Cathy's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:03:23 -0700 60 Cathy's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Daughter of Tides (Born to Sea and Storm, #1)]]> 218678151 From the author of Consort of Fire and Queen of Dreams comes a scorching romantasy novel full of courtly intrigue and erotic crackle riding the swells of immortal love.

Aleksi, the charming and charismatic god of love, is dying. But nothing can stop the Lover from completing his final quest: a dangerous diplomatic visit to a former adversary.

Setting sail for a mystical kingdom of ice, Aleksi is joined by Einar the Kraken, infamous pirate lord, and Naia, a sweet young water nymph. Intoxicated by the pair's electric connection, Aleksi vows to enjoy his last days by playing matchmaker, pushing away his own desires for the sake of theirs. But he's unexpectedly caught up in a raging game of seduction.

As the trio navigates turbulent seas and the political perils of the Ice Queen's court, dark secrets reveal clues to one's tragic past and another's epic destiny. Aleksi's powers spin out of control while love and lust run wild. And when enemies emerge from the shadows, the Lover is forced to make a choice. Will he give away his heart to save all that he holds dear?]]> 320 Kit Rocha 1662523610 Cathy 0 to-read 3.67 2025 Daughter of Tides (Born to Sea and Storm, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Taken by Storm (Perfect Storm, #1)]]> 216500794 There’s a storm coming� and he’s not taking no for an answer.

Life has dealt Kasi one blow after another. Following her mother’s untimely death, her family implodes, leaving her alone to run the farm. Fatigue and stress have become her new best friends, every day passing in a blur of work, work, and more work. When Levi Storm, her lifelong crush, keeps her from face-planting due to exhaustion, she’s mortified…and more than a little bit turned on.

A person could set a clock by Levi’s daily routine, right down to his afternoon trip to the Mills� farm market to buy one of Kasi’s delicious pies. He’s known Kasi her entire life, so when the beautiful young woman faints in front of him, coming to in his arms, Levi is stunned by the sudden realization that she’s meant to be his, and he’s prepared to move heaven and earth to claim her.

Kasi should at least try to shake the sexy new six foot five shadow she’s acquired, but Levi’s much-needed help around the farm, his comfort as she struggles with grief, and his breath-stealing kisses are reigniting the hope and happiness she’s lost.

Until reality crashes in again, forcing her to choose between the dominant, possessive, amazing man who makes her heart race and her family’s beloved farm.]]> 350 Mari Carr 1962026302 Cathy 0 to-read 4.34 2025 Taken by Storm (Perfect Storm, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chase (Daddies of the Shadows Book 11)]]> 211097642 Blurb coming soon! 73 Kate Oliver Cathy 0 4.29 Chase (Daddies of the Shadows Book 11)
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]]> Man Spread (On a Manhunt #7) 202965442 I'm a famous TV star—how hard can it be to pretend that real love is fake?

To women around the world, I’m Dr. Dark and Dangerous, sexiest bachelor alive.
I meet the only one who has no idea who I am. To single mom Aspen, I’m just the guy who rocked her world one night. Nothing more.
With the tabloids out to destroy my career and a movie deal on the line, I need help. I need a girlfriend to improve my image. Since the only one I want won’t do a real relationship, she agrees to be my fake girlfriend. Except the more time we’re together, the more we blur the lines between what's real and what’s fake.
Because how I feel for her isn’t pretend at all.]]> 380 Vanessa Vale 1795958944 Cathy 0 4.18 2024 Man Spread (On a Manhunt #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Secret Lives (Secret McQueen, #9)]]> 38833574
Secret McQueen has been many things in her head of the Vampire Tribunal, werewolf queen twice over, bounty hunter, fighter, lover. She's been the hunter and the hunted. Hell, she even died once.

One thing she never thought she'd be, however, was a normal human. Because "normal" was never a word to apply to her.

Now, Secret's a former vampire/werewolf-hybrid living in a human's body. She continues to answer the call of the supernatural, working for an elite FBI special unit designed to help the general public accept the existence of the creatures that used to only be found in nightmares. She's happily married to the man of her dreams.

But when her old vampire mentor Sig goes missing, and her former beau Holden Chancery comes calling for help, Secret will be pulled out of her new sunny existence and sent back into the nightlife she once knew so well.

She'll find herself asking if there's any room for humanity in a world full of monsters.

And she might find there's more than a little monster left in her, still.]]> 313 Sierra Dean 193929133X Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.97 2018 Secret Lives (Secret McQueen, #9)
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wicked Secret (Secret McQueen, #10)]]> 51945782 230 Sierra Dean 1939291364 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.13 2020 A Wicked Secret (Secret McQueen, #10)
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> Kali Sweet Series 17877426
Revenge Is Sweet, Book 1

Payback is a bitch and her name is Kali Sweet...

I’m Kali Sweet, the best damn vengeance demon on earth. I work for the supernatural world’s Justice Department and protect innocent humans from otherworldly creatures like me. While I can’t take revenge for myself, I make sure justice is done for others.

But when my latest run-in with Chicago’s vampire king backfires, the fallout leaves me with three big a powerful Undead enemy who wants my head, my boss looking over my shoulder, and three personal blood slaves jeopardizing my reputation.


Sweet Chaos, Book 2

The past always finds a way to bite you in the ass.

As a three-hundred-year old vengeance demon, I’ve made a lot of enemies. Two of them are back, and together they’re bringing a war to Chicago that will topple the carefully constructed world I’ve protected for centuries.

But I’m Kali Sweet. I never run from my past…and I’m not about to hide from my present.


Sweet Soldier, Book 3

Life is one battle after another�

Armageddon is coming, and it’s up to me to stop the Four Horsemen and their heavenly army of angels. The only way I can stop them and the coming biblical apocalypse is to recruit an army � an army led by the king of hell.

Lucifer’s not about to help without getting something in return, and following anyone’s orders � even his � is not my style. But what price will I pay for dealing with the devil? Going to the dark side has never been so sweet.]]> 942 Misty Evans 0985872926 Cathy 5 4.22 2013 Kali Sweet Series
author: Misty Evans
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> Wicked Crown (The Wicked #1) 61225542
-Fake relationship
-Royalty
-Bad boy/villain/antihero
-Murder mystery
-One bed
-Second chance with a dash of enemies to lovers snark
-Beauty and the Beast (But she’s both. Or maybe he is.)
-All the steam

She’s not who—or what—she appears to be. Neither is he.

Supermodel Vori would be happy to stay in the human world, blissfully ignoring her true nature. But no. The blood vow she once made requires her to return to the Goblin Court. And since going alone would mean consenting to an arranged marriage, she needs a fake husband. Someone no one would miss if there was an unfortunate…accident. Vori knows the perfect man for the job.

Witch Perry used to be a hotshot lawyer. But that was before he made all the wrong choices, wound up in league with a demon, and was left to rot in prison. Now, he has a second chance. He can finally earn his redemption. Too bad his last hope is the woman he ghosted two years ago.

It’s not long before Vori and Perry realize they aren’t as different as they thought—and that the line between enemies and lovers can be razor thin. But if they want their happily ever after, they’ll first have to stop a supernatural killer and survive a royal smackdown. Should be easy for a goblin princess and her dashing antihero, right?

If only.]]> 380 Luna Joya 1648982050 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.23 Wicked Crown (The Wicked #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Power's Fall (Trinity Masters: The Spaniard, #1)]]> 215507813 Married, but forbidden to touch.

Dahlia McKean is living life to the fullest, while she still can. When she’s asked to use her expertise and connections to take on a dangerous mission and investigate a decades-old crime, she agrees. And this new adventure comes with not one, but two, very sexy her partners are the hottest men she’s ever seen. There’s no harm in having some fun while they work…until everything changes and she ends up married.

To both of them.

Vadisk Kushnir didn’t plan on getting married, but he long ago gave up the right to make that choice. Still, he didn’t expect to be sent to investigate a blackmailer in the company of his brand new spouses. His attraction to Dahlia and Montana is instant, but until they complete their mission, they have to stick to their cover story. Which means Vadisk can’t touch his husband and wife…but he can watch.

Montana Kingston wants justice for his family, and if he has to get married to do it, he will. Getting to touch and pleasure his hot wife while their husband looks on is unlocking some fun new desires. Thrown into danger, he’ll do his best to protect both his new spouses, but their mission is more than just dangerous, it’s deadly.]]> 337 Mari Carr 1962026280 Cathy 0 to-read 4.66 2024 Power's Fall (Trinity Masters: The Spaniard, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Guardian Daddy (MC Daddies Book 13)]]> 213084368 It’s what he was born to do.
Protect. Dominate. Control.
And everyone always obey him.
Everyone except her.
Cate Ripley.
She’s cool. Emotionless. Removed from the world.
And he cannot stop thinking about her. Worrying over her.
Wanting her.

Cate doesn’t understand Ethan Stone.
She’s done everything she can think of to keep him at a distance.
Yet, he’s always there. Annoying her. Prodding at her.
The last thing she needs in her life is a bossy, overbearing man telling her what to do.
Claiming that she needs a Daddy to take care of her.

Cate put a wall up between herself and her emotions years ago and she has no intention of allowing anyone, least of all Ethan Stone, to shatter that barrier.

