en-US Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:49:05 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 220403174 When my wife died at the hands of my enemies, a part of me died along with her. For 10 long, agonising years, I yearned for her. Day and night. I vowed to never look in another woman’s direction again, and for those 10 years, I didn’t.
Then Autumn DeValos bulldozed into my life.
I tried to kill her. Several times. But her skills as an assassin made her one of the toughest opponents I had ever faced.
When we’re both kidnapped by the same man, and forced to work together in a fight-to-the-death, gladiator-style tournament, things change.
A side of me that had been dormant since my wife’s death arose, like a dark, angry beast demanding to be free. Demanding Autumn.
But how could I possibly allow that when I swore to remain faithful to my wife, even in death?

The Crimson Death
Dimitri Volkov, The Bratva Butcher. The man, the myth, the legend. A literal bogeyman within the organised crime syndicates, the world’s biggest asshole, and my partner for a stupid fight to the death tournament.
Joy. Not.
I tried to kill him. Several times. But a man like him doesn’t die easy. He was rude. Arrogant. Obnoxious. And the hottest man I’d ever met in my life. Not that I would ever tell him that.
Somewhere in the middle of all the arguing and attempted murder, things slowly began to change between us, and I saw a side to him I never knew existed.
We connected, despite the fact that neither of us wanted too.
But none of it mattered.
Dimitri Volkov would only ever love one woman in his life, and it wasn’t me.]]> 499 T.J. Maguire lauren 0 to-read 4.09
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]]> 214151222 Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen.

Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya��

And Paedyn has a life-altering choice to make. Whatever she decides will determine her fate—and the fate of those around her—forever.

In the ultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins?]]> 608 Lauren Roberts 1665955465 lauren 0 currently-reading 4.45 2025
author: Lauren Roberts
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average rating: 4.45
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]]> 39778773
Those were the exact words of my social worker when she dropped me in my newest hellhole, a place for "troubled teens".

I didn't listen, and now I'm on their radar.

They expect me to play along in their games of hierarchy, to fall in line in the social order they've deemed me fit.

Too bad for them, I don't follow rules.
Too bad for me, they're determined to make sure I do.

Inconceivably attractive and treated like kings...these are the boys of Brayshaw High.
And I'm the girl who got in their way.]]> 376 Meagan Brandy lauren 3 4.02 2019
author: Meagan Brandy
name: lauren
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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this was very entertaining lol
]]> 210214360 She's got one rule: never date a jock. He'll do whatever it takes to break it.

When seventeen-year-old Violet is left heartbroken by the captain of her school’s ice hockey team, she vows to never date a jock again. But, in an attempt to prove she’s moved on, she turns to the most unlikely person—her ex’s biggest rival, the notorious captain of the Ransom Devils.

Reed Darling is gorgeous, mysterious and intimidating, both on and off the ice. Wild rumors constantly circulate about him, and the only thing people love to talk about more than his hockey skills are his exploits as a ruthless heartbreaker and bad boy. Who better to serve as Violet’s fake boyfriend until her ex gets the message, right?

But despite the intense rivalry between their two schools and Reed’s infamous reputation, Violet soon starts to wonder if there’s more to him than the gossip suggests. And while she tries her best to control their ‘relationship�� with a list of strict guidelines, Reed has other ideas. He’s set his sights on winning her over and is determined to show Violet he’s not the guy everyone thinks he is.

She should have known better than to make a deal with a devil because this one is going to break all her rules.

Rival Darling is a standalone YA rom-com with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It has fake relationship and he-falls-first tropes with cute, clean and fun vibes. It's perfect for fans of Lynn Painter, Jenny Han and Ali Novak.

★★★★�� You don't get how many times I had to stop just so I could contain my giggling. This book is a must!

★★★★�� I fell in love with this book right away. The plot twists. The characters. The love story. Everything. A truly great book if you love romance!

★★★★�� Read this in one day. So cute and wholesome!!! Loved the couple, and all the side characters. Can't wait for the next book!!!]]> 374 Alexandra Moody lauren 2 3.72
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i’m convinced ice hockey books are just not for me
]]> 60690795 Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion Week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—��live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

New Adult Romance: recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

***Authors' Note***
Hothouse Flower is a spin-off of the Addicted series. Kiss the Sky is required before reading, and we strongly recommend reading the Addicted series before this spin-off.]]> 479 Krista Ritchie lauren 0 dnf, idk i tried 4.20 2014
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average rating: 4.20
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dnf, idk i tried
]]> 55710822 In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love - and rethink her own ideas of what happily ever after should look like.]]> 356 Lynn Painter 1534467629 lauren 0 to-read 4.28 2021
author: Lynn Painter
name: lauren
average rating: 4.28
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]]> 60690784 A virgin "ice queen" heiress & the arrogant god who wants to melt her...

Rose Calloway thought she had everything under control. At twenty-three, she's a Princeton graduate, an Academic Bowl champion, a fashion designer and the daughter of a Fortune 500 mogul. But not everything comes easy.

When Rose's fashion line is in peril, she plans an unconventional solution to save it. Making matters more intense, she agrees to be in a relationship with her "godly" college rival, Connor Cobalt.

At twenty-four, Connor Cobalt bulldozes weak men. Confident and smart-as-hell, Connor vows to help Rose outside of the bedroom and inside. But melting this ice queen is a challenge no one has been able to succeed at.

And now they're living together.]]> 443 Krista Ritchie lauren 3 4.16 2014
author: Krista Ritchie
name: lauren
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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meh idk why people like this so much
]]> 45725799
Duet Synopsis:
Ava Diaz needs saving.
She just doesn’t know it yet.
Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year.
He thinks she’s a brat.
She thinks he’s entitled.
Maybe first impressions don’t always last��
Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her.
He just doesn’t know why.

Blurb for First and Forever coming soon]]> 390 Jay McLean 192279628X lauren 4 4.28 2019
author: Jay McLean
name: lauren
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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i really liked these books but connor pissed me off so many times with his “decisions,�� i’m glad they got their happy ending tho..and for the people saying this is just like boys of tommen..IT IS NOT
]]> 45457966 She just doesn’t know it yet.
Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year.
He thinks she’s a brat.
She thinks he’s entitled.
Maybe first impressions don’t always last��
Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her.
He just doesn’t know why.]]> 324 Jay McLean 1922796271 lauren 3 4.10 2019
author: Jay McLean
name: lauren
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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damn. i loved it. i love Ava & Connor..but he fucked up.
]]> 198853583
During last year’s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain, and NHL legacy, took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempt to skate, Rhys wonders if he’ll ever play again �� if he’ll ever want to.

Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester �� no matter what.

Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers and skating practices, she's just trying to make it to the next day. A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, she has a reputation on campus. And it’s not a pretty one.

When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain’s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them.

No questions asked. Just comfort.

But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie. Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it’s blasted at max. Rhys is desperate to feel anything, Sadie wants to stop feeling so much.

But healing doesn’t mix with secrets, and they’re both skating a thin line, unsteady .]]> 384 Peyton Corinne lauren 0 dnf at 33%. boring. 3.82 2023
author: Peyton Corinne
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average rating: 3.82
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dnf at 33%. boring.
]]> 224757438 568 Iryna Zubkova. ir_zu 8408299611 lauren 0 to-read 4.14
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]]> 51525075 Born into one of the leading mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi is a mafia princess known for her beauty. What many consider a gift means her doom when she’s forced to marry Luca Vitiello to bring peace between two mafia dynasties. Luca is the future Capo of the New York Famiglia, a man known for his brutality—and for crushing his cousin’s throat with his bare hands.
Aria is terrified of marrying a monster like him. He may be one of the most sought-after bachelors in New York, thanks to his good looks, wealth and predator-like charisma. But Aria knows the bad boy aura isn’t just a game; blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile.
In her world a handsome exterior often hides the monster within; a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you.
Yet, there’s no escaping the arranged bond, much less a man like Luca. He’d follow her to the end of the world.
Her only chance to survive in a marriage with Luca is to gain his affection and work her way into his heart—even when rumor has it that Luca doesn’t have a heart to begin with.

A mafia princess known for her beauty given to a monstrous man.
Even monsters have a heart.
She has every intention of working her way into his.]]> 273 Cora Reilly lauren 0 3.61 2014
author: Cora Reilly
name: lauren
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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dnf..it’s like a 10yr old writing their first wattpad story
]]> 75491526 He'd never wanted anyone enough to chase them...until he met her.

Charming, easygoing, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips. 

