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People grow up, find new love, and even lose people they never expected. The one thing I never anticipated though, just walked through my door as the architect assigned to design my company’s new building.

Dean Jameson.

He was the perfect boy next door, my first love, and the one who got away.

Now, he’s nothing more than the husband to my only friend in town, and the man I know I can’t have.

We aren’t who we used to be. We’ve lost, we’ve married other people, and we’ve moved on.

Too bad my heart says otherwise though. His presence alone is only fanning the flames of the destructive fire in me and making me question everything around me.

He and I can’t work–I know that–but the truth is, I never stopped loving him, and perhaps I never will.]]> 458 Kyla Faye M 0 to-read 3.69
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After receiving an acceptance letter into a top culinary school in Paris, she’s ready to take the leap to make a new future her reality.

That is until Izzy meets married couple Millie and Jon. She’s drawn to them but determined nothing will get in the way of her fresh start, not even her heart.

Fate has a different plan.

When she unexpectedly runs into them again, she must decide if she’s willing to take a chance on the growing feelings brewing between them.

Will Izzy finally have the life she hoped for, or will her past catch up with her and drag her back into the dark world she left?

Scrum is a dark interracial MFF romance novella intended for audiences 18+. Please check the content warnings.]]> Ava Tenney M 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 56985114 There were sicknesses in this world even holy water couldn't wash away.

In vicious nights, beautiful monsters lay.
Some with faces known, some ready to play.
Unsure of a friend, unsure of a foe,
Be certain of nothing you think you know,

Because what once enters Winworth,
never leaves again.

Skylar Blackwood thought she knew what monsters looked like.
But in Winworth, nothing is what it seems.

Not the arrival of a stranger with eyes that see too much, and lips that taste like danger.
Not the young women who begin disappearing in the night.
And certainly not the people in the sleepy town she grew up in that begin to turn on one another.

One truth is undeniable, something wicked is loose in Winworth.
No one is safe, and trusting the wrong person could cost Skylar everything.

Trapped between the two worlds as secrets start to unravel, what little sanity Skylar has left threatens to shatter, leaving her with more questions than answers.

Turns out, real monsters are never what they seem.

APATHY is the first book in the Secrets of Winworth series with dark themes that might be triggering to some readers.]]> 354 L.K. Reid M 0 to-read 3.97
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]]> 35036409 My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.]]> 331 Elena Ferrante M 0 to-read 4.08 2011
author: Elena Ferrante
name: M
average rating: 4.08
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]]> 141236438 A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.

In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends. His tortured-heart lyrics struck a chord. And so did his secret connection to a woman whose love changed all their lives. Who was she?

Evie Waters’s two grown children discover an iconic photo in an old magazine of a “mystery girl� with their mother. It all started in a wistful time and place for Evie, her twenty-fifth summer. A young columnist forging her career. Backstage euphoria. A long-shot interview. And an almost cosmic connection with an enigmatic musician on the rise.

What happened between them is a hidden story no one, not even Evie’s family, knows. Until now. Worlds apart, Carter and Evie finally reveal the story—joyful, regretful, and unforgettable. It was a time when the stars aligned for a love so profound the whole world felt it. It was as if it would last forever.]]> 391 Kelley McNeil 166251610X M 4 Nothing good has ever come from a book two characters loving each other in their youth and reuniting at 36. You’d think I’d have learnt by now considering this is the third time it’s happened to me.
I never want to think or read this book ever again in my life. My Tommy :( his joy and light gone from the world like guys I’m going to kill myself�.
Alex Alex Alex I’ll love you for the rest of my life and I know it.
Oh Carter for a second there I wasn’t liking you the actions which I guess to an extent you had no control over but you were lowkey pissing me off. And Evie too…but it’s okay I love you both for what you are.
I’ll always love when characters become bad parents when their significant other dies. #reallovers
The last couple chapters were a little rushed but yeah overall I think the book was good.]]> 4.47 2024
author: Kelley McNeil
name: M
average rating: 4.47
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rating: 4
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There’s literally tears dripping down my face and I didn’t think there would be. I knew it was coming. A part of me always felt it, especially in the difference between the “current� timeline of Carter vs the current timeline of Evie.
Nothing good has ever come from a book two characters loving each other in their youth and reuniting at 36. You’d think I’d have learnt by now considering this is the third time it’s happened to me.
I never want to think or read this book ever again in my life. My Tommy :( his joy and light gone from the world like guys I’m going to kill myself�.
Alex Alex Alex I’ll love you for the rest of my life and I know it.
Oh Carter for a second there I wasn’t liking you the actions which I guess to an extent you had no control over but you were lowkey pissing me off. And Evie too…but it’s okay I love you both for what you are.
I’ll always love when characters become bad parents when their significant other dies. #reallovers
The last couple chapters were a little rushed but yeah overall I think the book was good.
]]> 18525821
When Caroline Piasecki’s ex-boyfriend posts their sex pictures on the Internet, it destroys her reputation as a nice college girl. Suddenly her once-promising future doesn’t look so bright. Caroline tries to make the pictures disappear, hoping time will bury her shame. Then a guy she barely knows rises to her defense and punches her ex to the ground.

West Leavitt is the last person Caroline needs in her life. Everyone knows he’s shady. Still, Caroline is drawn to his confidence and swagger—even after promising her dad she’ll keep her distance. On late, sleepless nights, Caroline starts wandering into the bakery where West works.

They hang out, they talk, they listen. Though Caroline and West tell each other they’re “just friends,� their feelings intensify until it becomes impossible to pretend. The more complicated her relationship with West gets, the harder Caroline has to struggle to discover what she wants for herself—and the easier it becomes to find the courage she needs to fight back against the people who would judge her.

When all seems lost, sometimes the only place to go is deeper.]]> 370 Robin York 0804177015 M 0 to-read 3.99 2014
author: Robin York
name: M
average rating: 3.99
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]]> 21853621 In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.

FRANCE, 1939

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaëtan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.]]> 564 Kristin Hannah 0312577222 M 0 to-read 4.63 2015
author: Kristin Hannah
name: M
average rating: 4.63
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]]> 17134589
To unravel the mystery putting her life in danger, Avery must follow a trail of clues from the monuments of Paris to the back alleys of Istanbul with two boys who work for the Circle � beautiful, volatile Stellan and mysterious, magnetic Jack. But as the clues expose a stunning conspiracy that might plunge the world into World War 3, she discovers that both boys are hiding secrets of their own. Now she will have to choose not only between freedom and family � but between the boy who might help her save the world, and the one she's falling in love with.]]> 324 Maggie Hall 0399166505 M 0 to-read 3.85 2015
author: Maggie Hall
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> 216595852
I'm just a girl. And it turns out, I'm Hercules.

I'm struggling to survive in a Titan infested world where Spartans, immortals from twelve royal families who have god-like powers and obscene wealth, rule over all. A shy-stammering foster child with nothing, I keep my head down, cover my scars, and focus on excelling in school. At least, I try to. Then it happens.

My blood test reveals I'm part of the powerful elite. I'm one of them. A Spartan.

Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy, I undergo the most harrowing test of all time to see if I have what it takes to be an immortal. There's just a few problems. Achilles and Patro are my scary mentors. Kharon, the ferryman of death, and Augustus, the son of war, are my terrifying professors. Also, I'm pretty sure either someone's stalking me everywhere I go, or my sanity's slipping––I have a bad feeling both are true.

I'm surrounded by Villains and they're smothering me with their hate, obsession, and dark possessiveness. Too bad for them, they have no clue just who they're messing with.




]]> 496 Jasmine Mas M 0 to-read 3.85 2024
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]]> 53138095
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X M 4
Nesta shouldnt have lost most of her powers SJM going to hell for that!

Rhys ily Feyre big mama ily

Nesta was outta pocket for telling Feyre about the whole baby situation though I can literally still hear Amren screaming at Nesta and I read the book 2 days ago fgs.

The way this Lucien and Elain thing is literally going absolutely nowhere at all she does not like him at all ffs let her get laid elsewhere ugh!!

Varian and Amren are so cute I want a novella asap!!

Total 8/10]]> 4.44 2021
author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.44
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rating: 4
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Loved most of it

Nesta shouldnt have lost most of her powers SJM going to hell for that!

Rhys ily Feyre big mama ily

Nesta was outta pocket for telling Feyre about the whole baby situation though I can literally still hear Amren screaming at Nesta and I read the book 2 days ago fgs.

The way this Lucien and Elain thing is literally going absolutely nowhere at all she does not like him at all ffs let her get laid elsewhere ugh!!

Varian and Amren are so cute I want a novella asap!!

Total 8/10
]]> 22628234 453 Stephanie E. Kusiak 1939062594 M 0 to-read 4.42 2014
author: Stephanie E. Kusiak
name: M
average rating: 4.42
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]]> 61447046 645 Jessa Hastings M 3
Bridget Parks is Dead. The (equally) most important person in Magnolia's life is dead. I wish there was anything else more important that happened in this book but no. I also found it cheap but I won't illustrate.

in my head Julian is also in love with Bridget and its going to eat him alive how he was indirectly the cause of her death cuz I know her death was definitely internal bleeding from that car accident.

Baxter James's reason for cheating...I'm gonna keep my thoughts to myself it's not positive. However I will say he has grown on me that's my boo bear ]]> 4.24 2022
author: Jessa Hastings
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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SPOILERSSSSS

Bridget Parks is Dead. The (equally) most important person in Magnolia's life is dead. I wish there was anything else more important that happened in this book but no. I also found it cheap but I won't illustrate.

in my head Julian is also in love with Bridget and its going to eat him alive how he was indirectly the cause of her death cuz I know her death was definitely internal bleeding from that car accident.

Baxter James's reason for cheating...I'm gonna keep my thoughts to myself it's not positive. However I will say he has grown on me that's my boo bear
]]> 205037011 A standalone hockey romance.

Aiden Slate.
Pro hockey star. Captain of the Redville Saints. And the bane of my existence.

All it takes is a little liquid courage to storm his castle.
Or, in this case, a cushy five-star hotel suite.

I’m supposed to give him a piece of my mind.
To unleash a decade of pent-up anger.

What I’m not supposed to do is sign an NDA meant for another woman.

He thinks I’m here to relieve his stress.
Well, he’s in for a rude awakening.

Problem #1? The boy I grew up with doesn’t remember me.
Problem #2? I fall to my knees at his command. Literally.

Next thing I know, I agree to be his fake girlfriend.
He doesn't realize I’m the girl he left behind ten years ago.
The last thing I'll do is admit it.

