phoebe *✧･�*'s bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:53:37 -0700 60 phoebe *✧･�*'s bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Deal (Off-Campus #1) 202115164 Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she’s carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush’s attention, she’ll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice…even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.

...and it’s going to be oh so good
All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he’s worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he’s all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn’t take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn’t going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.]]> 400 Elle Kennedy 0349440840 phoebe *✧･�* 5 currently-reading 4.21 2015 The Deal (Off-Campus #1)
author: Elle Kennedy
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/31
date added: 2025/04/21
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reappearance of Rachel Price]]> 218677876
The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again …]]> 448 Holly Jackson 0008507260 phoebe *✧･�* 4 tbr very fast-paced & i didn’t expect the plot twists ]]> 4.07 2024 The Reappearance of Rachel Price
author: Holly Jackson
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/21
date added: 2025/04/21
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4 stars ੈ✩‧₊˚
very fast-paced & i didn’t expect the plot twists
]]> <![CDATA[The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, #4)]]> 213186396 Fall in love with the brand new spring romance set in Dream Harbor, from the bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café.

As a renowned chef, single-dad Archer never planned on moving to a small town, let alone running a pancake restaurant. But Dream Harbor needs a new chef, and Archer needs a community to help raise his daughter, Olive.

Iris has never managed to hold down a job for more than a few months. So when Mayor Kelly suggests Archer is looking for a nanny, and Iris might be available, she shudders at the thought. But in need of money she reluctantly agrees.

As Archer and Iris get used to their new roles, is it possible that they might have more in common than they first thought, or is Olive just determined to play match-maker�

Tropes:

� single dad
� forced proximity
� slow burn
� found family
� one bed]]> 361 Laurie Gilmore 0008713340 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, kindle 3.93 2025 The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, #4)
author: Laurie Gilmore
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)]]> 211164792 Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance.

Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.

Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?]]> 384 Sarah Adams 0593723694 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.07 2025 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)
author: Sarah Adams
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/04/19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Confession (Eden Falls Academy #5)]]> 63921267 Would a billionaire’s son ever fall for his maid?
Maybe in a fairytale.
But in real life? I’m not holding my breath.

I’ve always been invisible to Nash Hastings—the beautiful boy I’ve been in love with since one magical night last summer.

A night he doesn’t even remember.

Until an accidental text puts it back on his radar.

But I can’t tell him the girl he met at his family’s garden party is now a housekeeper in his family’s mansion.

Because if he knew it was me he was texting, the fairytale would be over.

I’m no princess and don’t belong in his world.

If only my heart knew its place.]]> 452 Judy Corry phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.12 2023 The Confession (Eden Falls Academy #5)
author: Judy Corry
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Daydream (Maple Hills, #3) 199798652
When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner knows he’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college. And now with his new title of captain for the hockey team—which he didn’t even want—Henry absolutely cannot fail. Enter Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who finds herself befriended by Henry when he accidentally crashes her book club.

Halle may not have the romantic pursuits of her favorite fictional leads, but she’s an academic superstar, and as soon as she hears about Henry’s problems with his class reading material, she offers to help. Too bad being a private tutor isn’t exactly ideal given her own studies, job, book club, and the novel she’s trying to write. But new experiences are the key to beating her writer’s block, and Henry’s promising to be the one to give them to her.

They just need to stick to their rule book.

Oh, and not fall in love.]]> 433 Hannah Grace 1668026252 phoebe *✧･�* 3 i enjoyed the story but took a while to read ]]> 3.91 2024 Daydream (Maple Hills, #3)
author: Hannah Grace
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/13
date added: 2025/04/13
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3 stars ੈ✩‧₊˚
i enjoyed the story but took a while to read
]]> Variation 210482187 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.]]> 459 Rebecca Yarros 1662514697 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.19 2024 Variation
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Still Friends: 25 Years of the TV Show That Defined an Era]]> 50890111 Twenty-five years on from when it first aired, Still Friends is an entertaining, fascinating and deeply researched behind-the-scenes look at the success of the hit show, Friends, featuring exclusive interviews with the show's creators, cast members and industry insiders.

In September 1994, six friends sat down in their favourite coffee shop and began bantering. A quarter of a century later, new fans are still finding their way into the lives of Rachel, Ross, Joey, Chandler, Monica and Phoebe, and thanks to a combination of talented creators, its intimate understanding of its youthful audience, and its reign during network television's last moment of dominance, Friends has become the most influential and beloved show of its era.

Noted pop culture historian Saul Austerlitz is here to tell us how it happened. Utilizing exclusive interviews with creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, executive producer Kevin Bright, director James Burrows, and many other producers, writers, and cast members, Still Friends tells the story of Friends' creation, its remarkable decade-long run, and its astonishing Netflix-fuelled afterlife. Readers will learn how the show was developed and cast, written and filmed. They'll be reminded of episodes like the one about the trivia contest, the prom video, and the London trip. And, of course, the saga of Ross and Rachel. They'll also discover surprising details: that Monica and Joey were the show's original romantic couple, how Danielle Steel probably saved Jennifer Aniston's career, and why Friends is still so popular today.

On the 25th anniversary of this truly groundbreaking show, it's clear that Friends has a legacy that has endured beyond wildest expectations. And in this hilarious, informative, and entertaining book, readers will now understand why.

As published in the US as Generation Friends.

]]> 368 Saul Austerlitz 1409193918 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.58 2019 Still Friends: 25 Years of the TV Show That Defined an Era
author: Saul Austerlitz
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> One Day 11047698 ***Pre-order David Nicholls' new novel YOU ARE HERE now - Coming April 2024***THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES'A wonderful, wonderful book' THE TIMES 'Perfect' NEW YORK TIMES 'A modern classic' DAILY MIRROR 'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy' INDEPENDENT 'Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable' NICK HORNBYTWENTY YEARS, TWO PEOPLE, ONE DAY15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows?ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS 'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now' FINANCIAL TIMES 'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love' THE TIMES 'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does' EVENING STANDARD 'Genuinely brilliant' NEW STATESMAN]]> 442 David Nicholls phoebe *✧･�* 2 i loved the netflix series so i was excited to read the book however i found it very different and hard to engage in
i thought the part with dexter’s baby very difficult to get through :( ]]> 4.20 2009 One Day
author: David Nicholls
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2009
rating: 2
read at: 2025/01/21
date added: 2025/01/22
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2 stars ੈ✩‧₊˚
i loved the netflix series so i was excited to read the book however i found it very different and hard to engage in
i thought the part with dexter’s baby very difficult to get through :(
]]> <![CDATA[One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)]]> 57932307 The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four’s past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself—and the consequences are deadly.

The third time’s a charm.

It’s been almost two years since Simon died in detention, and the aftermath has been hard to shake. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren’t killers. Then a new generation outwitted a vengeful copycat. Now the entire Bayview Crew is back home for the summer, and everyone is trying to move on.

Only, this is Bayview, and life is never that simple.

At first the mysterious billboard seems like a bad Time for a new game, Bayview. But when a member of the Bayview Crew disappears, it’s clear this “game� is serious—and whoever’s in charge isn’t sharing the rules. Or maybe there aren’t any.

Bronwyn. Cooper. Addy. Nate. Maeve. Phoebe. Knox. Luis. Kris. Everyone’s a target. And now that someone unexpected has returned to Bayview, things could start getting deadly.

The thing is, Simon was right about secrets—they all come out eventually. And Bayview has a lot it’s still hiding.]]> 368 Karen M. McManus 0593485033 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.96 2023 One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)
author: Karen M. McManus
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)]]> 39083635
In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man... Right?]]> 384 Danielle Lori 1721284443 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.98 2018 The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
author: Danielle Lori
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #2)]]> 195532965
The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than ever before. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career.

