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A Deal for a Kiss by Willow Winters

4.0

✩4

✦What to Expect✦
•Gods & Goddesses 
•Demon / Underworld
•Soulmates
•Novella prequel 
•Dark romance
 
✦Characters✦
•Ivy
•Carlisle

✦Fav Quotes✦
She understands that for now she’s my prey, and I’m going to have her.

“If it’s not real, then let me enjoy you”

“What will I remember?”
“That our love was a gift from the gods.“
 
✦Thoughts✦
This was such a captivating & spicy novella that will have you ready for His in the Dark, a dark retelling of Hades & Persephone!

I was intrigued right away by this story and the way it ended has me so ready for the upcoming release!

•A Deal for a Kiss is a novella prequel to the upcoming release His in the Dark, releasing in January 2025•

Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

5.0

✩ 5 ♾️

✦What to Expect✦
•Best friend’s brother 
•Enemies to lovers
•He’s a single dad & cowboy 
•Small town
•Opposites attract
•Forced Proximity 
 
✦Characters✦
•Teddy Anderson
•Gus Ryder
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
It just feels like everyone is moving on… without me.

“Luke is my fiancé, my partner, my everything. But you’re my soulmate, Teddy Andersen, and I’m the luckiest girl in the world because of it.”

“What do you say, Teddy baby? Do you want to do life with me?”
 
✦Thoughts✦
Absolute perfection! I knew I was going to love these two and their story, but I never expected how emotional this one was going to make me. 

I love Teddy so effing much! She is a hilarious queen and all around bad b! The relationship with her dad had me crying. The friendship with Emmy, I’m still sobbing. The whole thing about friendships evolving and feeling like you’re just left standing alone. One of the most relatable things I’ve ever read.

Teddy & Gus, I was snorting & cackling over their back & forth banter. Truly some of the best banter I’ve ever read.

Anytime Gus said “Teddy baby” I was squealing and kicking my feet 

This book tugged at my heartstrings and made me laugh and cry numerous times.

I love this series so much! 
I can’t wait for Cam & Dusty

The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt

4.0

✩4

✦What to Expect✦

•Enemies to friends to lovers

•Marriage of convenience 

•Forced proximity 

•Second chance

•Renovations

•He calls her Larry

 

✦Characters✦

•LaRynn Lavigne

•Deacon Leeds 

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“I don’t mind your mess”

“I want you for me”

 “I want it all, LaRynn. You’re a fine friend and everything, but I can’t take having less than all of it with you”

✦Thoughts✦

My second Tarah book and I’m a fan!!

These characters were so relatable and lovable because of their flaws and how they grow from their past. Their story had me feeling all the things.

The slow burn of it all and build up to them reconnecting had me squealing! 

The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay

4.5

✩4.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Dark college romance

•Enemies to lovers

•Found family

•Revenge

•Secret relationship 

 

✦Characters✦

•Rook Van Doren

•Sage Donahue

•Alistair Caldwell 

•Thatcher Pierson

•Silas Hawthorne 

•Lyra Abbott

•Briar Lowell

✦Fav Quotes✦

“I’m keeping you”

“You’ve always had me, Rook. Always.”

He is my Lucifer, and it’s time for me to show him I could be his Lilith. 

He was my fire god. And I live to burn for him.

 

✦Thoughts✦

Omg these two. Gut punch to my heart!

My heart hurt so much for both of them! 

Definitely heavier than the first book I thought. 

This book definitely put me through it!

But what an ending! 

I have a feeling I’m going to be a Thatcher girlie. I can’t wait for his book!

Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver

5.0

✩5

✦What to Expect✦
•He’s a single dad
•She’s a singer/celebrity 
•Friends to lovers 
•Slow burn
•Hilarious & adorable kids
•Small town
 
✦Characters✦
•West Belmont 
•Skylar Stone

•Emmy Belmont 
•Oliver Belmont
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
He calls to me the same way I call to him. Desperately. Thoroughly. Without even meaning to.

“You look an awful lot like you belong to me.”

The way West believes in me will never fail to take my breath away.

✦Thoughts✦
Elsie has done it again!!
I was truly and literally giggling (more like cackling  lol) and kicking my feet over this book!

West is so bossy & hot in the bedroom! I loved it! He is  also such a pgom ( precious gem of man )! The relationship he has with the kids made me so happy.
Emmy and Oliver were hilarious and adorable. 

The chemistry between these and the banter *chefs kiss*!!!!

The truck!!! The spitting! I’m deceased. Elsie  did the dam thing with these two and I’m obsessed!!! Also the emails… so cute!! 

I couldn’t put this one down and it gave me all the feels!