Because Aiden might have abandoned me all those years ago.
But me? I’ll forever be his.]]> 414 Ava Harrison M 0 to-read 3.96
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]]> 40526864
Juliet Hamilton is a prodigy violinist. First chair for nearly fifteen years in the New York Philharmonic and a professor at the conservatory, she is engulfed in her career with no time for distractions. Especially not a beautiful young graduate student with a spirited personality that challenges her every step.

When Emma and Juliet’s paths cross in the classroom, their connection is undeniable. When their music comes together, it is unstoppable. The bond they begin to form threatens to challenge more than just their opinions of music. Friendships, ethics, and careers are tested as Emma and Juliet find themselves lost in a concerto of fiery passion and heartbreak.

105,000 words]]> 336 Magnolia Robbins M 0 to-read 4.32 2018
author: Magnolia Robbins
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> 63189826 Everyone makes mistakes.
Some we brush off with time. Others live in our heads rent-free for longer. Forever.
Not many of us make mistakes that destroy our chance at a real, meaningful relationship.
I did.
A mistake that should’ve never happened to someone like me—a scholar student, a well-behaved, obedient foster daughter, a charity volunteer.
That mistake was none other than Theo Hayes.
I’ve been paying the price ever since, because days later I met and fell in love with his older brother, Logan...
Logan, who cut me loose the minute he learned his brother had me first.

LOGAN
The heart wants what the heart wants.
Or in this case, the brain... the one in my pants. It wants her. Cassidy Annabelle Roberts. The pretty blonde I was falling for before I found out she’d hit my brother’s sheets just days earlier.
That was three years ago. We’ve bumped into each other a few times, but never talked... until she almost died in my arms at my sister-in-law’s Birthday party.
The emotions that ran through me while I tried to bring her back knocked me off my feet and I can’t stay away, so I don’t.
But it’s just physical.
Cassidy and I can’t happen on any other level for a number of reasons. We’ll never begin, but she’s good at keeping her mouth shut about our little dalliance, and I can’t seem to shake her from my system fast enough...
So maybe I need to f*ck her out.]]> 383 I.A. Dice M 0 to-read 3.87
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]]> 224108311 From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.

Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.]]> 512 Rina Kent 1685451136 M 2 Kayden…you’re fine. I’m not moved by your antics. I don’t hate you idk. Gareth you suck lowkey highkey, very strange about your brother but you’re family. And you love glyn so all is forgiven!

GLYNDON KING PRINCESS OF THE UNIVERSE WE MISSED YOU ]]> 3.80 2025
author: Rina Kent
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average rating: 3.80
book published: 2025
rating: 2
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#myfamily. Gay people are so corny I expect this shit from them everytime.
Kayden…you’re fine. I’m not moved by your antics. I don’t hate you idk. Gareth you suck lowkey highkey, very strange about your brother but you’re family. And you love glyn so all is forgiven!

GLYNDON KING PRINCESS OF THE UNIVERSE WE MISSED YOU
]]> 93026765 Two Women. Two Worlds. One Love Worth Risking it All.

When professional soccer player Alex Grey goes on a vacation to the local South Carolina islands, she isn't anticipating any life-changing events. Just a relaxing weekend to prepare for the upcoming season. But that quickly changes when she finds herself the lone witness to a sailing accident and makes the decision to risk her own life to save a drowning woman—unwittingly coming to the rescue of a U.S. senator's wife, Catharine Cleveland.

Despite the vast disparity between their worlds, the two women find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another after the near-catastrophic afternoon. Following a series of interactions from the soccer fields of Portland, to the Marina District of San Francisco Bay, and the cutthroat political circle of Washington, D.C., they find their friendship growing, transforming into an attraction neither woman can deny.

Nor an attraction either woman can comfortably embrace.

As the magnetism of their connection grows, both women are forced to decide if the pursuit of love is worth the cost while living under the scrutiny of the public eye.

The Senator's Wife is Book One in a three book series.]]> 479 Jen Lyon M 0 to-read 4.41 2023
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]]> 214333691 When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]> 400 Suzanne Collins 1546171479 M 3
Maysilee Donner we speak your name till the end of time, #my victor. Haymitch you’re just fine. I’m not completely moved by you but I do still like you.
Lenore Dove…I’m not moved by you at all actually. I’m sorry you died though…I guess.
Snow you suck as usual.
Effie my darling ]]> 4.71 2025
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Suzanne Collins you’re so average for a woman so celebrated. Nostalgia clouds the mind, I guess.

Maysilee Donner we speak your name till the end of time, #my victor. Haymitch you’re just fine. I’m not completely moved by you but I do still like you.
Lenore Dove…I’m not moved by you at all actually. I’m sorry you died though…I guess.
Snow you suck as usual.
Effie my darling
]]> 48765065 Coming 2021 Mary Catherine Gebhard M 0 _______________________________________________
Where is it? MCG WHERE IS THE BOOK??!?!

]]> 4.60 2021
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I’m back. It’s been five actual years…WHERE IS THE BOOK?
_______________________________________________
Where is it? MCG WHERE IS THE BOOK??!?!


]]> 53517415 �
From the first stolen kiss to the last, destiny put us at odds.�
�
Now four hearts are crossed, our happily ever afters tangled in heartache.�
�
The bed I’m in doesn’t belong to my thorny prince, but the one holding his crown hostage.�
�
If my destiny with Grayson Crowne is divided, then we’ll spend a lifetime finding our happily ever after.�
�
But if a house divided never stands, then my destiny with Grayson never stood a chance�.maybe we don’t need to find our destiny.�
�
We need to destroy it.�
�
As we fight to write happily ever after, the ugliest truth holds it captive.�
�
The princess has a destiny with the villain too.�
�
Even if she hates it.�
�
Even when it’s wrong.�

Destroyed Destiny is the fourth book in the Crowne Point universe. You need to have read Stolen Soulmate and Forbidden Fate to read Destroyed Destiny.]]> 528 Mary Catherine Gebhard 1952808014 M 3 4.01
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rr: I forgot Story proposed to Grayson. Oh Story Crowne you WILL NOT BREAK MY SOUL WOHDDKFJFK WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUSODBDKD
]]> 217534420
Regan Fletcher
I used to have big dreams: finish college, make beautiful art, all while taking over my dad’s business. He wanted a legacy, and I wanted to give it to him. But his illness wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was his sudden need to keep me locked up in our mansion, safe and isolated. I want more from life, but could only spend my days waiting. Until one night, I came face-to-face with a street biker from a world far different from mine. What starts as him stalking me, quickly spirals into something deeper, and more deadly. I’m falling for a man who’s everything I should fear, yet he’s the only one who’s ever made me feel truly alive. But loving him means risking everything—my heart, my future, and my father.

Rook Emberson
Revenge has been my driving force for as long as I can remember. Cameron Fletcher stole everything from me, and I’ve spent years plotting the perfect way to take it all back. When fate puts his daughter in my sights, I know I’ve found the key to his destruction. But from the moment I meet her, my plans begin to unravel. Regan is everything I didn’t expect and I can’t help but be drawn to her. What starts as a twisted game of vengeance turns into an obsession. I need her, but I also need to destroy her father.

The lines between love and vengeance blur, and I’m not sure where one ends and the other begins.]]> 381 Kate Crew M 0 to-read 3.86 2024
author: Kate Crew
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]]> 38139409 Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home, and he won’t let you sleep.

Who are the Sawkill Girls?

Marion: the new girl. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find.

Zoey: the pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken—or maybe everyone else is.

Val: the queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives, a heart made of secrets and a mouth full of lies.

Their stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires.

Where girls have been disappearing for decades, stolen away by a ravenous evil no one has dared to fight� until now.]]> 447 Claire Legrand 0062696602 M 0 to-read 3.66 2018
author: Claire Legrand
name: M
average rating: 3.66
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]]> 5981794 226 Cath Crowley 0330421603 M 0 to-read 3.67 2005
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]]> 51206149 I broke it.
When the clock struck twelve, I went back to being a servant. He promised to let me go with my heart in pieces...but Grayson Crowne always was king at breaking promises.
I refuse to let him lock me in a tower.
I have no choice but to take the only out offered me—another cruel prince.
Refuge in a man I loathe.
Rescued from the man I love.
I wanted to forget Grayson, forget Crowne Hall, and hide, however fate has other plans.
But if Grayson and I are fated, then our fate is forbidden.
Our happily ever after will only end one way...in heartbreak.

Forbidden Fate is the third book in the Crowne Point universe. You need to have read Stolen Soulmate to read Forbidden Fate.]]> 484 Mary Catherine Gebhard M 2 3.68 2020
author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
name: M
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2025/03/10
date added: 2025/03/09
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rr: they had some cute scenes
]]> 50698978 It protects us more than them.
I broke it once, the night Grayson Crowne mistook me for his true love and stole my first kiss. I’ve regretted it every day since.
He hates me.
He torments me.
He won’t let me go, because that night he whispered a secret against my lips not meant for me. Grayson Crowne, heir to the Crowne empire and notorious playboy prince is� a virgin.
I signed a contract in my heart’s blood as much as ink: help him get back his love, repair what I broke. Give him my body, my soul, my heart, let him use all of me, so when the time comes to marry her, he won’t need me.
I shouldn’t need him.
But he’s my stolen soulmate, and I’m at his mercy.]]> 434 Mary Catherine Gebhard 1733851054 M 4 interracial
They stay fighting and now he married ]]> 4.13 2020
author: Mary Catherine Gebhard
name: M
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/09
date added: 2025/03/09
shelves: interracial
review:
rr: this being the greatest and corniest love story all in one. My story and her gray…this is real love…like woah…and the parallels with redacted too�.

They stay fighting and now he married
]]> 16688314 279 Richard Castle 1781166277 M 0 to-read 3.50 2008
author: Richard Castle
name: M
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 194897640 Tell us what happened in Harrowdean Manor.�

Serving a three-year sentence after a violent manic episode, I own this psychiatric institute and every last patient in it.
Ěý
Dealing contraband to the desperate and disturbed has earned me this kingdom. To survive, I simply sacrificed my soul.
Ěý
They all fear me.
Worship me.
Hate me.
Ěý
But no more than the demons I barely escaped last year. They thought they’d broken me with their greed and depravity. Instead, they made me ruthless.
Ěý
Now, my enemies are back.
And they’re out for blood.
Ěý
Lennox wants to kill me.
Xander wants to break me.
Raine just wants to feel alive.
Ěý
But in here, it’s kill or be killed. As the horrifying reality behind Harrowdean’s lies starts to surface, a bloody battle for survival begins.
Ěý
Their social experiment is set to burn.
And I’m the one holding the matches.]]> 486 J. Rose 1915987253 M 0 to-read 4.42
author: J. Rose
name: M
average rating: 4.42
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/03
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 26856502 A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions�#1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.