He also has no interest in taking over his family’s empire (much to his father’s chagrin), but that hasn’t stopped women from throwing themselves at him…unless the woman in question is his publicist. 

Nothing brings him more joy than riling her up, but when a tragedy forces them closer than ever, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future—and the realization that the only person immune to his charms is the only one he truly wants.  

***
Cool, intelligent, and ambitious, Sloane Kensington is a high-powered publicist who’s used to dealing with difficult clients. 

However, none infuriate—or tempt—her more than a certain billionaire heir, with his stupid dimples and laid-back attitude. 

She may be forced to work with him, but she’ll never fall for him…no matter how fast he makes her heart beat or how thoughtful he is beneath his party persona. 

He’s her client, and that’s all he’ll ever be. Right?]]> 466 Ana Huang lauren 2 4.00 2024
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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this book was all over the place
]]> 222870069
Marry me and I’ll give you the world.

Refuse, and I’ll burn yours to the ground.

Sincerely,
Your soon-to-be husband



It started out as a hit. One bullet. One man.

My orders are clear—get close to the mafia heir, Eli Monti, play with his head, and wait for the signal to end it. End him.

I thought he would be my easiest mark yet. But somehow I’m the one being played.

Eli always gets what he wants and now, he wants me.
His vengeful proposal isn’t a request. It’s a demand.

When you play games with a man who's been mastering them all his life, you learn some new tricks.

Top of the list: Find the best way to kill my fake fiancé.

From USA Today and Amazon Top 25 Best Selling Author duo, a new Standalone Dark Romance in the same world as the Lethal Vows]]> 358 T.L. Smith lauren 0 to-read 4.17
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]]> 124943221 He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.

Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street.

He has everything—a beautiful home, a beautiful wife, and more money than he could spend in a lifetime. But no matter how much he accumulates, he’s never satisfied.

In his endless quest for more, he drives away the only person who saw him as enough.

It isn’t until she’s gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory…but by then, it may be too late.

***

Kind, intelligent, and thoughtful, Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years.

She stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they’ve reached the top, she realizes he’s no longer the man she fell for.

When it becomes clear that she’ll always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first—even if it means leaving the only man she’s ever loved.

But what she didn’t count on was his refusal to let her go…or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.

King of Greed is a steamy marriage in trouble/second chance romance. It's book three in the Kings of Sin series but can be read as a standalone.]]> 352 Ana Huang lauren 3 3.91 2023
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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he should’ve suffered way more
]]> 62994279 She's his opposite in every way...and the greatest temptation he's ever known.

Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos—and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaos personified.

With a crucial CEO vote looming and a media empire at stake, the billionaire heir can’t afford the distraction she brings.

Isabella is everything he shouldn’t want, but with every look and every touch, he’s tempted to break all his rules…and claim her as his own.

***

Bold, impulsive, and full of life, Isabella Valencia has never met a party she doesn’t like or a man she couldn’t charm...except for Kai Young.

It shouldn’t matter. He’s not her type—the man translates classics into Latin for fun, and his membership at the exclusive club where she bartends means he’s strictly off limits.

But she can’t deny that, beneath his cool exterior, is a man who could make her melt with just a touch.

No matter how hard they try, they can’t resist giving into their forbidden desires.

Even if it costs them everything.

King of Pride is a steamy opposite attract, forbidden billionaire romance. It's book two in the Kings of Sin series but can be read as a standalone.

Contains explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature readers only. ]]> 358 Ana Huang lauren 3
i still love them both, especially how Kai was giving green flag vibes throughout the book, but their story was too cliched from beginning to end..]]> 3.92 2023
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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ok this was pretty good but it was missing something. it was a little bland of a story and i hated the whole “being different so we have to break up�� like ok.

i still love them both, especially how Kai was giving green flag vibes throughout the book, but their story was too cliched from beginning to end..
]]> 217536270
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 624 Callie Hart 1538774194 lauren 0 to-read 4.30 2024
author: Callie Hart
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average rating: 4.30
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]]> 123343142 One of them died with me.
The other haunts me.

I'm not sure if he's a ghost, a dream, or my living nightmare, but Sebastian Lancaster seems to have sunken his claws into every aspect of my life before I even accept that he's real.
A New York billionaire with far more things to be interested in than the poor girl renting his family's vacation home, Sebastian seems to evade all the stereotypes I've assigned to him.
But there's more to my stalker mystery man than he's letting on. While I'm trying to rebuild my life after being given a second chance, he spends his evenings as the judge, jury, and executioner against those responsible for his sister's death. It's not until my abusive ex-boyfriend returns to finish what he started that Sebastian reveals to me what he truly is: a cold-hearted killer.
Monster or not, he's claimed me as his own, and if there's one thing Sebastian has made clear, it's that he doesn't like to share.
Will I be his next victim or the one who saves him from his darkness?

Prey Drive is a dark and twisted story about obsession, desire, and the lengths one man will go to defend the ones he loves.]]> 321 Jen Stevens lauren 0 to-read 3.82
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name: lauren
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]]> 35068705
When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.

But surprises aren’t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .

Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.]]> 545 R.F. Kuang 0062662597 lauren 0 to-read 4.16 2018
author: R.F. Kuang
name: lauren
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2018
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]]> 217206738
Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.

Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.

There’s only one problem: Now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.

***

Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Craving his touch was never part of the plan.

Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.

King of Wrath is a steamy arranged-marriage billionaire romance. It includes explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature listeners only.]]> 398 Ana Huang lauren 4
i loved Vivian at all times, she was so sweet and polite but could call on your bullshit quick, especially his, and i loved her for that.

the plot was expected and easy to tell but the author worked around it nicely in my opinion.

Isabella & Kai LOVE]]> 4.05 2022
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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ok this was boring at the beginning but his YEARNING..we love a man who yearns for his woman, so four stars it is.

i loved Vivian at all times, she was so sweet and polite but could call on your bullshit quick, especially his, and i loved her for that.

the plot was expected and easy to tell but the author worked around it nicely in my opinion.

Isabella & Kai LOVE
]]> 59050133
The Diamond

Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.
They won't keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I've become,
And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they've only created an angel of death.

The Hunter

I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what's mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.

Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.]]> 702 H.D. Carlton lauren 1 4.05 2022
author: H.D. Carlton
name: lauren
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 1
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finally done with this bullshit.
]]> 55987278 How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy...]]> 408 Stephanie Garber 1250268397 lauren 0 to-read 4.06 2021
author: Stephanie Garber
name: lauren
average rating: 4.06
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]]> 57605091 572 Mariana Zapata lauren 0 to-read 4.24 2021
author: Mariana Zapata
name: lauren
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2021
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]]> 57815107 From the desperation of golden crowns��

Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.

And born of mortal flesh��

Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way—because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace.

A great primal power rises��

Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear—to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be—what she fears the most.

As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.]]> 628 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457726 lauren 0 4.02 2022
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average rating: 4.02
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DNF..i’ve been trying to finish this book for two years, it’s so bad
]]> 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 lauren 5
it was very fun and easy to read. Sloane & Dain um..loved their little scenes. Imogen & Garrick..i need them to happen. Mira baby, get better..

i do not trust Brennan and i just know there is so much he’s hiding. Violet really showed out in this book, she was giving badass in every page. Xaden..he’s just so precious and his yearning this book?! ]]> 4.18 2025
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: lauren
average rating: 4.18
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rating: 5
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ok well it took me a minute to understand what the fuck went on that last chapter but anyway��.absolutely loved this.

it was very fun and easy to read. Sloane & Dain um..loved their little scenes. Imogen & Garrick..i need them to happen. Mira baby, get better..

i do not trust Brennan and i just know there is so much he’s hiding. Violet really showed out in this book, she was giving badass in every page. Xaden..he’s just so precious and his yearning this book?!
]]> 199335111
I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team.
I’m stretched too thin, but I don’t want help raising my son.

Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go.
Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can’t fire—his daughter.

Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too young, and too unattached.

Chicago is just a quick stop for her. I thought I’d be counting down the days until she left, but summer feels too short when I start thinking about forever.


Miller

As a high-end pastry chef who recently won the most prestigious award in my industry, I’m desperate to prove I deserve it. But with a new title comes new pressure, and I can’t create a fresh and inspiring dessert to save my life.

With only two months to get back on track, I should be focusing in the kitchen, but instead, I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player’s kid.

Kai Rhodes forgot how to have fun, and I’m eager to jog his memory. But when he and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer.

Besides, I’ve always been a runner, and the last thing I want is to get caught.]]> 408 Liz Tomforde 139972858X lauren 0 to-read 4.37 2023
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]]> 58763686
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He's always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.