When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can’t seem to shake the eyes of a handsome cowboy. When she leads him to the back of the bar, he leaves her with a kiss that most people can only fantasize about. She almost regrets that she’ll never see him again... except it turns out he’s her new boss.

Weston Ryder is a happy guy. Even happier now that the mystery woman from the bar is the interior designer for his dream project on his family’s ranch. He feels like he hit the jackpot. It’s too bad she wants absolutely nothing to do with him outside of work. Ada is convinced the pull she feels toward Wes will go away, but Wes can’t stop thinking about her. Even though walls are coming down around Rebel Blue, Ada’s walls are firmly in place.

Can they make it through this project without giving in? Or will they both put their dreams on the line for a chance at love?]]> 320 Lyla Sage 059373243X phoebe *✧･�* 4 so sweet ! can’t wait to read the next books in the series � ︎]]> 3.90 2024 Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #2)
author: Lyla Sage
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/11
date added: 2025/01/11
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4 stars ੈ✩‧₊˚
so sweet ! can’t wait to read the next books in the series � �
]]> Yellowface 62966998
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 326 R.F. Kuang 0008532796 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, kindle 3.70 2023 Yellowface
author: R.F. Kuang
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Out of the Woods 209220944
But Sarah has begun to wonder... Who is she without her other half?

When she decides to take on a project of her own, a fundraising gala in memoriam of her late mother, Sarah wants nothing more than to prove to herself—and to everyone else—that she doesn’t need Caleb’s help to succeed. She’s still her mother’s daughter, after all. Independent and capable.

That is until the event fails and Caleb uninvitedly steps in to save the day.

The rift that follows unearths a decade of grievances between them and doubts begin to grow. Are they truly the same people they were when they got married at nineteen? Are they supposed to be?

In a desperate attempt to fix what they fear is near breaking, Sarah and Caleb make the spontaneous decision to join a grueling hiking trip intended to guide couples through rough patches.

What follows is a life-affirming comedy of errors as two nature-averse people fight their way out of the woods in order to find their way back to their roots.]]> 336 Hannah Bonam-Young 0593871863 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.99 2025 Out of the Woods
author: Hannah Bonam-Young
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/01/05
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]]> <![CDATA[Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)]]> 123179008
For the first time in her life, Clementine “Emmy� Ryder has no idea what she’s doing. She’s accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.

Luke Brooks is Meadowlark’s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy’s older brother’s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It’s been years since he’s seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can’t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.

Emmy’s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend’s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?]]> 356 Lyla Sage phoebe *✧･�* 4 very cute and quick
brothers best friend & small town romance ♡]]> 3.83 2023 Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)
author: Lyla Sage
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/05
date added: 2025/01/05
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4 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚
very cute and quick
brothers best friend & small town romance �
]]> The Last Song of Winter 203548300 In The Last Song of Winter, two extraordinary narratives intertwine through a hauntingly beautiful island setting, offering a gripping tale of heartbreak, romance and redemption.

Nursing a broken heart, Romy lives alone in a windswept cottage on an island off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Once the site of a haunting monastery, the island now serves as a bird sanctuary, where Romy and the enigmatic warden, Pen, coexist amidst ancient secrets and the melody of the wilderness. As the elements begin to take their toll, they will have to cooperate to survive, especially when a new arrival changes everything . . .

In the late 1940s, young and determined Veronica is drawn to the island in a quest to meet her hero, the devastatingly handsome Jack Bannock. A reclusive former star, he is now a broken man, haunted by a past filled with betrayal and loss. In her journey to heal Jack’s shattered spirit, Veronica must unearth hidden truths, and navigate the perilous path to claim her own career and love story . . .]]> 400 Lulu Taylor 1529094003 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.04 The Last Song of Winter
author: Lulu Taylor
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1)]]> 200033357 New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners.

One typo, and a boy and girl connect by chance. Wishing each other a happy Valentine’s Day isn’t the end. In fact, it becomes a friendly annual tradition—with rules: no pics, no real names, nothing too personal. As years pass, the rules for their email “dates� are breaking, and they’re sharing more than they imagined—including the urge to ask�what if we actually met?

Christina Lauren’s The Exception to the Rule is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.]]> 101 Christina Lauren 1662519893 phoebe *✧･�* 4 4.21 2024 The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1)
author: Christina Lauren
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/31
date added: 2024/12/31
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]]> <![CDATA[Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)]]> 195820807
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?]]> 432 Abby Jimenez 1538704439 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.35 2024 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
author: Abby Jimenez
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> All the Little Raindrops 76839114 The chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime.

It’s senior-year spring break, and Noelle Meyer and Evan Sinclair have been kidnapped. Neither knows why they were chosen, only that they share a tragic past: Evan’s father got away with killing Noelle’s mother, effectively ruining her family when the death was ruled an accident.

Despite the connection that should have made them enemies, the teens instead unite to face their other common denominator—their abductors. Noelle and Evan survive one sadistic circumstance after another, eventually making a harrowing escape. But every happy ending comes at a price�

Years later, Evan, now a private investigator, revisits the crime when he learns it may be ongoing. He reaches out to Noelle for help, and they discover that the answers lie with a man known only as the Collector. To close their case and solve the ones that followed, Noelle and Evan must unmask this mysterious spectator—the only man who knows enough secrets to take their captors down.

...

Mia: While ATLR's is a complete standalone, it is set in Reno just as Bad Mother was, and there are a few (general) references to the case from that story. For that reason, I'd suggest reading Bad Mother first to plant yourself firmly in that world. ]]> 390 Mia Sheridan 1662508239 phoebe *✧･�* 3
I did NOT expect the things that happened in this book
It was full of mystery
I enjoyed the different perspectives and how the story and characters all linked together ]]> 4.04 2023 All the Little Raindrops
author: Mia Sheridan
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/31
date added: 2024/12/31
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3.75 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚

I did NOT expect the things that happened in this book
It was full of mystery
I enjoyed the different perspectives and how the story and characters all linked together
]]> Maybe Not (Maybe, #1.5) 62967891
Or maybe not.

Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion. And he wants to be the one to test this theory.

Will Bridgette find it in herself to warm her heart to Warren and finally learn to love?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

Colleen Hoover, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe Someday, brilliantly brings to life the story of the hilarious and charismatic Warren in this new novella.

]]> 160 Colleen Hoover 1501125710 phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.43 2014 Maybe Not (Maybe, #1.5)
author: Colleen Hoover
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/27
date added: 2024/12/27
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]]> Wildfire (Maple Hills, #2) 101145836
Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name.

Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father’s gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home.

Russ knows breaking the camp’s strict “no staff fraternizing� rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can’t put out?]]> 387 Hannah Grace 1668026279 phoebe *✧･�* 4 3.82 2023 Wildfire (Maple Hills, #2)
author: Hannah Grace
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/26
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]]> One Last Secret 206112062 One last client

A week at a beautiful chateau in the south of France � it should be a straightforward final job for Dora. She’s a smart, stunning and discreet escort and Daniel has paid for her services before. This time, all she has to do is to convince the assembled guests that she is his girlfriend. Dora is used to playing roles and being whatever men want her to be. It’s all about putting on a front.