Because if he does . . . she knows he won’t stick around to pick up the pieces.]]> 486 Laylah Roberts Cathy 5 4.56 Guardian Daddy (MC Daddies Book 13)
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]]> <![CDATA[Born to Be Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles, #5)]]> 125991248

Emily “Tock� Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she’s narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey—not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn’t matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn’t have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realizes the coalition is also responsible for the death of Shay’s father, she’s forced to partner up with the flirtatious feline. . . .

Revenge is most definitely on the menu for Shay and his tiger shifter brothers. But when it comes to Shay’s alluring partner in crime-solving, so is seduction. Tock might be a bad-ass of a honey badger, but she’s awfully cute when she’s flashing her fangs, which she’s pretty much doing all the time these days. Good thing revenge is a dish best served hot. Because when it comes to Tock, Shay knows just how to turn up the heat. . . .]]> 368 Shelly Laurenston 1496730178 Cathy 5 4.16 2023 Born to Be Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles, #5)
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[Forbidden (Mystery Lake Series Book 10)]]> 215148111 A gruesome string of murders, a shadowed past, and a woman who’s not afraid to fight for the truth.

Josephine “Joey� Warwick is confused. Five years ago, she expressed an interest in cyber expert Leo Gallardo, only to have him friend-zone her in no uncertain terms. A decision she’s respected ever since. So why is he spending his days swimming from her beach and his nights sleeping in her guest room? Sure, he helped her through a health scare no one else knows about, but that doesn’t explain the way he looks at her now.

Leo has his reasons for keeping his distance from Joey. The problem is, after an unexpected trip to the emergency room, he can’t bring himself to leave the woman who’s always held his interest, his heart, and the starring role in all his fantasies. Even if he can’t, in all good conscience, do anything about those fantasies—at least he has the unsolved murder of a distant cousin he’s never met before to distract him. He doesn’t expect the case or spending time with Joey to be easy, but he also never expected to find a killer targeting his mom.

With an unknown murderer on the loose, keeping each other at arm’s length is no longer an option. Especially not when the killer might hold the answers Leo has sought his entire life. The answers that might allow him to love Joey the way he’s always wanted.]]> 352 Tamsen Schultz Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.78 Forbidden (Mystery Lake Series Book 10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Dreams (Bound to Fire and Steel, #2)]]> 201368138 Three lovers with unbridled hope, uncanny dreams, and ancient powers join forces against the greatest evil in the world in a scorching fantasy by the authors of Consort of Fire.

Ash waited three thousand years for a consort who could break the Betrayer’s chains. Instead of one lover, he found Sachi and Zanya—the primordial powers that embody creation and destruction, reborn as humans. Now, his ancient enemy has returned to threaten everything he loves.

In the wake of her dazzling manifestation, Zanya seethes with magic and restless energy. Her command of the Endless Void will be a potent weapon in the coming war. To harness it, she’ll need to embrace the darkness within—but the scars of the past are holding her back.

Sachi’s unprecedented connection to the Dream deepens, leading her beyond the veil of reality…and into the heart of the Betrayer’s stronghold. Torn from her lovers, Sachi must use all her wit and cunning to survive the Betrayer’s treacherous court. Because he doesn’t simply want her. He covets the slumbering power she possesses—and plans to take it for his own.

Even if it ends their world.]]> 411 Kit Rocha 1662513216 Cathy 0 4.10 2024 Queen of Dreams (Bound to Fire and Steel, #2)
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]]> There Should Have Been Eight 214932121 In this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh, a remote estate in New Zealand’s Southern Alps hosts a reunion no one will ever forget.

Seven friends.

One last weekend.

A mansion half in ruins.

No room for lies.

Someone is going to confess.

Because there should have been eight. . . .

They met when they were teenagers. Now they’re adults, and time has been kind to some and unkind to others—none more so than to Bea, the one they lost nine long years ago.

They’ve gathered to reminisce at Bea’s family’s estate, a once-glorious mansion straight out of a gothic novel. Best friends, old flames, secret enemies, and new lovers are all under one roof. But when the weather turns and they’re snowed in at the edge of eternity, there’s nowhere left to hide from their shared history.

As the walls close in, the pretense of normality gives way to long-buried grief, bitterness, and rage. Underneath it all, there’s the nagging feeling that Bea’s shocking death wasn’t what it was claimed to be. And before the weekend is through, the truth will be unleashed—no matter the cost. . . .]]> 416 Nalini Singh 0593549783 Cathy 0 to-read 3.57 2023 There Should Have Been Eight
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average rating: 3.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Risk (SEALs of Shadow Force, #7)]]> 39947727
Princess of pop Jenavieve DuMont knows better than to get close to a fan, but when she needs help protecting a prized show horse for her grandfather—as well as tracking down a missing portfolio of her latest songs—there’s only one man she can call on…her biggest fan ever.

Former SEAL Noah Pierce has been in love with his best friend’s little sister since Jena stole his heart when they were just kids. He thought the two of them had it all until she refused to marry him once she hit the big time. All these years later, his heart is still a wreck, but Jena needs him. He can’t say no.

Once he lands in Tennessee, Noah realizes the horse isn’t the only one in need of protection. When a stalker draws near, Jena loses more than her songs. A killer goes after those closest to her and will stop at nothing in order to ruin her life.

***Shadow Force International: A group of former SEALs, abandoned by the United States and labeled as rogue operatives, who now work as a black ops team performing private intelligence, security, and paramilitary missions for those who have nowhere else to turn.

Books in the SEALs of Shadow Force Series:

Fatal Truth � Trace and Savanna
Fatal Honor � Miles and Charlotte
Fatal Courage � Jax and Ruby
Fatal Love � Cal and Beatrice; Connor and Sabrina
Fatal Vision � Colton and Shelby; Connor and Sabrina
Fatal Thrill � Jon and Jaya
Risk � Noah and Jena
]]> 304 Misty Evans 0999474065 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.51 Risk (SEALs of Shadow Force, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Locked In Ice (Ice Breaker Cold Case, #9)]]> 205042227 The world called him a monster, so he became one�

Guilty. Innocent? Definitely dangerous. The media chases Lane Lawson wherever he goes. Once upon a time, he’d been locked away because the Feds believed he was a serial killer. Every single day that he’d been in that hell, he’d had to fight for survival. Now he’s out, free, seemingly clear, but he’ll never be the man he was before a nightmare ended the life he knew.

It’s his turn to be the predator

So he hunts. Adrenaline and rage fuel him, and he hunts the killers who think they’ve gotten away with their crimes. He paid for someone else’s sins before, and he’s determined that the guilty will be the ones to suffer. He’s joined up with the Ice Breakers, a team of cold case solvers—a team that helped get him out of his hell—and he will not stop until the scales of justice have been balanced.

And in this new life, he has an unlikely new partner.

PI Ophelia Raine is Lane’s opposite in every way. Fiery when he’s ice cold. Smiling when he’s ready to rip the world apart. She’s supposed to balance him, to help train him as an Ice Breaker…and, most importantly, he knows that Ophelia is supposed to keep him in check. Don’t let him go off the deep end. An order he’d heard her receive.

But the problem is that the more he’s around the gorgeous and tenacious Ophelia, the more Lane’s control begins to fracture. Because it has been far too long since he’s taken something—someone—for himself. And he very, very much wants Ophelia. A dark and desperate desire that begins to consume him.

Ophelia has her own darkness hidden inside.

The more he’s around her, the more Lane realizes that Ophelia’s bright and beautiful veneer is just a facade. She’s hiding secrets. Secrets that she’s keeping from him and all of the Ice Breakers. And when Ophelia’s bloody and violent past comes back to haunt her�

She will need a monster to keep her safe.

Author’s Note: Cold case solvers need to get ready—Ophelia’s past isn’t dead and buried the way she’d desperately hoped. Instead, it’s alive and well…and coming after her. She’ll need the help of a very unlikely protector—a man who claims to be no one’s hero—in order to survive the evil heading her way. But heroes are overrated, and sometimes it’s the “monsters� who are the only ones who can get the job done. Prepare for some huge blurs between truth and lies, ice-meltingly hot scenes, and a love that might just be worth killing for…]]> 240 Cynthia Eden 1960633600 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.46 2024 Locked In Ice (Ice Breaker Cold Case, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Warrior's Hope (Dark Protectors, #16)]]> 63066726
As the only female vampire ever born, and the heir to two powerful immortal families, HopeKayrs-Kyllwood has always felt the weight of fate and destiny. Now her heart is torn between two men and two different futures. It’s a choice between duty and love, peace and war, with the fate of everyone she loves hanging in the balance.

As the leader of the Kurjan nation, Drake has always known that mating Hope is the best path to avoiding war. He’s counting on her to know the same. . . . Paxton has been Hope’s best friend and protector since they were children. He would kill and die for her without a second thought. In fact, he’s always known that would be his path . . .

With deadly factions at her heels,Hope must decide whom to trust and where her loyalty lies—before the choice is taken away from her . . .]]> 325 Rebecca Zanetti 151611079X Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.63 2023 Warrior's Hope (Dark Protectors, #16)
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average rating: 4.63
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]]> <![CDATA[Garrett's Destiny (Dark Protectors, #15)]]> 59854041
Love and danger . . .
For most of his life, Vampire-Demon Garrett Kayrs, nephew of the King of the Realm, has carried a heavy mantle of responsibility with ease and control. Fate declared him heir to the throne, Fortune marked him with the power of the mysterious circle of Seven, and Chance promised more surprises to come. Nothing deterred him from his path. Until the nightmares began--agonizing dreams of having a female, the female, his mate, on the back of his motorcycle—only to have her torn away from his protection. He feels the menace around her, the danger she’s in, and he can’t rest until he finds her . . .