The Shadow

I didn't mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can't stay away.
I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses...
I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.]]> 583 H.D. Carlton lauren 3 3.95 2021
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average rating: 3.95
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rating: 3
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it was a good story overall but meh. i did like the parts with the attic and the ‘ghost�� but still meh..hopefully the 2nd book is better.
]]> 200320170
It was supposed to be nothing more for Lola Larson and TJ Kingston than three days of fake dating before going back to their everyday lives. Not thinking they will see each other again, they part ways without getting each other’s last names or phone numbers.

Two years later, they’re in college, where they meet again. However, their priorities are different from the last time they saw each other.

TJ wants nothing more than to enter the draft and play for the NBA. It’s all he’s worked hard for, and has made sure that nothing and no one hinders him from achieving his dream. That is until he sees Lola again, and realizes that basketball is no longer his sole priority when he finds out he has a kid.]]> 552 E. Salvador lauren 0 to-read 4.01
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]]> 46261182 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B07SV21LFY

You have been selected to attend Zodiac Academy, where your star sign defines your destiny.

If you're one of the Fae, elemental magic is in your blood. And apparently it's in ours. As twins born in the month of Gemini, we're a rare breed even in this academy of supernatural a-holes.

Changelings were outlawed hundreds of years ago but I guess our birth parents didn't get the memo. Which means we're totally unprepared for the ruthless world of Fae.

Air. Fire. Water. Earth.

No one has ever harnessed all four of them, until we arrived. And it hasn't made us any friends so far.

As the rarest Elementals ever known, we're already a threat to the four celestial heirs; the popular, vindictive bullies who happen to be some of the hottest guys we've ever seen. It doesn't help that they're the most dangerous beasts in the Academy. And probably on earth too.

Our fates are intertwined, but they want us gone. They've only got until the lunar eclipse to force us out and they'll stop at nothing to succeed.

We never knew we had a birthright to live up to but now that we do, we intend to claim our throne.

We can't expect any help from the faculty when it comes to defending ourselves. So if the dragon shifters want some target practice, the werewolves want someone to hunt or the vampires fancy a snack then we have to be ready. But we've been looking after each other for a long time and fighting back is in our blood.

Today's horoscope: totally screwed.]]> 436 Caroline Peckham lauren 0 to-read 3.81 2019
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]]> 43175155 This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B07S9HLL34

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.

After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.

The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a Goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—and it’s forbidden.]]> 438 Scarlett St. Clair lauren 0 to-read 3.77 2019
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ��80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 lauren 0 to-read 4.39 2017
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]]> 40748777 Can you keep a secret?

⁣I grew up sick.⁣⁣

Let me clarify.⁣⁣I grew up believing that real love stories include a martyr or demand great sacrifice to be worthy.⁣⁣ Because of that, I believed it, because I made myself believe it, and I bred the most masochistic of romantic hearts, which resulted in my illness.⁣⁣

When I lived this story, my own twisted fairy tale, it was unbeknownst to me at the time because I was young and naïve. I gave into temptation and fed the beating beast, which grew thirstier with every slash, every strike, every blow.⁣⁣ Triple Falls wasn’t at all what it seemed, nor were the men that swept me under their wing. But in order to keep them, I had to be in on their secrets.⁣⁣ Secrets that cost us everything to keep.

⁣⁣That’s the novelty of fiction versus reality. You can’t re-live your own love story, because by the time you’ve realized you’re living it, it’s over. At least that was the case for me and the men I trusted my foolish heart to.⁣⁣ Looking back, I’m convinced I willed my story into existence due to my illness.⁣⁣ And all were punished.]]> 354 Kate Stewart lauren 0 to-read 4.05 2020
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> 48907056 ¿Qué sucede cuando descubres que el final de tu cuento no es como soñabas?

Érase una vez una mujer que lo tenía todo y un chico que no tenía nada.
Érase una vez una historia de amor entre el éxito y la duda.
Érase una vez un cuento perfecto.]]> 640 Elísabet Benavent 8491291911 lauren 0 to-read 4.13 2020
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name: lauren
average rating: 4.13
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]]> 56621648 From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a breathtaking story about a town, its tragedies, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.

For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was.

Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all?

Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be cured, the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many ghostie addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself.

Inspired by the American classic Our Town, You'd Be Home Now is Kathleen Glasgow's glorious modern story of a town and the secret lives people live there. And the story of a girl, figuring out life in all its pain and beauty and struggle and joy.]]> 387 Kathleen Glasgow 0525708049 lauren 0 to-read 4.13 2021
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]]> 123106
In Twisted, the acclaimed Laurie Halse Anderson tackles a very controversial subject: what it means to be a man today. Fans and new readers alike will be captured by Tyler’s pitch perfect, funny voice, the surprising narrative arc, and the thoughtful moral dilemmas that are at the heart of all of the author’s award-winning, widely read work.]]> 250 Laurie Halse Anderson 0670061018 lauren 0 to-read 3.82 2007
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> 40024139 Bound as one to love, honor, or burn.

Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.

Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony.

The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made.

And love makes fools of us all.

This is a previously published edition of ISBN 9780062878021. An alternate cover edition can be found here.]]> 513 Shelby Mahurin lauren 0 to-read 3.92 2019
author: Shelby Mahurin
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> 36809135
But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world—until the unthinkable happens.

In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.]]> 384 Delia Owens 0735219117 lauren 0 to-read 4.35 2018
author: Delia Owens
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average rating: 4.35
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]]> 126062562
When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes—and questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn’s orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn’s clutches—and if they fail, they’ll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . .

A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling—and deadly—world.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire]]> 451 Sarah J. Maas 1619632217 lauren 0 to-read 4.16 2014
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> 10429045 I have a curse
I have a gift

I am a monster
I'm more than human

My touch is lethal
My touch is power

I am their weapon
I will fight back

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.

The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war—and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.]]> 338 Tahereh Mafi 0062085484 lauren 0 to-read 3.86 2011
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> 183086339
After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King, and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.

Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.

Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts �� and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.

Be swept away by this kiss-or-kill romantasy trilogy taking the world by storm.]]> 396 Lauren Roberts lauren 3
WHEN I CATCH YOU KITT..KITT WHEN I CATCH YOU��

i love Paedyn & i love Kai & i need them to have their happy ending please..]]> 4.07 2024
author: Lauren Roberts
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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ok..this book had so much potential, i loved the first one—what happened with this one?!

WHEN I CATCH YOU KITT..KITT WHEN I CATCH YOU��

i love Paedyn & i love Kai & i need them to have their happy ending please..
]]> 75513900 She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites�� powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.]]> 523 Lauren Roberts lauren 5 4.17 2023
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average rating: 4.17
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i loved this. shut up..i need to go cry a little bit more..
]]> 59010421 It marked the bitter end of our vengeance.
We have done things that have marked our souls for eternity.
But before we get there, we have to go back.
Back to where it all started.
The place I could find in my sleep.
Hollow Heights University in the macabre, somber seaside town of Ponderosa Springs.
A college for prestigious, wealthy children to receive the highest education. A town drowning in treachery and secrets that became our damnation.
But it wasn’t the forest surrounding the grounds or even the mysterious hidden mausoleum that haunted me.
It was them.
The ones that lurked in the night, things so wicked, so twisted, so evil, they would become the rulers of my nightmares.
The Hollow Boys.
One wrong move and I landed myself directly in their line of fire.
This is not a story about love, it is not a story of happy endings.
Love just happened to blossom in our sorrows, in our pain, our fear, our blood.
Every terrible thing they ever did, we watched, we helped, we loved them anyway.
Some run from their monsters, we fell in love with ours.]]> 398 Monty Jay lauren 0 to-read 3.63 2021
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average rating: 3.63
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]]> 209568782
As a chart-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press it’s hard to find any peace. But I find it in Rose Hill. With a little boy and a little girl who steal my heart just as thoroughly as their dad.

Weston Belmont.

The man is a shameless flirt. He oozes confidence and masculinity in a way that’s downright distracting. And in bed? He’s addictive.

Everything with him is wild and impulsive and I’m desperate to regain some control.

But no one has supported me like West does. And no one has ever made me feel as loved as he does either.

So, while my brain says settling down with a small-town horse trainer is impossible�� my heart says I’m right where I belong.

Still, my life as a celebrity haunts me. It has the power to pull us apart.

I can see in his eyes that wants me to stay. And I want that too.