One last chance

It will be a last, luxurious look at how the other half lives, before Dora turns her back on the escort world and all its dangers. She has found someone she loves and trusts. With him, she can escape the life she’s trapped in. But when Dora arrives at the chateau it quickly becomes obvious that nothing is what it seems�

One last secret

Dora finds herself face-to-face with a man she has never forgotten, the one man who really knows her. And as old secrets surface, it becomes terrifyingly apparent that one last secret could cost Dora her life…]]> Adele Parks 0008444382 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.65 2022 One Last Secret
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]]> Dear John 6063230
What neither realises is that the events of 9/11 will change everything. John is prompted to re-enlist and fulfil what he feels is his duty to his country. But the lovers are young and their separation is long. Can they survive the distance?]]> 353 Nicholas Sparks 0751541885 phoebe *✧･�* 0 tbr, to-read 3.86 2006 Dear John
author: Nicholas Sparks
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Magnolia Parks (Magnolia Parks Universe, #1)]]> 195111318 430 Jessa Hastings 1398716901 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.80 2021 Magnolia Parks (Magnolia Parks Universe, #1)
author: Jessa Hastings
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Royal Valentine (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #6)]]> 200034641
Princess Ilaria has had it up to her tiara with the paparazzi, her own wild reputation, and the public eye. Trading places with her assistant, Ilaria wants just one blissfully ordinary weekend. Then a handsome photographer with a sexy Scottish burr offers to be her guide. Sparks fly, but how long can they last? Ilaria’s secret has to come out—and it could ruin a perfectly serendipitous romance.

Sariah Wilson’s Royal Valentine is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.]]> 71 Sariah Wilson phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.14 2024 Royal Valentine (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #6)
author: Sariah Wilson
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average rating: 3.14
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]]> <![CDATA[With Any Luck (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #5)]]> 200034157
Audrey Love is cursed to be the person before you find your soulmate, the girl you dump for your true love. So when her best friend disappears hours before his Valentine’s Day wedding, Audrey fears that she did the unthinkable and kissed him at last night’s bachelor party. With help from the best man, she retraces her steps to find the missing groom and, with any luck, a true love of her own.

Ashley Poston’s With Any Luck is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.]]> 43 Ashley Poston 166251980X phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.22 2024 With Any Luck (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #5)
author: Ashley Poston
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average rating: 3.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #4)]]> 200033957
This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.

Jasmine Guillory’s Drop, Cover, and Hold On is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.]]> 40 Jasmine Guillory 1662519834 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 2.93 2024 Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #4)
author: Jasmine Guillory
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average rating: 2.93
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]]> <![CDATA[Rosie and the Dreamboat (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #3)]]> 200034154 USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game.

Rosie Whittaker and her sister are up for some Galentine’s pampering at a day spa. Getting locked inside a flotation tank is so Rosie. Enter a firefighter hero determined to pry this luckless pearl out of her high-tech shell. All Rosie has to go on is a dreamy voice and a flirty sense of humor. Remain calm, Rosie. This could be what you’ve been waiting for. Is this the man she’s waited for her whole life?

Sally Thorne’s Rosie and the Dreamboat is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.]]> 44 Sally Thorne 1662520085 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.42 2024 Rosie and the Dreamboat (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #3)
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average rating: 3.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2)]]> 200034606
Holly is dealing with the impending death of her grandmother and still reeling from a bad breakup. One bright spot: a Valentine’s Day card on Holly’s windshield—even if it wasn’t meant for her. An amusing mistake soon turns into a lovely exchange of anonymous notes, little acts of kindness, and a growing affection between two strangers. What happens when one of them has to say goodbye?]]> 61 Abby Jimenez 166251963X phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.99 2024 Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2)
author: Abby Jimenez
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> Twelve (The Naturals, #4.5) 197002873 144 Jennifer Lynn Barnes phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.76 2017 Twelve (The Naturals, #4.5)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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]]> Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4) 62949651
When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock.

When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers.

They're being hunted.

Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder .]]> 509 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316540862 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.34 2016 Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.34
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]]> All In (The Naturals, #3) 62949650 Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days.

After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any security feed. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code -- and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes.

Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there's been a break in her mother's case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds -- and impossible choices.

With lives and love on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher in this fast-paced, thrilling novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and One of Us Is Lying.
]]> 378 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316540846 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.33 2015 All In (The Naturals, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2)]]> 62949649 Friendship. Romance. Serial killers. The Naturals are on the case.

Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.

But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean's incarcerated father -- a man he'd do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer's psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer's brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?]]> 378 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316540722 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.21 2014 Killer Instinct (The Naturals, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)]]> 62949648
Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.

What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides—especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Naturals is a gripping novel with killer appeal and a to-die-for romance. Don't miss the other books in the Naturals Killer Instinct , All In , and Bad Blood .
]]> 311 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0316540625 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.19 2013 The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> Next to You 197516598
Lane is in the middle of an identity crisis. Her friends are all partnered up, her career is leading nowhere, and simply put, she’s not happy. So, after a night out celebrating her birthday, she makes one hell of an impulsive a giant yellow forty-eight passenger school bus that she intends to make a home.

With little-to-no renovation experience, but a large sum of inheritance money, Lane enlists the help of her friend Matt—a mechanic by trade, handyman by practice, and hottie by nature.

While their mutual attraction is undeniable, Matt and Lane have silently agreed that a friendship is the only thing that can ever exist between them. Matt’s a total family guy with “settle down with me� tattooed across his forehead, whereas Lane is entirely commitment averse. It could never work . . . right?]]> 384 Hannah Bonam-Young 0593872126 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.11 2022 Next to You
author: Hannah Bonam-Young
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> Next of Kin 197516588 Two bickering strangers trying to foster their younger siblings team up to create a stable home, but the chemistry between them threatens to undo their plans.

When people-pleasing Chloe learns that her birth mother has unexpectedly had another baby, she doesn’t hesitate to become a next-of-kin guardian. But when she fails to pass Child Protective Services� financial evaluation, she is faced with a see her baby sister placed in foster care or participate in CPS’s new initiative, where two prospective guardians join households to qualify.

Enter Warren, a surly mechanic’s apprentice attempting to get custody of his deaf fifteen-year-old brother. From the moment Warren drives up thirty minutes late, blasting music out of his car, Chloe is convinced that this is a very bad idea. The two immediately clash but eventually agree to live together for the sake of their younger siblings.

As their lives intertwine, and Chloe adjusts to caring for her newborn sister, she begins to see a new, softer side of Warren. In fact, they’re far more similar than she could have imagined. What started as forced begins to feel natural—and far less lonely. Chemistry soon intensifies beyond what either of them can stand, but is their mutual attraction worth risking everything they’ve fought for?]]> 291 Hannah Bonam-Young 059387210X phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.83 2022 Next of Kin
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> Out on a Limb 198563657 414 Hannah Bonam-Young 0593872142 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.36 2023 Out on a Limb
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]]> The Legacy (Off-Campus #5) 202116766 Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation�

A wedding.
A proposal.
An elopement.
And a surprise pregnancy.

Can you guess which couple is which?

Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences…and big rewards.]]> 320 Elle Kennedy phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.64 2021 The Legacy (Off-Campus #5)
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average rating: 3.64
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]]> The Goal (Off-Campus #4) 202116681 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.]]> 384 Elle Kennedy 0349440875 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.81 2016 The Goal (Off-Campus #4)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> The Score (Off-Campus, #3) 202115291
He knows how to score, on and off the ice...

Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she's going to do after college. To make matters worse, she’s nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won’t include the king of one-night stands.

It’ll take more than flashy moves to win her over...

Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls…he’s a ladies man, all right, and he’s yet to meet a woman who’s immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world—and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It’s not over until he says it’s over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it’s time to stop focusing on scoring…and shoot for love.]]> 384 Elle Kennedy 0349440921 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.11 2016 The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> The Mistake (Off-Campus #2) 202115224 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.]]> 323 Elle Kennedy 0349440859 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.91 2015 The Mistake (Off-Campus #2)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2)]]> 60784644
When saving a life leads to her arrest, Hazel seems doomed to rot in prison until a message intervenes: Hazel has been specifically requested to be the personal physician of Princess Charlotte, the sickly granddaughter of King George III. Soon Hazel is dragged into the glamour and romance of a court where everyone has something to hide, especially the enigmatic, brilliant members of a social club known as the Companions to the Death.

