋 Genre: Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, RomCom

⭐️ Rating: 4/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dyson and Callie

A fake relationship to impress his family is just a reason for Dyson to get closer to Callie. A relentless stalker brings them even closer together.

🔧Popping the Clutch is a sweet read. Full of slow-burning humorous innuendos. While forced proximity and a fake relationship are the excuse to bring Dyson and Callie together, they were always meant to be a couple. There’s a lot more to Dyson than just his car show. That comes through in the way that he thinks about Callie. 

🔧She’s more than just a walking advertisement for her brother’s CarTube channel. “How did she learn everything, and what else did she know? I planned to plunder her mind like I plundered her b%dy.” He is also completely supportive in helping her get her own show up and running. 

🔧Getting to know Dyson’s family was a fun experience. I especially like the way the women not so subtly keep pushing Dyson and Callie together. However, Dyson’s cousin needs to be disowned.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 4. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 4. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 Dyson: She had asked if we were still pretending. How would she react if I told her I never had?

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Review: Need: Discreet Edition

Need: Discreet Edition by Chelle Bliss
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Need

Men of Inked Sinners Book 3

🖋 Author ~ Chelle Bliss 

🖋 Genre: Men of Inked Sinners, Alpha Male Romance, Contemporary Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lulu and Oliver

When someone threatens Lulu and the ones she loves, Oliver will do anything to protect her, even if it means giving up his freedom and their happily ever after.

Wow! I NEED an Oliver to be my hero! Lulu and Oliver are amazing together. I love the way their story developed. It was so sweet and easy. They just fit together perfectly. 

Oliver fits right in with the Gallo men. All of them want nothing more than to support the ones they love. There should definitely be more Gallo men in the real world! For new readers and longtime fans of Chelle Bliss, I hope you enjoy Lulu and Oliver’s romance as much as I did.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 Lulu: “You are my hero. You know that.”

🖇 Oliver: “I know, and there’s nothing else I’d want to be.”

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🎧 Review: Her Final Breath

Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Her Final Breath

📚 Tracy Crosswhite Book 2

🖋 Author ~ Robert Dugoni

🎧 Narrator ~ Emily Sutton-Smith

🖋 Genre: Small Town Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tracy Crosswhite Series

Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite returns to Seattle after the sensational circumstances of her sister’s murder. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to end her career, if not her life. Pitted against not only an unknown stalker but also a serial killer known as the Cowboy, Tracy’s career is threatened by media sensationalism and an old case with links to the current murders.

Emily Sutton-Smith as the voice of Tracy Crosswhite continues to draw me in and keep me listening. I appreciate the logical and methodical way Tracy approaches her cases. There is just enough emotion in her depiction that I feel as if I’m part of the investigation with Tracy, Dan, and her partner, Kinsington Rowe. I love Tracy’s unique approach to her cases, as well as her quick wit, which borders just inside the lines of sarcasm, especially when verbally sparring with Johnny Nolasco.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: Changed by You

Changed by You by Brenda Rothert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Changed by You 

Minnesota Mammoths Book 3

🖋 Author ~ Brenda Rothert 

🖋 Genre: Sports Romance, Contemporary Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dalton and Alice

“I’m always the one doing the caretaking, never the one receiving the care. It felt good to just let go of everything in his arms, even if it was only for a minute.” ~ That is absolutely Alice. She is the caretaker, giving up so much of her time and life to make sure her brother and her parents, especially her ailing father, are well cared for. She works basically non-stop, fulfilling her boss’s every whim, including lavender-infused glass-bottled boutique water and carefully prepared sushi.

After choking in the final of the series, Minnesota Mammoth’s team captain, Dalton isn’t necessarily looking for romance. But he agrees to appear in a reality TV show to increase publicity for the NHL. He wasn’t looking for anything special until he saw Alice.

While Alice is overly busy taking care of her superstar boss, Dalton realizes that it is Alice’s turn to have someone care for her. And Dalton is determined to be that man. I love these two together. While Alice is used to putting herself last in almost every aspect of her life, it’s Dalton who recognizes this and encourages Alice to step up for herself. This is an incredible read, and I truly enjoyed seeing Alice allow herself the time and the energy to be herself. As someone who usually puts others first, I love how Dalton sees who Alice is. That he is the man who will love and support her, however she needs.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 But I’m also a person, and I get lonely.