But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other.

With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity--and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.]]> 462 Victoria E. Schwab M 1 4.13 2018
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: M
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2018
rating: 1
read at: 2025/02/24
date added: 2025/02/23
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Víctor and Eli hate women btw �
]]> 197769061 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE MM college romance.

I’m not attracted to men.
Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov.
A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster.
An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path.
And just like that, he has his sights set on me.
A quiet artist, a golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother.
He doesn’t seem to care that the odds are stacked against us.
In fact, he sets out to break my steel-like control and blur my limits.
I thought my biggest worry was being noticed by Nikolai.
I’m learning the hard way that being wanted by this beautiful nightmare is much worse.

This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.]]> 522 Rina Kent M 1 4.54 2023
author: Rina Kent
name: M
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2023
rating: 1
read at: 2023/12/05
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves:
review:
killianglyn scene stealers #it couple the streets know like their scenes…oh très magnifique c'était incroyable. glyn and cecy being busybodies together because they happy and well
]]> 219841463 A darkly enchanting gothic fantasy book about a girl who strikes a dangerous bargain with a cursed ghost and unravels a twisted destiny—perfect for fans of One Dark Window and The Phantom of the Opera.

Élisabeth Bellacourt has grown up hidden under the glory of her beautiful half-sister Louise her entire life. Louise is always cast as the lead in their ballet performances and even the man Élisabeth’s heart longs for only has eyes for her sister. As the daughters of the esteemed Hugo Bellacourt owner of the National Opera House, the infamous, slightly decrepit building with whispers of the devil living in the catacombs, they live a life of prestige and respect.

When Élisabeth learns that her father is in danger, she strikes a bargain with the Phantom who haunts the catacombs. Thrust into the Graylands, a bleak, mist-filled world packed with ghosts and treacherous beasts, she finds herself on a quest to unravel an ancient prophecy. Because the Graylands is in danger of coming undone, and if she ever hopes to return home, Élisabeth must find a way to save it and work alongside Séverin, the mysterious boy who rules this underground realm.

Together they must find The Book of Echoes—which is said to hold the secrets of the realm of the Dead. As they hunt for the truth and the attraction between her and Séverin heightens, Élisabeth begins to learn about her deadly magic and finds herself caught between loyalty and betrayal.]]> F.M. Aden M 0 to-read 4.31 2025
author: F.M. Aden
name: M
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/19
shelves: to-read
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]]> 57693262 For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage.

Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Twenty years older and a self-made success, Frank's life is full of all the excesses Cleo's lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. But their impulsive marriage irreversibly changes both their lives, and the lives of those close to them, in ways they never could've predicted.

Each compulsively readable chapter explores the lives of Cleo, Frank, and an unforgettable cast of their closest friends and family as they grow up and grow older. Whether it's Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender queerness in the wake of Cleo's marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates to support herself after being cut off, or Cleo and Frank themselves as they discover the trials of marriage and mental illness, each character is as absorbing, and painfully relatable, as the last.

As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, entertaining as it is deeply moving, Cleopatra and Frankenstein marks the entry of a brilliant and bold new talent.]]> 384 Coco Mellors 1635576814 M 0 to-read 3.70 2022
author: Coco Mellors
name: M
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/14
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 34499209 For Jackson Hart, everyone is a pawn in his own game.
They both have everything to lose.

Nell wants to succeed at everything—school, sports, life. And victory is sweeter when it means beating Jackson Hart, the rich, privileged, undisputed king of Cedar Woods Prep Academy. Yet no matter how hard she tries, Jackson is somehow one step ahead. They’re a match made in hell, but opposites do attract.

Drawn to each other by their rivalry, Nell and Jackson fall into a whirlwind romance that consumes everything in their lives. But when a devastating secret exposes their relationship as just another game, how far will Nell go to win?

Visceral and whip-smart, Laurie Devore’s Winner Take All paints an unflinching portrait of obsessive love, toxic competition, and the drive for perfection.]]> 330 Laurie Devore 1250082889 M 0 to-read 3.36 2018
author: Laurie Devore
name: M
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 53484952
She’s an American heiress who can only get her inheritance through marriage.

According to their families they are a perfect match.
According to each other, arranged marriages have no place in modern times and this could not possibly work.
But Prince Galahad “Gale� of Ersovia is bound by duty to obey the crown anyway.

Odette Wyntor doesn’t give a damn, she doesn’t want to get married.

Can he change her mind?

Can she even handle what it means to be royal, if he did?

The Prince’s Bride is Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Part 2 arrives a month later.]]> 275 J.J. McAvoy M 5 interracial 4.18 2020
author: J.J. McAvoy
name: M
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2021/04/19
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial
review:

]]> 59747962 The Crows are more than nightmares lurking in every shadow.
They’re a brotherhood. Family. When threats creep in, they’ll protect what belongs to them.

Quinn
Does a wrong make a right?
In my case, it has to.
The Kings gave me no choice, no chance to fold.
I betrayed the guy who believed he was protecting me while I gave his secrets away.
Now we’re enemies once more.
My brother and I burned all our bridges. Begging Colton DuPont for his help again is my only option.
The Crows demand a steep price, but to buy our safety I’ll do anything.
Even sell my soul to the man who wants me dead.

Colton
Our unmatched reign is going up in flames.
And I know exactly who our enemy is. Quinn Walker.
My queen turned out to be my downfall.
Any danger to my brothers is a threat I won’t allow.
Once these flames sputter to ashes and the dust settles, our next hunt begins.
My monster has come out to play, and I won’t rest until I get revenge.
Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice?
Baby, you better run, because I’m coming for you.

Warning: This is part of a continuing series and each book ends on a cliffhanger!

A Fractured Reign is a dark new adult enemies to lovers college romantic suspense intended for mature readers. This book is the third in the Crowned Crows series following a gritty brotherhood of antihero bad boys and the feisty heroines that capture their hearts. The plot continues across the next novels and each book in the series should be read in order. If you’re not a fan of morally bankrupt book boyfriends, steer clear. This mature new adult romance contains dubious situations, crude language, and intense sexual/violent content that some readers might find triggering or offensive. Please proceed with caution]]> 366 Veronica Eden M 2 4.27 2022
author: Veronica Eden
name: M
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2022/07/20
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: boring, dark-university, mafia, interracial
review:

]]> 56534687 It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes.

Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught.

Come on. You know what happens next.

You know they tracked her� me� down.
I don’t need to tell you that they claimed me. Ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains to their throne.
All of that is obvious.

It’s the part where they corrupted me, dragged me into their world of death and destruction, made me theirs in every way I didn’t know was possible, and I became a soldier in a war that will bring all of Cinco City to its knees�

…that’s when it gets interesting.

Saint is a dark contemporary why choose romance. This is book one in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!]]> 290 Ruby Vincent M 2 interracial, mafia 4.17 2021
author: Ruby Vincent
name: M
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2023/04/08
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial, mafia
review:
That plot twist made no sense wdym she's always looking for them and she's actually a baddie...like she was queenie when she was innocent but....
]]> 58158471 People like to say the devil made them do it�

And they would be right. I can bend anyone to my will. After all, I am the devil of Pembroke Prep.

Only one person dares defy me. The one person I’ve ever wanted to be an angel for. But she despises me almost as much as I crave her.

Serafina Van Doren is the one temptation I can’t indulge, not with the secrets that I keep. But with the clock running out maybe it’s time to tempt her to the dark side.

Everyone loves to dance with the devil at least once, right?]]> 238 Becker Gray 1953553362 M 2 dark-highschool, interracial 4.17 2021
author: Becker Gray
name: M
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2023/02/06
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: dark-highschool, interracial
review:
You don't understand how pissed I am that he didn't die
]]> 59843967 Coming in 2022, the expanded story of Gabrielle and James!

Wrong. Sinful. Taboo.

I know I shouldn't want him.

I know I shouldn't touch myself in the middle of the night as thoughts of him run through my mind.

Thoughts of his kiss, his touch, his love.

I'd spent years obsessing over the man I thought I couldn't have.

But as it turns out, he wants me too.

And he wants me now.]]> 246 Q.B. Tyler M 2 interracial 3.54 2021
author: Q.B. Tyler
name: M
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2023/02/25
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial
review:
This books sends me so bad q.b tyler is insane
]]> 59721040 The inherent need to protect them can become overwhelming and all consuming. It makes us think irrationally and do stupid things. In my case, falling down a rabbit hole.
My sister made a mistake. One that put us in debt with the Italian mob who owns half the state, and as payment they’ve enlisted me to work for them.
Only it isn’t them I’ll be working for.
It’s for her. Onyx Embros.
She’s a ghost, a legend, the head of their rival mafia family, and the queen of Wonderland.
In order to save my family, I have to act as her guard so they can find a way to kill her. But the longer I stay, the more I realize Onyx isn’t who I thought she was, and neither am I.
Turns out, I’m just as mad.

A Bodyguard Mafia Romance]]> 276 Lee Jacquot M 3 interracial, mafia 3.90 2022
author: Lee Jacquot
name: M
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2023/02/26
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial, mafia
review:
No cuz I'm not gagged cuz I caught on ages ago
]]> 24999991 You Don’t Find Love, It Finds You.

Declan + Coraline takes place two years before the start of the Ruthless People. Twenty-three-year-old Coraline Wilson is fresh out of college and just wants to experience life to the fullest for the first time. On her journey towards self-discovery, she ends up meeting twenty-seven-year-old Declan Callahan. They fall for each other hard and fast . . . but their families may prove to be problematic . . .]]> 170 J.J. McAvoy 1625178735 M 3 interracial, mafia 4.10 2015
author: J.J. McAvoy
name: M
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/07
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial, mafia
review:
Mum and dad. Camp. Clearly not as good as I used to thing was corny in the beginning but then nostalgia kicked in quickly.
]]> 210966754 The dragons are lost.
The elements are at war. Enlisting isn’t optional.
And I’m falling for a man who wants me dead.

I’m a wielder of hearts and summoner of corruption. Heir to nothing and born to a fool in the wrong damn month.

But I’m also one of only two Fae in this divided land of hellions who might be starting to see through the lies we’ve swallowed for so long.

In the year we turn twenty-one, conscripts from across the warring nations of air, fire, earth and water are sent to Never Keep � the only place in our besieged continent where our magic can be Awakened.

But something is wrong inside Never Keep. Something which might extend far beyond the reaches of this desolate fortress. Within the gothic walls of this frigid castle in the snow, we’re left to hold our own against the brutal Fae from the opposing lands.