As Hazel’s work entangles her more and more with the British court, she realizes that her own future as a surgeon isn't the only thing at stake for her. Malicious forces are at work in the monarchy, and Hazel may be the only one capable of setting things right.]]> 389 Dana Schwartz 1250861012 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.89 2023 Immortality: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2)
author: Dana Schwartz
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.89
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rating: 0
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]]> Deep End 212808709 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...]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.94 2025 Deep End
author: Ali Hazelwood
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Loathe to Love You (The STEMinist Novellas, #1-3)]]> 59054191 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a collection of steamy, STEMinist novellas featuring a trio of engineers and their loves in loathing—with a special bonus chapter!

Under One Roof
An environmental engineer discovers that scientists should never cohabitate when she finds herself stuck with the roommate from hell—a detestable big-oil lawyer who won't leave the thermostat alone.

Stuck with You
A civil engineer and her nemesis take their rivalry—and love—to the next level when they get stuck in a New York elevator.

Below Zero
A NASA aerospace engineer's frozen heart melts as she lies injured and stranded at a remote Arctic research station and the only person willing to undertake the dangerous rescue mission is her longtime rival.]]> 370 Ali Hazelwood 1408726777 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.83 2023 Loathe to Love You (The STEMinist Novellas, #1-3)
author: Ali Hazelwood
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)]]> 220389458 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Ali Hazelwood’s Cruel Winter with You is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 73 Ali Hazelwood 1662528396 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.68 2024 Cruel Winter with You (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1)
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]]> Icebreaker (UCMH, #1) 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 phoebe *✧･�* 4 3.75 2022 Icebreaker (UCMH, #1)
author: Hannah Grace
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> Pocketful of Us (Pocket #4) 52728672
Loyalty.
Family.
Power.

A code I never knew existed until now.
A code that could destroy us all.

Drowning in the sins of our fathers, everything is coming to a head.
It’s sink or swim time.
Too bad I’m already drowning�
�
Pocketful of Us is the fourth and concluding book in the Pocket series. Because of its explicit sexual content, mature themes, bully themes, potential triggers, and bad language, it is suitable for mature readers.
�

*Completed Series*

Series in order:�
Pocketful of Blame

Pocketful of Shame�
Pocketful of You

Pocketful of Us]]> 187 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.08 Pocketful of Us (Pocket #4)
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]]> Truth Game (Ocean Bay #3) 53875971 265 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.15 Truth Game (Ocean Bay #3)
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]]> Pocketful of You (Pocket #3) 52723964
Evil is lurking all around us and Sketch and I cannot escape the secrets of our past. A past that, up until now, neither one of us knew existed. Torn apart by our cruel, vindictive fathers, we face our biggest challenge yet; staying alive.�

Pocketful of You is the third in a four-book series. Therefore, the storyline continues into the fourth book. Because of its explicit sexual content, mature themes, bully themes, potential triggers, and bad language, it is suitable for mature readers.
�

Series in order:�
Pocketful of Blame�
Pocketful of Shame�
Pocketful of You�
Pocketful of Us]]> 178 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.17 2019 Pocketful of You (Pocket #3)
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> Off the Hook (Faking it #3) 34755781 disgraced my family.
They want to send me away.
They want me gone.
Out of sight, out of mind...
Only one person stands in their way.
Nathan.
He has a decision to make.
A life-altering choice.
Can he do this?
Does he want me?
It's not just about us anymore.
I'm a two for one deal...



Off The Hook is the third installment of the Faking It series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Off The Hook is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 159 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.95 Off the Hook (Faking it #3)
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]]> Waiting Game (Ocean Bay, #2) 49007621
I lived my life by the three-never rules.
1. Never back down.
2. Never break down.
3. Never look back.

The past was behind us for a reason. As for my past? Well, most of it felt like a dream � more like a horrible nightmare � and for years, I allowed myself to believe just that. Denial was my friend because my memories couldn't be trusted.

But now the girl I've adored since Pre-K is back in my town, back in my high school, and I'm losing control. The foundations around my carefully constructed world are cracking. My whole damn world is fracturing and falling apart at the seams. Molly comes with a whole heap of scars and a tidal wave of cold home truths. She thinks I'm some sort of hero. I can only pray she never discovers the truth� *** Warning ***
Because of its explicit sexual content, mature themes, triggers, violence, and bad language, Waiting Game is suitable for mature readers of seventeen years and above.

]]> 155 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.05 Waiting Game (Ocean Bay, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Never Let Me Go (Blurred Lines #2)]]> 28288573 Now I'm just a ghost. A body. A lost soul.
He was supposed to be mine!
He was all I ever wanted.
The reason I kept breathing.
I deserved him.
But he's gone from me, too.
She took him away.
And now, I don’t want to be on the ground with him anymore.
And now, I don’t have to wait to see the stars.
I'm ready to float away�

Never Let Me Go is the final installment of the bestselling Blurred Lines duet.

Warning: This is a dark book and not for the faint-hearted. It contains scenes of an extremely upsetting nature. Strictly an 18+ read.


Author’s Note:

This fictional story focuses on the lives of high school students and contains graphic scenes of sexual violence, promiscuity, bullying, physical violence, excessive bad language, self-harm, rape, abduction, child abuse, and substance abuse. Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers and, due to its explicit content, Never Let Me Go is recommended for mature readers of eighteen years old and above.]]> 140 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.12 2015 Never Let Me Go (Blurred Lines #2)
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]]> Off the Cards (Faking It #2) 34355500 130 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.96 Off the Cards (Faking It #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pocketful of Shame (Pocket #2)]]> 45167038
Chris Capaldi's words of warning haunt my every waking hour. I know I'm in danger, even if I can't identify the threat. Telling Sketch about the night his brother died was a mistake that could prove fatal for all of us. Secrets of this magnitude should stay buried, but it's out now and I can feel the walls closing in on me.

Presley and Sketch are determined to solve the riddle Chris left behind for us. They are hell bent on exposing the truth and bringing his killer to justice � whether I like it or not.

We're in a race against time, with three neon bright targets on our backs, and nowhere to hide. All I know is that leaving the safety of rehab and returning to Pocketful is a terrible idea.
Too bad I don't have a choice.

Pocketful of Shame is the second in a four-book series. Therefore, the storyline continues into the third and fourth book. Because of its explicit sexual content, mature themes, bully themes, potential triggers, and bad language, it is suitable for mature readers.

Series in order:
Pocketful of Blame
Pocketful of Shame
Pocketful of You
Pocketful of Us]]> 262 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.27 Pocketful of Shame (Pocket #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pocketful of Blame (Pocket #1)]]> 45029265 174 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.12 2019 Pocketful of Blame (Pocket #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blurring Lines (Blurred Lines, #1)]]> 25533867 "The stars will have to wait, I need you on the ground with me."
I was supposed to protect her.
I didn't.
She was taken from me, and subjected to crimes that made me sick to my stomach.
Three years later, she's back in my life.
Beautiful. Haunted. Tempting. Disturbed.
I know she's sick. Different. Broken. Fractured. I know what she wants from me is wrong. But she's determined to take back control of her life.
To take control of me.


Warning: This is a dark book and not for the faint-hearted. It contains scenes of an extremely upsetting nature. Strictly an 18+ read.