I can’t wait to read Rhys & Tabby’s story in Wild Side! 

The Lies We Steal by Monty Jay

4.5

✩4.5

“Hello, Little Thief.”

✦What to Expect✦

•Dark college romance

•Bully romance 

•Revenge 

•M-rder mystery 

•Ride or D!e friends

 

✦Characters✦

•Alistair Caldwell 

•Briar Lowell

•Rook Van Doren

•Thatcher Pierson

•Silas Hawthorne 

•Lyra Abbott

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“You’re okay,” he whispered. “You’re gonna be okay, Little Thief.”

“It’s yours. Every warped part of me. It’s yours, Little Thief. I hope you like playing in the shadows, we will be staying here for a while.”

Two hearts destined to be alone found one another, joined hands and kept beating. Together.

 

✦Thoughts✦

I’m hooked!!!

I have entered my Hollow Boys era and I am loving it.

This book was so addictive and bingeable. I didn’t want to put it down.

I loved how Briar gave it right back to Alistair most of the time. I also loved her friendship with Lyra. 

Can’t wait to read the rest of this series!!!

Rival Hearts by W. Million

2.0

✩2

✦What to Expect✦
•Rivals 
•Enemies to lovers
•Opposites attract
•Small town
•Second chance
•He’s a singer/songwriter 
•She’s a pharmacist & town mayor

✦Characters✦
•Maggie Sullivan
•Grady Castillo
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
If being with Grady was what drowning felt like, I never wanted to breathe again.

“I choose you. Wherever you are, that’s where I want to be.”

“You and me. Weird, right? Were we ever really rivals?”

✦Thoughts✦
I was really excited about this one because I love second chance romances.

I took a break from reading at 50% and then picked back up to finish after a few weeks.
I just was not crazy about the main characters & couldn’t get invested in their story/romance. There are some moments that pull at the heart strings and definitely some heartbreaking moments in this one. The premise of this is cute, it just wasn’t for me.

I def would love to see Trent’s story/HEA though!

Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope

5.0

✩5

✦What to Expect✦

•Brother’s best friend

•He’s also her boss

•Hockey player turned part time cowboy

•Sassy/hilarious female friends

•Small town

•Obsessed and protective MMC

•Found family 

✦Characters✦

•CeCe Ashby

•Nash Carter

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

“I’m not above begging,” she breathes out. “So f-king beg,”

He doesn’t look at you like you’re a fling. 

He looks at you like you’re his endgame.

This man is the pinnacle. The basis for which all other men should be compared.

Nash Carter isn’t just in my heart; he’s taken over my entire being and I’m never, ever letting him go.

✦Thoughts✦

Oh my f’ing god!

YASSSSSSSS

Nash Carter. I’m obsessed.

Absolute perfection!!!!!

Loved these two together so much, they were so hot together and the banter & dirty talk was on another level! These two are officially a fav.

Liv & Ginger, they had me cracking up!

Ginger & Cole 👀

I can’t wait to read Training the Heart!!!

Grave Matter by Karina Halle

3.5

✩3.5

✦What to Expect✦

•Fungi

•Professor/doctor x student/patient

•Sci-fi vibes

•Horror romance vibes

•Haunted forest

•Slow burn

•He’s obsessed 

✦Characters✦

•Sydney Denik

•Wes Kincaid

 

✦Fav Quotes✦

There is a villain here.

I surrender to him like I always do. 

I surrender to the moment. 

I surrender to tomorrow.

 “The past is past,” 

“We only have now and tomorrow.”

✦Thoughts✦

This took me a minute to get into. The beginning is very slow and I just couldn’t get into it right away.

Around the halfway point it picked up and I was invested and dying to know what was going on. 

That ending was so wild! 

I was def on the edge of my seat and getting chills! So many twists!

Def a slow start, but I’m glad I stuck with it because that ending was worth it!

If This Was a Movie by Morgan Elizabeth

4.0

✩4

“You know, if this was a movie—”

✦What to Expect✦
•Single dad
•Romcom movie lover
•Holiday romcom
•He’s down bad for her
•Second chance 
•Forced proximity 
•Life size vibes
 
✦Characters✦
•Jules Everett
•Nate Donovan
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
“I’m totally crazy for you, Jules.

“But I’ll be here, Jules, when you’re ready. Waiting for you. And when you’re ready to jump, I’ll catch you.”

 “Snow days seem to be our thing”

✦Thoughts✦
Oh my goodness this was so cute!!!
I was kicking my feet and smiling so much.

I love when the mmc is down bad and Nate was down bad for Jules and was not going to mess up his second chance. 

Sophie had me cracking me up, she was so sassy! 

This was so cute!