The Reapers are merciless. The Royals are lying. The Werewolves run rampant and Vampires roam the wastelands in bloodthirsty covens. But even though death lurks in every shadow of the Keep, it’s the least of my worries.

I’m delving into secrets the stars don’t want me uncovering, making alliances with Fae born to be my enemy, falling for a sinner while promising my heart to a different heathen and somewhere amid it all, I’m supposed to win a war.

I thought the only thing I had to do was survive my magical instruction.

Turns out, fate doesn’t favour the wicked.]]> 636 Caroline Peckham M 3 4.09 2024
author: Caroline Peckham
name: M
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/02
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: bully, bully-interracial, dark-university, interracial
review:
When Ever and Vesper are sucking face by book 4 I will remind you all of this moment in history. su*cide postponed.
]]> 25182342 A sweet and steamy New Adult Romance from Amazon bestselling author of the Ruthless People series, J.J. McAvoy�

After an erotic one-week fling with a musician she meets in a bar, Thea Cunning never expects to see Levi Black again. Then Monday morning comes around, and she discovers that her former lover is not only her professor, but he’s also one of the top criminal lawyers in the state of Massachusetts.

With everyone in class vying to be one of the twelve disciples—a group of twelve students that Professor Black takes under his wing—tensions run high. Thea considers dropping his class, given their passionate week together and their undeniable chemistry. After all, there are other (less infuriatingly sexy) law professors on campus.

But to accomplish her goal and get her father out of prison, Thea knows she needs to learn under the best of the best—and that’s Levi Black.

But can she learn under the best, without being under the best?]]> 325 J.J. McAvoy M 3 4.07 2015
author: J.J. McAvoy
name: M
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2023/11/17
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: contemp-na, interracial, university
review:
rr: gag after gag i had so much fun! Thea bear you’re my princess forever atticus and Vivian too
]]> 61847626 Deception, lies, betrayal...

We're finally in the end game and only Giovanni knows what awaits us on the other side.

The men who've kept me prisoner for almost a year now are the last ones I expected to side with. But with the truth about my father and mother laid out in front of me, I won't be able to get revenge without them.]]> 197 Quirah Casey M 2 interracial, mafia 4.24
author: Quirah Casey
name: M
average rating: 4.24
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2023/08/29
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial, mafia
review:
You people know nothing of real consistent mess likeufjgihfhj
]]> 198280851 A dark and obsessive stalker romance that’s NOT for the faint of heart. My world changed forever the night I attended a party. Not just any party. A party for the rich and powerful elite. That’s where I made the worst mistake of my life. I caught the attention of the perfect man. Kaden Raskova is Prince Charming in a finely tailored suit. Mysterious. Sophisticated. Impossibly handsome. He’s taken a special interest in me and my musical talent. But there’s something off that I can’t quite put my finger on. Moments where I sense a monster behind the mask of a man. A predator that’s luring his prey to his dungeon of cruel delights. That prey being me. As the dark and morbid truth unravels, I come to a grim conclusion. I have to get him before he gets me. And there’s no way we’re both making it out alive.

*** Cruel Delights is a dark and twisted romance with very sensitive subject matter that some readers may find disturbing. Check the content warning BEFORE reading. ***]]> 374 Sienne Vega M 2 interracial 3.94
author: Sienne Vega
name: M
average rating: 3.94
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2023/11/13
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: interracial
review:
It was going well until that stupid plot twist I should’ve given it one star alone just for that
]]> 174663350 Psychotic.
Stalker.

Thatcher Reed is unhinged. I’ve known that since he held me captive in a cabin at twelve years old. We were both left with the scars from that summer but pardon me for not having sympathy for my kidnapper.

Lovely.
Savage.
Devil.

It took years and countless therapy sessions to finally move on from Thatcher, only for me to find myself within his reach again.

I’m known all over the world for selling out concert halls and arenas, and when I receive threats on my life, I thought hiding out at Pembroke University as a student would be my solace. It ends up being the place where my previous captor hails supreme.

Thatcher’s a god to this place, whether he’s on the football field or not. He and his circle of friends are collegiate royalty, and it turns out he’s just as untouchable now as he was when we were kids. Thatcher Reed has gone from a disturbed twelve-year-old to a campus king to these people�

And he unfortunately� hasn’t forgotten me.

Warning: Pretty Like A Devil is an enemies-to-lovers, college romance. Please see the author’s website upon release for content warnings. The book is recommended for readers 18+ and is book six in Eden O’Neill’s Court Legacy series. Pretty Like A Devil is a standalone romance and can be read by itself.

Author's Note: Court Legacy is a spin-off series about the children of characters featured in Eden O'Neill's Court High and Court University series. It's not necessary to read the previously released series to enjoy Court Legacy. This is a new series that can be read completely on its own.]]> 305 Eden O'Neill M 1 4.24
author: Eden O'Neill
name: M
average rating: 4.24
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2024/05/09
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: bully, bully-interracial, dark-university, interracial
review:
This was turrible but it was a substitute for eliava. A cello girl. MORE BLACK GIRL DARK ROMANCE!
]]> 137889968 This reckless king won’t stop until he ruins me.

It started with one night. No names. No clothes. No plans to meet again.
Except we did.
He wore a Redwood Prep uniform and the same grin from the bar.
Zane Cross. Lead drummer of The Kings.
My student.
My step-brother.
My darkest secret.
If anyone finds out what we did, all hell will break loose.
But the more I try to bury our connection, the more the arrogant beast drags me closer.
It’s a twisted game I’m sure to lose, especially when a scandal from the past brings danger to Redwood Prep.
And yet Zane won’t take no for an answer.
He’s chaos wrapped in a chiseled jawline and screaming blue eyes.
Tempting me to taste the forbidden.
Luring me to the edge of the cliff.
I won’t allow myself to surrender.
The problem is� Zane Cross has made it clear he wants me.
And that monster? He doesn’t lose.


*** This is a forbidden romance between a student and teacher. Characters are of legal age.***]]> 466 Nelia Alarcon M 2 hag-youthful, interracial 3.66
author: Nelia Alarcon
name: M
average rating: 3.66
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/15
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: hag-youthful, interracial
review:
Oh this was so much more readable than darkest note
]]> 216575710
Soon after, Kendra discovers a twist of events and has to decide whether to keep her secret until the show ends or share the news with Sully and jeopardize both their careers.]]> 345 Sloane St. James M 3 3.99 2024
author: Sloane St. James
name: M
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/27
date added: 2025/02/08
shelves: contemp-na, contemporary, interracial
review:
I had FUN. And that’s all that matters.
]]> 57605091 572 Mariana Zapata M 2
This book had its ups and downs mainly a lot of downs that's why I spent 4 months reading it because Aurora annoys the shit out of me but towards the end I wouldn't say I got used to her antics but she was less annoying.

Rhodes.

Amos you'll always have me I'm so serious like I would pick up another MZ book for YOU if that woman decides to write one about you I will I will trust ]]> 4.24 2021
author: Mariana Zapata
name: M
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2021/12/16
date added: 2025/02/06
shelves:
review:
I let this be my 500th book I read on goodreads this 2021, I was feeling nostalgic and wanted to come full circle.

This book had its ups and downs mainly a lot of downs that's why I spent 4 months reading it because Aurora annoys the shit out of me but towards the end I wouldn't say I got used to her antics but she was less annoying.

Rhodes.

Amos you'll always have me I'm so serious like I would pick up another MZ book for YOU if that woman decides to write one about you I will I will trust
]]> 219836117 Jen Lyon, award-winning author of The Senator’s Wife, brings another intricately woven world of nuanced characters, solidifying herself as a skilled storyteller of women’s fiction.

When Kameryn Kingsbury lands one of the most coveted roles in cinema history, she’s certain it’s the most monumental thing that’s ever happened to her—until a twist of fate introduces her to Dillon Sinclair.

Dillon is unlike anyone Kam has ever bold, certain of herself, and fiercely driven by an ambition that has skyrocketed her to the top of her career. A famed British triathlete who remains on a quest to secure the one accolade she’s yet to an Olympic gold medal.

The connection between the two women is intense and unexpected, challenging Kam’s understanding of herself as she’s drawn into a relationship with Dillon. From the Hawaiian islands to the Santa Monica Pier, to the tropical paradise of the Keys, and the tranquil coast of Wales, a love story begins to unfold.

But when Dillon’s turbulent past collides with Kam’s overnight fame, the challenges escalate and the pressure of the relationship is heightened.

The Unfinished Line unravels a heartachingly beautiful story set amidst the arduous world of elite sports and the unrelenting limelight of Hollywood. Dillon and Kam’s journey explores the power of love, the sacrifices made to achieve success, and the dangers of reaching for perfection.



Content warning: This book contains topics and themes some readers may find difficult, including struggles with mental health, discussions of suicide, and references to past sexual trauma.]]> 429 Jen Lyon M 0 to-read 4.65 2024
author: Jen Lyon
name: M
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 75665887 Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love?

A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again--until heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this clever enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance.

When Ari and Josh first meet, the wrong kind of sparks fly. They hate each other. Instantly.

A free-spirited, struggling comedian who likes to keep things casual, Ari sublets, takes gigs, and she never sleeps over after hooking up. Born-and-bred Manhattanite Josh has ambitious plans: Take the culinary world by storm, find The One, and make her breakfast in his spotless kitchen. They have absolutely nothing in common . . . except that they happen to be sleeping with the same woman.

Ari and Josh never expect their paths to cross again. But years later, as they're both reeling from ego-bruising breakups, a chance encounter leads to a surprising connection: friendship. Turns out, spending time with your former nemesis is fun when you're too sad to hate each other--and too sad for hate sex.

As friends-without-benefits, they find comfort in late-night Netflix binges, swiping through each other's online dating profiles, and bickering across boroughs. It's better than romance. Until one night, the unspoken boundaries of their platonic relationship begin to blur. . . .

With sharp observations and sizzling chemistry, You, Again explores the dynamics of co-ed friendship in this sparkling romantic comedy of modern love in all its forms.]]> 448 Kate Goldbeck 059344812X M 0 to-read 3.55 2023
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]]> 199793676 A rollicking, unforgettable romance about two strangers finding love despite their best efforts as they embark on a sweeping matchmaking tour through Việt Nam, perfect for readers of Carley Fortune and Abby Jimenez.

What’s a few weeks to a lifetime of promise?

Evie Lang’s life is in shambles. On the heels of losing her beloved aunt, she's unceremoniously fired from her poetry professorship by her secret boyfriend. Lacking income and inspiration, she's stuck in Ohio with no idea how to move forward—until hope arrives in a surprising letter.