Author’s Note:

This fictional story focuses on the lives of high school students and contains graphic scenes of sexual violence, promiscuity, bullying, physical violence, excessive bad language, self-harm, rape, abduction, child abuse, and substance abuse. Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers and, due to its explicit content, Blurring Lines is recommended for mature readers of eighteen years old and above.]]> 300 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.08 2015 Blurring Lines (Blurred Lines, #1)
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]]> Off Limits (Faking It #1) 33770323 "Privileged princess meets boy from the wrong side of town."
I've loved my brother's best friend since forever.
Nathan Cole, with his dirty mouth, sinful tattoos, and screw the world attitude, has my head in a continuous spin.
He doesn’t see me like that, though.
To him, I'm just Jackson's baby sister.
Cute, young, off-limits�
Well, he's about to see how grown up I really am.
I plan on getting up close and personal with Springhill's bad boy.
Can you see me now, Nate?


Off Limits is the first installment of the Faking It series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Off Limits is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 242 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.72 Off Limits (Faking It #1)
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]]> Forever We Fall (Broken #4) 23358773 "Their love is their strongest weapon. They're each other's ultimate weakness."
It's been two years since he stole my heart.
Two years since our worlds collided.
Two years since our souls entwined.
We're a family now.
Desperately fighting to stay together in a world hell bent on tearing us apart.
He's my solider.
I'm his weakness.
We can make this work.
I know we can.
We just need to keep breathing.

She is the one thing I got right in a lifetime of f*cking up.
The thought of losing her terrifies me.
The danger I've feared is my reality now.
The clock is ticking.
Time is running out.
But she will survive this.
Whatever happens, I will keep her alive.


Forever We Fall is the fourth installment of the bestselling Broken series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Forever We Fall is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 440 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.43 2014 Forever We Fall (Broken #4)
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]]> Fall On Me (Broken #3) 22889329 I know he loves me � loves our daughter.
He would die to protect me.
I pray nobody else has to�


She is still with me.
Through all the carnage and f*cking devastation, we're still holding on, clinging to our relationship, and hoping for the best.
But I know trouble is coming.
Like a sixth sense, I can feel it brewing all around us, tainting our temporary peace.
I can only hope that we survive our next hurdle.
Either way, I'm all in with this woman.
Ride or die.

Fall On Me is the third installment of the bestselling Broken series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Fall On Me is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 376 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.14 Fall On Me (Broken #3)
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]]> Seven Sleepless Nights 48985290 272 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.78 2019 Seven Sleepless Nights
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]]> Fall to Pieces (Broken, #2) 22013083 broke me with his lies.
He crushed me with his betrayal.
I know I need to leave his house, leave him, but things are complicated now.
We're about to be parents, and I can't do this on my own.
He swears he'll stand by me, but I have my doubts.
I'm terrified that his past won't stay in the past.
I fear more of the skeletons he desperately tries to hide will come crashing out of the closet and destroy me.
I know I won't survive him twice�


I screwed up.
Real bad this time.
She hates me and I don't blame her.
But hate me or not, she's not leaving me.
I'm keeping this girl � and the baby growing inside her.



Fall To Pieces is the second installment of the bestselling Broken series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Fall To Pieces is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 258 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.10 2014 Fall to Pieces (Broken, #2)
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]]> Break My Fall (Broken #1) 20808476 Desperation led me to his house.
Lust led me to his bed.
I was homeless, strapped for cash, and running from my past.
Now I'm here, in a brand-new state, miles away from home, and sleeping in the room next to his.
The room with the revolving door of females.
I know he's a bad idea for me. He's cocky, a manwhore, and way too self-assured for a sheltered girl with secrets.
But when he smiles at me, I lose my freaking mind.


I don't want her in my home.
She's too sweet for a prick like me.
Too innocent.
Too f*cking much.
I have more baggage, secrets, and commitments than she could ever understand.
I need her gone, dammit, but I keep pulling her back in.
I'm blurring lines with this girl.
She's a temptation I can't resist, and I'm losing my head.
I'm so goddamn screwed�

Break My Fall is the first installment of the bestselling Broken series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Break My Fall is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 310 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.95 2014 Break My Fall (Broken #1)
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]]> Endgame (Ocean Bay #1) 34824451 1. Don't fall in love in high-school.
2. Get through senior year and snag a full-ride scholarship to college.
3. Get the hell away from my irresponsible mother.
I didn't think that was too much to ask for, and I've worked damn hard to make it a reality.
Until my mother went and did the unthinkable!
She's pregnant.
Yep, the woman-child only went and got herself knocked-up by a man who lives on the other side of the country.
As if it wasn't bad enough to uproot my life six weeks before senior year, Mom's new beau comes with baggage.
A sweet stepsister, Amelia.
And the b*stard of all b*stards, Rourke.
Rourke is a senior like me, and he doesn't want me in his town, much less his home. He's also hell bent on making sure I know it.
Thing is, I don't want to be there either, and if Rourke expects me to swan in and kiss his ass to make him like me, he has another thing coming.
I'm nobody's bitch and he's about to learn that...


Endgame is a feisty standalone romance. Due to its explicit content, bad language, and graphic sexual content, Endgame is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 451 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.90 Endgame (Ocean Bay #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)]]> 206318178 From the author of the viral TikTok sensation, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes the only spicy grumpy x sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year!

Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that’s too cute for its own good.

Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California. And most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates.

After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she’s clearly got no idea what she’s doing.

Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it’s borderline dangerous with no heating, and she’d rather no one saw it.

But somehow fate finds Ben at Kira’s farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questionning why she refused help in the first place..

The Christmas Tree Farm is a spicy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls with a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:

� grumpy x sunshine
� small town
� forced proximity
� one bed]]> 369 Laurie Gilmore 0008610738 phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.66 2024 The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)]]> 220255008 From the international bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, comes the highly anticipated Dream Harbor romance for 2025!

A wedding in Dream Harbor can only mean one thing, everyone wants to get involved!

With Jeanie and Logan set to tie the knot, and Kira desperate to hire out her newly renovated barn at the Christmas tree farm, everything seems to be going well. Annie has agreed to bake the cake, and Mac is responsible for, well� just being Mac. And as the whole of Dream Harbor comes together to celebrate the wedding of the year with the snow falling around them, can Annie and Mac put aside their dislike for each just long enough for the ‘I Do’s� or is that one request too far�

The Gingerbread Bakery is a cozy romantic novel with an enemies to lovers dynamic, small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:

� enemies to lovers
� found family
� small town
� forced proximity]]> 384 Laurie Gilmore 0008728097 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.87 2025 The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)
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]]> Altered (Carter Kids #6) 37664446 "We are all one decision away from an altered life."
I made an impulsive decision when I was young, and now I'm trapped, suffering, facing the consequences of my actions.
The girl I used to be isn't the woman I have become.
I want different things now.
I want him.
I need a way out, an escape, but I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to take the one he is offering me.
God, please forgive my sins because this is going to get messy...

It's Hope Carter's turn to speak in Altered, the seventh installment of the bestselling Carter Kids series.

Please note that some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its explicit content, bad language, violence, and graphic sexual content, Altered is recommended for readers of eighteen years and above.]]> 446 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.57 Altered (Carter Kids #6)
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]]> Inevitable (Carter Kids #5) 36376640 If two people are meant to be together, eventually they will find their way back to each other. It's a prerequisite of love. It's inevitable...right?
Then why does it feel so wrong?
I made a promise to him a long time ago, and I plan to keep it.
But he is right there, dark, dangerous, and willing, and I want him.
I know he's bad for me, a criminal, a killer. All wrong, wrong, wrong...
But wrong never looked so tempting.