🖇 You’re so close to me right now, but way too far away.

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🎧 Review: A Dead Draw

A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ A Dead Draw

📚 Tracy Crosswhite Book 11

🖋 Author ~ Robert Dugoni

🎧 Narrator ~ Emily Sutton-Smith

🖋 Genre: Small Town Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tracy Crosswhite Series

Tracy has spent 20 years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. Years later, Tracy is still reaping the repercussions of her sister’s death. A legal mistake has given accused killer Erik Schmidt a chance at revenge, deliberately maneuvering Tracy into a final duel.

Another fantastic narration by Emily Sutton-Smith. Her portrayal of Tracy Crosswhite is heartfelt and yet at the same time, gives Tracy the right amount of logical process in the way her detective mind works. The introduction of Lydia helps to heal the wounds left behind by the truth of Sarah’s murder. I love the detail put into Lydia’s character, how she helps Tracy reconcile a part of her past, and moves her forward with her husband Dan and their daughter. 

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: The Contract

The Contract by Lexxi James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ SINS: The Contract

📚 Book 1 Dante & Riley

🖋 Author ~ LexxiJames

🖋 Genre: Dark, Mafia, Billionaire Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dante & Riley

My newest obsession is marked off with bright yellow Do Not Enter tape. But as long as I just look with my eyes, no harm, right?

⛓Two tortured souls irrevocably intertwined. 

💰Dante D’Angelo, descending deeper into the mysterious disappearance of his father and the brutal attack on his sister, can’t help but be drawn to the unbreakable defiance of Riley Mullvain. She will do anything she can to prove that Dante and his family had everything to do with her own father’s death, despite her sister marrying into their infamous mafia family.

🫦Riley is the one thing he shouldn’t want for himself. 

⛓This book keeps the intensity and the adrenaline pitched at an all-time high. It was an incredible continuation of the D’Angelo family’s twisted history and dark future that cannot seem to extricate itself from the Mullvain girls. Where Enzo was a slow burn drawing Kennedy Mullvain to their inner sanctum; Riley and Dante are an inferno, burning up everything they touch, including themselves.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 The thing about silence is it doesn’t echo. It seeps. And the longer it stretches, the heavier it gets.

🖇 He’s everywhere all at once. Pressing into the edges of me, filling the space between fear and want until I can’t tell them apart.

🖇 I want every brutal, dark piece of him forced into every shattered edge of me.

🖇 “You’re not the hunter, Pom. You’re the meal. Mine.”

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🎧 Review: My Sister's Grave

My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ My Sister's Grave

📚 Tracy Crosswhite Book 1

🖋 Author ~ Robert Dugoni

🎧 Narrator ~ Emily Sutton-Smith

🖋 Genre: Small Town Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tracy Crosswhite Series

Tracy has spent 20 years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. I was immediately captivated by the story of Tracy and her family, hanging on every clue and turn as Tracy is drawn back to her hometown. Emily's voice and narration is intimate, poignant in the way she leads us through Sarah's final moments. 

A missing sister and the need to follow the evidence to its conclusion, Tracy leaves her job as a chemistry teacher and becomes a police officer. Moving up into the ranks of detective, she has never given up on finding out what happened to her sister Sarah. Now with the recent discovery of Sarah’s remains, Tracy may finally have the final pieces to figure out who is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of her sister and the pervasive lies that tore her family and hometown apart.

Tracy and her childhood friend, Dan, who is now a lawyer, will inadvertently step into the path of a killer as they uncover the 20-year-old truth of what happened to Sarah.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narrator: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: Faking the Shot: Golden Meadow Polo Series Book 1

Faking the Shot: Golden Meadow Polo Series Book 1 by Jolie Dunn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Faking the Shot

📚 Golden Meadow Polo Series #1

🖋 Author ~ Jolie Dunn Author

🖋 Genre: Small Town Romance, Sports Romance, Polo Romance, Friends to Lovers Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Maggie and Jack

He always knew his life would change. He just never thought she would be the reason.

This is the first time I’ve tried Jolie Dunn. And, Faking the Shot was a wonderful read! I have never read a book that includes Polo. But I’m glad I picked this as my first one. Jolie did a seamless job of weaving the intricacies of the sport with the storyline. Beyond that, her characters felt real.

