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Mirabelle's Beast by Leslie Crowne

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a twist to Beauty and the Beast fairytale except this one is for grown ups. Mirabelle and Bernard are incredible together and apart. Both cursed and now will have to depend on each other to broke it. They might seem opposites at time but their heart only knows each other. They will have ups and downs but can they survive to find their happiness in the end. 

No Honor Among Thieves by R.E. Bond

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

Penn has it bad at home, when Drake and Cruz decide to rob her house. They get a surprise when they find her and take her but she is more then ready to go. Stone, Knox, and them are complete opposite from her. They are from the wrong side of town. But each will fall for her in different ways. And she will fall for them. And they will go through some ups and downs but in the end we are left with an amazing cliffhanger. 

Blue by Victoria Jayne

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the conclusion of Blue & Mooky journey. Blue knows she has to find another mentor if she going to continue her career as tattoo artist. But walking away from her true love Mooky is hard said than done. Mooky will do anything to get her back but his past will resurface and not only threaten his life, his family, and his club but also risk Blue’s life. Will they survive this and find a way back to each other? This is truly a perfect ending for them. 

No Crosses Count by Rory Ireland, Tate Monroe

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another great taboo novella from our queens. Reese is our badass FMC. She has been mourn the lost of her twin brother since he get killed when they were 10. Vaughn King is one of the king at Hillcrest University. He also Reese twin but he been made to think she move on without, so he plans his revenge on her. But things don’t go as plan for them when she won’t give her love to him because it belongs to someone else. To say she is shock to discover who Vaughn really is, is an understatement.  Their journey is an dark and emotional ride, but one you definitely want to ride. 

Claiming Her Alpha by Cassie Lein, Bre Rose

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is the conclusion of this wonderful series. We pick up where the last book left us. Magnolia will need to recover and heal before they can finish their fight. Her mates are there for her. Like with other book this one will carry you on an rollercoaster. We will she are growing so much. But will everyone survive this final fight and will Magnolia be able to come the Alpha of the pack? You definitely want to read not only this book but this series. 

Claimed by the Alpha Pack by Serenity Rayne

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

Grace is an single mom who loves her daughter. Slowly she will noticed her fiancé Hunter has change and not for the best. Now with feral wolves wage war, she will soon discover Hunter is more dangerous than she realize. She will work for months to get them away and she winds up back at her grandmother where she will reunion with the four boys she left behind. Griffin, Ethan, Conrad, and Barrett has been waiting for their mate but nothing prepared them for Grace to comeback in their life. Now their journey will have a few ups and downs. Now Grace is luna of her new pack and they would do anything for her and her daughter. But of course we are left with shocking ending as she discovers yet another mate. I can’t wait for the next book

Afterglow by Laura John

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Izzy has been in love with her brother best friend Dax since she was a teen. Dax always though of her as his friend little sister until one night they meet at bdsm and everything changes. She knew this was the lifestyle she want. She though she find her partner in her ex Leo but after one fight left her broken on the floor, she calls the one person who she trust with her life. When Dax arrives to get her, he wasn’t prepared for what he find. He takes her home and takes care of her while fighting the feelings he was getting for her. But one night changes both of their life and their journey begins. They will have some bumps in the road but they will fight for their happiness. I love the way Dax takes care of and protect her. 

Forbidden Want: Irish Mob Antihero Forbidden Romance by Scarlett Finn, Scarlett Finn

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

Sersha is a journalist who researching her next big story. But she finds herself pulled it between the two biggest mafia leader there is. Vex leader of the Italian mafia, he has been keeping his eye on her since high school. Now he is her stalker who she doesn’t want anything with. She also dealing with Ire    they have incredible chemistry. Their journey is twist, dark, and worth each emotional you will feel. I can’t wait to see more from this series. 

Take 'Em Out by Amber Nicole, Alisha Williams

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

We pick up from book 1. Rylee is an strong FMC with everything she went through. We will go through an emotional rollercoaster with her and the guys. We will see their relationship grow after some grovel from the guys. But we left hang with another incredible cliffhanger.

Wrong by Natalie Knight

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

If you love taboo that is forbidden than Wrong is for you. Blythe always felt out of place, never belong to anyone including her own family. Now on the road after her ex breaks up with her and getting away from everyone, she has car trouble and is close to her uncle Riggs. Riggs is deal with things of his own but when she calls, he drops everything and goes and get her. What neither was expected is the instant chemistry they have for each other. They fight it but the body wants what it’s wants. They must works through a few things but in the end they will have HFN.