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Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I was not prepared for how much I loved this book. And I’m so mad at myself for not reading this sooner, because it was a masterpiece! Mark is the Owner of Lyonesse a super secret adult “club” that caters to powerful people all over the world. Mark hires Tristan to be his new bodyguard, and Tristian was not ready for the world he would soon be in. Something about Mark drew Tristan to him and soon Tristan couldn’t stop thinking about being Mark’s submissive. The relationship between the two was amazing and so spicy. Little did Tristan know that while he was having a relationship with Mark, Mark was to be married. This book had twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. I loved the book and you will too!

Dirty Play by Lexi James

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Dirty Play was my first book by Lexi James, and I was blown away! I loved this book so much, it had a lot of depth and I was a crying mess a few times. Cade lost his sister and always blamed himself. From that day forward he kept people at a distance, not allowing anyone to get close. Now in the NHL he has friends but he won’t allow anyone inside his walls. Gwen is a nurse and has been a part of his friend group for a while and the attraction between the two of them is hot. Cade won’t allow the relationship to turn in to anything because he feels she deserves better. Eventually one night and several drinks later Gwen and Cade finally give in to what they both have been wanting forever! And oh my god, Cade and his absolute filthy mouth was everything every girl could want. Not only is Cade 6ft 4 he is packing, and Gwen was ready for all he had to give. I loved watching Gwen help Cade getting out of his own head and starting to live life. I was rooting for Cade and Gwen throughout the whole book and I’m happy to say we got our HEA. I will absolutely be reading every other book that Lexi has written because her writing is exactly what calls to my reader soul. 

Endless Devotion by Jade Katzchen, Brittany Willaert, Emily Klepp, Emily Klepp

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

Endless Devotion picks up a year in to the future after Reverse Prospective and Sadie, Dean, Mason and Lance are happy and moving on. I would highly recommend reading Reverse Prospective before starting Endless devotion because nothing will make sense otherwise. And again Emily’s writing is great but trigger heavy so make sure to check them thoroughly before reading . Things take a turn and Sadie gets a letter from Leo who SA’d her in book one. She on edge waiting for the other shoe to drop. You know how Sadie has her 3 men who love and adore her? Well the guys rest of the guys in her friend group want her too…. And let me tell you when Sadie shares the fantasies she’s had with all of them with Stacy, it’s agreed that it would be mind blowing! But when Lance, Mason, Dean, Jake, Todd, Ben, Billy and Del find out both girls are down things get H-O-T!! There’s dark things that happen in this book and truths revealed that I did not see coming. Emily somehow packed in so much goodness in to such a short book. 

Last Boy by Hannah Gray

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

As kids Poppy and Walker were best friends, they did everything together. They both lived on the poor side of town but they made the best of a bad situation. Poppy’s dad sold drugs and Walkers parents were junkies. When Walkers parents OD’d Poppy life changed. Walker and his sister went to live with his rich uncle and Poppy and her brothers were left behind to struggle. Fast forward a could have years and Walker is now attending Brooks University in his old town, and he knows Poppy’s somewhere around. Both Poppy and Walker got the short end of the stick and had to deal with unthinkable things. They find themselves slowly working to be friends again, maybe more. And Walker makes a deal with the devil to keep her safe and it’s killing him. I loved that Cade Huff my very favorite Lost Boy was in here and I got to see another side of him. This book was an emotional roller coaster, I was sad, worried, hopefully, and happy. I felt all the feelings and now what this series is over I don’t know what to do with myself. But I’m glad to say that we get a new book (hopefully a series) about Logan Sterns being a hot single dad. Yummy

My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This is the second book in the Park Avenue Promise series and my first book by Lexi Blake. What I didn’t expect was to stay up until 2am to finish this book but you bet I did. This story was so fun and good especially if you enjoy reality TV. I love the Bachelor and this was a spin on this but added is a hot King. Anika was sent as a kinda of spy to see if a producer was acting inappropriately towards women on set. The night before she started that job she had a dinner with her group of best friends and spotted a super hot guy at a bar. Anika friend invited him to come eat with him and they clicked. Luca was kind, smart and down to earth. But the night ends and she’s sad he doesn’t come up for some spicy sleep. But who is on the set in the morning???? None other than Luca!!! This story is fun and it sucks you in! I loved this book so much more than I expected! I will be going back and reading book one.