Duty and desire . . .
Destiny Applegate bears the weight of her name with a respectful balance of fear and purpose. She has been given some direction, but not nearly enough to truly understand her duty, what she was born to do. Even as a child, she had a sense of him. The him, her mate. A dream moment or two with him that might have saved her—or possibly cursed her. So now, when he finds her, she has no choice but to jump on the back of his bike and do her best to hold on until she discovers her path—even if that means ending his.]]> 336 Rebecca Zanetti 1516110781 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.62 2022 Garrett's Destiny (Dark Protectors, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Cage of Crimson (Deliciously Dark Fairytales, #5)]]> 213072197 Of all the people in the world, why her?

It was supposed to be find the drug maker. Find her, and drag her back to the dragons to deal with. She deserves death for what she's done.

For someone like Weston, the best alpha in the world, the one who shuts people up just by walking in the room, it would've been.

Until he learns what she is�

Finding a fated mate is nearly impossible. Very few are able to do it. But the call of their bond is unmistakable. Against all odds, and in the worst situation imaginable, he's found his true mate. Her.

Worse? If there could be anything worse than a true mate that has brought the world to its knees - she doesn't seem to realize what she is. Her animal is suppressed. Locked away, leaving her nearly without magic. She doesn't know what the feeling is, and she doesn't care. She claims innocence. She thinks he's the villain in this story, and she aims to kill him before he destroys her.

It doesn't change his duty. He must bring her in, nature be damned. Regardless of how much it hurts, he'll resist the sweet taste of her lips and the heaven between her thighs. She must pay for what she's done.

He just hopes he doesn't die inside for the part he's forced to play in the destruction of his true mate.


This is a dark and very spicy Red Riding Hood retelling in the Ruin World featuring an anti-hero, a strong heroine, and a humorous supporting cast. It is not necessary to have read the Ruin series to enjoy this installment.]]> 479 K.F. Breene Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.31 2024 A Cage of Crimson (Deliciously Dark Fairytales, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lumberjack (Game of Chance, #4)]]> 195026021 New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker wraps up her steamy Game of Chance series with an explosive novel about an ex-soldier fighting to save the woman he loves—even if she can’t remember him.

A game of chance during a horrific POW experience decided the future for Jackson “JJ� Justice and his teammates. Years later, they’re well settled into their lumberjack business in small-town Maine. And for nearly as long, JJ’s been pining for April, the woman largely responsible for growing their business, but insecurities keep him at arm’s length from the sexy receptionist.

April Hoffman loves her job…and her boss. She’s unsure where JJ’s head is at, but for her part, she knows exactly why she’s not revealed her feelings. Not only does she have one failed relationship under her belt, she’s also several years older than JJ. Why would a man so brutally hot settle for someone almost past her prime?

After a car accident nearly takes April’s life, leaving her with temporary amnesia, they both understand what they almost lost. The floodgates are open, their feelings exposed…but it may be too little, too late.

An enemy from JJ’s past has come calling, putting not only his future happiness on the line, but the lives of several people he holds dear—starting with April.]]> 314 Susan Stoker 1662509707 Cathy 0 to-read 4.41 The Lumberjack (Game of Chance, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss and Tell (Italian Stallions, #8)]]> 210214586
Overcoming a difficult childhood, Miles is proud of the life he’s forged for himself. He’s got it all. A hit cable show, amazing friends, and Joey, the greatest cohost a guy could ask for. When Joey throws a curveball into their well-ordered existence, falling for Lucy, the most obnoxiously cheerful person he’s ever met, Miles knows he should be supportive. What he shouldn’t do is kiss the chatty woman to shut her up.

Lucy’s dreams are bigger than her family’s farm, but leaving home isn’t an easy proposition. When Joey invites her to hit the road, touring the country with him as he films his show, she jumps at the chance. However, travel isn’t what entices her most. Because for her, the greatest temptation is the charming Joey…and his infuriatingly grumpy, sexy best friend, Miles.]]> 304 Mari Carr 1962026205 Cathy 0 to-read 4.41 2024 Kiss and Tell (Italian Stallions, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Primal Mirror (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #8)]]> 200554203 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into a family dark with shadowy secrets, as the world of the Psy teeters on the edge of a final catastrophic collapse. . . .

Daughter of two ruthless high-Gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy—or just terrifyingly blank. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must protect her unborn baby . . . a baby she has no recollection of conceiving and who draws an unnerving depth of interest from her dead mother’s closest associates.

Leopard alpha Remi Denier is a man driven by the primal instinct to protect. Protect his pack, protect his allies . . . and protect the mysterious woman who has become a most unlikely neighbor. With eerie eyes that see too much and a scent that alters in ways disturbing and impossible, Auden Scott is the enemy . . . but nothing about this strange Psy is what it seems, and Remi’s feline heart is as fascinated by her as his human half.

Then Auden asks Remi to help her shatter the wall of secrets that is the Scott bloodline. What they unearth will reveal a nightmare beyond imagination. This time, the battle is to the death. . . .
]]> 398 Nalini Singh 0593440757 Cathy 0 to-read 4.52 2024 Primal Mirror (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Restraint (Stingrays Hockey, #1)]]> 209323232 Hometown hockey hero, Blake has life completely figured out. He’s footloose and fancy free with the world’s coolest job and an endless parade of puck bunnies ready to help him celebrate his victories. The status quo is working for him, so why does he agree to co-parent a stray puppy with his too-serious, workaholic neighbor, Erika? And why is he so annoyed when she suddenly starts dating some tool named Doug? And why can’t he stop finding excuses to see her and touch her and kiss her and� She’s not his girlfriend, right?
Erika has enough on her plate as an ER doctor without adding any more stress to her life. So adopting a dog with Blake, the fun-loving, never-take-anything-serious, commitment-phobe across the hall is a stupid idea, right? Of course, she also probably shouldn’t be his plus-one for charity galas either. Or seeking comfort from him during a thunderstorm. Or kissing his five-for-fighting boo-boos better. Or letting him teach her how to “reduce stress� with her personal toy collection. After all, he’s not her boyfriend. Is he?
So what happens when two people reluctant to commit find love where they least expect it� Right across the hall.]]> 226 Mari Carr 1962026108 Cathy 0 to-read 4.27 2024 Restraint (Stingrays Hockey, #1)
author: Mari Carr
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]]> <![CDATA[Primal Mirror (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #8; Psy-Changeling, #23)]]> 200555243 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into a family dark with shadowy secrets, as the world of the Psy hangs on the edge of a final catastrophic collapse�

Daughter of two ruthless high-gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy—or just terrifyingly blank. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must protect her unborn baby…a baby she has no recollection of conceiving and who draws an abnormal intensity of notice from her dead mother’s closest associates.

Leopard alpha Remi Denier is a man driven by the primal instinct to protect. Protect his pack, protect his allies� and protect the mysterious woman who has become a most unlikely neighbor. With eerie eyes that see too much and a scent that alters in ways disturbing and impossible, Auden Scott is the enemy…but nothing about this strange Psy is what it seems, Remi’s feline heart as fascinated by her as the human half of his soul.

Then Auden asks Remi to help her shatter the wall of secrets that is the Scott bloodline. What they unearth will reveal a nightmare beyond imagination. This time, the battle is to the death…]]> 400 Nalini Singh 0593440730 Cathy 0 to-read 4.08 2024 Primal Mirror (Psy-Changeling Trinity, #8; Psy-Changeling, #23)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hollywood Angel (Angels in L.A. #6)]]> 61265784
The cops are looking at me side-eye again. I’ve had detectives following me around ever since they found the body of my high school pal and mortal enemy, Uri, dead in Griffith Park. Even my homicide detective pal, Kara Mossman, stares at me a little too long these days, as if trying to decide just how much of a murderer I am.

They’re not exactly wrong.

Let’s just say my life’s complicated.

But according to my license, I’m still a P.I.

So when my movie star girlfriend, Phoenix X, asked me to help out one of her super-famous Hollywood friends, I told her yes, if only for the distraction. And maybe to try and do something good in the world again.

But Phoenix is going through some changes of her own right now, and it’s affecting everything about how we are around each other. When someone involved in the new case turns up dead, we’ve both got way too many eyes on us, especially for how we’re both acting.

NOTE: this is a preliminary book description, a more finalized version is coming soon!]]> 367 J.C. Andrijeski Cathy 0 4.70 Hollywood Angel (Angels in L.A. #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Daddy Unleashed (Montana Daddies Book 15)]]> 205397513 How did she end up falling in love with two men?

Loki is her best friend. Her confidante. Her protector. The man who had always been there for her.
She’d just never dreamed that he’d want her.
Turns out . . . she was wrong.
There’s just one problem.
One very large, demanding problem.
Remy.
The man who watches over her. Scares her. Who makes her body sizzle. Her Little side wants to curl up in his lap and give him all of her problems.
Two very different men. Only one of her.
Impossible.
Or so she thought. Then Remy agreed to share her.
With one stipulation . . . a very big one.