But I know better than anyone that we don’t always get what we want.]]> 464 Elsie Silver 1464220824 lauren 0 to-read 4.24 2024
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]]> 215999522 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes an enemies-to-lovers, marriage of convenience romance.

I fell for the villain.
It happened back when I was a clueless girl.
But he ruthlessly broke my heart and trapped it in a jar.
Since then, I’ve sworn to hate him to the end of my days.
Eli King might be a savage devil, but I’m out of his way. And league.
That is until I wake up in a hospital and find him holding my hand.
He tells me the words that change my life forever.
“We got married two years ago, Mrs. King.��
So I set out to investigate how I landed myself into this marriage.
Turns out, my memories are darker than my present.
I thought I was ready for the hurricane.
I thought I could handle his soulless eyes and cold shoulder.
I thought wrong.
Nothing can stop my husband.
Not the secrets surrounding us.
Not the hatred between us.
Not even me.

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.]]> 592 Rina Kent 1464237417 lauren 4 3.97 2024
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name: lauren
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 4
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i absolutely loved this book. Eli the man that you are & Ava baby you deserve the entire world. i had so much fun reading this. i loved reading about Cecy & Jeremy and every other couple omg i loved ittt
]]> 75396525
There are no whispered words here. No condemnation for the blood that flows through my veins. The only animosity I face comes from the beautiful and infuriating Headmaster, Alaric Grayson Thorne, a man who despises me just as much as I loathe him and everything he stands for.

But that doesn’t mean secrets don’t threaten to tear the school in two. No one talks about the bloody massacre that forced it to close decades prior, only the opportunity it can afford to those fortunate enough to attend.

Because for the first time in fifty years, the Coven will open its wards to the Thirteen: thirteen promising students destined to change the world.

If the ghosts of Hollow’s Groves�� victims don’t kill them first...

The Coven is book one in the Coven of Bones series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is a gothic, dark-academia, paranormal romance and includes elements that may be triggering to some listeners.]]> 298 Harper L. Woods lauren 0 to-read 3.73 2023
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> 174057728
When Colorado elementary school teacher Ophelia Brody decides to ditch her divorced family for a Christmas in the sunshine state with her college roommate, she doesn’t expect a mile high meet cute to tailspin the entire trip.

Frankie Casado is cocky, he’s presumptuous, he’s shameless—and he’s just the right distraction from her depressing, fruitless dating life back home for a few weeks. It just so happens the retired fighter pilot is in somewhat of a rut of his own, and the circumstances around their coincidental meeting and unavoidable physical attraction are the perfect excuse for a festive fling.

The rules are simple: Ophelia teaches him how to date again, and Frankie shows her exactly what she should be demanding behind closed doors. Friends with benefits until the ball drops in the New Year.

But a little bit of long-lost Christmas magic just might find a way to stir up more than their complicated pasts.]]> 418 Karissa Kinword lauren 0 to-read 4.11 2023
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]]> 213775782 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes an 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.]]> 624 Rina Kent 1464237409 lauren 3 i love them 4.48 2023
author: Rina Kent
name: lauren
average rating: 4.48
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rating: 3
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i love them
]]> 61374793
Now trapped inside Jessica’s body, with access to Jessica’s most private journals and secrets, Jenna soon discovers that being the top student at the elite, highly competitive Havenwood Private Academy isn’t quite what she imagined. Worse, as everyone—including her own parents—start having trouble remembering who Jenna Chen is, or if she ever even existed, Jenna must decide if playing the role of the perfect daughter and student is worth losing her true self forever.]]> 320 Ann Liang 133552312X lauren 0 to-read 4.09 2025
author: Ann Liang
name: lauren
average rating: 4.09
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rating: 0
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]]> 212806619 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 446 Ali Hazelwood 0593641051 lauren 0 to-read 3.90 2025
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]]> 213775776 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching romance between a genius artist and a mafia princess

I’m out for revenge.
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.

While this book can be enjoyed on its own, dive into the Legacy of Gods series to get acquainted with the characters.]]> 528 Rina Kent 1464237328 lauren 4 4.06 2023
author: Rina Kent
name: lauren
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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stop i enjoyed this so muchh, i love Mia and Landon
]]> 58527403 423 Jessa Hastings 1737281198 lauren 0 to-read 3.68 2021
author: Jessa Hastings
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> 212438137 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE enemies-to-lovers college romance.

I’m trapped by the devil.
What started as an innocent mistake turned into actual hell.
In my defense, I didn’t mean to get involved with a mafia prince.
But he barged through my defenses anyway.
He stalked me from the shadows and stole me from the life I know.
Jeremy Volkov might appear charming, but a true predator lurks inside.
He’s out to possess, own, and keep me.
But I have no plans to stick around in his blood-soaked world.
Or so I think.

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.]]> 592 Rina Kent 1464237263 lauren 3 4.14 2022
author: Rina Kent
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average rating: 4.14
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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jeremy being insecure over landon please landon does not care
]]> 59818980
My name is Rory Carter and I do bad things.
There’s a charred soul under this angelic exterior and sometimes, I wonder if my weekly confessions to the Sinners Anonymous hotline will be enough to heal it.

Marrying the seventy-something head of the Cosa Nostra to save my father is the only good deed I’ve ever done.
I’m burning and bitter under the fake smile and tight dresses, but I was keeping it together.
Was.
Until my fiancé’s nephew turns up to dinner uninvited.

Angelo ‘Vicious' Visconti.
A beautiful monster with cheekbones as sharp as his tongue.
They say I shouldn’t be scared of him, because nine years ago, he went straight.
He’s barely a Made Man anymore.
But I say, he’s the most dangerous Visconti of all.
It’s not just because his cold sneer makes my pulse flutter.
Or the way his syrupy drawl trickles down my spine.
No. He holds all of my sins in his big, rough hands.
And the only sins darker than mine are his own.

DARK MAFIA ROMANCE - FORBIDDEN LOVE - AGE GAP - ENEMIES TO LOVERS]]> 348 Somme Sketcher lauren 0 to-read 3.82 2021
author: Somme Sketcher
name: lauren
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2021
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]]> 61294886 1. Do not harm a fae
2. Do not rob a fae
Or the Enforcer will come for you.
A dream.
Vera wants nothing more than to earn a place with the Rogues, but with her penchant for turning everything to ash and her monstrous appearance, she fits in better with the flesh-eating beasts plaguing her world than she does the fierce warriors fighting them. When the opportunity to join their ranks finally presents itself, nothing goes as planned. Too late, she realizes she’s broken the second fae law and she didn't attempt to steal from just any fae. She attempted to steal from him, the Enforcer.
A bargain.
Vera is lucky enough to find herself more useful to the Enforcer alive than dead. A bargain is struck—her life in exchange for what was stolen. Only Vera never planned for the Enforcer to join her search. Enigmatic as he is dangerous, he stands for everything she hates, and rouses her desire as much as her anger. Forced to work together to track down the missing weapon, Vera starts to unravel the mystery of the man behind the deadly façade. And discovers he is not at all what she thought.
A rebellion.
Discontent is brewing in the lands. Mortals are no longer satisfied to serve as fodder for the monsters in the south, and slaves for the fae in the north. An unforeseen enemy has taken notice, playing off the fears and hatred of the mortals. This saboteur will stop at nothing to keep Vera and the Enforcer from uncovering their plot. With more than Vera's life at stake, she will have to make a difficult choice, one that damns her world to darkness if she chooses her heart.

Please Note: This book contains explicit language, romance, and violence. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age. This is book one in a series and ends on a cliffhanger.]]> Shannen Durey lauren 0 to-read 3.78 2022
author: Shannen Durey
name: lauren
average rating: 3.78
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]]> 204842950
Rosalie
I have a plan. A goal. It never occurred to me how sheltered I was until I played�� and failed a game of Never Have I Ever. Now I have a list of firsts I want to experience.
And there’s only one person who can help me with it.
Grayson is the complete opposite of me. Tattoo’s, dark hair, piercings. You name it, he’s probably done it.
And now I’m on the way to ask him to take my virginity and to show me his world. How he lives. How I can be like him.

Grayson
An angel.
Those are the first words that come to mind when I see Rosalie standing outside of my door, holding a dirty to-do list in her hands, begging me to corrupt her.
I should say no. Everything in me screams that this is a bad idea.
I’m the bad guy, the fuck up, the guy who doesn’t do relationships.
She’s a good girl, innocent and believes in love.
This will never work.
So why do I want to say yes?