Auntie Hảo left Evie the deed to her San Francisco row house, a place full of Evie’s happiest memories. The catch? To inherit, she must go on a pre-arranged matchmaking tour in Việt Nam. The last thing Evie wants is to spend time with a group of strangers looking for love. But she can't resist the chance to finally visit her family’s native home.

A world away, Adam Quy�n has a chip on his shoulder. He’s working around the clock as CMO for his sister’s elite matchmaking business, a job complicated by her insistence that he knows nothing about love. He’s desperate to prove himself, so when she challenges him to join the inaugural tour, he reluctantly agrees.

Adam thinks Evie is chaotic and unpredictable. Evie thinks Adam is grumpy and uptight. But from the bustling streets of H� Chí Minh City to the soaring waterfalls in �à Lạt, they keep getting thrown together, their animosity charged with attraction…and they discover that true love may be out there, if they are willing to take a leap.

Two stubborn hearts, one whirlwind adventure, Adam & Evie’s Matchmaking Tour is a story of how loving (and living) bravely can lead you to the most unexpected places—and the most imperfectly perfect loves.]]> 304 Nora Nguyen 0063381508 M 0 to-read 3.39 2024
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]]> 58784450 A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her childhood best friend on an unexpected road to romance!

Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best friend, Skyler, in years. When he first moved away, they'd talk all the time, but lately their relationship has been reduced to liking each other’s Instagram posts. That’s why Norah can’t wait for the joint RV road trip their families have planned for the summer.

But when Skyler finally arrives, he seems...like he’d rather be anywhere else. Hurt and confused, Norah reacts in kind. Suddenly, her oldest friendship is on the rocks.

A summer spent driving across the country leads both Norah and Skyler down new roads and to new discoveries. Before long, they are, once again, seeing each other in a different light. Can their friendship-turned-rivalry turn into something more?]]> 322 Kasie West 0593176308 M 0 to-read 3.87 2022
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]]> 16299
"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 M 0 to-read 4.28 1939
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]]> 58179874
Mable ist eine von fünf Stipendiatinnen, die jedes Jahr an der Kingston University angenommen werden. Die reiche Elite des Colleges hält allerdings nichts vom Charity-Programm ihrer Eltern und will Mable mit aller Macht vertreiben. Allen voran die Kings. Fünf abtrünnige Seniorstudenten, die im Hintergrund ein unmoralisches Spiel veranstalten.
Wird Mable gewinnen?
Und wie soll sie sich dagegen wehren, dass drei der Kings plötzlich nur sie wollen?

Du dachtest, Kingston biete dir eine akademische Zukunft?
Lektion eins: Alles, was du je lernen wirst, ist das Ăśberleben zwischen uns.
Der Elite.
Und wenn du deine Hausaufgaben nicht anständig machst, Belle, müssen wir dich leider bestrafen …]]> 495 J.S. Wonda M 0 to-read 3.51
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]]> 16069030 Winning what you want may cost you everything you love...Ěý

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin.

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.]]> 355 Marie Rutkoski 0374384681 M 0 to-read 3.94 2014
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name: M
average rating: 3.94
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]]> 214537791
“Brilliant � so alive and vibrating that it took my breath away.”—Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here

Star point guard Mack Morris’s senior year of high school begins with twin cataclysms: the death of Mack’s father and the arrival of transfer student Liv Cooper. Playing side by side for their high school basketball team, Mack and Liv discover an electrifying, game-winning chemistry on the court. Off the court, they fall into an equally intoxicating more-than-friendship—one that feels out-of-bounds in their small Pennsylvania town. Mack teeters on the precipice of adulthood as desire and grief collide with drugs, sex, and the looming college signing deadline. Caught between the dual impulses of ambition and self-destruction, Mack must decide what kind of life they want to fight for.

Written with the lush longing of Andre Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name,the obsessive attention of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl, and with all the romance and feeling of the beloved 2000 movie Love & Basketball, A Sharp Endless Need is a stunning testament to the big feelings of coming-of-age, falling in love, and, of course, playing sports.]]> 272 Marisa Crane 0593733649 M 0 to-read 4.21
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]]> 55818239 You can’t always go home again.

Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton� into chaos she’s forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she’s ever known.

Now Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal. But when Easton’s mother invites her home for a celebration, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind... and with the boy she never stopped loving.]]> 384 Kristin Dwyer 0063088533 M 2
I’m no stranger to insufferable teenage characters with shitty home lives I’m one of the few Peyton Sawyer and Elena Gilbert fans on this here planet earth. But everything Ellis ever did was woe is me and taking no accountability for how much of a sucky person she is. She sucks. And I hate that she sucks. But she sucks.

Easton I hate you because of her.

Tucker, bisexual king, and Dixon god bless your presence in this book and if not for you I would’ve killed myself.]]> 3.90 2022
author: Kristin Dwyer
name: M
average rating: 3.90
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rating: 2
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I knew how this would end. I’ve read Every Summer After. I’m a victim. I knew how it would end. And yet. Yet I had hoped it wouldn’t.

I’m no stranger to insufferable teenage characters with shitty home lives I’m one of the few Peyton Sawyer and Elena Gilbert fans on this here planet earth. But everything Ellis ever did was woe is me and taking no accountability for how much of a sucky person she is. She sucks. And I hate that she sucks. But she sucks.

Easton I hate you because of her.

Tucker, bisexual king, and Dixon god bless your presence in this book and if not for you I would’ve killed myself.
]]> 154462768
Eve Hatch is pretty content with her life. Her apartment in Brooklyn is cozy and close to her childhood best friend Willa, but far from her midwestern, traditional family who never really understood her. While her job is only dream- adjacent , she’s hoping her passion and hard work will soon help her land a more glamorous role. And sure, her most recent romantic history has consisted of not one but two disappointing men named Derek. At least she always knows what to expect…until she finds herself expecting after an uncharacteristic one-night stand.

The unplanned pregnancy cracks open all the relationships in her life. Eve's loyalĚýfriendship with Willa is feeling off , right when she needs her most. And it’s Willa’s steadfast older brother, Shep, who steps up to help. He has always been friendly, but now he’s checking in, ordering her surprise lunches, listening to all her complaints, and isâ€� suddenly kinda hot? Then there’s the baby's father, who is supportive but conflicted. Before long, Eve is rethinking everything she thought she knew about herself and her world.

Over the course of nine months, as Eve struggles to figure out the next right step in her expanding reality, she begins to realize that family and love, in all forms, can sneak up on you when you least expect it.]]> 400 Cara Bastone 0593595718 M 0 to-read 3.96 2024
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]]> 201017011 “I don’t need another kink.�

That thought pops into my head whenever I pull up my favorite social media app, but alas, every time I scroll, I learn something new about myself, and another one is born. And yes, I know I’m responsible for what the algorithm shows me, but I’m trying to ignore that fact.

Lately, my feed has been dominated by masked men. I’ve favorited videos with them dressed in full cosplay, decked out in futuristic military apparel, and wrapped up like ghouls.

But more than anything else, my FYP is filled with shirtless men wearing ghost masks. Bonus points if they’re heavily tattooed, wielding a knife, or covered in fake blood. At night, I dream about being chased by them, of them catching me and doing deliciously dark things to my more than willing body.

I never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become my new reality.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book. ]]> 338 Navessa Allen M 0 to-read 4.17 2024
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> 23014555 "This is business. It's a fuck or get-fucked world out there."

Millionaire investor, Nicholas Beaucroft, is a man used to getting what he wants. But all he wants is the one thing he could never have... the love of his older stepsister, Justine. Once he idolized her; now his obsession has become warped and depraved, and there is nothing he won't do, and no game he won't play, if it means satisfying his dark passions.

Jay Varens was twenty-three when she fled from her screwed up family and their dark web of secrets, lies, and mind games. After eight years, she began to believe she was finally free from their twisted machinations--but Nicholas isn't about to let her go so easily, and when he plunges her back into her own personal gilded hell, Jay's about to learn that all things have a price.

Including her own soul.

Warning: dub-con/non-con, abuse, neglect

Cover by Heather.]]> 466 Nenia Campbell M 0 dnf 3.61 2021
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name: M
average rating: 3.61
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]]> 50485649 Six friends.
One college reunion.
One unsolved murder.

A college reunion turns dark and deadly in this chilling and propulsive suspense novel about six friends, one unsolved murder, and the dark secrets they’ve been hiding from each other—and themselves—for a decade.

Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant return to southern, elite Duquette University, down to the envious whispers that are sure to follow in her wake. Everyone is going to see the girl she wants them to see—confident, beautiful, indifferent—not the girl she was when she left campus, back when Heather’s murder fractured everything, including the tight bond linking the six friends she’d been closest to since freshman year. Ten years ago, everything fell apart, including the dreams she worked for her whole life—and her relationship with the one person she wasn’t supposed to love.

But not everyone is ready to move on. Not everyone left Duquette ten years ago, and not everyone can let Heather’s murder go unsolved. Someone is determined to trap the real killer, to make the guilty pay. When the six friends are reunited, they will be forced to confront what happened that night—and the years� worth of secrets each of them would do anything to keep hidden.

Told in racing dual timelines, with a dark campus setting and a darker look at friendship, love, obsession, and ambition, In My Dreams I Hold A Knife is an addictive, propulsive read you won’t be able to put down.]]> 345 Ashley Winstead 172822988X M 0 to-read 3.79 2021
author: Ashley Winstead
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> 61386936
Growing up in the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania feels like drowning. Leah goes to church every Sunday, works when she isn’t at school, and takes care of her baby brother, Owen. Like every girl in Winston, she tries to be right and good and holy. If she isn’t the Lord of the Wood will take her, and she’ll disappear like so many other girls before her.

But living up to the rigorous standards of the town takes its toll. One night, when Owen won’t stop screaming, Leah wishes him away, and the Lord listens. The screaming stops, and all that’s left in the crib is a small bundle of sticks tied with a ribbon.

Filled with shame and the weight of the town’s judgment, Leah is forced to cross the river into the Lord of the Wood’s domain to bring Owen back. But the devilish figure who has haunted Winston for generations isn’t what she expects. He tells her she can have her brother back―for the price of a song. A song that Leah will have one month to write.

It’s a bargain that will uncover secrets her hometown has tried to keep buried for decades. And what she unearths will have her questioning everything she’s been taught to fear.]]> 320 Tori Bovalino 1645679306 M 0 to-read 3.76 2024
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]]> 202102084 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.