It's Hope Carter's turn to speak in Inevitable, the sixth installment of the bestselling Carter Kids series.

Please note that some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its explicit content, bad language, violent and graphic sexual content, Inevitable is recommended for readers of eighteen years and above. ]]> 484 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.45 2017 Inevitable (Carter Kids #5)
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]]> Torment 31925620 everywhere.
It's closing in on us.
In the midst of the blood, tears, pain, and terror, he stands before me, primed to guard, protect, and kill any enemy that threatens our family. Our baby.
We can't see them, but we know they're out there somewhere, waiting for us, lurking, scheming. Waiting for him to make a mistake.
The stakes have been raised and all bets are off.
This has to end.
Someone is going to get hurt.
It's a dog eat dog world we're trapped in, and someone has to die.
Let's hope it's them, not us.


Torment is the fifth installment of the bestselling Carter Kids series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, fighting scenes, and graphic sexual content, Torment is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 287 Chloe Walsh 1370902875 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.17 Torment
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]]> Tame (Carter Kids #3) 32184524 wounded.
I am his, but I am shaken.
Reeling in the mistakes of my youth, I'm drowning in my guilt and desperate to build bridges with a man who hates me as deeply as he loves me.
I'm in danger again. His enemies want me dead. They want my blood. My tears. His pain.
He is all that stands in their way. I'm his Thorn and he vows to protect me. I hope he can...

Tame is the fourth instalment of the bestselling Carter Kids series. Due to its explicit content, bad language, fighting scenes, and graphic sexual content, Tame is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 352 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.21 2016 Tame (Carter Kids #3)
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]]> Thorn (Carter Kids #2) 25565327 broke my heart.
I crushed his faith.
Now he's back, daring me to go one more round with him.
We're older now, all grown up, but the pull between us hasn't weakened. It's more intense than ever.
I hate him, but I'm drawn to him, to the darkness, to the man buried deep inside the monster.
He despises me, but he wants me. I'm the one that got away, and he's hell bent on making me pay.
He's the fighter, but I'm the survivor, and I know if I get back in that twisted ring of passion and pain with him, I won't escape twice...


Thorn is the third installment of the bestselling Carter Kids series. It's a story full of chemistry, anger, sexual tension, and pushing each other's buttons. Due to its explicit content, bad language, fighting scenes, and graphic sexual content, Thorn is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 244 Chloe Walsh 1910817147 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.93 2016 Thorn (Carter Kids #2)
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]]> Always (Carter Kids, #1.5) 25714460 "If I told you a secret, would you keep it?"
He's damaged.
I'm determined.
I've loved him my whole life, but he's broken, older, full of secrets.
The bruises on his skin, the silent tears, the hidden pain... I know I'm in over my head.
My father warns me against him, but his eyes plead with me to save him.
All I know is that I can't walk away from him.
I promised I would be there for him.
And I will.
Always.

It's Hope Carter's turn to speak in Always, the second installment of the bestselling Carter Kids series.

Please note that Always is a novella. Some scenes in this book may be extremely upsetting for some readers. Due to its explicit content, bad language, violent and graphic content, Always is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 97 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.13 2015 Always (Carter Kids, #1.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Treacherous (Twisted Youth #1)]]> 25122758
Totally doable, right?

Wrong!

The boy next door is dangerous. He's a criminal. He's violent. He fills the halls of my school by day and keeps me up at night.

I know I'm in danger. I need to keep my head down and my mouth shut. Problem is, I'm not good at doing either.

Noah Messina is treacherous and he's reeling me deeper into his underworld.

It's sink or swim time, he warns me, but I fear I'm already drowning...

Warning: due to its explicit content, Treacherous is recommended for mature readers of seventeen years and above.]]> 319 Chloe Walsh 1910817082 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.76 2015 Treacherous (Twisted Youth #1)
author: Chloe Walsh
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average rating: 3.76
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)]]> 196241667 From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller and viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Café, comes a brand new spicy romance set in Dream Harbor!

When a secret message turns up hidden in a book in the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore, Hazel can't understand it. As more secret codes appear between the pages, she decides to follow the trail of clues� she just need someone to help her out.

Gorgeous and outgoing fisherman, Noah, is always up for an adventure. And a scavenger hunt sounds like a lot of fun. Even better that the cute bookseller he's been crushing on for months is the one who wants his help!

Hazel didn’t go looking for romance, but as the treasure hunt leads her and Noah around Dream Harbor, their undeniable chemistry might be just as hot as the fresh-out-of-the-oven cinnamon buns the bookstore sells�

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store is a cozy romantic mystery with a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:
� opposites attract
� small town
� forced proximity
� he falls first]]> 384 Laurie Gilmore phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.67 2024 The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)
author: Laurie Gilmore
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average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)]]> 33361549
Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

It's time to fuck with their minds.
It's time to finish it all.
It's time to paint it all red...

Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters.]]> 177 S.T. Abby phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.56 2016 Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
author: S.T. Abby
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average rating: 4.56
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]]> All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4) 33361546
But that's never happened to me...

I've never felt conflicted on any case. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It's simple. Black and white. There's no such thing as a gray area.

But fuck this case. I don't even know what side I'm on anymore. I don't understand how this town can continue to function without breaking under the weight of all the lies they've spun and lived.

Every time I find a shard of truth, my gut twists, my heart beats faster, and I hate this place a little more. Every time I think I've heard the worst, another truth is dug up from the ashes of more burning lies.

Worst of all, I don't even know who to trust anymore. My head is all messed up.

I pride myself on being impossible to fool.
I'm an expert at knowing when someone is lying to me.
I never believed in being blinded by love...until Lana.

**BE WARNED: Some flashbacks can get intense to readers with a sensitive trigger. Skip the blocks in italics if that's the case.]]> 141 S.T. Abby phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.52 2016 All the Lies (Mindf*ck, #4)
author: S.T. Abby
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average rating: 4.52
book published: 2016
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]]> Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3) 33304878
Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more...one day.

But how do you make a good man love the monster inside you without stripping his soul away as well? He is all the best parts of me right now, resurrecting bits of my heart I forgot could even exist.

He makes me feel something other than cold.

He also thinks I'm weak and fragile. Something I laugh about to myself, while secretly soaking in all his protectiveness and concern.

If anyone touches him, harms him, or even threatens him, then they should probably run. Because his girlfriend is a little bit crazy. They just don't know it yet.]]> 139 S.T. Abby phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.40 2016 Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck, #3)
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]]> The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1) 33131867 Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.

**

~Lana~

I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.

Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.

Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.

Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.

I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.

Revenge is best served cold...

They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.

Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.

He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.

No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.

They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.

I'm a faceless nightmare.

At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.

But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic
**Adult language
**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader
**Sexual content
**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 132 S.T. Abby phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.21 2016 The Risk (Mindf*ck, #1)
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]]> Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2) 33271162 Or at least I was...until her.

****
LOGAN

I've had tunnel vision for one main goal for so long, that I forgot there was a whole other world just outside. Until Lana.

She's everything I never expected, and I love the fact I can never guess her every move or reaction. It's part of the reason I keep falling. But I also know she shuts me out, hides things from me she feels she can't share.

One day, I hope she trusts me enough to share.

It isn't until my job puts her at risk that I realize just how fierce she is, but it doesn't stop me from doing all I can to protect her. I should walk away to protect her better, but I can't. Instead, I'm forced to find other ways to keep her safe.

I just hope it's enough.

Though she is fierce, she's still fragile...