Maggie and Jack are friends from childhood, so it is no surprise that benefits would eventually follow. And, Maggie’s surprise pregnancy isn’t a surprise either because friends with benefits usually aren’t foolproof. What is a beautiful surprise is the journey that both Maggie and Jack take to find their happiness together. 

The fear, the uncertainty in their futures, the brave way these two come together, devoting themselves to a fresh start and a commitment to be the best parents despite their childhood examples, is at first commendable. Their initial obligation to their baby, of course, is not necessarily to each other, yet though Jack is careful with Maggie, making sure that she and the baby have what they need. 

Once Jack and Maggie got their footing, I enjoyed seeing them grow into each other as well as discovering the best parts of themselves. At times, it was wrenching as they separately experienced the fear and panic of not only becoming parents, but coming to the realization that they are not their parents, and that they truly do love and trust one another. 

🐴Maggie and Jack🐴

💍Protective Hero

🚿Reunited Lovers

💍Fake marriage

🚿Accidental pregnancy

💍Friends with benefits

🚿Horse - Sports Romance

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: Never Your Girl

Never Your Girl by Jennifer Sucevic
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Never Your Girl

Western Wildcats Hockey #7

🖋 Author ~ @jennifersucevicauthor

🎧 Narrators ~ @angelinaroccareads , @graysonthemic 

🖋 Genre: Enemies to Lovers, College Romance, Sports Romance, Hockey Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bridger and Holland

🏒 This is the first time I’ve tried Jennifer Sucevic. And, Never Your Girl was fantastic! I loved the sarcastic banter between Holland and Bridger. While it was a lot of fun, the emotions these two went through to get to their HEA were wrenching. Even though this is part of the Western Wildcats Hockey series, it can stand alone…however, I can’t wait to go back to the beginning so I can get to know the friends that Bridger and Holland call family.

📱 Struggling to make ends meet, take care of her irresponsible mother, and get through school, Holland has her work as a dancer and her focus on graduating to have a better life. Bridger has other goals. He needs to graduate and get away from his abusive father. Hockey and his business degree are his way to move on. But with relentless text messaging, Bridger’s stress level ratchets up more and more with each notification. 

🎧 I enjoyed Angelina and Grayson’s narration. They were both incredible, giving the character unique voices. I felt like I was right in the middle, cheering for Bridger on the ice and celebrating Holland’s success.

🥅 Western Wildcats Hockey series

Hate You Always

Love You Never

Never Mine to Hold

Never Say Never

Mine to Take

Break my Heart

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narration: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: Legacy's Call

Legacy's Call by Kris Michaels
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Legacy's Call 

Guardian Security Dynasty Book 1

🖋 Author ~ Kris Michaels 

🎧 Narrator ~ Audiobook Narrator Matt Haynes 

🖋 Genre: Military Romance, Action, Adventure Romance

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

Whatever it takes. As long as it takes.®

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ David “Ronan” Alexander & Fleur Buchanan

I’m thrilled that the adventure continues! It’s super exciting to see the Guardian kids growing up and taking their place within Guardian Security. A true Legacy. And Ronan does not disappoint. Kris Michaels has such a phenomenal way of writing, keeping the characters real, unique, and relevant. Narrator Matt Haynes delivers another fantastic performance.

To save Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in her refugee camp, including women and children, Fleur is so desperate to get just one more convoy to safety that she’ll risk her own life. When it seems that there is nowhere else to turn, and the human traffickers are just a fence line away, Ronan and the Panther Team will do whatever it takes…as long as it takes to keep Fleur’s camp safe.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: The Librarian and the Mechanic

📚Review~ The Librarian and the Mechanic

(A Dash of Desire Book 2)

🖋Author~ Brianna Bancroft 

🖋Genre: Contemporary Romance, Quick Read

🎧Narrated by: Claire Marlowe

⭐️Rating: 5/5

Mallory and Joel are perfect together. Although Mallory has pulled away from an emotionally damaging relationship, she is still uncertain about her own self-worth. She doesn’t recognize how brave she is by starting over in a new town with a new job. It’s Joel who eventually draws Mallory into another new chapter of her life. With patience and understanding, plus a great sense of humor, they get their HEA.

Claire does an excellent job portraying these characters. I can literally feel Mallory's nervousness as she tries to shake off the self-consciousness that plagues her thoughts and decisions. Her tone and pacing even change as Mallory grows more confident in her life, in her new job, and with Joel.