The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men.Ěý

The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed.ĚýĚý

The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive.Ěý

But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.Ěý

She does not know this yet. But she will.]]> 320 Ava Reid 0593722566 M 0 to-read 3.47 2024
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]]> 220415433 Sabrina

I’m twenty-two, buried in student loans, and soon to be homeless.

I need a job that pays decently—stat.

When my best friend suggests interviewing for a traveling nanny position with some tennis star I think she’s joking. It’s too good to be true. The pay is more than I could dream of. I’d get to travel the world. There don’t seem to be any cons.

Not until I meet my potential boss.

Noah Baker.

Hot as hell, but with a massive chip on his shoulder.

He seems to hate me from the start, but lucky for me—or maybe unluckily depending on how you think about it—his daughter loves me. Since I’m the only person she’s connected with he reluctantly offers me the position.

Noah

I was at the top of my game until my wife died.

I didn’t anticipate how much grief would affect my ability to play the sport I love, let alone parent my daughter.

With the tour starting up in January I have no choice but to take her with me, which means I need a nanny to keep an eye on her.

When Sabrina Howard walks through my door to interview; I instantly hate her.

She’s the first woman who’s made my heart race since my wife passed away.

Unfortunately for me, my daughter likes Sabrina, making it a no brainer to hire her.

Eleven months. Seventy-one tournaments. Five continents.

And one nanny who’s entirely too tempting.]]> 414 Ella Wren M 0 to-read 3.97
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]]> 22925359 The Cityscape Series tells a compelling story of devotion, deception, and forbidden love. Come Undone is book one of three.

Olivia Germaine has already found love. Devoted wife, loyal friend, determined career woman–she’s created the life she always envisioned. But when Olivia locks eyes with a handsome stranger across a crowded room, he peers a little too closely and sees emotions she thought she’d buried long ago.

David Dylan, alleged playboy and eternal bachelor, challenges Olivia to confront the life she’s built and to make decisions that could either lead to happiness... or regret.

Will Olivia be able to draw the line between lust and love? And can David respect that line?]]> 366 Jessica Hawkins M 0 to-read 4.07 2013
author: Jessica Hawkins
name: M
average rating: 4.07
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]]> 217245639
I never anticipated Charlie Florek.

Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.

Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.

Charlie Florek was nineteen when Alice took his photo from afar. Now he’s all grown up—a shameless flirt, who manages to make Nan laugh and Alice long to be seventeen again, when life was simpler, when taking pictures was just for fun. Sun-slanted days and warm nights out on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice’s soul, but when she looks up and sees his piercing green gaze directly on her, she begins to worry for her heart.

Because Alice sees people—that’s why she is so good at what she does—but she’s never met someone who looks and sees her right back.]]> 400 Carley Fortune 0593638913 M 0 to-read 4.48 2025
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]]> 58014893
Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek—the man she never thought she’d have to live without.

For six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family’s restaurant and curling up together with books—medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her—Percy and Sam had been inseparable. Eventually that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart.

When Percy returns to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until Percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she’s spent punishing herself for them, they’ll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past.

Told over the course of six years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping nostalgic look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever.

Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.]]> 320 Carley Fortune 0593438531 M 2
Carley you’ve made a permanent enemy out of me.]]> 4.17 2022
author: Carley Fortune
name: M
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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Sam Florek you suck. Percy your fatal flaw is how much you like this man and the best thing you ever did was cheat on him. I think the demons from the horror movies you watch so much possessed your soul. You need a fucking exorcism.

Carley you’ve made a permanent enemy out of me.
]]> 55404546 Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever.

Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva.

The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth.

Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there.

And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone.

By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come bubbling to the surface.

Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them... and what they will leave behind.]]> 369 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1524798657 M 3 The second half of the book was completely sloppy. POV of unnecessary characters we didn’t need. Clearly you needed a way to meet the word count and found a way to do it. Again, sloppy.


First, Mick Riva. You’re so lucky you’re fictional. So lucky. I hope you die a gruesome death thinking of June the way she thought of you and regret the life you’ve lived. Unhappy. Alone. Childless. Your sob story don’t move me. You incite the type of anger in me that I thought was only reserved for Billy Dunne.

June Riva. A doll. I’m so sorry you gave your life and youth to that man.
MY RIVA KIDS ]]> 4.02 2021
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: M
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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Taylor. Hi. I’m back. I don’t like you. I don’t like your books. I don’t like your male characters. And I don’t like you. I just needed to get that out there. I don’t like you.
The second half of the book was completely sloppy. POV of unnecessary characters we didn’t need. Clearly you needed a way to meet the word count and found a way to do it. Again, sloppy.


First, Mick Riva. You’re so lucky you’re fictional. So lucky. I hope you die a gruesome death thinking of June the way she thought of you and regret the life you’ve lived. Unhappy. Alone. Childless. Your sob story don’t move me. You incite the type of anger in me that I thought was only reserved for Billy Dunne.

June Riva. A doll. I’m so sorry you gave your life and youth to that man.
MY RIVA KIDS
]]> 219155346
Born to fulfill a prophecy, Maya must find her way through a lineage of witches, a secret order, and hidden agendas.

Maya is lost in a tangled web of unanswered questions when she meets Adam, a mysterious stranger she feels inexplicably drawn to. But Adam is no ordinary man—he belongs to the Dūshevs, an ancient order that steals human souls. As Maya uncovers the truth about her own lineage, she learns she is the descendant of Persian witches, destined to stand against the Dūshevs. With an ancient prophecy looming, she must choose between embracing her fate or facing the wrath of her ancestors.

In a journey of love, destiny, and ancient magic, Maya witnesses the clash between powerful forces and the choices that could alter the course of her reality forever. Will Maya fulfill the prophecy, or will she surrender to the promise of love that could bring ruin to them all and tip the scales of nature?]]> 350 Sara Sultane M 0 to-read 3.41 2022
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name: M
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]]> 36588482
When Aisling Conroy's boyfriend Jack is found in the freezing black waters of the river Corrib, the police tell her it was suicide. A surgical resident, she throws herself into study and work, trying to forget - until Jack's sister Maude shows up. Maude suspects foul play, and she is determined to prove it.

DI Cormac Reilly is the detective assigned with the re-investigation of an 'accidental' overdose twenty years ago - of Jack and Maude's drug- and alcohol-addled mother. Cormac is under increasing pressure to charge Maude for murder when his colleague Danny uncovers a piece of evidence that will change everything...

This unsettling crime debut draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland and asks who will protect you when the authorities can't - or won't. Perfect for fans of Tana French and Jane Casey.]]> 380 Dervla McTiernan 0143133128 M 0 to-read 3.90 2018
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> 25111004 Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?]]> 310 Colleen Hoover 1501110349 M 4 contemp-na, contemporary
Benton's life really a rollercoaster because if I saw my mum after she killed herself I really don't know how anyone would expect anything but a downward spiral especially knowing I was the one who physically scarred an innocent girl for life. Yeah I fear my guilt would eat me alive.

�! Happy BenFallon day everyone!! ]]> 4.10 2015
author: Colleen Hoover
name: M
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/26
shelves: contemp-na, contemporary
review:
Fallon is my girl fr like I actually love her so so much. Even more than I thought I would because I felt like I got her. Everything she did I understood. Benton why would you just leave that lying around? Idiot.

Benton's life really a rollercoaster because if I saw my mum after she killed herself I really don't know how anyone would expect anything but a downward spiral especially knowing I was the one who physically scarred an innocent girl for life. Yeah I fear my guilt would eat me alive.

�! Happy BenFallon day everyone!!
]]> 75715117 Selected as an Evening Standard 'one to watch in 2023'

It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend.

Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love.

Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah.

But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. But only one can offer her real happiness.

Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp.]]> 288 Chloe Michelle Howarth 0857308416 M 3 4.33 2023
author: Chloe Michelle Howarth
name: M
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/01
date added: 2024/12/24
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Lucy, people didn’t hate you because you were gay they hated you because you’re insufferable.
]]> 3192661
Writer Grant Morrison propels the X-Men into the 21st century! Cassandra Nova will stop at nothing to see all mutants exterminated. Her wild Sentinels� first strike on Genosha brings death and horror beyond belief…but she has far more personal plans for the X-Men! Meanwhile, joined by wicked telepath Emma Frost and mysterious powerhouse Xorn, the X-Men go public � expanding Xavier’s school to train a new generation of mutants including the insect-like Angel, bird-boy Beak and telepathic quintuplets the Stepford Cuckoos! As the team faces the disturbing threat of John Sublime and his organ-harvesting U-Men, Jean’s powers flare out of control, the Beast makes a frightening discovery and Professor X lies near death! Can the X-Men withstand Cassandra’s return � with the full might of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard at her command?

New X-Men (2001) 114-126, New X-Men Annual 2001]]> 376 Grant Morrison 0785132511 M 3 comics 4.15
author: Grant Morrison
name: M
average rating: 4.15
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date added: 2024/12/20
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Beast saying “I don’t think I want to date any human right now I think I’m gay� might be top 2 funniest lines in the whole comic along with Scott saying “no I didn’t sleep with her she kept me up all night.�
]]> 29854690 24 Grant Morrison M 3 comics 3.98
author: Grant Morrison
name: M
average rating: 3.98
book published:
rating: 3
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date added: 2024/12/20
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Scemma already happening when jeanscott might as well have broken up�.
]]> 29860823 24 Grant Morrison M 0 comics 3.93
author: Grant Morrison
name: M
average rating: 3.93
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]]> 29779145 Sixteen million mutants dead - and that's just the beginning! The destruction of Genosha is just the beginning of a new era for the X-Men.]]> 22 Grant Morrison M 0 comics 3.99
author: Grant Morrison
name: M
average rating: 3.99
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]]> 11963174
Time passes and Xavier visits the Grey home once again. He tells them he is opening up a boarding school for mutants and invites Jean to become one of his students. Jean accepts and becomes one of Xavier's X-Men. She trains with them consistently and earns the admiration of her fellow students. At this time, Jean develops the power of telekinesis.

When a mutant menace threatens Cape Citadel, the X-Men scramble in response. Jean however, does not go with them. Instead, she takes a walk through nearby Salem Center where she is forced to use her telekinesis to rescue people from a traffic accident. Xavier collects her after the Cape Citadel mission and admonishes her for ducking out on the team. However, he is proud to see Jean coming into her own.]]> 30 Sean McKeever M 3 comics 3.83 2009
author: Sean McKeever
name: M
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/20
date added: 2024/12/19
shelves: comics
review:
Gagged by how younger Jean is ginger Sasha Pieterse and older Jean is ginger Ashley benson
]]> 8772077
She and Dad are moving to Somerset where a new mum and a bunch of brand-new sisters await. And on Cherry's first day there she meets Shay Fletcher - the kind of boy who should carry a government health warning. But Shay already has a girlfriend, Cherry's new stepsister, Honey. Cherry knows her friendship with Shay is dangerous - it could destroy everything. But that doesn't mean she's going to stay away from him...]]> 272 Cathy Cassidy 0141384794 M 4 4.00 2010
author: Cathy Cassidy
name: M
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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So much fun my kids I love them all
]]> 52081284
He despised me from day one, and even more when I became best friends with his twin, Kayden. Kayden gave light to my life, but my happiness with him lasted only until one night two years ago.

