REVIEW: Wicked Dreams (Fallen Royals #1) by S. Massery

20 Saturday Jan 2024

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	Wicked Dreams
	Fallen Royals #1
	S. Massery
	February 3rd 2020

A Dark High School Bully Romance

As a kid, she crushed my dreams to dust.

She tore both of our families apart with one confession, ending any chance of happiness for either of us and setting off a ripple effect of chaos.

Now she’s back as the new girl in school, and she doesn’t suspect the war that’s coming. She doesn’t realize the anger I’ve been harboring.

I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to ruin her life, and it’s finally here.

Because even traitors sleep—and I’m going to make sure she only dreams of me.

Then I’m going to destroy her.

This is a dark high school bully romance with mature content and themes. It contains dubious situations that some readers may find offensive. If you’re looking for a white knight hero, this book is not for you. Wicked Dreams is book one of a trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone.

Merken

REVIEW: The Terrible Personal Shopper (Surprised by Love #1) by Laura Burton

19 Friday Jan 2024

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	The Terrible Personal Shopper
	Suprised By Love #1
	Laura Burton
	December 6th 2021

Ever stumbled into a job you’re totally not qualified to do then fallen––literally––head over heels for a client? Just me?

Leila Scott

When my best friend Josie asked me to cover for her new job, I didn’t hesitate. I’m nice like that.

The plan: Meet the rich client. Take notes of their measurements and fashion tastes. Then hand over to Josie. Job done.

But Josie didn’t tell me the client is six-foot-four Hollywood hunk, Blaze Hopkins. My ultimate onscreen crush.

I can’t stop my face glowing red as I wrap the tape measure around his hot body.

When he asks me questions, I reply with squeaks and giggles. Total fangirl move.

But Blaze doesn’t know what a personal shopper does––or does NOT do––and he makes me an offer that makes my jaw drop and toes curl.

Join him on his latest press tour. How can I pass up the opportunity to travel the world with this heartthrob?

All I have to do is pretend I totally know what I’m doing––I don’t.

Play it cool–I’m gonna fail that too.

And most-importantly, do NOT fall for Blaze Hopkins.

Let’s just face it. I’m doomed.

The Terrible Personal Shopper is an opposites-attract, romantic comedy with witty humor and heart-fluttering romance.

Author note: This is a steamy clean read. All of the sizzle with steamy kisses, but no sex or swearing.

Merken

REVIEW: The Getaway (Dark Matter Security #2) by J.J. Grice

18 Thursday Jan 2024

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	The Getaway
	Drak Matter Security #2
	J. J. Grice
	February 25th 2022

She’s in his past, but now her future is in danger. Can she count on him to help her make a getaway?

Alec-

My life changed forever seventeen years ago. An ambush I never saw coming, in more than one way. It left me with scars both visible and invisible to the eye. I’ve spent my time since building an empire in the name of revenge and justice. One phone call throws my carefully plotted life into chaos. I should have just said no and walked away, but I couldn’t. I’ll handle this like I do everything else. I just need to make sure it doesn’t destroy me before I do.

Willow-

I didn’t want to lose him. Alec was the only man I ever wanted. I made the biggest mistake of my life when I made a choice that not only broke his heart, but destroyed mine. It didn’t take long for it to come back and haunt me. Even now, seventeen years later, it still is. My life is in danger, and the only person who can save me is the same one I turned my back on when it mattered most. He says he’ll help me, but when this is all over, will I be able to walk away again? Or am I at risk of losing not just my life, but my heart too?

Merken

REVIEW: Paper Hearts by Shey Stahl

17 Wednesday Jan 2024

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	Paper Hearts
	Before I Break #2
	Shey Stahl
	March 30th 2022

’I met him before I knew who I was, when the idea of love was more than passion and charm.
He had sad eyes, as if he’d been through more than he wanted me to see. Reckless, addictive, and headstrong, he took everything I gave him and lit my world on fire.
Beneath the torn battered edges of where I existed in Ender’s life, I lost myself, and he showed me how to leave the pieces behind. I’m a memory between the pages and he’s lost in the words.
But what happens when your heart’s paper-thin and the one who taught you how to love sets fire to everything in his path?

Merken

REVIEW: Breaking to Pieces (Before I Break #2) by A.L. Hartwell

16 Tuesday Jan 2024

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	Breaking To Pieces
	Before I Break #2
	A. L. Hartwell
	December 13th 2021

’Answer me, Olivia. Your freedom or his’

Olivia Heart, against her will has a choice to make. To give herself up entirely, body and soul to Luca or carry the guilt of blood on her hands.