Never Have I Ever is a college romance series with explicit language and scenes.
It includes heavy topics such as drug use and mention of overdose.
Check all content warnings on stephaniealvesauthor. com/about]]> 344 Stephanie Alves lauren 0 to-read 3.51 2023
author: Stephanie Alves
name: lauren
average rating: 3.51
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]]> 212438144 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching romance between a mafia princess and an underground fighter

I made a terrible mistake.
Being a mafia princess, I knew my fate was already decided.
But I went ahead and longed for the wrong one.
Creighton King is bad news with a gorgeous exterior.
He’s silent, brooding, and obviously emotionally unavailable.
So I thought it was over.
Until he awakens a beast inside me.
My name is Annika Volkov, and I’m Creighton's worst enemy.
He won’t stop until he breaks me.
Or I break him.

While this book can be enjoyed on its own, dive into the Legacy of Gods series to get acquainted with the characters.]]> 528 Rina Kent 1464237212 lauren 4 i weirdly enjoyed this a lot 3.80 2022
author: Rina Kent
name: lauren
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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i weirdly enjoyed this a lot
]]> 214298303 I didn’t ask for it.
Didn’t even see it coming.
But the moment I do, it’s too late.
Killian Carson is a predator wrapped in sophisticated charm.
He’s cold-blooded, manipulative, and savage.
The worst part is that no one sees his devil side.
I do.
And that will cost me everything.
I run, but the thing about monsters?
They always chase.

This book is not a conventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note before reading. ]]> 576 Rina Kent 1464238863 lauren 3 3.87 2022
author: Rina Kent
name: lauren
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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why did he have to talk so much for? especially during sex?! i hate when men talk
]]> 196219692
She's the quintessential sunshine girl. He's the lovable class clown. But storm clouds are rolling in, and this Tommen boy is about to get serious.

Tommen's cheekiest lad, Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson, has always been a comedian, but most people don't see what lurks beneath the surface. He is haunted by events of the past and he uses humor to cope, hiding his true self from the world.

Claire Biggs, the epitome of sunshine, has always loved Gibsie, her brother's friend and her favorite neighbor. She has always seen a side to him that no one else seems to notice. She becomes determined to tame her wild-at-heart childhood best friend.

When lines are crossed, it becomes unclear whether Gibsie and Claire's friendship will survive. Will it blossom into something more, or will they lose themselves in the wild?

Following characters that readers have grown to adore, Taming 7 will only expand your love for the Boys of Tommen universe. This book is perfect for readers looking

New adult/YA crossover Irish romanceDual POVsFriends-to-loversAngsty tearjerkersBingeworthy TikTok books]]> 464 Chloe Walsh lauren 4
claire was amazing, exactly what he needed in his life and im really glad she stayed no matter what. lizzie..girl..she pissed me off every time she appeared and i cannot wait for her book because i will never defend her.

also!!! it was so nice to read about shannon & johnny too and how they’re doing as well as joey & aoife ]]> 4.29 2024
author: Chloe Walsh
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average rating: 4.29
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rating: 4
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gibsie baby i love him so much man. it was so hard to read what he went thru. nobody deserves to go thru anything like it. and he deserves the whole world for it.

claire was amazing, exactly what he needed in his life and im really glad she stayed no matter what. lizzie..girl..she pissed me off every time she appeared and i cannot wait for her book because i will never defend her.

also!!! it was so nice to read about shannon & johnny too and how they’re doing as well as joey & aoife
]]> 61767292
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.

But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried . . . because she could never like a hockey player, right?]]> 447 Hannah Grace lauren 2 3.76 2022
author: Hannah Grace
name: lauren
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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so boring ugh nothing about this book was exciting not even the smut scenes
]]> 110212831 I’m saving you, six.

With his world unraveling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch’s life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he’s ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?

Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn’t understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them.

Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each others backs, and this time is no different.

Come what may.

Irrevocable life changing circumstances, unexpected additions, new schools, and healing hearts all come together in Redeeming 6, the explosive finale for Ballylaggin’s hotheaded lovers.

This is your comeback, kid.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, hurling, love, and teenage heartbreak.

* Warning *

Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its bad language, mature themes, and potentially triggering scenes, Redeeming 6 is recommended for mature readers.]]> 1066 Chloe Walsh lauren 4 you will never make me like darren. i dreaded reading what he had to say, because he ALWAYS had something to say. also, i love shannon with my heart but joey definitely had it worst and there is no questioning that. cmon man, the 18 months old part BROKE ME.
anyway..aoife & joey, i am so proud of them, and it was such a relief to see them happy at last. ]]> 4.63 2023
author: Chloe Walsh
name: lauren
average rating: 4.63
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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this book destroyed me..literally cried every few chapters.
you will never make me like darren. i dreaded reading what he had to say, because he ALWAYS had something to say. also, i love shannon with my heart but joey definitely had it worst and there is no questioning that. cmon man, the 18 months old part BROKE ME.
anyway..aoife & joey, i am so proud of them, and it was such a relief to see them happy at last.
]]> 44153947
When teenagers from the same side of the tracks collide.

The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unraveling. When his older brother Darren skips town on his first day of secondary school, twelve year old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole. The only light in his sea of darkness is his boss’s firecracker of a daughter who refuses to back down. A girl who just so happens to be his classmate.

Aoife Molloy has never been backwards in coming forward. Her bubbly and self-assured nature has never led her astray. Until her first day of secondary school when she collides with a hotheaded boy who sparks a burning curiosity inside of her that only grows stronger by the day.

Falling into a complicated friendship with her father’s apprentice, Aoife works to unravels the secrets around Joey Lynch’s life, while he desperately fights to keep her out.

Friendship, devotion, and first love all come together in Saving 6, the first of two books for Aoife and Joey.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, hurling, love, and teenage heartbreak.

* Warning *

Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its bad language, mature themes, and potentially triggering scenes, Saving 6 is recommended for mature readers.]]> 725 Chloe Walsh lauren 5 4.47 2023
author: Chloe Walsh
name: lauren
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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i enjoyed this book more than i thought i would. i love female characters like Aoife, so strong-headed, not afraid to voice her opinions out, A LITERAL QUEEN! and Joey..oh Joey i love you so much, i’m very happy we got his side of the story and how bad he’s actually had it, his pov’s when it came to Aoife were so well written and made me love him so much more. i know i will continue to suffer in their next book but i can’t wait to read about them more!!!
]]> 42968173 Until now.

Following a devastating injury that has left him sidelined and stripped of his beloved number 13 jersey, Johnny is struggling to hold onto his dreams. Lost, insecure, and desperately seeking comfort, he sets his sights on unraveling the mystery of the girl with the midnight-blue eyes. With his best friend, Gibsie, by his side, Johnny embarks on his quest of exposing the secrets surrounding the girl who haunts his every waking hour.

Keeping secrets has never been a problem for Shannon. The life she was born into demands nothing less. She knows that demons and evil men don't just exist in fairytales. They exist in her world, too. Traumatized beyond repair after her return from Dublin, and desperate to protect her little brothers, Shannon finds herself falling into the same old cover-up, barely keeping her head above water, as her future unravels before her eyes. Beaten and broken, her walls are up and her trust is shaken. Only one boy has the ability to climb those walls. The boy who owns her heart.

Secrets are exposed and lives are changed forever in Keeping 13, the explosive sequel to the bestselling book, Binding 13. Follow Johnny and Shannon as they try to navigate their way through the aftermath of that fateful rugby match in Dublin.

Falling in love was the easy part, what comes next is the test...

Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together as two teenagers from the opposite side of the tracks collide in Keeping 13, the concluding story for Johnny and Shannon.

Based in Ireland, the Boys of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.


Warning
Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its bad language and certain scenes, Keeping 13 is recommended for mature readers.
]]> 938 Chloe Walsh lauren 5 4.51 2018
author: Chloe Walsh
name: lauren
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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OBSESSED with Shannon and Johnny’s story..
]]> 40944965 His first, last, and only true love has always been rugby.
Until now.

He wants to save her.
She wants to hide.

She's damaged.
He's determined.

Fate brought them together.
Love binds them.

Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he's heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right?
Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College. The one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. The one that distracts him like no one ever has.
Plagued with a hidden injury and desperate to impress the scouts watching his every move, Johnny has been placed on a pedestal so high, he has no room to make mistakes.
Striving to maintain balance, and on the crest of the International Summer Campaign, Johnny needs to keep his head in the game. He needs to stay focused, and cannot afford to let distractions get in the way of the bigger picture.
But what happens when a lonely girl with sad eyes becomes the only picture?

Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her.
On her very first day at the prestigious private school, she comes into contact with the notorious Johnny Kavanagh.
Thrown through a hoop over her feelings for him, and desperate to keep a low-profile, Shannon finds herself once again the target of bullies as she forms a fragile alliance with rugby's rising star.

Falling into a complicated friendship and grappling with their undeniable chemistry, Johnny and Shannon must face obstacles that threaten their relationship.

Two teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks collide.

Friendship, first love, rising fame, horrifying secrets, and pain all fuel together in Binding 13.

Hearts are binding and lives are entwining in Binding 13.

Binding 13 is the explosive first installment of a brand-new series from Chloe Walsh. Based in Ireland, the Boys Of Tommen series is bound to captivate and lure you into the world of rugby, love, and teenage heartbreak.]]> 626 Chloe Walsh lauren 5 4.43 2018
author: Chloe Walsh
name: lauren
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/25
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oh m gee—no words, thank you chloe walsh for this masterpiece..
]]> 90202302 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.�� —Xaden Riorson

Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders�� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 lauren 5 4.33 2023
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: lauren
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/19
date added: 2024/10/19
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bawled my eyes out..the ending chapters had me on edgee, i love violet & xaden pls do not pull a tamlin on us rebecca
]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile�� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 665 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 lauren 4 i feel like Violet could’ve tortured Xaden a little more with the betrayal but oh well..
the smut scenes weren’t as good as i expected but still loved their romance..they deserve a happy ending..balled my eyes out with Liam, he did not deserve that..also the ending? hello?
running to read the 2nd book!!]]> 4.56 2023
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: lauren
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/11
date added: 2024/10/11
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i loved it. loved Violet loved Tairn loved Andarna.
i feel like Violet could’ve tortured Xaden a little more with the betrayal but oh well..
the smut scenes weren’t as good as i expected but still loved their romance..they deserve a happy ending..balled my eyes out with Liam, he did not deserve that..also the ending? hello?
running to read the 2nd book!!
]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X lauren 3 3.77 2019
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: lauren
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2021/08/09
date added: 2024/07/02
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]]> 9201647
Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask:

· Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change?
· Why do men take nice girls for granted?
· Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself?

Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry—you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort.]]> 288 Sherry Argov 1605501557 lauren 3 3.78 2009
author: Sherry Argov
name: lauren
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2023/09/12
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]]> 56653002 She can never be his...but he's taking her anyway.

Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.

He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her.

Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She’s nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.

Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he’s faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.

Because she’s his.

His princess.
His forbidden fruit.
His every depraved fantasy.

***

Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.

But when her brother abdicates, she’s suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.

And as she navigates the intricacies—and treacheries—of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can’t have.

Her bodyguard.
Her protector.
Her ultimate ruin.

Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom them both.

Twisted Games is a slow to medium burn contemporary royal bodyguard romance. It’s book two of the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

Warning: This book contains a possessive alpha hero, explicit sexual content, and profanity.]]> 456 Ana Huang lauren 4 4.10 2021
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2023/03/09
date added: 2023/03/09
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i’ve finally finished this book
]]> 55817097 He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world.

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.

Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.

But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

***

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember.

But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want.

Her brother’s best friend.
Her neighbor.
Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear.

Twisted Love is a brother’s best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

WARNING: This book contains a possessive, morally gray alphahole; explicit sexual content, and profanity. No cheating or menage, but if you're looking for a traditionally sweet, loveable hero, this is not the book for you. Recommended for 18+. ]]> 360 Ana Huang lauren 3 3.74 2021
author: Ana Huang
name: lauren
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2023/01/15
date added: 2023/01/15
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okay this was good in terms of smut..
]]> 33942463 216 Rupi Kaur 8467049022 lauren 4 3.93 2014
author: Rupi Kaur
name: lauren
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2022/12/11
date added: 2022/12/11
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“los cuerpos de otras mujeres no son nuestros campos de batalla�� �� ��
]]> 36199084 A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.

Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.

It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...

Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...]]> 323 Helen Hoang 0451490819 lauren 4 okay but why was this actually so good!!
i loved this—they were both so fun to read about.

ps. cant wait to read quan’s story ngl..]]> 3.88 2018
author: Helen Hoang
name: lauren
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2022/12/02
date added: 2022/12/02
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4⭐️
okay but why was this actually so good!!
i loved this—they were both so fun to read about.

ps. cant wait to read quan’s story ngl..
]]> 50898145
Film for Her is a story book of people, places, and memories captured on film. Through photographs, poetry, prose, and a short story, Orion Carloto invites readers to remember the forgotten and reach into the past, find comfort in the present, and make sense of the intangible future. Film photography isn’t just eye candy; it’s timeless and romantic—the ideal complement to Carloto’s writing. In Film for Her , much like a visual diary, word and image are intertwined in a book perfect for both gift and self-purchase.]]> 192 Orion Carloto 1524853771 lauren 5
stunning. everyone needs a piece of this book.
‘PHILAUTIA’S LOVE, ACT ll�� �� my favorite. ]]> 3.77 2020
author: Orion Carloto
name: lauren
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2022/11/27
date added: 2022/11/27
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5 ⭐️

stunning. everyone needs a piece of this book.
‘PHILAUTIA’S LOVE, ACT ll�� �� my favorite.
]]> 60393672 Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the “glorious and touching�� (USA TODAY) #1 New York Times bestseller It Ends with Us.

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date.

But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.

Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the “gripping, pulse-pounding�� (Sarah Pekkanen, author of Perfect Neighbors) bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Revealing more about Atlas’s past and following Lily as she embraces a second chance at true love while navigating a jealous ex-husband, it proves that “no one delivers an emotional read like Colleen Hoover�� (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author).]]> 323 Colleen Hoover 1668001225 lauren 3
meh..compared to ‘it ends with us�� i expected this to be wayyy better than it was. loved the dual pov’s though.
i’m a little disappointed it wasn’t as good as i was hoping but it was fun to read about these two again. ]]> 3.80 2022
author: Colleen Hoover
name: lauren
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/11/26
date added: 2022/11/26
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3 ⭐️

meh..compared to ‘it ends with us�� i expected this to be wayyy better than it was. loved the dual pov’s though.
i’m a little disappointed it wasn’t as good as i was hoping but it was fun to read about these two again.
]]> 41032121 THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes...

Everyone says I’m a bad girl. They’re only partly right—I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.

And that’s who Jake Connelly is. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. But fate is cruel—I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me.

I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.

For every fake date…he wants a real one.

Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him.

That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.]]> 402 Elle Kennedy lauren 3 this was entertaining to say the most..

loved the plot of this story and i was very excited to read it ]]> 4.22 2019
author: Elle Kennedy
name: lauren
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2022/09/28
date added: 2022/09/28
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3⭐️
this was entertaining to say the most..

loved the plot of this story and i was very excited to read it
]]> 34851664
And that his best friend has a crush on me.

And that I just moved in with them.

Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?

I suppose it doesn’t matter. Fitzy has made it clear he’s not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. I’m not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I’m not about to start. I’ve got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future. So if my sexy brooding roomie wises up and realizes what he’s missing?

He knows where to find me.]]> 368 Elle Kennedy 0994054459 lauren 2 the beginning was so exciting and had so much potential…but sadly it got so boring later on.

Summer was annoying and boring.
Fitz’s character started well but became tiring and boring as well.
don’t know how to feel about Hunter until i read his book..

overall, a boring plot.]]> 3.84 2018
author: Elle Kennedy
name: lauren
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2022/09/28
date added: 2022/09/28
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2⭐️
the beginning was so exciting and had so much potential…but sadly it got so boring later on.

Summer was annoying and boring.
Fitz’s character started well but became tiring and boring as well.
don’t know how to feel about Hunter until i read his book..

overall, a boring plot.
]]> 60321248 A gaming comic,
with romance

She’s young, single and about to achieve her dream of creating incredible video games. But then life throws her a one-two punch: a popular streamer gives her first game a scathing review. Even worse, she finds out that the same troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! A funny, sexy, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety.