The Librarian and the Mechanic is the second in the Dash of Desire set. It is a standalone. I hope you enjoy!

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Review: Stop Drop and Run

Stop Drop and Run by Shannon Morse
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Stop Drop and Run 

📚 A Pacific Northwest Love Series Book 3

🖋 Author ~ @shannonmorseauthor

🖋 Genre: College Romance, Sports Romance

⭐️ Rating: 4/5

💌My love for you is fierce, and I am ready to face whatever comes our way together.

📍 Read Trigger Warnings

👟FMC (Body Image/Eating Disorder)

🚒MMC (Severe Burns and Injury)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Adam & Daisy

This is the first time I’ve read Shannon Morse. While Stop Drop and Run is the 3rd in the Pacific Northwest Love Series, there was enough detail and backstory to make it a seamless stand-alone. I enjoyed Adam & Daisy’s story. The depth and emotional turmoil these two experience throughout the book are as honest as they are heartfelt. Shannon’s insight into sports, running, and athletes is knowledgeable, giving her characters important realism. 

👟Daisy’s struggles as an athlete are real and relatable. Her battle with body image, insecurities, and an abusive, passive-aggressive trainer are heartbreaking. It’s not until she meets Adam and his friends that Daisy begins to recognize the damage being done to her body, her mind, her spirit. Exposure to Adam’s group gives Daisy an opportunity to observe healthy relationships, expanding her limited experiences from just school and training.

🚒Once an incredible flirt, Adam does something so unlike him: he falls in love with Daisy. He is completely committed to her, supporting her running career. Unfortunately, a severe accident while fighting wildfires injures Adam. Struggling with the burns, the repeated surgeries, and the rehab therapy, Adam is barely holding on. 

Daisy will need to find the strength to take back her independence, and Adam will have to move beyond his fears so that he can be the man to love Daisy forever.

🖋 Enjoyment: 4. Readability: 4. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 4. 

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Review: Viral Justice

Viral Justice by Julie Rowe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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🎧 Review: For the Love of Whiskey

For the Love of Whiskey by Melissa Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ For the Love of Whiskey: Cowboy Whiskey

(The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch Book 3)

🖋 Author ~ Melissa Foster

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

🎧 Narrators: Meg Sylvan & Aiden Snow

💖 Callahan "Cowboy" & Sully

What happens when Callahan falls for a woman who has no idea who she really is?

🎨Protective Alpha MMC

🎨Strong, but Damaged FMC

🎨Kidnapping & Found Family

🎨Large Family & Ranch Life

🎨HEA

🎨Standalone (part of series)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I absolutely love Callahan and Sully! My heart cried for all Sully went through as a child, ripped away from her family. Then as a young-adult escaping from the only life she can remember, Sully risks everything to take back her freedom. In Callahan, she finds a love who will give her the tiime and space to learn who she wants to become. Her determination and Callahan's protectiveness are a beautiful combination.

🎧 Meg and Aiden are spectacular! Sully's innocence shines through in Meg's voice.

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Review: Standing Strong

Standing Strong by H K Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ Standing Strong

🖋 Author ~ H K Brown Author 

⭐️ Rating: 4/5

❓What happens when your ex won’t let go—and the one person who’s always had your back might actually be your forever❓

📍What to expect:

💐 Second chance at happiness
 

💐 Friends to lovers
 

💐 Small-town drama
 

💐 Protective best friend
 

💐 Family secrets
 

💐 Emotional slow burn
 

💐 Hidden feelings

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tom & Maddie

Standing Strong is a stand-alone romantic slow burn. It is a sweet read showcasing the growing love between Maddie and Tom even as they both try to avoid moving their relationship beyond the friend-zone. Afraid of losing the one person who truly understands her, Maddie is constantly manipulated by her passive-aggressive mother and inconsiderate siblings who think they know best. With Tom’s unwavering support though, Maddie is finally able to develop the courage to reach for her dreams.

🖋 Enjoyment: 4. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 4. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review: Love Fast

Love Fast by Louise Bay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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🖋 Author ~ Author Louise Bay 

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

🎧 Narrators: Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor

𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚. 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 

Love Fast is a 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨.

