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Luna Day

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

“𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦.”

I really enjoyed this read! It was short and cute with just the perfect amounts of sweet and spicy moments. Typically I’m not the biggest fan of insta-love, but found that it worked really well here. I also really loved the dynamic between Ava, Roman and Logan. The three of them balanced each other so well and you could feel their chemistry through the pages.

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Swallow Your Fear

Karley Brenna

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

“𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯’. 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭.”

I DEVOURED this in a day. I just couldn’t put it down it was that freaking good!! Karley, I love you and I loved this novella so much!! Like I know it’s not even out yet, but I already need more lol.

I don’t often find myself reading dark romances, but I think Karley may have unlocked something in me. Hello dark, masked cowboys? Yes please. Booker is a delicious, morally grey cowboy who will literally unalive anyone who touches Brynne. Brynne is sassy and challenges Booker at every corner. These two together? Fireworks. The tension and spice were so good. Oh, and we cannot forget about Austin and Henley because hot damn sharing is caring and we love our masked cowboys. This book was the perfect amounts of hot and spicy as well as fun and sweet paired with suspense.

Thank you so much to Karley for the ARC 💕

⚠️ 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨.

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The Hunted Heir

Holly Renee

4.25

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴."

The Hunter Heir picks up right where we left off in The Veiled Kingdom. From beginning to end, I was on the edge of my seat and could not put it down. And the tension between Verena and Dacre?! Oh was it gooood and so well done!! The amount of spice was perfect and that mirror scene was just 😮‍💨 But that ending?! I’m going to need The Rivaled Crown asap because I need more!!

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶."

Thank you so much to Holly and her team for the ARC 💕

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Despite It All

Mollie Goins

4.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

This was such a cute and sweet read! It was my first read by Mollie and I loved her writing so much! This book had the perfect amount of heartfelt moments, humor, and spice.

Jett is the epitome of a cinnamon roll. He loves hard and does everything he can for those he cares about. Seeing him bond with Stevie and create their father/daughter relationship was precious. And Stevie? This little girl is so darn cute!! I also loved seeing the dynamic between Wyla and Stevie as well as how everything Wyla does, she does it for her little girl.

Thank you so much to Mollie for the ARC 💕

Meant for Love

Natasha Madison

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This was a fun, quick read for me! After too much tequila, Nash and Zoey find themselves waking up next to each other married. Nash has been taken with Zoey from the very first time he met her and is determined to show her the marriage wasn’t a mistake. Let’s just say, when Nash puts his mind to something, there is no stopping him and Zoey is who he wants to spend forever with. The banter was great and I loved the tension between these two. And the spice? Oh it was goood.

Thank you so much to Natasha and The Author Agency for the ARC 💕

Scrape the Barrel

Karley Brenna

4.5

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Y’all, I would like to introduce you to Callan Bronson: total cinnamon roll, huge golden retriever and has a deliciously dirty mouth. It is always the quiet ones and this man does not disappoint. Like, I knew he was going to be my favorite Bronson but damn 🫠

I adore Karley so much and have fallen in love with Bell Buckle all over again. I don’t know what it is about single parent tropes, but I absolutely love them and Karley killed it with this one. Sage and Callan were so good together and their chemistry was evident. I loved their love. How they were there for each other. How when Sage would have her insecurities come through, Callan was right there to dispel them. It was perfect.

Then we have Avery, the cutest little girl ever. Sage loves her daughter so much and I felt that through the pages. She does everything for her little girl to ensure she has a good life and would give her the moon and more if she could. Seeing Callan form a relationship with Avery? It was precious!! He was so protective over her and their interactions were so dang sweet!! She had him wrapped around his finger and would do anything for her!

If you want a cowboy romance with a dirty talking cinnamon roll who is down bad for the single mom, sprinkled with spice and with a little suspense, add this to your TBR!!

Mad Love

Willow Aster

4.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Weston Shaw gets the shock of his life when he receives a phone call informing him that his son is in the hospital, a son he never knew existed. He is met with his son’s aunt Sadie when he arrives and does not understand why she despises him. As a result of an unexpected tragedy, he finds himself thrown into fatherhood. While both he and Sadie want custody of Caleb, they agree to essentially coparent. Together, Weston and Sadie set off to raise Caleb and find their way through loss, parenthood and to each other.

I absolutely love the single dad trope so when I saw this was going to be a single dad series, I signed up so fast. This was my first read by Willow Aster and I really enjoyed it!

Weston is beyond sweet and such a cinnamon roll, although he does have a playboy past. He doesn’t know anything about being a dad, but jumps right in and would do anything for Caleb. I adored Sadie and Weston on their journey through parenthood and how their relationship evolved. It was a sweet, slow burn between them and the moments with Caleb were precious. I also can’t forget about Weston’s teammates and the single dad’s club. I cannot wait for the rest of the series because these men were just as lovable!!

Thank you so much to Valentine PR and Willow Aster for the ARC! 💕

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Leather & Lark

Brynne Weaver

4.25

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brynne has done it again folks! I ate the audiobook up, it was that good. Samantha Brentmoor and Eric Nolan did a phenomenal job bringing Lark and Lachlan to life.

Ever since Butcher & Blackbird, I honestly look forward to the trigger warnings to see which food products Brynne will ruin and she did not disappoint. I loved the story between Lark and Lachlan so much and seeing their relationship go from hate to love. The banter was top tier and the slow burn into the spice was so good. Oh, and that bonus chapter? 😮‍💨 These Kane men might just be the death of me.

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Fire Away

Lainey Lawson

4.0

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

When Savannah finds herself in a tight situation, the only person that can get her out of it and fix her work reputation is Warren, the town’s golden boy. Fake dating is the perfect solution right? Savannah and Warren are no strangers. In fact, they went on date once, but it didn’t end well. This time will be different though because it’s not real and nothing can come from their fake dating. At least that’s herplan.

Full of banter, tension, spicy fun and served with side of suspense, this book was an overall fun read! I found the relationship between Savannah and Warren super cute and loved how bad Warren had it for Savannah. After their very first date fiasco, he is hell bent on getting her to see him differently and will do just about anything for his Savvy girl.

I’m excited for the rest of the bunkhouse series and what Lainey has in store for us!

Thank you so much to Lainey and sunnybabpr for the ARC 💕

Quotes:

"Keep hiding all you want, Savvy girl. Push me away. I'm a patient man. I'll earn you."

"Wherever you want me, wherever you need me, I'm going to be there. You're worth showing up for. If you can't understand that about yourself, then I'm going to believe it for you."

"I don't need foreplay. I need a muscled-up and half-naked working man covered in sweat."

"I tried so hard at first, fighting how much I wanted you. I don't have it in me anymore to act like I'm not aching for more of you. All the parts of you that you're willing to give to me, I want them. Every single one."

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The Veiled Kingdom

Holly Renee

4.25

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

No Holly, you cannot leave us hanging like that!! Thankfully we just have to make it to August, but until then I will be suffering.

This was such a good read!! It was fast paced and I was hooked from the beginning. I love when there is a good tension between the two main characters. Sprinkle in the fact they hate each other and I am one happy reader. And the relationship between Nyra and Dacre? It definitely delivers that and some spicy goodness.

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