Right?]]> 115 S.T. Abby phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.37 2016 Sidetracked (Mindf*ck, #2)
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> Kindling 210655345 Harper arrives in the Caledonian Forest in Scotland, her hopes for her holiday are quickly dashed. She’d planned a whimsical, autumnal writing retreat, to finish her novel. But ghosted by her scammer rental host, she discovers that the cosy log cabin she’d booked for her solo getaway does not actually exist. Miles away from any hotel, she wanders through the woods until she finds the hot local woodcutter Fraser.

The last thing Fraser needs right now is a pretty girl distracting him, but he can’t leave Harper stranded. So he reluctantly allows Harper to stay in his tiny lumberjack’s cabin for the night. He will sleep at his house outside the forest, then return tomorrow to turf Harper out so he can get back to his strenuous task of splitting logs for the locals� firewood.

But once Harper sees Fraser's axe swing, she is determined to cut through his gruff exterior. She has a feeling this man might be the perfect cure for her writer’s block.

Fraser can’t help inviting Harper to extend her one-night stay to two, then three, then four. And with every tree he fells, he's starting to wonder if he's falling harder.

This spicy autumnal romance features a HEA ending with BookTok's hottest lumberjack love interest.

18+ content.



- opposites attract

- forced proximity

- rural setting]]> 384 Bonnie Woods 0008702152 phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.5 ⭐️ 3.82 Kindling
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3.5 ⭐️
]]> Collide (Off the Ice #1) 197306586 She’s an honors student with ambitious graduate school plans and he’s a jock with only hockey on his mind, but once their worlds collide, their connection is hot enough to melt an ice rink.

An ultimatum from Summer Preston’s thesis advisor thrusts her into an unexpected collision with the hockey team’s captain, Aiden Crawford. She’s caught between conflicting desires of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a sport psychologist and staying as far away as possible from the god-awful sport. And once she meets Aiden—well, let’s just say he confirms all her worst assumptions about hockey players.

Being the captain of the college hockey team has its perks, except when a reckless mistake by Aiden’s team threatens to jeopardize their entire season. As punishment, Aiden’s coach nominates him as the subject of a student research project. Participating is the last thing he wants to do, especially since the girl leading the project looks like she could wield his skates as a weapon.

Summer can’t stand Aiden’s blasé approach to life, and Aiden doesn’t understand why she’s twenty years old with a twenty-five-year plan. But their bickering soon turns to bantering—and once they let their guards down, there’s nothing to check their feelings.]]> 395 Bal Khabra phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, kindle 3.78 2023 Collide (Off the Ice #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Country Village Christmas (Welcome to Thorndale)]]> 60321031
Olivia is a career-focused woman with a grown up daughter who doesn’t have time for Christmas or community. She returns to Thorndale to help with family and encounters Tom, a writer and former actor who's lost everything...and they must share a house for the holidays. They have met once previously by chance, and the evening ended in disappointment. Thorndale will have to work its magic and teach them to share what they have and consider living life differently.

The perfect festive romance for fans of Victoria Walters and Trisha Ashley.]]> 304 Suzanne Snow 1667202235 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 4.02 A Country Village Christmas (Welcome to Thorndale)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)]]> 139391940 A spicy small-town romance and TikTok phenomenon, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer.

When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job.

Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her.

Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes�

The Pumpkin Spice Café is a cozy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls, with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!

Tropes:

� grumpy x sunshine
� small town
� found family
� spicy]]> 373 Laurie Gilmore 0008610665 phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.36 2023 The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
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average rating: 3.36
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rating: 3
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]]> The Paris Apartment 59547489 Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants

A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine.

Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.

The watchful concierge
The scorned lover
The prying journalist
The naïve student
The unwanted guest

There was a murder here last night.
A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.

Who holds the key?]]> 416 Lucy Foley 0008385076 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.71 2022 The Paris Apartment
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]]> <![CDATA[Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe, #4)]]> 63922275 »Daisy Haites - The Great Undoing« ist der vierte Band von Jessa Hastings' TikTok-Sensation, dem Magnolia Parks Universum, und setzt Daisy Haites' Geschichte fort.

Daisy Haites dachte, sie hätte alles in ihrem alten Leben hinter sich die Kriminalität, ihre Familie und den Mann, den sie liebt. Doch als ihre Sicherheit erneut bedroht ist, muss sie wieder zu ihrem Gangsterbruder Julian und ihrem Ex-Freund Christian zurückkehren, die beide verzweifelt versuchen, sie zu beschützen.
Alles wird noch komplizierter, als Magnolia Parks mit einem gebrochenen Herzen auftaucht, und Julian ihr näher kommt als er sollte. Denn sich zu verlieben ist für Julian nicht nur unerwünscht - es könnte für alle Beteiligten tödlich sein ...

In diesem TikTok-Bestseller kehrt Londons attraktivste Gangsterfamilie zurü Daisy und Julian müssen in dieser dramatischen Fortsetzung nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern auch ihre Herzen beschützen.]]> 366 Jessa Hastings 1398717002 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.47 2022 Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark (Magnolia Parks Universe, #5)]]> 197054431
How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia and BJ are in the stars, but is that enough?

Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what’s been dubbed “the wedding of the century�. As family tensions mount and their respective pasts begin catching up to them, they finally have to look the truth in the Can they learn to trust and be with one another again, or will they die trying?]]> 720 Jessa Hastings 0593474953 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.33 2024 Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark (Magnolia Parks Universe, #5)
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home (Magnolia Parks Universe, #3)]]> 61447046 645 Jessa Hastings phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.24 2022 Magnolia Parks: The Long Way Home (Magnolia Parks Universe, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Daisy Haites (Magnolia Parks Universe, #2)]]> 59708060
As their romance blossoms into something neither were anticipating, Daisy, Christian, and Julian each have to come to terms with the fact that in this life everything comes at a price. As their relationships intersect and tangle, they all learn that sometimes life’s most worthwhile pursuits can only be paid in blood.]]> 436 Jessa Hastings phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.09 2021 Daisy Haites (Magnolia Parks Universe, #2)
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]]> The Third Gilmore Girl 207298106 Brought to you by Penguin.

Beloved award-winning actress Kelly Bishop, famous for playing the iconic Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls , finally tells the whole story of her six decades in show business.

Kelly Bishop’s storied career has been defined by landmark achievements, from winning a Tony Award for her turn in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line to her memorable performance as Jennifer Grey’s mother in Dirty Dancing, but it is probably her role as matriarch Emily in the modern classic Gilmore Girls that cemented her legacy.
Now, Bishop reflects on her remarkable life and looks towards the future, sharing some of her greatest stories and the life lessons she’s learned on her journey. From her early transition from dance to drama, to marrying young to a compulsive gambler, to the losses and achievements she experienced—among them marching for women’s rights and losing her second husband to cancer—Bishop offers a rich, genuine celebration of her life.
Full of witty insights, The Third Gilmore Girl is a warm, unapologetic, and powerful memoir from a woman who has left indelible impressions on her audiences for decades.

]]> 256 Kelly Bishop 1668023776 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.35 2024 The Third Gilmore Girl
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]]> The Words 57797137
He was the talented bad boy everyone wanted.
I was the irrelevant geek everyone hated.

He was the sun...drawing all of us in.
I was a black hole...taking up space.

He was destined to be a star.
I was destined to remain an insignificant no one.

Until he made me believe I was special...

And then he destroyed me.

I never thought I'd see Phoenix Walker again after he broke my heart, but fate had other plans.

One tour. Eight weeks. Forty shows.

Countless opportunities to make him pay.

The world thought he was a God...
But I knew the truth.]]> 676 Ashley Jade phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 4.32 2022 The Words
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]]> Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was�.