That night Kayden died because of me.

Half of me died with him. The other half was left to bleed, suffering Hayden's and his friends' constant bullying.

Now I must endure one more year before I can finally escape them and go to college. This year has to be different.

Either I will become stronger, or they will finally break me into nothing.

Warning: This book contains mature and sensitive themes such as abuse, violence, and offensive language. It includes situations that may be triggering for some readers, so caution is advised.]]> 306 Vera Micic M 0 dnf 3.88 2016
author: Vera Micic
name: M
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/17
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]]> 61854700
Until she met the man with the seductive, sea-deep eyes who looked right into her soul. Eyes that stoked a desire so bright it was impossible to ignore. Unfortunately, those eyes were attached to the cold smirk of a callous man—Léo Baudin. Her new art professor.

Caustic and captivating, LĂ©o went beyond the typical brooding artist. But his harsh criticisms and rude retorts couldn't dim the longing in his eyes. Or the way it made Troy burn for him.

Anger. Loathing. Lust. Some feelings are unavoidable. Especially when they are completely forbidden.

And when Troy lets him behind her walls, she’ll realize he was the wooden horse full of dangerous secrets she never saw coming. But by then it was too late. Too late to stop wanting the forbidden fruit. Too late to not fight for a love that never should’ve existed. Even if it costs them everything.

The Fall of Troy is the first book in the Odyssey Duet.]]> 380 Rebecca Sharp M 0 dnf 3.68 2019
author: Rebecca Sharp
name: M
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 212916726 From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favorite fairytale.

America’s sweetheart has been canceled.

From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public thinks they hate her when they never really knew her. The saddest tragedy of all is that she doesn’t know herself.

Done with the fame, glitz, and glam—the whole doe-eyed princess charade—Aurelia decides she’s taking back her life, even if it costs her everything.

But her uncle has other plans.

Shipped far away until the heat dies, Aurelia finds herself in the one place where her name means nothing. When a blizzard causes her plane to crash, she becomes stranded in the wilds of Northern Canada, a sole survivor with no one to turn to.

No one except them.

The misanthropic mountain men who’ve shut themselves away.

It’s their cabin Aurelia finds in the icy wilderness and their obsession she ignites when they discover her sleeping in one of their beds. Thorin, Khalil, and Ezekiel (and all of his personalities) have only longed for one thing in nine long years...a woman to warm their beds.

Surviving a plane crash, wolves, avalanches, frozen lakes, and a harsh winter with three feral men is nothing compared to Aurelia’s hardest trial of all—finding herself.

Crucible is dark why-choose romance. Please refer to the trigger warnings before reading.]]> 0 B.B. Reid M 3 interracial, poly 3.86
author: B.B. Reid
name: M
average rating: 3.86
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/15
date added: 2024/12/16
shelves: interracial, poly
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FUCK OFF WHERES THE REST OF MY BOOK
]]> 220706299 A secret society of witches lurk in the shadows of this world. They go by many names, but one truth stands: they are the power behind the mask, the puppeteers who pull the strings.

I was born into the elites of the Videralli. But all that power and privilege turned on me when my true nature was revealed.
I am a witch without magic. A dormant one.
A deadblood.
Friends turn to foe—and a once-love becomes an enemy.
Dray Sinclair exists to inherit the world, and to ruin mine. His torment of me is unrelenting, his hatred deeper than the Videralli's influence. And at Bluestone Academy, away from the rules of elite society, Dray unleashes a special kind of hell on me.
A stain on our bloodlines.
I am Olivia Craven, a deadblood, and I have one goal: survive my final year at Bluestone Academy with my mind and body intact.]]> 277 Quinn Blackbird M 0 to-read 4.09
author: Quinn Blackbird
name: M
average rating: 4.09
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]]> 57208327 “Sexy drama galore! Vicious Little Snakes by Trilina Pucci will sink its teeth into you and never let you go!� -- New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy

“It was the ultimate love-hate-love story of the year.� - PP’s Bookshelf


Caroline Whitmore is cunning, inconsiderate, and ruthless.

Despite that, I can't recall a day that's gone by when I haven't thought about her at least once.
On paper, we're a perfect match—Only on paper.

In real life, we're a disaster.
She hates me. Hates the way I dress, everything I say—my basic existence.

But what I hate is more complicated.
Because I'm a moth to a gorgeous, petite, brunette flame.

I hate that I still remember what she wore the day we sat together in sixth grade.

And that I would move mountains for her smile.

I hate every guy that gets too close.

And that one of them gets to stay.

I hatethat I want her so bad that I used my best friend to make her jealous.

But most of all, I hate that Caroline Whitmore is the one that got away.]]> 382 Trilina Pucci M 3 3.86 2021
author: Trilina Pucci
name: M
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/03
date added: 2024/12/02
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This started off so fucking well like the first half of this book was AMAZING
]]> 56927550 “If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, this book would be it!�



Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of.

Five years ago, she was our best friend.
Our moral compass.
The girl that held our hands everywhere we went.

We were young. Innocent.
Nothing could touch us � not even heartache.

That was then.

Now she’s back. All grown up.
With red lips and long legs � a challenge waiting to be accepted.
A prize that’ll turn our world upside down.

Brothers turned to enemies.
Friendships decimated.
Lies told.
Hearts torn apart.

Prep school’s never been so scandalous.]]> 376 Trilina Pucci M 3 3.77
author: Trilina Pucci
name: M
average rating: 3.77
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date added: 2024/12/01
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As much as I did enjoy it a part of me started resenting Van because of how much I liked Caroline. Like ugh it was pissing me off
]]> 214881313 A dark secret.
And a sociopath who can't decide whether he'd rather kill me or kiss me.

Welcome to Lionswood Prep, the world's most elite boarding school. Here, old money reigns supreme, and if you can't flaunt your weight in designer labels, you'd better get used to sitting alone. As a poor scholarship student, I know these rules better than anyone. I've perfected the art of pretending I don't envy my classmates' limitless wealth just as well as I've mastered blending into the background.

Until the school's only other scholarship student takes a tumble from the fifth floor.

Mickey Mabel's death is ruled a suicide, but I have my doubts. The only thing I am certain of is that Lionswood's golden boy, Adrian Ellis, is somehow involved. It's a wild suspicion, considering Adrian is not just Lionswood's richest student...but also one of the nicest. He's the kind of guy who buys out the bake sale and caters lunch for a grieving student body... surely, he can't be a murderer, can he?

Most of my classmates worship the ground he walks on, but I've seen enough darkness to sense that there's more than a little of it lurking beneath that pretty smile of his.

I shouldn't get involved, but for the first time in nearly four years, I'm done sticking to the shadows. Except, exposing Adrian doesn't quite go to plan, and now, he has his sights set on me. He's determined to turn senior year into a game of cat-and-mouse, one where I'm not sure if his end goal is to kill me or possess me.

And the longer we play, the less certain I am that I want to escape his snare.

After all, I've got a few dark secrets of my own.

Limerence is an 18+ dark romance featuring an obsessed love interest that is unapologetically morally black. The relationship between our hero and heroine is not a healthy one and features themes of dubious consent, emotional manipulation, and other explicit content that may be upsetting to some readers. Please check the full list of trigger warnings inside. ]]> 415 H.C. Dolores M 0 to-read 4.26 2024
author: H.C. Dolores
name: M
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 216781400 You can’t steal something that belongs to you.

Casey

I’ve spent the last two years trying to keep the pieces together after my family fell apart. College was supposed to be my chance to start fresh—new beginnings, new dreams, and one thing I thought I could always count on.

Him.

Gray was my anchor, my constant, my everything.

Until he wasn’t.

Then Parker Davis crashed into my life and crumbled my reality. The first time I met the Tennessee star quarterback, something like obsession sparked in his eyes. He’s relentless, charming, and absolutely sure of what he wants.

And what he wants…is me.

He tells me I’m his endgame, and he’s determined to prove it.

But what’s the line between obsession and love?

And what does it mean for me when that line begins to blur?

At first I think Parker Davis is all wrong. But what if…he’s exactly right?

* Parker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker football romance.

The Wrong Quarterback is a football romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 462 C.R. Jane M 0 to-read 4.04
author: C.R. Jane
name: M
average rating: 4.04
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]]> 21414439 In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands.

Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.

Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden - lest she be used in the struggle between empires. And Iseult's true powers are hidden even from herself.

In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls' heels. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.]]> 416 Susan Dennard M 0 to-read 3.85 2016
author: Susan Dennard
name: M
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/25
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]]> 220332380 I thought he was interested. But no�
…He’s obsessed.

Sam is a hockey legend. A possessive alpha on and off the rink.

And I've become his ultimate prize.

When he decides to make me his, I know I should skate away.
But I'm drawn to his intensity.
He claims me with a grip colder than the ice.
Even as I try to spin free.
He tracks my every move.

I couldn’t escape him even if I wanted to � and I’m not sure I do.

When Sam’s obsession takes hold, my world shrinks to his mansion's walls.
He will shatter my defenses, mold me to his will, brand me as his own.

I'm trapped with a man I should hate.

But no matter how I try to break away�

I’m forced to be his.

Read on A rinkside obsession turned captivating romance... This star player only needs one glimpse to become fixated on his ice princess, and he'll cross every line to keep her. She'll learn to embrace his love...and that true freedom might be found in surrender. Brace yourself for a scorching hot hockey romance that will leave you breathless until these two finally score their twisted happily ever after!]]> 212 Kelani Knox M 0 to-read 3.46
author: Kelani Knox
name: M
average rating: 3.46
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]]> 199405273 There's no Christmas miracle for him this year. Until he walks into a bar, sees a girl, and slips� Maddie hums along to Christmas songs the moment the leaves turn a shade of orange. She's ready with fairy lights and baubles the second the summer smell fades. This year, she thinks she got her Christmas wish months early. She's moved into an apartment back home, has finally finished her education, and is hopefully about to start the job of her dreams.
She doesn't need anything else this year. Maddie's not even sure what else she’d ask for. But then he trips into her life, and he’s so pretty. Maybe Maddie has been extra good this year…]]> 446 J.S. Jasper M 0 to-read 4.33
author: J.S. Jasper
name: M
average rating: 4.33
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]]> 215535194
I had a plan to come to SFU and start a new life. Everything was supposed to be normal—easy even. No boys. No drama. My dad coaches here and we'd already come up with our game plan for the year—go to home games and any practices he needed me at. Which was easy enough until one night changed everything. I thought I'd be able to move on from him, but everything hits the fan when I see him at my dad's hockey practice. Did I also mention that he's my partner for a major project?