Please check the triggers before reading! They are in the front of the book which you can see in the sample.]]> 558 Laylah Roberts Cathy 5 4.46 Daddy Unleashed (Montana Daddies Book 15)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cadaver Lab: A Romantic Comedy... With Corpses (Graveyard Secrets #1)]]> 159515514 He's a former Army medic. She owns a book and wine shop. It's all the makings of one steamy small-town romance� except he runs a cadaver lab and she sees dead people.

Strange things are happening at the Once Upon a Vine Book & Wine Shop in Mudville, New York.

Is it the sky clad Wiccans meeting on the roof? The book club drinking "magic mushroom" tea in the meeting room? The black cat who moved uninvited into the shop? The sudden run on Tarot card sales?

Maybe it can be traced to the downed power line that rendered the bookshop owner technically dead making her the new conduit to the local ghost community. Or to the cadaver lab next door and the hot but mysteriously secretive doctor who runs it.

All Natalie knows is she can’t ignore him or them anymore now that one of the hot doctor’s cadavers insists his death was the result of foul play and she's the only one who can bring him justice.

Cadaver Lab features a grumpy hero, amateur sleuth heroine, small town shenanigans, spicy lovin', mystery, murder & mayhem... and some ghosts.]]> 215 Cat Johnson Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.17 Cadaver Lab: A Romantic Comedy... With Corpses (Graveyard Secrets #1)
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]]> Malcolm (Dirty Aces MC, #1) 53499211
As the president of the Dirty Aces MC, Malcolm is known for being cold and calculating. One bad decision � getting into business with the wrong person � is all it takes to bring down the entire MC. It’s happened before to his predecessor, which is why Malcolm refuses to let it happen again on his watch. He doesn’t trust anyone except for the few men who wear the same ace of spades patch on their back.

And that’s exactly why he doesn’t ever take his eyes off of me � the new girl. I never intended to make an enemy out of Malcolm or the MC when I was sent to steal everything I could from them.

After Malcolm finds out what I’ve been doing, he’s furious and shows no mercy until I spill all of my secrets, ones that could very well end my life. That’s when he makes me a surprising offer � he’s willing to take care of all of my problems, and the only thing he’s asking for in return is for me to completely surrender myself to him.

Spending two weeks in bed with a bad boy biker sounds more like a reward than a punishment.

There’s just one little catch � once he claims my body, there’s no guarantee he won’t steal my heart too.]]> 217 Lane Hart Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.06 2020 Malcolm (Dirty Aces MC, #1)
author: Lane Hart
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> Bloodlust Blues 205092927
Everyone’s welcome at the Stag—vampire, wolf or human. As long as they don’t make trouble. Or ask too many questions about what we’re selling out of the back room.

I keep the beers coming, and in return the town keeps my secret. But when a gang of deadly vampires shows up at the bar, it’s clear they’re not looking for a drink. They want to take my business. Or my blood.

But this is more than just a shake down. All over town, people are dropping like flies. Disappearing or attacking their neighbors. It’s like they’re possessed. And someone—or something—is pulling the strings.

As if I didn’t have enough trouble, a fancy new restaurant just opened right across the street. And a sexy vampire from out of town seems to think I need protection. I have plenty of dangerous friends already� so why can’t I stop thinking about him?

The whole town is going to hell. Perhaps literally. And it looks like it’s up to me to stop it.

Discover a thrilling new series that will leave you reading late into the night. With heart-stopping twists and a found family you’ll fall in love with, this urban fantasy is perfect for fans of Annabel Chase, Charlaine Harris, and Patricia Briggs.]]> 310 Luanne Bennett 1835252400 Cathy 5 4.02 Bloodlust Blues
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]]> <![CDATA[Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up, #9)]]> 205840559
Or, at least, the gang does.

The holidays are upon them and the ex has invited Jessie to meet his new fiancée. It's off to L.A. where Jessie will face her past and the wounds she didn't realize still lingered.

Niamh, too, meets a blast from her past. This one, though, is ten times more dangerous. Re-connecting is a risk not even Tristan is sure they should take.

All the while, Nessa and Sebastian are not far away, ready to unleash a surprise the crew could never expect.]]> 364 K.F. Breene Cathy 0 4.62 2024 Magical Midlife Awakening (Leveling Up, #9)
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average rating: 4.62
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]]> <![CDATA[Steady and Strong (Italian Stallions, #7)]]> 202579393
Former super model Harper has spent too much of her life living up to other people’s expectations of her. Perfect hair, perfect body, perfect boyfriends. For the first time ever, she’s able to forge her own path. New career, no more diets, and—hopefully—a relationship with a man of her choosing, one who sees past the pretty face to the person inside.

Conor has spent his entire life lost in the shadows, the forgotten Russo, but he’s decided it’s time for that to change. After all, both of his older brothers have found love. He’s determined it’s his turn, and that resolve gets a little push in the right direction when a new investment means he’ll be working with the man he’s always had a crush on. But if he likes Luca, why does he suddenly have feelings for Harper too?]]> 284 Mari Carr 1962026035 Cathy 0 to-read 4.43 2024 Steady and Strong (Italian Stallions, #7)
author: Mari Carr
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average rating: 4.43
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little in Plain Sight (The Hidden Little Secrets #2)]]> 52782555
Vivica Reynolds isn’t your typical “Little.� Most days she’ll never make Santa’s good girl list. What she needs is a firm hand to keep her bratty side in check. She wants a Daddy Dom who will relish her bratty behavior � and enjoy bending her to his will, even if it means taking her over his knee on a regular basis. But so far, she hasn’t been lucky enough to receive her perfect Daddy, and she pretty sure this Christmas won’t be any different, cause every Little knows Santa only brings gifts to good girls. It should be enough to make any other Little desperate, but Vivica is made of stronger stuff. She’ll just continue to hide in plain sight and hope he’d find her - without Santa’s help.

“If there’s anything I love more than Littles, it’s a headstrong one who needs to be taken in hand by her Daddy."

As Vivica’s godfather, Noah Pearson thought he knew Vivica inside and out, never expecting to run into her at an all exclusive age-play club. He’s even more surprised when he finds out that the sweet little girl he helped raise after the death of her mother, is considered nothing more than an attention-seeking brat. The attraction he’s kept buried in deference to his friendship with her father flares to life once more. Now, all he wants for Christmas is Vivica wrapped up in a bright shiny bow. She may have thrown the gauntlet in the ring with one of her infamous tantrums, but he’s not above showing her how he handles misbehaving Littles. Because this Christmas he's more than willing to take one of the naughtiest Littles he’s ever met in hand.

Publisher Warning: The Little in Plain Sight includes spankings, sexual scenes, age play, naughty uses of ribbons and bows, as well as some elements of dub-consent. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 139 Dakota Trace Cathy 0 4.43 The Little in Plain Sight (The Hidden Little Secrets #2)
author: Dakota Trace
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]]> <![CDATA[Jameson's Salvation (Gemini Group, #2)]]> 50172930
Kennedy Lane was in trouble and she only knew one man who could help. But when she went in search of her childhood friend, the owner of Gemini Group, she found his sexy teammate Jameson instead. The man was positively broody, and brash, and most certainly rough around the edges, and possibly the most distrusting person she’d ever met. He was also hot, and bossy, and when he forgot to be a jerk, he was sweet. The problem was, he wasn’t interested in her—not personally. Jameson had one mission—keep Kennedy safe—a directive he’d made crystal clear.

As the pressure to sell her land increases, the team quickly realizes just how far the greedy land developer will go in his quest to steal everything Kennedy loves. Nothing is off limits and no one is safe. Lines blur when Kennedy’s life is on the line and Jameson can no longer deny he’s fallen for the woman he never dared to dream existed. Now time’s running out—literally—and it’s up to Jameson to save the woman he loves.]]> 312 Riley Edwards 1733966781 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.50 2019 Jameson's Salvation (Gemini Group, #2)
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]]> Damaged (Triple Canopy #1) 53500059
Brady Hewitt was all too familiar with the horrors of war. They clung to him, or maybe he clung to them, using the nightmares as an excuse to keep others at bay—especially his boss’s daughter, Hadley Walker. Beautiful, sexy, ambitious, and forbidden. Not just because the former Special Forces soldier respected her father and liked his job. She was too good for him—all sunshine and smiles while he was darkness and filth.

Hadley Walker knew all about love—how it felt, its power, and its ability to heal. Her parents taught her first, then her uncles, cousins, and siblings. Her family taught her something else—never quit, never retreat, and never turn your back on those you love. Hadley’s mission was simple—convince the man she’d fallen in love with to take a chance. But winning the battle wouldn’t be simple. Brady Hewitt was as stubborn as he was traumatized, clutching to his demons and refusing to let them go. Though Hadley’s persistence gave her a tactical advantage—the more she pushed, the more he wanted to believe.

Just as Hadley’s winning the war, with Brady teetering on the edge of all the beauty they could share, disaster strikes. Ugliness wraps itself around Brady’s heart and he shuts down. Leaving Hadley with one last question: who was right—her or Brady?

Does love conquer all, or are there some nightmares that never let go?]]> 472 Riley Edwards Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.52 2020 Damaged (Triple Canopy #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Start Us Up (Park Avenue Promise, #1)]]> 123275287 From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...

Three young women make a pact in high school�
to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.

She’s a high-tech boss who lost it all�

Ivy Jensen was the darling of the tech world, right up until her company fell apart completely after she trusted the wrong person. Her reputation in tatters, she finds herself back in the tiny apartment she grew up in, living with her mom. When a group of angel investors offer her a meeting, she knows she has to come up with the new big idea or her career is over.