Whispers of Obsession: A Dark Stalker Romance by Crystal North

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

Lots of triggers in this book so please check them out before reading. Cora is a good girl always does what she’s told. When her best friend Slater’s dad married her mom things changed. Slater became distant and closed off from he and  Slaters father was a creep. I always enjoy a good masked men stalker dark romance and this books hit all the buttons. I read so much I had 2 possible characters who I thought were the masked man, and I was right. This book had a lot of mystery and spice.

Shattered Wings by Demi Wilde

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Oh my gosh you guys, the books was emotional and gritty roller coaster. It was also my first dark military romance, and oh man was it good. I was so excited to be able to be a BETA reader for this book, Demi is the coolest. I would check trigger warnings in this books because a lot of difficult things happen that not everyone will be ok with. The story revolves around Illiana (Ellie)who is married to Jaxon. Jaxon’s best friend, Lachlan who is also in the military is Ellie’s best friend as well. The book goes in to the struggles and hardships Ellie goes through being a military spouse. But the life Ellie thought she had was a lie. So many secrets were kept from her, and with most things, the truth comes out in the end. The book was an emotional roller coaster and the story was so well written that I couldn’t put it down. Demi, girl, that ending had me screaming! Who was that?!?! What! I can’t wait to see what else Demi has in store for us!!! 

Graves by Katelyn Taylor

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I was so excited when I saw this book on the Love N Vegas group! I haven’t read anything by Katelyn before and the tropes were right up my alley. And let me just say that it was better than I could have imagined. I’ve found a new to me author to obsess over and I can’t wait meet her at Love n Vegas. This book follows Blake, a girl just trying to rebuild her life after leaving a garbage ex by moving to Seattle.  Her life is small, work , home and 1 friend Gabby. On one of her walks home she walks by an alley and catches the attention of Zayden. He was bleeding out and saw her and thought she was his angel. He became obsessed with her and stalked her (yummy) Zayden gets locked up and asks his brother (twin brother) to watch over her while he’s away. And boy did he, once Dominic saw her he wanted her for himself. The story that this book told had me on the edge of my seat and the spice! Oh the spice was top tier yumminess! Who’s my favorite Graves brother?? Dominic. No, no Zayden. I can’t decide so why not both? Excuse me while I go read every other book Katelyn’s ever written. 

A Major Puck Up by Brittanée Nicole

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Oh my love of the Langfield brothers is infinite. This book follows Gavin and Millie. Who is Millie????? Well his best friends daughter! You read that right. But when they meet Gavin didn’t know but Millie did. She wouldn’t even tell him her name so he called her Peaches, because she loves a good peach margarita(same girl). And the hook up between these two was beyond HOT!!!! He falls first and hard but she’s not ready for a lot of things just yet. The push and pull in this book is next level. Then you add in a sweet baby Vivi, who was left on Gavin’s front door and my heart was melting. He fell for Vivi fast and hard too. I love banter and the Langfield brothers group chat had me cracking up. I bet it would be so much fun to be apart of that family. I thought Brooks was my favorite but Gavin has taken over that spot with his loving heart and dirty mouth. I cannot wait for Aiden’s story! 

Barbed Wire Hearts by Kendra Moreno

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Barbed Wire Hearts was my first cowboy romance in years and I only wanted to read it because Kendra Moreno was writing it. You know when you have an author that has a writing style that just grabs you? And let me tell you, I wasn’t disappointed. The storytelling is excellent, and the spice was HOT! 

Barbed Wire Hearts follows Kate, Wiley, Dakota and Levi. Kate has to leave her home because her dumpster fire of an ex told a mob boss that she could repay all the money he owes. But the mob boss will gladly take her if she can’t pay up. So Kate packs up her car and her best buddy, William Shakespurr, and hits the road. She finds herself in a town states away and meets a very handsome Wiley who is placing flyers looking for workers. She decides to give it a go, and Dakota can’t turn away the help. The 3 cowboys enjoy watching the city girl learn the ways of the ranch. I absolutely loved watching how her relationship grew with each of the guys individually as well as together. And each of the boys has a dark past ( yummy). I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I really hope this turns in to a duet or a series because who doesn’t want to save a horse and ride a cowboy or three. Yeehaw!