Come for the plot, stay for the doggo.]]> 208 Leeanne M. Krecic 1952126606 lauren 3 this one was meh 4.26 2023
author: Leeanne M. Krecic
name: lauren
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2022/09/06
date added: 2022/09/06
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this one was meh
]]> 54985743 Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806750 lauren 1 the reason for them to stop talking for 2 years was so stupid and childish like..what’s so hard about talking it, or even texting.

getting only her pov was one of the reasons this is a 1 star. it was suffocating at some point.

the obsession with sarah in this book was so messy. the writing, the plot, everything was so all over the place like.

no i do not want to know what i can do in a city for $10, this is a romance book not a travel guide!

nothing about this book was exciting to me and i am disappointed to the bone because i was truly excited to experience some emily henry’s writing. ]]> 3.85 2021
author: Emily Henry
name: lauren
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2021
rating: 1
read at: 2022/08/11
date added: 2022/08/11
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biggest disappointment for a romance so far.
the reason for them to stop talking for 2 years was so stupid and childish like..what’s so hard about talking it, or even texting.

getting only her pov was one of the reasons this is a 1 star. it was suffocating at some point.

the obsession with sarah in this book was so messy. the writing, the plot, everything was so all over the place like.

no i do not want to know what i can do in a city for $10, this is a romance book not a travel guide!

nothing about this book was exciting to me and i am disappointed to the bone because i was truly excited to experience some emily henry’s writing.
]]> 36750057 The incredible true story of a boy living in war-torn Somalia who escapes to America--first by way of the movies; years later, through a miraculous green card.

Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop artists like Michael Jackson and watching films starring action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these real Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies.

Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu as Abdi American, but when the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab rose to power in 2006, it suddenly became dangerous to celebrate Western culture. Desperate to make a living, Abdi used his language skills to post secret dispatches to NPR and the Internet, which found an audience of worldwide listeners. But as life in Somalia grew more dangerous, Abdi was left with no choice but to flee to Kenya as a refugee.

In an amazing stroke of luck, Abdi won entrance to the U.S. in the annual visa lottery, though his route to America--filled with twists and turns and a harrowing sequence of events that nearly stranded him in Nairobi--did not come easily. Parts of his story were first heard on the BBC World Service and This American Life. Now a proud resident of Maine, on the path to citizenship, Abdi Nor Iftin's dramatic, deeply stirring memoir is truly a story for our time: a vivid reminder of why western democracies still beckon to those looking to make a better life.]]> 320 Abdi Nor Iftin 1524732192 lauren 3 3⭐️<br />terrific story.. 4.52 2018
author: Abdi Nor Iftin
name: lauren
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2022/08/07
date added: 2022/08/07
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3⭐️
terrific story..
]]> 60442492
When Maxi’s father, Duke Croyso, receives a royal order from the King to fight the Red Dragon Sektor, he decides to marry his daughter off to Riftan Calypse, a peasant knight. Duke Croyso’s plan is to push off his martial responsibilities to his son-in-law. Maxi thus finds herself forced into a marriage with a man she barely knows. The newlyweds spend their first night together, but they become separated immediately as Riftan leaves for war early next morning.

Fast forward three years later, and the couple reunites when Riftan comes back to the city to celebrate his victory in war. Although the two spent only one night together and Riftan is a stranger to Maxi, she is afraid that he might want to divorce her, for the divorce would mean a death sentence for the young woman.

What are Riftan’s intentions? Will Maxi find the strength to overcome her trauma and lack of self-confidence? Will the couple survive and find love against all odds?

This volume collects episodes 1��39 of the web novel Under the Oak Tree.]]> 249 Suji Kim lauren 3 such a cute story..can’t wait for the next episodes ]]> 4.27 2017
author: Suji Kim
name: lauren
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2022/08/05
date added: 2022/08/05
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3.5⭐️
such a cute story..can’t wait for the next episodes
]]> 20803953
But he still won't leave me alone.

We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got more sadistic as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him.

But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin my senior year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back.

I'm not going to let him bully me anymore.

***This novel contains adult/mature young adult situations. It is only suitable for ages 18+ due to language, violence, and sexual situations.]]> 333 Penelope Douglas lauren 2
expected better writing, better plot and better smutt from miss penelope but this was pure cringe.

K.C. was the worst friend, and liam ugh, thanks for standing up for tate that one time but you f’ed up boy. Jared was not potential enough for a male lead, (maybe when i read his pov, i can have a different opinion.) i only liked tate the times where she actually stood up for herself and starting hitting things and people..the other time, she was boring and had no personality. madoc was the only character that i slightly enjoyed reading the most..with his funny remarks.

overall..everything happened so fast and the writing was not what i’m used to from the author. but i can understand that it was her first book, and that there was a lot of learning and improvement after this book.]]> 3.77 2013
author: Penelope Douglas
name: lauren
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2013
rating: 2
read at: 2022/08/02
date added: 2022/08/02
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2⭐️

expected better writing, better plot and better smutt from miss penelope but this was pure cringe.

K.C. was the worst friend, and liam ugh, thanks for standing up for tate that one time but you f’ed up boy. Jared was not potential enough for a male lead, (maybe when i read his pov, i can have a different opinion.) i only liked tate the times where she actually stood up for herself and starting hitting things and people..the other time, she was boring and had no personality. madoc was the only character that i slightly enjoyed reading the most..with his funny remarks.

overall..everything happened so fast and the writing was not what i’m used to from the author. but i can understand that it was her first book, and that there was a lot of learning and improvement after this book.
]]> 58943206 A sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer.

Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin.
I'm standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor.

It's a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie.
He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye.
Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot.
Now I'm working for that man, trying to ignore that he's hot.
But as a down on her luck girl with a difficult past, I know an opportunity when I see one—and I have to make it last.

I'll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows.
I'll work without stopping. And when we lose the battle with temptation, I'll try and remember I'm just window shopping.]]> 258 Tessa Bailey lauren 3 3.42 2021
author: Tessa Bailey
name: lauren
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2021/12/20
date added: 2022/07/24
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meh, not a fan of insta-love but it was cute ��
]]> 56732449
That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding... six-pack abs.

Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.]]> 356 Ali Hazelwood 0593336828 lauren 4 masterpiece 4.11 2021
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: lauren
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/24
date added: 2022/07/24
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review:
masterpiece
]]> 28262024 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

She’s good at achieving her goals��

College senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn’t include a gorgeous hockey player who believes in love at first sight. One night of sizzling heat and surprising tenderness is all she’s willing to give John Tucker, but sometimes, one night is all it takes for your entire life to change.

But the game just got a whole lot more complicated...

Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. On the ice, he’s fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of twenty-two, he refuses to be a bench warmer. It doesn’t hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. The problem is, Sabrina’s heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he’ll have to convince her that some goals can only be made with an assist.]]> 350 Elle Kennedy 1533344345 lauren 4 3.97 2016
author: Elle Kennedy
name: lauren
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/05
date added: 2022/07/24
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a man like tucker ✨✨ is all we need
]]> 25564665 He's a player in more ways than one��

College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hookups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he'll be forced to walk after graduation. A sexy encounter with freshman Grace Ivers is just the distraction he needs, but when a thoughtless mistake pushes her away, Logan plans to spend his final year proving to her that he's worth a second chance.

Now he's going to need to up his game��

After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She's not a charity case, and she's not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He'll have to work for it. This time around, she'll be the one in the driver's seat, and she plans on driving him wild.]]> 296 Elle Kennedy 151166066X lauren 3 4.03 2015
author: Elle Kennedy
name: lauren
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2021/11/01
date added: 2022/07/24
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a little bit boring at parts but still loved it ��
]]> 40916679
Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.]]> 433 Holly Jackson 1405293187 lauren 4 really really enjoyed this 4.30 2019
author: Holly Jackson
name: lauren
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2021/10/17
date added: 2022/07/24
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really really enjoyed this
]]> 52772417
She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria... even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons.

The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world... or is he keeping dangerous secrets about his true nature?

Emilia will be tested in every way as she seeks a series of magical objects that will unlock the clues of her past and the answers she craves...

One sister.
Two sinful princes.
Infinite deception with a side of revenge�� Welcome to Hell.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stalking Jack the Ripper Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling, sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked!]]> 437 Kerri Maniscalco 1529350506 lauren 3 4.09 2021
author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: lauren
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2021/10/14
date added: 2022/07/24
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hm…definitely better than the first one. emilia’s development and fauna were the best thing here.
]]> 13239950 A conversation in a Spanish cafe between a man and a woman that is not as simple as it seems.

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, which was first published in the 1927 collection Men Without Women. Here, a man and his girlfriend wait for a train to Madrid at station in rural Spain, the almost casual nature of their conversation evading the true emotional depth of what’s happening between the two of them.

This story is considered to be among Ernest Hemingway’s best short fiction, showcasing the author’s powerful ability to strip writing down to its bare bones and allow the reader’s imagination to fill in the subtext.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Three novels, four collections of short stories and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of these are considered classics of American literature.]]> 6 Ernest Hemingway lauren 4 3.86 1927
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: lauren
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1927
rating: 4
read at: 2021/10/06
date added: 2022/07/24
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had to read this for a class and every time i’d read it there will be new theories forming in my head
]]> 25883848
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person’s undoing
3) Joshua Templeman

Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they’ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There’s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can’t let Joshua beat her at anything—especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.