He’s an up and coming coder�

Heath Marino has always been fascinated with writing code. He’s worked on a dozen games and apps and is considered one of the industry’s more eccentric talents. But now he’s back in New York to spend time with his grandmother. She was known as one of the city’s greatest matchmakers, and he wants to know why. Surely there’s some kind of code in his grandmother’s methods, and he’s going to find them.

When Ivy meets Heath it’s instant attraction, but she’s got a career to get back to and he just might be her on-ramp. It could be a perfect partnership or absolute heartbreak.

]]> 252 Lexi Blake 1957568658 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.02 Start Us Up (Park Avenue Promise, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wicked Prince (New Orleans Malones #3)]]> 182711426
He might be the youngest brother in a powerful crime family, but Maxim Malone had never taken life too seriously. Gorgeous, sexy, and charming, he was used to getting whatever he wanted.
Until her.

Aston Symonds.
Sweet. Serious. Smart. She needed him to lighten her up. To make her laugh. To show her that life could be fun.
Turns out Aston needed more than that from him.

She needed his protection.
Because Aston had secrets that could destroy her.]]> 353 Laylah Roberts Cathy 5 4.59 Wicked Prince (New Orleans Malones #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Protecting Olivia (Red Team #2)]]> 57967118
When the daughter of a White House aide goes missing, the President calls in Zane Lewis and his team of former special forces soldiers to find the missing girl. The Red Team, having a well-earned reputation for being the best, discovers the true motive behind the kidnapping, and all hell breaks loose.

All Olivia Cox wants to do is escape her life. The harder she tries to break free from the pressure and obligations of her stifling family, the faster she sinks into a nightmare of her own making. This latest decision may be the last one she ever makes. Finding herself in a dingy room handcuffed and held prisoner, Olivia becomes an unsuspecting pawn in a game she didn’t know was being played.

Leo “Panther� Gillonardo is a former SEAL who thought he knew the game better than most. He's a professional, a tier one contractor. She’s the mission. Protecting Olivia should be his only objective. So why does he keep finding himself in her bed? Even if she's fully clothed and terrorized by memories of her kidnapping, he knows better and is desperate to keep Olivia at arm's length. As the days pass it becomes nearly impossible to keep his growing attraction under wraps. The stakes are high, and his heart is on the line.

With a drug cartel in hot pursuit, Panther and the Red Team have no choice but to take Olivia on the run. With time running out, Wolf and Abe offer them protection from the deadly warlord Gomez. Alone in Abe's mountain cabin, sparks fly. Giving in seems inevitable, and Olivia must decide if she’s all in or if she’ll fold as Panther plays a no-holds-barred game of the heart.

From the political corruption of Washington, DC to the sunny shores of California, follow Susan Stoker’s Navy SEALs, John “Tex� Keegan, Matthew “Wolf� Steel, and Christopher “Abe� Powers, on a thrill ride when they join the RED TEAM on an epic mission.]]> 254 Riley Edwards Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.44 2018 Protecting Olivia (Red Team #2)
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]]> Nightstalker (Red Team #1) 57967112 This may be my toughest mission yet. None of my SEAL training or my time in the CIA has prepared me for this; a prickly five foot nothing hellcat, Jasmin Smith.

She was MINE. She can fight it all she wanted, but in the end I would have her, every way a man can have his woman. She was a sassy little thing, making me work to bend her to my demands. But I will! I will bend her and tie her to me so tight she would never be able to get free. Only problem is I had to break her first. I had secrets that she needed to know. I have fought to get back here, two years breathing in filth and scum. All for her- my warrior princess. Now all I had to do is make her remember.

Jasmin
My entire life was a lie. Just when I thought I could take no more; I am faced with the most important mission of my life. If I fail, it might cost the one man I have ever loved his life- Lincoln Parker.

I was blissfully living my life as a tier one security contractor, shooting guns and killing bad guys. My life was perfect. Almost. I was missing something; a missing piece of time to be exact. For the last two years I have tried to remember the details of my capture and torture. Two years willing my brain to remember. Then he walked into my life, actually he pushed his way in. It was hard not to notice him, tall, bossy, and sexy as hell. He had no respect of personal space, he used every opportunity to get close and breathe me in. He demanded my attention, whispering the filthiest words in my ear and that was all it took to have me yielding to his every demand. One secret after another is revealed, lies are exposed and the missing pieces of the puzzle are finally put together.

Nightstalker is a high paced action adventure series. Featuring Ex-military badboys and possessive alpha males who use dirty language! Be Advised.
Warning* 18+ explicit and graphic sexual content and language.]]> 330 Riley Edwards Cathy 5 4.43 2016 Nightstalker (Red Team #1)
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]]> Broken (Mystery Lake, #6) 193543668
Thirty years after his car rolled down an embankment and into a river, Olivia Rodriguez decides it’s finally time to learn more about her father, a man her mother never spoke of. Her plan? Dig into what little about his life she can find. But when someone attacks her car, then her home, she and the stoic—and far too good-looking—police chief, Ryan Warwick, start to wonder if she has inadvertently opened Pandora’s box.

A stalwart fortress. That’s how Ryan’s family thinks of him. And lately, he’s been feeling like one—only not in the good way. While his brothers and cousins move on with their lives, he’s rooted to one spot as time—and life—passes by. That is until one unexpected encounter with Olivia tilts his world on its axis and he realizes one he wants her. As his friend, as his lover, as his partner.

Are the threats to Olivia coming from the past? Or is it something more recent? As Olivia and Ryan begin unraveling the mystery, they find themselves walking a fine line between friends and lovers. And when Olivia becomes the target, Ryan must let the fortress that he has become crumble to dust if there’s to be a chance of them standing when the day is done.]]> 357 Tamsen Schultz Cathy 5 4.55 Broken (Mystery Lake, #6)
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]]> Tangled (Mystery Lake, #8) 206780323 A calculated murder, a tangled web of crimes, and a woman determined to unravel it all.

Scarlett Mitchell is certain her friend’s overdose wasn’t the accident the police report claims. Gracie had something to live for. She’d told Scarlett as much. But she’s a nurse, not an investigator, and finding a trail to a killer isn’t exactly in her wheelhouse. At least not until an old neighborhood contact comes through with a lead. Armed with information about Gracie’s supplier, Scarlett is ready to do whatever it takes to find the truth. Unfortunately, there’s a sexy as sin man watching her and he doesn’t appear inclined to let her walk into danger on her own.

As the manager of a popular resort, Brad Warwick knows trouble when he sees it. And the three men the enticing woman across from him is watching are Trouble. Unable to sit back and let her walk into a lion’s den, he does the only thing he can—he walks in with her. He doesn’t know her name, he doesn’t know the situation, and he certainly never anticipated what his decision would lead to. As they say, though, nothing ventured nothing gained, and from their first shared glance, he’s prepared to venture everything.

Scarlett is 100 percent certain that dragging the charming Brad into her mess isn’t a good decision. But when they witness a murder and then a single scorching night together leaves them with repercussions neither anticipated, turning to him and his connections is the only way she—they—can fight for the family they never knew they wanted.]]> 282 Tamsen Schultz Cathy 5 4.57 Tangled (Mystery Lake, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Master of Lies (The Unredeemables, #1)]]> 123027523
Jed Clearwater is one of the Unredeemables, an elite group of ex-Special Forces warriors who bonded in combat and promised to have each other’s backs forever. Or so he said…until he sold my brother Shane out for money.

He’s never looked at me, but I’ve wanted him since I was a child. I tracked the bastard down, to a maximum security prison. He knows where Shane was taken, and I’ll do anything to get that intel. Even seduce him…insofar as I can seduce a man who’s locked behind bars.

I hate that I still lust after my brother’s killer. I can’t even hide it. I might as well use these emotions I can’t control to get what I want. I’ll be safe enough. That hard, muscular body and those smoldering eyes will be behind bulletproof glass. He’ll be cuffed, shackled…controlled.

What’s the worst he could do?

She’s drawing down the lightning�

What was it about me and crazy bad luck? The gorgeous bombshell’s timing could not have been shittier. The day of my prison break, a sexpot who fixates on felons struts into the visiting chamber, picks up the phone, and blows my freaking mind with her scorching sexual fantasies.

I’m so close to getting the info I need to track down my kidnapped friend and clear my name, but this luminous blonde has just made my enemies sit up and take notice. So on top of everything else, now I have to scramble to pull her gorgeous ass out of the fire, too.

Now we’re on the run together, one step ahead of total mayhem. She’s the most seductive woman I’ve ever come across, but I can’t let down my guard.

Because mayhem is gaining ground fast…]]> 334 Shannon McKenna Cathy 0 to-read 4.17 2023 Master of Lies (The Unredeemables, #1)
author: Shannon McKenna
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Protector (Moon Shifter #6)]]> 202122932 He walked away once; he won't do it again.

Wolf shifter Aldric Kazan is no stranger to pain. Since the loss of his mate a century ago, he won't allow himself to fall for someone again—not even the feisty female who stirs things in him that he thought were gone long ago. But as a supernatural investigator, he's forced to team up with the same woman he vowed to stay away from.

She let him in once; she refuses to do it again.

Natalia Cordona refuses to back down from any challenge—even if it means joining forces with Aldric, the sexy and brooding man who won't get too close. Locating missing vampires before a volatile war breaks out seems nearly impossible as the duo struggle with their explosive and undeniable attraction. Now it's up to Natalia and Aldric to trust each other to stop an all-out war from breaking out that would destroy the harmony they've all worked so hard for.