What to expect:

💍 Runaway Bride

🏔️ Western Romance

💍 Small Town

🏔️ Workplace Romance

💍 Billionaire Romance

🏔️ He Falls First

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Byron & Rosey

Love Fast is an incredible story about discovering the strength to take a chance and risk it all for freedom and love. The relationship that develops between Bryon and Rosey is bright and sparkly. And, I love the way Byron gives Rosey space to make her own decisions which is something she’d never had before. But, I admire Rosey’s determination to get away from her controlling mother in order to find her voice, to learn who she is, and what her future holds.

Louise Bay has me booked! I’ll definitely read more of her work. She has an easy style, creating characters that pulled me in and made me want the best for them. 

Samantha and Jason are also amazing, creating authentic voices and an emotional connection to their characters. I could feel Byron’s inner conflict as he struggles to reconcile the past with his father, and Rosey’s hopefulness as she begins her journey in a new town.

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🎧 Review: The Trouble with Whiskey

The Trouble with Whiskey by Melissa Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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📚 Review ~ The Trouble with Whiskey: Dare Whiskey

(The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch Book 1)

🖋 Author ~ Melissa Foster

Rating: 5/5

Narrators: Savannah Peachwood, Jacob Morgan

💖 Devlin ‘Dare’ & Billie Mancini

A tragic accident rips their friendship apart. But Dare is a stubborn man, and he’s not ready to let Billie keep herself isolated behind those high walls she’s hiding behind. 

🔹Alpha adventurous MMC w Tattoos

🔹Strong athletic FMC

🔹2nd Chance Relationship

🔹Loss of Best Friend

🔹Large Family & Ranch Life

🔹HEA

🔹Standalone (part of series)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another 5-star for Melissa Foster! I love the way Melissa builds up her characters, their families & friends. This was an incredible story, reminding me of growing up in a small town, riding bikes, running barefoot, staying outside and exploring as long as possible. I laughed and enjoyed Dare and Billie’s adventures. I ached at their shared loss of a best friend and how they each responded to that grief. 

Savannah and Jacob are amazing, creating amazing voices and an emotional connection to their characters.

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Review: Never Bound

Never Bound by Everly Claire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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⛓️ Never assume the queen is safe just because she’s standing still.

📚 Review ~ Never Bound: A Dark Dystopian Forbidden Romance

(The Unchained Book 2) 

🖋 Author ~ Everly Claire

 Rating: 4/5

📍 Read ~ Content Note

Features ~

🔹Scarred, Imprisoned MMC

🔹 Naive FMC 

🔹Slow Burn Attraction

🔹Secrets & Deception

🔹Cliff-hanger

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another first read for me. Everly Claire creates an environment that is remarkably similar to our current society, but with a clear distinction between the wealthy and the unfortunate citizens who have been forced into servitude. Louisa and the Boy represent these two separate parts of their society. The evolution of the two main characters intensifies as they come closer to understanding each other, the accepted injustices they face, and the heinous acts that lie beneath the richest parts of society.

⛓️ The relationship between Lou and the Boy continues in a forced proximity situation as he functions as her tutor. For him, it’s an opportunity to take advantage of Lou and her family. The Boy considers himself a master manipulator, using his intelligence to help him locate his missing sister. Everything he’s done is in the hopes of finding her. 

⛓️ It is ultimately Lou’s growing relationship with him that elevates her understanding of the world beyond her fluffy pink pillows and effortless existence. Lou begins to see the injustice that those forced to serve the wealthy endure. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 HER: “But my whole life, I’ve seen so much that was wrong,” I whispered. “And I never questioned it. I never said a thing.” 

🖇  HIM: “How could you have said a thing?” he said, squeezing my fingers gently, stilling them where they landed.

🖋 Enjoyment: 4. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 4. Plot: 4. Characters: 4. 

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Review: Ranger's Obsession

Ranger's Obsession by Bridget Adrienne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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🥾 A brother’s best friend romance that goes very off the trail...

📚 Review ~ Ranger's Obsession 

🖋 Author ~ Bridget Adrienne 

 Rating: 5/5

📍 Read ~ Content Note

💖 Logan & Rylee 

Two years is a longtime to wait for the one woman who captured Logan’s attention. Unfortunately, Rylee just happens to be his best friend’s little sister. Things couldn’t get much worse until she shows up to hike one of his forest trails. 