Blake Wilder was certainly not a part of my plan.

Blake

Meeting Cleo Jones at a pre-semester part was not on my bingo card for this semester. Hooking up with her the day before meeting her as my coach's only daughter was certainly as far away from my mind as possible. I had a plan. Play the fame and show the scouts that I'm ready for the big leagues. But when our project has us getting closer than ever, I can't help but focus on the girl in front of me a little to much.]]> 314 Ziye' Taylor M 0 to-read 3.70 2024
author: Ziye' Taylor
name: M
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/11/23
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]]> 209272685 A new heart-pounding, suspenseful, and supremely romantic novel from New York Times bestseller Mia Sheridan, author of Archer's Voice.

When wilderness guide Harper Ward is summoned to the small town sheriff's office in Helena Springs, Montana, to provide assistance on a case, she is shocked to find that their only suspect in the double murder investigation is a man described as a savage.

But the longer she watches the man known only as Lucas on the station surveillance camera, the more intrigued she becomes. He certainly looks primitive with his unkempt appearance and animal skin attire, but she also sees intelligence in his eyes, sensitivity in his expression. Who is he? And how is it possible that he's lived alone in the forest since he was a small child?

As secrets begin to emerge, Harper is thrust into something bigger and more diabolical than she ever could have imagined. And standing right at the center of it all, is Lucas. But is he truly the wild man he appears to be? A cold blooded killer? An innocent victim? Or a perplexing mix of all three?

Harper must find out the answers to these questions because the more time she spends with him, the more she risks losing her heart.]]> 462 Mia Sheridan 1464221790 M 0 to-read 4.06 2019
author: Mia Sheridan
name: M
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 30327715 New York Times bestseller Penelope Douglas introduces Quinn, younger sister to Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon, in the latest novella in the series that began with Jared and Tate in Bully....

Quinn Caruthers has several problems.

Her father, Jason, and her three older brothers, Jared, Madoc, and Jaxon.

Under the close watch of the men in her family, Quinn has found it nearly impossible to spread her wings—or even date—without them jumping in to hover. And when a family friend—several years older—from her childhood captures her heart, she knows they’re going to be a problem. Lucas Morrow is a man—experienced, sophisticated, and important. And knowing her brothers, he may as well be forbidden.

But Lucas left town years ago and shows no signs of returning. Quinn knows she shouldn’t wait for him anymore.

But then a package turns up on her doorstep with no return address and its contents reveal family secrets that threaten to turn Quinn’s world upside down. She’s never asked about the tumultuous path of her parents� romantic history, but she soon learns their happy marriage had a very rocky and passionate start.

As she begins to see things around her with new eyes, Quinn will have to make tough choices about whether she’ll keep waiting…or finally go after what she really wants.

*Next to Never is a 60,000 word novella from Quinn's point-of-view. It is not her love story. That will be a full-length novel eventually. This story covers some family history, introduces the new generation, and catches up with the original couples.]]> 200 Penelope Douglas 0399584927 M 3
Quinn. Dylan. Hunter.
Kade is so funny bruh ]]> 3.99 2017
author: Penelope Douglas
name: M
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/21
date added: 2024/11/21
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jasekat�.im going crazy release the full book pen i know you have it in your files just give it to me I won’t show anyone else I PROMISE!!!!!

Quinn. Dylan. Hunter.
Kade is so funny bruh
]]> 203422966 My fake husband...
And doesn’t believe in love

Nathan Davenport, CEO of the Davenport empire is my complete opposite.
He hates chocolate. I’m a size sixteen dessert chef.
He only wears black. I love glitter and pink.
He’s grumpy, while I look on the brighter side of life.
Too bad his piercing blue eyes, and high cheekbones haunt my dreams.

When he offers to loan me the money to save my bakery.
I have no choice but to agree.
Except he has conditions:

I must pretend to be his wife for a year
I must fake my feelings for him so his family believes our relationship.
I must stay by his side for the duration of our arrangement so he can claim his inheritance.

I don’t even like the man, surely I can get through this charade without developing feelings for him?
Except living in close proximity with him, our chemistry escalates
I know I am falling for the wrong man.
For when I tell him: “I love you,� he growls: “Love was never part of the equation...�

This is an opposites attract, forced proximity, one-bed, marriage of convenience, and a best friend’s brother, billionaire romance with a plus size FMC. It is a complete standalone.]]> 360 L. Steele M 0 to-read 3.49 2024
author: L. Steele
name: M
average rating: 3.49
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]]> 62583508
They’re opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother’s wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer—destined to be one another’s great love story.

Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.

But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can’t help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.

What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can’t let go?]]> 400 Claire Daverley 0593653483 M 0 to-read 3.91 2023
author: Claire Daverley
name: M
average rating: 3.91
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]]> 206332554 Sawyer

Hunting people has become boring…until she comes along. She’s full of fight and fire. Pushing her to her limits is exhilarating. I love scaring her. Hurting her. Hunting her. It makes me hard. She’s our little toy, and the game has just begun. And what a fun game it is to play.

Miles

Sawyer kidnapped a woman and brought her to our home. He wants me to play his twisted games. It’s wrong, but as I get to know her I realize that I’ve never been a moral man. Let’s play.

Ryder

The woman Sawyer brought us an infuriating wild card. Only, I can’t tell if she’ll just play her hand or if she plans to play us too. What I don’t think she realizes is…I never lose. Game on.

Cali

They think they can break me.

I’ll show them.

They won’t win. They can’t win.

Right?

Wanna Play a Game? is a dark romance thriller. There are extensive content warnings. Please read responsibly.]]> 462 Alina May M 0 to-read 4.20
author: Alina May
name: M
average rating: 4.20
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]]> 218061729
Whoopsie, enough of that. It’s Riley—said serial killer. That’s got a nice ring to it � serial killer. Don’t worry about Rachel. She’s safe. As long as Manson stays out of my fucking way.

What the fuck is this? Riley, you’re mine. Give me Rachel, and stop hiding from me.

Ready Or Not is a part of The Hunter's Club series. They are interconnected standalones. Certain characters will cross over, but you do not have to read them in any particular order.
Ready Or Not is a dark romance thriller. It has extreme content matter. Please read responsibly.]]> 295 Alina May 1964979021 M 0 to-read 4.03
author: Alina May
name: M
average rating: 4.03
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]]> 60387416
They think they've killed the last of us...

981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son � and herself � but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do fire-magic. She has kept her powers hidden at all costs, for there are other immortals in this world � like the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians.

Fódla is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann with the gift of healing. Her kind dwell hidden in a fortress, forbidden to live amongst the mortals. Fódla agrees to help her kin by going to spy on Brian Boru, a powerful man who aims to be High King of Ireland. She finds a land on the brink of war � a war she is desperate to stop. However, preventing the loss of mortal lives is not easy with Ireland in turmoil and the Fomorians now on the rise...]]> 416 Shauna Lawless M 0 to-read 4.11 2022
author: Shauna Lawless
name: M
average rating: 4.11
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]]> 63346945 After careful planning, I gave the man who messed with my family a taste of his own medicine.
I thought it’d end there.
It didn’t.
Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and my worst nightmare.
He’s decided that I’m the new addition to his chess game.
Too bad for him, I’m no pawn.
If he hits, I hit back, twice as hard and with the same hostility.
He says he’ll ruin me.
Little does he know that ruination goes both ways.

This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings before reading.]]> 430 Rina Kent M 1
An 8 year old. Rina wants to convince me an 8 year old was responsible for so much yeah just dumb and dumber. Killglyn best part about the book.

Maya apologising for 2 years straight oh brother please go to hell Rina. She apologised the first couple times GET OVER IT!]]> 4.18 2023
author: Rina Kent
name: M
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2023
rating: 1
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FLOPPPPPPPPP! just TWO losers joined together in holy matrimony FUCKKKKK them both! Hope Killian one day succeeds in killing him.

An 8 year old. Rina wants to convince me an 8 year old was responsible for so much yeah just dumb and dumber. Killglyn best part about the book.

Maya apologising for 2 years straight oh brother please go to hell Rina. She apologised the first couple times GET OVER IT!
]]> 214076262 The man was confident, smooth, gorgeous as sin.
We had a connection that I had never felt with anyone.
Or so I thought, because the next morning, he was gone before I woke up with a note that led me to believe he was not interested in a repeat.
Feeling rejected and confused, I managed to put him out of my head.
Until now, on my first day of my new job.
Because the man responsible for the best night of my life?
...Is my married boss.
And he hasn’t stopped thinking about me either.

*This book is the third in the Secrets series and can be read as a stand-alone.]]> 328 Q.B. Tyler M 0 dnf 3.95
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Jess Miller is a focused, driven high school senior whose only goal is to get into the strict Christian college that her late mother attended. But when another student gets picked for early admission instead of her, she can see her dream slipping away.

With only two months left until winter break, Jess gets one final chance to prove herself to the board of admissions by doing a volunteer project at the local rehab center. Although it'll just be one more thing to add on top of her already packed academic and athletic schedule, she's determined to make it work and secure her spot at Trinity University.

That is, until she meets Sam, the charismatic and mysterious girl she's forced to volunteer with every day.

With time running out, and everything on the line, Jess must finally confront her inner demons and choose between what she's always known, and what her heart truly wants. And she has to do it before it's too late.
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Bryant Nicks is the head football coach for the Groveton College Jackals, determined to do anything to push his team toward a championship season. When scouting out new players, Nicks comes across a rookie running back that impresses him both on and off the field. His attraction to his student runs deep, but Nicks knows better. Instead, he finds himself pushing the young player to the ends of his abilities, curious how much it will take to break him.

All playboy Jack Perry has ever been good at is playing football. So when he gets an opportunity to play at a top school with a full scholarship, he jumps on it. But it's more than just the opportunity that reels him in. The heat and intensity he feels when he's around his new coach is visceral. He'll do anything to make his coach proud.]]> 376 Rebecca Rathe M 3 jack perry ily big 3.96
author: Rebecca Rathe
name: M
average rating: 3.96
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date added: 2024/11/10
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