SECOND EDITION - This updated and revised edition is the author’s preferred text.]]> 203 Katie Reus 1635563518 Cathy 0 to-read 4.24 2016 Dark Protector (Moon Shifter #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Gods & Savages (The Chronicles of Jesse Ames #2)]]> 62999065
Jesse never thought she’d find Hollywood royalty standing on her doorstep. But she just did, and saying no to finding a kid abducted by a warlock isn’t an option. It’s a new case that will lead her and Thor down a rabbit hole filled with ghosts, cryptic clues, and lies, not to mention something in the woods that would give the devil nightmares.

Meanwhile, Ma’s former best friend—a conjure woman she hasn’t seen in years—shows up out of the blue with bad news. A powerful book of dark magic has been stolen. All the witches of Cabbagetown are being targeted. Someone is stealing dangerous magical weapons from each of them, and Jesse has good reason to suspect the thefts are connected to her case.

But no one sees what’s coming, and when the dust settles, the truth will do anything but set them free.]]> 260 Luanne Bennett Cathy 0 4.54 Gods & Savages (The Chronicles of Jesse Ames #2)
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]]> There Should Have Been Eight 123004913 In this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh, a remote estate in New Zealand’s Southern Alps hosts a reunion no one will ever forget.

Seven friends.

One last weekend.

A mansion half in ruins.

No room for lies.

Someone is going to confess.

Because there should have been eight. . . .

They met when they were teenagers. Now they’re adults, and time has been kind to some and unkind to others—none more so than to Bea, the one they lost nine long years ago.

They’ve gathered to reminisce at Bea’s family’s estate, a once-glorious mansion straight out of a gothic novel. Best friends, old flames, secret enemies, and new lovers are all under one roof. But when the weather turns and they’re snowed in at the edge of eternity, there’s nowhere left to hide from their shared history.

As the walls close in, the pretense of normality gives way to long-buried grief, bitterness, and rage. Underneath it all, there’s the nagging feeling that Bea’s shocking death wasn’t what it was claimed to be. And before the weekend is through, the truth will be unleashed—no matter the cost. . . .]]> 384 Nalini Singh 0593549775 Cathy 0 to-read 3.74 2023 There Should Have Been Eight
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]]> <![CDATA[How the Hitman Stole Christmas (Holiday with a Hitman, #1)]]> 200564191
She hates Christmas and everything that goes with it�

Explosives expert Elliana hates Christmas—and the only good thing about this holiday season is that her gorgeous neighbor seems allergic to shirts and clothes in general. She knows because she’s been watching him for months with her drone. She’s never stalked anyone before, but he not only doesn’t seem to mind, he puts on nightly strip shows just for her. When she finally works up the courage to talk to him, she stumbles right into a murder—that he’s committed.

But this holiday is one she’ll never forget�

According to Theo, the whole murder thing is no big deal—the dead guy needed killing. And while her hot neighbor wants her, protecting her is his main priority. So when she’s targeted, this cinnamon roll hitman kidnaps her for her own good. With a deadly threat hunting them and a hot hitman who keeps handcuffing her to him “for her own protection�, Elliana is starting to reconsider her grinchy stance on the holidays. And when everything finally comes to a head, the results are bound to be…explosive.]]> 151 Katie Reus 1635563216 Cathy 0 to-read 3.68 2023 How the Hitman Stole Christmas (Holiday with a Hitman, #1)
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]]> Naughty and Nice 96174959
Until sinfully sexy billionaire, Matt Russo, intervenes, leading to Liza’s worst decision ever. Because a holiday hook-up with Matt, her family’s enemy, would definitely land her on the naughty list for life.

If Matt’s past has taught him anything, it’s that true love doesn’t exist. Then he spies Liza—the only threat to his simple existence—across the hotel ballroom. A slow dance leads to a heated embrace that ends in his hotel room. And for the first time ever, he imagines a very different future for himself.

Unfortunately, it’s one he can never have.]]> 100 Mari Carr Cathy 0 to-read 4.38 2023 Naughty and Nice
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]]> <![CDATA[How the Hitman Stole Christmas (Holiday With a Hitman #1)]]> 181646170 Dies ist die Jahreszeit für eine grantig-sonnige Romanze mit einer ordentlichen Portion Mord und Chaos!

Sie hasst Weihnachten und alles, was dazugehört �

Elliana, Sprengstoffexpertin aus Leidenschaft, kann Weihnachten nicht ausstehen � aber dieses Jahr gibt es einen Ihr unwiderstehlich attraktiver Nachbar scheint eine Allergie gegen Hemden und Klamotten im Allgemeinen zu haben. Sie weiß das, weil sie ihn seit Monaten heimlich mit ihrer Drohne beobachtet. Zwar ist sie keine professionelle Stalkerin, doch es scheint ihn nicht im Geringsten zu stören. Im Er liefert ihr allabendlich private Stripshows, die sich gewaschen haben. Doch als sie endlich den Mut aufbringt, ihn anzusprechen, stolpert sie direkt in einen Mord � den er offenbar begangen hat.

Aber diesen Feiertag wird sie nie vergessen �

Theo sagt, die Sache mit dem Mord sei keine große Sache � der Typ hatte es einfach verdient. Und auch wenn ihr heißblütiger Nachbar sie will, ist eines für ihn wichtiger als alles sie zu beschützen. Als sie zur Zielscheibe wird, sieht dieser köstliche Berufskiller nur eine Lösung � er entführt sie kurzerhand zu ihrem eigenen Wohl. Während sie von der tödlichen Bedrohung gejagt werden und ein heißer Killer sie immer wieder „zu ihrem eigenen Schutz� mit Handschellen an sich fesselt, beginnt Elliana, ihre grinchige Einstellung zu Weihnachten zu überdenken. Doch als alles in einem explosiven Finale gipfelt, sind die Folgen � explosiv.]]> 166 Katie Reus 1635563003 Cathy 0 to-read 4.19 2023 How the Hitman Stole Christmas (Holiday With a Hitman #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Magical Midlife Battle (Leveling Up, #8)]]> 123284399
It has all come down to this.

The battle to save Kingsley’s pack, and Austin’s place of birth, is upon them. They have their team, they have their supplies, and they have a very nerve-wracking secret weapon that Edgar devised.

They aren’t even close to ready.

If they lose this battle, every shifter in the world will be in jeopardy. But to fight means danger they might not all walk away from.

If only the battle was their sole worry.

Austin has come home for the first time in fifteen years. He left the pack in tatters and a great many people haven’t forgotten, his family included. He must finally face his past.

Get ready for a thrilling and emotionally charged next installment in the Leveling Up saga.]]> 454 K.F. Breene Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.75 2023 Magical Midlife Battle (Leveling Up, #8)
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]]> Theo (Silver Team #1) 123135374
I was living a nightmare of my own making.
My life had been erased. My past rewritten. My name changed. I had nothing from my previous life. I was no longer Bridget Keller.
I was promised federal protection. I was promised a new life. I was promised I would be safe. As it turned out, I wasn’t and I only had one place to run—back to Theo Jackson and his painfilled brown eyes, menacing demeanor, and indescribable kindness. To the man I had no business falling in love with yet I had.
I would do anything to go back and change the chain of events that sent my life spiraling. Everything except meeting Theo.

I was never supposed to see Bridget again. I’d let her go—mourned the loss and spent months trying to forget her. When a new threat sends her running back to me, I won’t waste my second chance.
There’s only one thing standing in my way, one obstacle to overcome, unfortunately he has a hostage and I have a choice to make.]]> 225 Riley Edwards Cathy 0 4.51 Theo (Silver Team #1)
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]]> Garrett (Blue Team, #6) 61380401
Former GRS Operator and Navy SEAL Garrett Davis is the walking, talking definition of regret. His guilt weighs heavy. The pain and misery he carries cripples him. When a tragic accident takes him back to his hometown, he’s not prepared to face the woman he left behind. The woman who should’ve been his—was his, until he broke her heart.
Mellie doesn’t have time for Garrett to strong-arm his way back into her life. She doesn’t want to remember all the ways he loved and protected her when they were children. It’s not easy to dream of a life full of love when your high school sweetheart dumps you before you make it down the aisle. She’s long ago given up on happy endings. Besides, all thoughts of happiness evaporate when your sister is murdered but the police don’t believe you.
But what she wants and what she needs are very different things when her sister’s killer turns his attention on her.
Garrett has one shot to protect the woman he’s loved since they were kids. One shot to heal two broken hearts. One chance to prove their future is worth fighting for. Garrett’s redemption won’t come easy; Melissa Rivers is not the same girl he broke.
Spoiler alert: he fails. So he does what he figures any man who is faced with losing everything does—he kidnaps her and takes to the only person he knows who can help him—Zane Lewis]]> 260 Riley Edwards Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.62 Garrett (Blue Team, #6)
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]]> Myles (Blue Team, #3) 57878535
Intel Specialist Delilah Watts never imagined sending an email would be deadly. Kidnapped and left to die, yet she regrets nothing. She’d blow the whistle over and over again if it meant one life was saved—unfortunately, it just wouldn’t be hers.