If Lucy wins this game, she’ll be Joshua’s boss. If she loses, she’ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she’s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she’s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game. ​​]]> 387 Sally Thorne lauren 3 3.93 2016
author: Sally Thorne
name: lauren
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2021/09/16
date added: 2022/07/24
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]]> 36475314
Chevron Raynes 'accidentally' hacks into her college mainframe and finds blueprints to a billion dollar satellite belonging to none other than the Mafia. As if that wasn't bad enough, when the blueprints and a certain Professor go missing, Chevron is thrown under the Mafia's radar. Soon she's running for her life with not one but three Mafias behind her, in a race to get the blueprints.

Adrian DeLuca is a genius who has a talent for psychology and manipulation. He may be the youngest Mafia Boss ever, but his raw ambition and ruthlessness scares people twice as old as him. So what happens when his only chance of getting the billion dollar blueprint is a headstrong, intelligent little girl who was probably just in the wrong place at the wrong time?

An adventure where the two unlikely allies travel the globe to solve cryptic clues and pull off the heist of the century without killing each other. Laced with humor and romance.

*Strong Language*]]> -LisBug lauren 4 3.50
author: -LisBug
name: lauren
average rating: 3.50
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2021/09/01
date added: 2022/07/24
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]]> 38365753 «¿Que se siente vivir con tres chicos hermosos?»
«Eres tan afortunada»
«Vivir con esas bellezas, que privilegio.»
«¿Como puedes vivir con ellos? »
«¿Te has tirado a alguno?»
«¿Podrías conseguirme su numero de celular?»

Eso es solo un poco de lo que he tenido que lidiar desde que los chicos Hidalgo crecieron y se convirtieron en el sueño húmedo de todas las chicas de este lugar. Artemis, Ares y Apolo Hidalgo son los responsables de muchos suspiros de chicas en las calles y con los que crecí aunque no seamos familia. Muchas personas me creen afortunada, pero están tan equivocados sobre mí vida; no saben mi historia, no todo es color de rosa en la vida de una chica como yo.

Nada es tan fácil y simple en la vida de una chica como yo.]]> 512 Ariana Godoy lauren 3 3.62 2021
author: Ariana Godoy
name: lauren
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2021/09/01
date added: 2022/07/24
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]]> 49644532
Una de las historias de amor más adictivas de Wattpad.

Para Jenna Brown, su primer año en la Universidad suponía alejarse de su familia y sus amigos y enfrentarse al mundo por primera vez en su vida.

Su novio le había dejado claras sus intenciones: a partir de ese momento, tenían una relación a distancia y abierta. Ambos podían hacer lo que quisieran porque sabían que se querían el uno al otro.

Así que no pasaba nada si no dejaba de acercarse al mejor amigo del novio de su compañera de habitación, ¿no?

De todos modos, ¿qué importaba si estaba con él en ausencia de su novio? Todo volvería a la normalidad en diciembre. ¿Cambiaría algo?

Tenía hasta entonces para descubrirlo.]]> 496 Joana Marcús 8418949139 lauren 5 4.39 2019
author: Joana Marcús
name: lauren
average rating: 4.39
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rating: 5
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]]> 48500363 ****ADVERTENCIAYA PUEDES ENCONTRAR LA NUEVA VERSIÓN DE ESTE LIBRO AQUÍ EN AMAZON.La nueva versión contiene más capítulos, escenas extras. Una trama mejor construida y personajes perfeccionados.Puedes buscar la nueva versión CORAZÓN DE HIELO (NUEVA VERSIÓN) con 714 páginas.]]> 560 Jasmín Martínez lauren 2 3.93
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]]> 54483542 Libro 1: Lascivia, Amores que hieren.

Las vacaciones acabaron y Rachel debe volver a su puesto como teniente en el ejército de la FEMF, encontrándose con que la central de Londres no es lo mismo.
Llegó un nuevo coronel, soberbio y con una belleza que no parece humana. Hombre que no tiene ojos sino dagas de acero que la ponen entre la espada y la pared al sentirse tentada por su superior.
Ella sabe que no es sano, bueno, ni correcto sencillamente porque quien incita deseos impuros es el mejor amigo de su novio; Bratt Lewis. Christopher Morgan no es solo el coronel, verdugo y dictador del ejército más importante del mundo, tambien es el terror de la mafia italiana y a futuro el arma que dañara al que predica ser su hermano.
Él tenía claro a lo que iba, pero Rachel despertó tentaciones sexuales regidas por aquel pecado desconocido llamado lascivia, demostrando que en cuestiones de pasión no hay amigos, alianzas ni compromisos.
Él esta casado y ella sueña con lo mismo, pero la tentación desencadenará entre ellos un torbellino de pasiones, lujurias y deseos que solo viven aquellos que se hacen llamar amantes.
"Sus actitudes son las de un desalmado sin sentimientos, pero su físico... Joder, su físico me humedece las bragas."
Mafias, ejércitos secretos, infieles, adicciones y engaños. ¿Complicado? No, complicado es convivir con la tentación hecha hombre.]]> 880 Eva Muñoz lauren 4 4.02 2018
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average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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]]> 42201431
Olive braces herself to get through 24 hours of wedding hell before she can return to her comfortable, unlucky life. But when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning from eating bad shellfish, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. And now there’s an all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Hawaii up for grabs.

Putting their mutual hatred aside for the sake of a free vacation, Olive and Ethan head for paradise, determined to avoid each other at all costs. But when Olive runs into her future boss, the little white lie she tells him is suddenly at risk to become a whole lot bigger. She and Ethan now have to pretend to be loving newlyweds, and her luck seems worse than ever. But the weird thing is that she doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, she feels kind of... lucky.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501128035.]]> 432 Christina Lauren 1501128035 lauren 3 3.88 2019
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name: lauren
average rating: 3.88
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]]> 26032912 He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.

Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan’s betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.

Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict’s bloody politics.

And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity��

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy.]]> 321 Holly Black 0316310409 lauren 3 4.33 2019
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]]> 53439886
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone . Revealing a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s enigmatic high king, Cardan, his tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing, and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from Cardan’s perspective.

This new installment in the Folk of the Air series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.]]> 200 Holly Black lauren 2 4.15 2020
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]]> 58124274 Erika

I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession.

His name is Michael Crist.

My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me.

But I noticed him.

I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid…For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away.

Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore.

Because he’s finally noticed me.

Michael

Her name is Erika Fane, but everyone calls her Rika.

My brother’s girlfriend grew up hanging around my house and is always at our dinner table. She looks down when I enter a room and stills when I am close. I can always feel the fear rolling off of her, and while I haven’t had her body, I know that I have her mind. That’s all I really want anyway.

Until my brother leaves for the military, and I find Rika alone at college.

In my city.

Unprotected.

The opportunity is too good to be true as well as the timing. Because you see, three years ago she put a few of my high school friends in prison, and now they’re out.

We’ve waited. We’ve been patient. And now every last one of her nightmares will come true.


***Corrupt can be read as a stand-alone. No cliffhanger.]]> 516 Penelope Douglas 1518783872 lauren 3 3.70 2015
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> 40772063 Sometimes the difference between a love story and a horror story is where the ending comes...

While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister Taryn began to fall in love with the trickster, Locke.

Half-apology and half-explanation, it turns out that Taryn has some secrets of her own to reveal.

The Lost Sisters is a companion e-novella to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince by master writer Holly Black.]]> 50 Holly Black lauren 1 3.33 2018
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]]> 52735921 Two sisters.
One brutal murder.
A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself...
And an intoxicating romance.

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin...desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost—even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden.

Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked—princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems...]]> 372 Kerri Maniscalco 0316428469 lauren 3 3.87 2020
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average rating: 3.87
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rating: 3
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]]> 59344312
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.]]> 336 Colleen Hoover 153872474X lauren 5 the note..whatt..
i’m still a little bittersweet about verity tbh.
every character just seemed to be the villain at some point, it’s like they took turns..
loved the book ]]> 4.29 2018
author: Colleen Hoover
name: lauren
average rating: 4.29
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rating: 5
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5⭐️
the note..whatt..
i’m still a little bittersweet about verity tbh.
every character just seemed to be the villain at some point, it’s like they took turns..
loved the book
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