Features ~

🔹Alpha Protector MMC

🔹Strong FMC

🔹Insta-Attraction

🔹Worth the Wait

🔹Secrets & Deception

🔹HEA

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Another first read for me. And, I’m glad I added Bridget Adrienne to my favorite authors list. Ranger’s Obsession is a fast read novella, taking about 2 hours to read. It’s perfect for a quick pick-up. Passions collide for Logan and Rylee at their first encounter and keep building throughout as they get caught up in an unexpected storm, their spiraling emotions, and each other. 

🥾 Along with their immediate attraction, Logan is all in to prove how much he loves Rylee. Even though she’s at a low point in her life, unable to find a job after being let go from her dream job, Logan repeatedly demonstrates his commitment to their future. 

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 Rylee: “Do you make a habit of stalking women up trails?”

🖇 Logan: “Do you always ignore warning signs, or is today a special occasion?”

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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Review: Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey

Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey by Melissa Foster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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💖 It’s you and me forever, Seeley Whiskey. I’ll never let you go…

📚 Review ~ Love, Lies, and Whiskey: Doc Whiskey 

(The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch Book 5)

🖋 Author ~ Melissa Foster

🖋 Features: Alpha Protector Male Romance, Small Town/Ranch Romance, 2nd Chance, Single Mom

⭐️ Rating: 5/5

📍 Read ~ Note to reader

💖 Seeley ‘Doc’ & Juliette

For nearly 15 years, Seeley and Juliette were separated by lies and the deceit her father forced on them. While they existed, neither was completely happy. Always knowing that something was missing. Theirs is an epic love that, despite her father’s vicious actions, can’t be forgotten. Years later, and finally free of her controlling parents, Juliette and Seeley will have a second chance to discover if their love can flourish and overcome the challenges that are ahead of them now.

🔹Alpha Protector Male

🔹Strong Single Mom

🔹2nd Chance Relationship

🔹Secrets & Deception

🔹Large Family & Ranch Life

🔹HEA

🔹Standalone (part of series)

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This is the first time I’ve read Melissa Foster. And, if I could give this book more than 5 stars, believe me I would! I stayed up late reading this book as I was completely invested in Juliette and Seeley, hoping they could make it back to each other. 

The way Melissa introduces Lucas as a teenager made me smile because she is spot-on regarding their fluctuating attitudes. In addition to learning his father isn’t who he thought he was, his grandfather’s betrayal, and a particularly devastating health issue, Lucas' emotions hit some very low points that absolutely break my heart. But with the love and support of his new family and friends, they come together and come back to each other even stronger than before. 

Melissa has such a way of creating a beautiful backdrop for Redemption Ranch that I felt I was already a part of the Whiskey family. It reminded me so much of my hometown that I’m ready to pack my bags. I’ve already started reading the first in the series (The Trouble with Whiskey) and can’t wait to read all about Birdie’s story in My Whiskey Redemption #6.

💌 Favorite Moments:

🖇 Parenting is the hardest and the best thing you’ll ever experience. Some days you’re sure you’re doing everything right, and others, you feel like you’re sledding down a hill on a bed of razor blades.”

🖇 You and your mom are the best things that have ever happened to me. My love for you is unconditional and unwavering. Don’t ever doubt that.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Readability: 5. Writing: 5. 

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 5. Characters: 5. 

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🎧 Review~ SINS: The Deal

🫦 He takes another drag from his cigar, then leisurely blows the smoke down my neck and shoulders, a ghost of a caress over my skin.

🎧Review~ SINS: The Deal

🖋Author~ @lexxijamesbooks 

🖋Genre: Dark, Mafia, Billionaire Romance

⭐️Rating 5/5

🎧 Narrators: Patrick Zeller and Rose Dioro. The narrators are incredible. I feel like I’m right there with Enzo and Kennedy. I can literally feel Kennedy’s distress as she tries to keep herself and her sister from getting too involved with the D’Angelos. And Enzo sends shivers in all the right places.

ENZO

She should've known better than to cross my path.

I had no choice but to notice her.

See, I like collecting beautiful things, and unlucky for her,

Kennedy is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

She was meant to be owned.

And I was born to undo her.

The Deal is a steamy dark romantic suspense in the SINS of the Syndicate series. This is the first book in a trilogy.

🖋 Enjoyment: 5. Narration: 5. Writing: 5.

🖋 Setting: 5. Plot: 4. Characters: 5. 

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