A man on the search. A woman in need of a hero. A race against time.]]> 332 Riley Edwards Cathy 5 4.56 2021 Myles (Blue Team, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Their Property: Sons of Odin MC]]> 59804666 The men I want are forbidden. What’s worse?
I want all three of them.

My father isolated me while chaos swept the country. All my life, he hid me away like a precious jewel for being too curious, too attracted to danger.

Then I got myself kidnapped.

My saviors are three brutal men on roaring motorcycles--the Sons of Odin MC. Death and carnage are all they know, and yet I felt safer on the back of their bikes than in the ivory tower where I was imprisoned.

For a moment, I was finally free. Until they delivered me right back to my father.

I know a governor’s daughter shouldn’t dream of men with haunted eyes. Men who have killed, pillaged, and ransacked this broken country I’m trying to fix. But when the Sons of Odin become my personal bodyguards, I’m not just curious. I’m insatiable.

I want to feel free again.

But freedom comes at a price, one that might be too high to pay. We’re playing with fire, sending our two worlds on a collision course.

And I don’t know if we’ll survive the crash.

Their Property is a standalone reverse harem romance set in the same world as the Steel Demons MC series. An HEA is guaranteed and you do not need to read Steel Demons MC to enjoy Their Property. Contains MMF/MM scenes.]]> Crystal Ash Cathy 0 4.48 2022 Their Property: Sons of Odin MC
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average rating: 4.48
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]]> <![CDATA[Steel Demons MC: Books 7-10 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 3)]]> 180118356 When two men break your heart in one night, is healing even possible?

My home, once filled with love and affection, is now cold and empty. As if the war going on outside wasn’t enough, I’m reeling from this hurt and betrayal.

Meanwhile, the casualties of this war are piling up. We can only do so much against an enemy we barely understand. They’re closing in and we’re running out of options. And fighters.

Just when I think some trust may be repaired, my worst nightmare comes true.

My men have been captured by the enemy.

Even if we get out of this war alive, will there be any hope for us?

There is no cheating in this series.

Sons of Anarchy meets The Handmaid's Tale in this spicy, fast-paced adventure! This omnibus volume contains books 7-10 in the Senseless, Ruthless, Merciless, and Endless.]]> 1001 Crystal Ash Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.61 Steel Demons MC: Books 7-10 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Steel Demons MC: Books 4-6 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 2)]]> 180138250 I belong to Reaper, the ruthless biker president who loves to share me with his best friend.But what if two men aren’t enough?

Against all odds, I’m finding a home with the Steel Demons. Reaper worships and dominates me. Jandro sweeps me off my feet. And yet my heart wants more...

Gunner nearly died to protect me, and I’m falling faster than his falcon dives for prey. After endless teasing, he admits he wants me too. The only problem? He doesn’t want to share.

Then there’s Shadow, the tall, scarred tattoo artist who everyone is afraid of. Except me. I want to draw the quiet man out of his shell, and what better way to do so than a long tattoo session?

While I’m learning how to love four men, we’re being targeted by enemies that won’t stop. We’re desperate for new allies, and are forced to make sacrifices that could break us.

If I lose one of my men? There will be hell to pay.

Sons of Anarchy meets The Handmaid's Tale in this spicy, fast-paced adventure! This omnibus volume contains books 4-6 in the Painless, Helpless, and Heartless.]]> 881 Crystal Ash Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.63 Steel Demons MC: Books 4-6 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Steel Demons MC: Books 1-3 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 1)]]> 180157887 The Collapse changed everything. Good men became killers. Strong women became property. And I’ve been captured by the most ruthless men of them all�

I’m a healer trying to survive in a violent, lawless land. Being captured by the infamous Steel Demons MC was never part of the plan. The MC president wants me to be the club’s new medic� and have me in his bed.

Reaper might be built for pleasure, but I mean nothing to him. He makes that clear when he suggests sharing me with his best friend. Jandro is the club's VP, and his flirting makes it clear it’s all a game to them. They claim me now but what happens when they get bored?

I’m caught between the fast, violent lifestyle of these men and growing feelings I can’t ignore. With a war on the horizon, being the chosen woman of a band of ruthless bikers doesn’t seem so bad. Especially not when they’ll do anything to protect me.

I need to find my place within this club that sees women as property, or escape and face the oncoming storm alone. It’s an impossible decision when I realize I’m falling in love with two men.

But when I start falling for a third? I’ll never be free again.

Sons of Anarchy meets The Handmaid's Tale in this spicy, fast-paced adventure! This omnibus volume contains the first three books in the Lawless, Powerless, and Fearless.]]> 711 Crystal Ash Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.59 Steel Demons MC: Books 1-3 (Steel Demons MC omnibus Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Warrior in the Shadows (The Girl with the Gray Eyes Book 2)]]> 62613209
An omega living in a beta world, fate sent me to a land where all the alphas live.

I want Garren, the playful alpha and brave warrior who effortlessly rocks my world.
I also want Tanis, the serious alpha who kisses me and claims me with words, only to send me back to Garren.

But Shadowland isn’t my home. One day, I must leave this place and the men who live here behind.
When fate rips me away, will a beta male ever be enough?

Then Marcus returns and throws everything into a spin.
I don’t trust him, and I’m not the only one.

As it turns out, I was wrong about the beta.
And right about Marcus.

Returning to Rymor isn’t a choice anymore.
We’re all trapped out here, and someone wants us dead.

Content advisory for trilogy: Extremely dark, graphic content, mind-games and manipulation, SA, violence, and gore. Heroes in this book range from sweet to pitch black. Multiple H withone h, including MM content in book thee.]]> 406 L.V. Lane 1922630233 Cathy 0 4.41 The Warrior in the Shadows (The Girl with the Gray Eyes Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl with the Gray Eyes (The Girl with the Gray Eyes #1)]]> 62232283
I was an omega—an anomaly in a world of betas. A throwback, or so the kindly doctor told me.

Then she offered me a form of chemical sterilization to take away my 'unnatural' urges.

I didn't take her up on the offer, although I was too young to understand at the time.

But I didn't fit in and never would.

Until I met William Bremmer and found a connection for the first time in my life.

But fate had other plans, and catastrophic circumstances would send me to a primitive, uncivilized land outside the wall.

A place I'd secretly fantasized about.

A place where all the alphas lived.

Content advisory for trilogy: Extremely dark, graphic content, mind-games and manipulation, SA, violence, and gore. Heroes in this book range from sweet to pitch black. Slow build whychoose romance over the course of the trilogy.]]> L.V. Lane 1922630225 Cathy 5 4.10 The Girl with the Gray Eyes (The Girl with the Gray Eyes #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond Hunger (The Beyond, #1)]]> 40600746 A boy in blue, a girl in whole lot less, and an appetite that demands satisfaction.


Violet should have lost all faith in men by now, but the girl has needs that just can't be met by dancing naked on a stage.

After yet another terrible night out leaves her in tears, Vi ends up in a bar with Serge - the good detective who's suffering from his desire for a seemingly unattainable woman. Sharing a laugh, a few drinks and their stories, they strike an honest friendship that leaves them both hungry for more, but can such a craving be trusted?

If you love imperfect characters, you'll adore the humorous, yet saucy Beyond Series that follows the baggage-laden romances of those living and working at a one-of-a-kind strip club as they struggle to overcome the psychological barriers of past and present to find love and hope for the future.

Each full-length novel can be read as a stand-alone, but for maximum enjoyment, should be read in order.

Get your sassy stripper romance now!


]]> 323 Ashley Logan 0473411857 Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.88 2018 Beyond Hunger (The Beyond, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Speechless: The Many Grunts of a Mountain Man]]> 59801174
Which is how this burly, non-verbal mountain man talks dirty like a total pro.

Sylvie Somers escapes her crumbling life and heads for Alaska in an attempt to clear her mind and reconnect with her roots, but she never expected to find herself in the warm bed of a ruggedly handsome recluse with an aversion to speaking... who may not want to be a big, beardy loner anymore.

This novel is a sweet and spicy read that includes a secluded log cabin, a chilly mountain lake, a forest full of trees, and some fairly graphic scenes about sexy-times in all of those places. It gets hot, guys... maybe start fanning yourself now. ♥]]> 166 Ashley Logan Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.80 Speechless: The Many Grunts of a Mountain Man
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]]> A Brat for the Mountain Giant 61931708
Champion Brat vs. Undefeated Daddy

Let’s get ready to wrangle!!!

Needy Juniper Johanssen and long-time loner, Oren Grosbeak, go head to head for love in this sweet and spicy book that's filled to bursting with:

� Age gap deliciousness

� A small but feisty young heroine

� An overprotective, oversized, brooding mountain man hero

� Family feels and a winter wonderland

� High heat, low angst, and the kind of book boyfriend who'll make your loins tingle and your heart squish

This hot and steamy erotic romance contains realistic characters, witty banter, and multiple juicy AF sex scenes. It has been written for your adult satisfaction with nearly 60,000 words of saucy goodness. You’re welcome]]> 242 Elena Dawne Cathy 5 3.65 A Brat for the Mountain Giant
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mountain Man's Sugar Shack]]> 61255661 This isn’t catch and release.

She won’t get away a second time.



Snowbird Johanssen is a hot sticky mess.

Steady mountain man, Birch Grosbeak, has a massive� [insert any of the crush, heart, dick, brain, bank account, sweet tooth…]



When Birdie disappeared without a trace fourteen years earlier, Birch was left hopelessly smitten, but a chance reunion in the middle of nowhere reignites their past connection in a roaring blaze that melts hearts and panties alike when Birch sets his genius mind to taking such good care of his woman that she'll want to stay forever.