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.]]> 410 Ali Hazelwood phoebe *✧･�* 4 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)
author: Ali Hazelwood
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average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> Not in Love (Not in Love, #1) 198716261 A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.]]> 384 Ali Hazelwood 1408728915 phoebe *✧･�* 4 3.59 2024 Not in Love (Not in Love, #1)
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average rating: 3.59
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Striker (Gods of the Game, #1)]]> 204538483 She's the only woman he wants...and the only one he can't have.

Asher Donovan is a living legend—the darling of the Premier League, the (arguably) greatest footballer in the world.

But his reckless antics and recent team transfer have caused much controversy, and when his feud with his rival-turned-teammate costs them a championship, they’re forced to “bond� during off-season cross-training.

Surviving the summer shouldn’t be hard…until Asher meets their new trainer. She’s beautiful, talented, and no matter how hard he tries, he can’t take his mind off her.

The only problem? She’s his rival’s sister—and completely off limits.

***

Scarlett DuBois is a former prima ballerina whose career was cut short by a tragic accident.

Now a teacher at a prestigious dance academy but still haunted by the ghosts of her past, the last thing she wants is to spend the summer cross-training Asher Donovan, of all people .

She swore she would never date a footballer, but when her brother leaves town for an emergency, she finds herself thrown into dangerously close proximity with the gorgeous, charming striker.

Training, she can deal with. But falling in love? That’s out of the question—especially when he’s the only person with the power to break her heart.]]> 595 Ana Huang phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.79 2024 The Striker (Gods of the Game, #1)
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]]> Taming 7 (Boys of Tommen, #5) 217223386 560 Chloe Walsh phoebe *✧･�* 5 4.44 2024 Taming 7 (Boys of Tommen, #5)
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name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 4.44
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Camera Shy (Lessons in Love, #1)]]> 175473448
"A man is going to treat you how you treat yourself. So please, for the love of God, act like a queen."

I was expecting a ring on my thirtieth birthday. What I didn't see coming was my boyfriend and business partner dumping me because he couldn't bear the idea of our bland sex life for the rest of our lives.

When an opportunity arises to spend my summer in Las Vegas, I stumble upon my hot new neighbor and his photography studio. We strike a simple deal.

He's the teacher, and I'm his student.

My lesson is learning to love the body I have. In exchange, I'm going to save his business. I have exactly one summer to unearth the most confident version of myself before I go home and return to reality.

But after a passion-fueled summer, I'm not sure of who I am anymore, and it's clear that the worst heartbreak of my life might still be yet to come.]]> 446 Kay Cove phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.81 Camera Shy (Lessons in Love, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Promise Me Not (Boys of Avix, #2)]]> 191411135 I'd give it all to be her second...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had one dream.

Go to college with my best friends, earn a starting position on a division one team, and hear my name announced to the world come draft day.

The path was clear, and things were falling in place perfectly.

Until she showed up.

I never meant to fall for my friend’s little sister and by the time I realized I had, it was too late.

I am a man in love with a girl � who is in love with someone else.

But I can’t compete with a ghost, and her heart was buried along side the boy she gave it to. The father of her unborn son.

Instead of fighting for something she’s unable to give, I do my best to be her friend. But then her little man comes along and changes everything.

She says I should walk away, focus on my love for football, but I can’t because what she doesn’t understand is I have a new dream now.

One that begins and ends with them.

___
Promise Me Not is the second interconnected standalone in the universe of Say You Swear.]]> 451 Meagan Brandy phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.48 2024 Promise Me Not (Boys of Avix, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)]]> 202102032 It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits from USA Today bestselling author Jen DeLuca.

Small Florida coastal towns often find themselves scrambling for the tourism dollars that the Orlando theme parks leave behind. And within the town limits of Boneyard Key, the residents decided long ago to lean into its ghostliness. Nick Royer, owner of the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop, embraces the ghost tourism that keeps the local economy afloat, as well as his spectral roommate. At least he doesn’t have to run air-conditioning.

Cassie Rutherford possibly overreacted to all her friends getting married and having kids by leaving Orlando and buying a flipped historic cottage in Boneyard Key. Though there’s something unusual with her new home (her laptop won’t charge in any outlets, and the poetry magnets on her fridge definitely didn’t read “WRONG� and “MY HOUSE� when she put them up), she’s charmed by the colorful history surrounding her. And she's catching a certain vibe from the grumpy coffee shop owner whenever he slips her a free slice of banana bread along with her coffee order.

As Nick takes her on a ghost tour, sharing town gossip that tourists don't get to hear, and they spend nights side-by-side looking into the former owners of her haunted cottage, their connection solidifies into something very real and enticing. But Cassie's worried she’s in too deep with this whole (haunted) home ownership thing� and Nick's afraid to get too close in case Cassie gets scared away for good.]]> 325 Jen DeLuca 0593641213 phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.66 2024 Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)
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]]> Maggie Moves On 59228193
Can these opposites turn up the heat� without burning down the house?

House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and her team. What she doesn’t have is time for sexy, laid-back landscaper Silas Wright.

The man takes flirtation to a whole new level. And he does it shirtless…sometimes pants-less. He and his service school-dropout dog are impressively persistent. But she’s not interested in putting down roots. Not when fans tune in to watch her travel the country turning dilapidated houses into dream homes. A short-term fling on the other hand could fit nicely into her calendar. After all, Maggie remembers what fun is like. Vaguely.

As their summer gets downright steamy, Silas manages to demolish the emotional walls she’s spent years building, sending Maggie into a panic. He’s the wrench in her carefully constructed plans. With the end of the project looming, she has a decision to make. But how can she stay when her entire career is built on moving on?]]> 416 Lucy Score 153870708X phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read, tbr 3.87 2022 Maggie Moves On
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average rating: 3.87
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]]> The Coworker 123423832 Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.

Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m.

So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell—beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running—is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything�

It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider—she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim?

But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff. Enough to kill.

The Coworker is a tense, unputdownable thriller from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden that explores the dark ways the past can echo through the present―with deadly consequences.]]> 362 Freida McFadden 172829620X phoebe *✧･�* 0 to-read 3.68 2023 The Coworker
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> <![CDATA[Things I Wanted to Say (Lancaster Prep #1)]]> 198966989
He’s a menace on campus. Adored and feared. Hated and respected. His taunting words carve into my skin, shredding me to ribbons. Yet his intense gaze scorches my blood, fills me with a longing I don’t understand.

When I stumble upon him one night alone, I find him broken. Bleeding. My instincts scream to leave and let him suffer, but I can’t. I sneak him into my room. Clean him up. Fall for his lies. Let him possess every single part of me until I’m the one left a gasping, broken mess.

When he leaves me alone in the dead of night, he takes my journal with him.

Now he knows all my secrets. My hate. My truth. And he promises to use my words against me. I’ll be ruined if my darkest secret gets out.

That’s when I strike a bargain with the devil.

I’ll let Whit Lancaster ruin me behind closed doors instead.]]> 646 Monica Murphy phoebe *✧･�* 3 3.51 2021 Things I Wanted to Say (Lancaster Prep #1)
author: Monica Murphy
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[New Year's Day (Lancaster Prep, #5.5)]]> 203704912 Catch up with all the couples from the LANCASTER PREP series!

‘Tis the damn season for wicked snowstorms, which means the annual New Year’s Eve celebration that’s held at Whit and Summer’s estate is completely snowed in. With no guests able to arrive, the Lancasters decide to invite their young children to attend the party and make it a true family event.

Revisit your favorite couples from the Lancaster Prep series and get to know their children in this special holiday themed novella! PLUS read an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming novel ALL MY KISSES FOR YOU, featuring Crew and Wren Lancaster’s daughter, Willow!


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author: Monica Murphy
name: phoebe *✧･�*
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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