‘Want me to be the perfect slave and drop to my knees at the mere sight of you?’

Luca Caruso’s sentence and obsession for Olivia is eight years and running. Free of his secrets, nothing, and nobody will get in his way of making Olivia his.

Until a new enemy rises, one with the means and power to take the one person that can bring Luca to his knees – her.

Merken

REVIEW: Beautifully Broken (Before I Break #3) by A.L. Hartwell

15 Monday Jan 2024

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	Beautifully Broken
	Before I Break #3
	A. L. Hartwell
	March 28th 2022

Luca Caruso, king of control and secrets has fallen from his throne when the love of his life, Olivia Heart is stolen away right under his watch.

His life beings to unravel, his secrets begin to bleed out, and his karma is swift and lethal. On the precipice of his suffering, he is forced to face his biggest fear – not being able to protect Olivia from darkness far worse than him.

Olivia hadn’t spread her wings and flew with the butterflies like she hoped. She was captured under the net of a true monster instead. One that wanted to pluck every wing and place her under glass.

There will be no bending.

She will break.

And not every piece will go back together the same.

This is the final book in the Before I Break series with numerous trigger warnings.

Below are a few but not limited too.

TW: Suicide, death, sexual assault, violence, kidnap, blood, sex,

Merken

REVIEW: Bending to Break (Before I Break #1) by A.L. Hartwell

14 Sunday Jan 2024

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	Bending To Break
	Before I Break #1
	A. L. Hartwell
	June 14 2021

Olivia Heart has a tragic past and a closed heart. Focusing on her fledgling career to become a lawyer she doesn’t realize a moment of kindness, eight years ago, would be the undoing of all her hard work to remain hidden. Giving away her plane ticket in an act of defiance, Olivia seals her fate to a man who sees right through her.

In the passing eight years, Luca Caruso waits in the shadows, protecting her with his anonymity, money, and four highly trained guards – repaying his debt. The repayment stalls when one guard steps out of line, forcing Luca to steal her away, to submit to a life of his blinding obsession and desire.

Olivia wrestles with her head and her heart, desiring her freedom but also the secrets from the man that stole her away in the middle of the night. Amid his desperation for her acceptance, Olivia begins to uncover his dark secrets and attempts to flee. Feeling betrayed, Luca forces Olivia to make a difficult decision.

To bend or break? The choice is hers

This is the first book in a series of three.

Like real life, this series follows some difficult subjects. Please read the below trigger warnings before reading on.

TW: Death, kidnapping, stalking, drugs.

Merken

REVIEW: Scars and Stripes (Heart of a Wounded Hero #1) by Kat Baxter

13 Saturday Jan 2024

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	Heart Of A Wounded Hero
	Scars And Stripes
	Kat Baxter
	June 6th 2022

An enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy––with a cozy mystery twist! **Includes Laura’s Ultimate Milkshake recipe!

Elle Brook

I’m pretty sure heartthrob Zane Masters is sabotaging my business, and I’m going to prove it.

It’s no secret that the big-shot CEO of Got Cake? wants to buy my bakery but I declined his offer––even though it was presented to me on a notecard with a triple chocolate donut.

For the record, I did not eat his over-priced donut… I threw it in the trash.

Off the record––I totally ate it, and oh my heck, it was finger-licking delicious.

Just as I get ready to release something new, Got Cake? announces something suspiciously similar.

Not forgetting the time three crates of fish got delivered to my shop. Dead fish.

It took me DAYS to get rid of the stench.
And Zane is my number one suspect.

The only way I’m gonna find the proof I need to stop all this nonsense is to get close to him. Real close.

He’s a man’s man with a hunky smile and a smolder that can melt any heart, I know exactly what an alpha male like him wants in a woman.

My friends think I’m playing with fire. But I’ll do whatever it takes to unravel his dark secrets. And the only way I’ll get hurt is if I let my heart get involved. That’s not gonna happen.

Besides, there’s zero chance I’m gonna fall in love with my enemy.

Flirting with my Enemy is a cozy mystery romcom. Packed with swoon-worthy romance, heart-warming characters, laugh-out-loud humor, and an exciting mystery.

Author note: This is a steamy-clean romance. Sizzling kisses but no sex or curse words.

Merken

REVIEW: Flirting with my Enemy (Love is a Mystery #1) by Laura Burton

12 Friday Jan 2024

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	Flirting With My Enemy
	Love Is A Mystery #1
	Laura Burton
	June 30th 2021