He lost her once...

But this time, he’s keeping her.





� This sweet and spicy second chance erotic tale contains fated lovers, a Viking sex curse, a generous serving of maple syrup, and multiple steamy scenes. The story pairs together a woman struggling with the incessant, debilitating need inside of her, and the large, sweet AF, red-haired spunk who is every inch the man she needs to finally find satisfaction. Bon appetit! �]]> 204 Elena Dawne Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.95 The Mountain Man's Sugar Shack
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]]> <![CDATA[Mountain Daddy's Milk & Honey (Spice in the Mountains, #1)]]> 59079989
No neighbors. No limits.

This hot and sticky erotic novella features:
� A very curious young first timer with a step-daddy fantasy
� An older, rough-living, easily-tempted and over-sized mountain man
� Summertime in the great outdoors
� A milking machine
� Nobody around for miles]]> 103 Elena Dawne Cathy 5 3.46 Mountain Daddy's Milk & Honey (Spice in the Mountains, #1)
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]]> Her Mountain Man Beast 59737202
But he is incredibly fluent in body language.

The scarred and surly, yet adorable mountain man can’t tell me exactly what he’s thinking when he smolders at me, but I’m pretty sure it goes something like this�

Augustine Delaney is effing delicious.

She’s the only person in town worth knowing, and I want her.

Desperately.

I’d love nothing more than to kick her ex-husband in the dick and find a permanent minder for her father � because dragging her back to my secluded cabin and making her moan is a fundamental need I can’t restrain for much longer.

� At least I hope that’s what he’s thinking �

� This sweet and spicy fairytale retelling is about a vivacious, curvy girl and the smitten beast of a man who knows just how to take care of her while getting some much-needed TLC himself. It contains multiple juicy AF sex scenes, and has been written to delight and satisfy. Enjoy yourself! ♥]]> 184 Elena Dawne Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.02 Her Mountain Man Beast
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]]> Ryder (Her Monster #2) 60566443
A place no sensible citizen goes unless they’re seeking a dark, unrestrained kind of thrill.

That’s me. The thrill-seeker. Well, not usually, but it’s my birthday, and I’m making an exception.

Only, I think I might have taken on more than I can handle�

Ryder—no other comes close to his level of raw sex appeal. All the smoldering good looks that a girl expects from his kind of man, along with a brooding stillness that makes me shiver from the other side of the room like he sees things beyond the understanding of us mere mortals.

What did I do about it?

I propositioned him. Told him it was my birthday and I’d like him as my present.

I just wanted to take a big bite out of all that hotness. And that was when I discovered that alphas bite back.



Ryder is book two in the Her Monster series, an extra spicy dystopian romance.]]> 208 L.V. Lane 1922630152 Cathy 5 4.32 2022 Ryder (Her Monster #2)
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]]> Jace (Her Monster #1) 59443316 Sloane:

The quadrant. The place where they put men with an inner monster.

A place no sensible citizen goes unless they’re seeking a dark, unrestrained kind of thrill.

Only I love my little sister. It’s her birthday, and despite being the sensible, dependable, boring one, I end up in the quadrant surrounded by the kind of men only mentioned in hushed whispers with a sneer of distaste.

That’s when I met him.

Nearly seven feet tall, all muscle and a devilish smile that promises a night of pleasure. I can do this. I can escape the drudgery for a night, enjoy the wild side, then slink back to my small sensible life.

But his touch does more than light a fire inside me, it reveals a part of me I didn’t know existed.

Jace:

Every monster has a match. A female who is weak and yet strong. One who responds to pheromones and is driven by instincts every bit as beastly as the monster inside me.

Those women should be protected, not touched. After what I saw my sister go through, I kept my animal side on a tight leash.

Then I saw her, the cute little citizen taking a walk on the wild side.

But fate has other plans, and she’s not the ordinary I expected.

Mine, the beast inside me says.

I want to protect her.

I want to ruin her for everyone but me.

And I can’t have it both ways.

But if I want to save her, I might not have a choice.]]> 189 L.V. Lane Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.02 2022 Jace (Her Monster #1)
author: L.V. Lane
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> Guardian 196794426 A beast must claim his mate.

After watching over this world for millennia, a woman wandering in the woods should have been of no interest to me. But the moment I saw her bathing in a stream, only raw instinct mattered.

I was able to keep my lust at bay for a little while... until the scent of her helpless arousal as I reddened her bare bottom for putting herself in danger told me she was ready to be claimed.

But even if she'd been less reckless it would have made no difference in the end.

Sooner or later, she was always going to be mine.

Publisher's Guardian includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 273 Sara Fields Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.97 Guardian
author: Sara Fields
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]]> Mountain Santa's Naughty List 63946007 He’s everybody’s favorite go-nowhere f*ck-boy,

And the local golden girl has just asked him to destroy her virtue...



Mitch Landowski plays Santa in our small town every year, and when I sit on his lap, I can’t wait for him to ask me what I want.



My filthy mechanic neighbor has watched over me since tragedy struck my family, and I've loved him for it � but now that I'm grown and home from college for the holidays, I want him to take care of me in new ways.



I wrote a short list of “festive activities� I’d like the reputably sexy mountain man to perform on me.

It's fairly tame � wouldn't want to shock anyone by asking for things I really want, but it's a good, basic list.

A nice list.

One Mitch adds another page-and-a-half of naughty suggestions to�

Before his conscience gets the better of him, and he tears it up.



Eager to learn exactly what Mitch wants to do to me, I tape that list back together, read it, and become even more desperate for him to manhandle me into all of the positions he's doodled in the margin.



I want every item on that list.

Every. Damn. Thing.



I've always wanted his family to be my real family, and there’s a sure way to get that written at the bottom in Mitch’s crude handwriting � it's even underlined � and it's an "I'll take care of you forever" kind of statement.



He wants to f*ck a baby into me. As many times as I'll let him.

And I'm going to let him � because being bred by a devoted stud like Mitch �?



It’s everything I've dreamed of, and now that I know he wants it too�

There’s no stopping the fun we’re going to have together this Christmas.





This full-length, spicy AF, age gap, daddy, holiday romance is a light and fun, kinda-sweet read, containing multiple graphic sex scenes with full-creaming breeding kink, butt stuff, edging, use of restraints, candy cane peppermint tingles in all the good places, a little milking action toward the end, and some weirdly-hot** reindeer role play. (Because it’s Christmas, and that’s how I roll.)

** Weirdly-hot potentially unexpected soaking of your downstairs upon reading a new-to-you style of spice scene while assuming it wouldn’t induce that response.Treat yourself to the satisfying gift of holiday-spiced kink and intense smut for Christmas! �]]> 212 Elena Dawne Cathy 0 3.75 Mountain Santa's Naughty List
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]]> Cherry Pie 63057355
My guardian and his two sons ignore me for years...

Until I turn eighteen, and they present me with information

Answering questions from my past, changing my perception

And making me fall

For all three of them

And to my surprise, they like to share...

Author's Note: Please visit the reading guide on the author's website for all content warnings and other information. For Adult Readers.]]> 134 Daisy Jane Cathy 0 3.38 2022 Cherry Pie
author: Daisy Jane
name: Cathy
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Intolerant (Filthy Rich & Kinky, #2)]]> 123496529
The woman has no boundaries, no filters, and no freaking limits.

And my overwhelming desire to plow her would likely prove problematic if she became my assistant.

Bo Luxom is everything I never knew I wanted in a woman.

She’s sugar and spice, and she's stronger than I could ever pretend to be despite all my efforts� She’s also eight-months round because her “breeding kink went too far,� and it’s doing things to me.

Down on her luck, Bo needs this job � and as much as she’ll hate admitting it, she needs me too.
But I need her more.

Basically allergic to life, I've subsisted on a lonely diet of exclusion and restrictions with my only strength coming from maintaining total control.
Dominance and rules were my only tools until Bo took the lead and gave me something better � something I’ve always coveted. Kindness.

It’s the most potent weapon of seduction I’ve ever encountered, and I'm hooked.
I will kneel at her feet if she wills it. For her, I’ll surender my ordered life into beautiful chaos.

She’s everything I’ve spent a lifetime avoiding so I could remain strong, but I opened my locked doors for a beautiful stranger, and now I’m in the weakest position imaginable�


I’m f*¢king in love.
And I’ll do anything to keep her.

�

This full-length, erotic romance is a sweet and filthy read full of quirky humor and all the feels.

Seriously. It’s a fun and spicy kink-fest and there's no skimping on the feels. It’s both hot and cute as hell.


Inside you’ll find an insta-love tale about Thaddeus Montgomery � a big, beardy, and tormented billionaire, and Bo, his fertile goddess in curvy armor who nurtures his wounded soul through a multitude of steamy antics that unravel him to his very core.


The story contains an HEA and multiple graphic sex scenes that include power play, fisting, stretching, lactation kink, breeding kink, butt stuff, and the all-important ingredient of achingly beautiful and downright dirty love. Enjoy! �

Potential triggers: Both main characters have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual trauma as young people and continue to heal through this relationship.]]> 306 Elena Dawne Cathy 5 3.90 Intolerant (Filthy Rich & Kinky, #2)
author: Elena Dawne
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> Man Candy (On a Manhunt, #2) 75365014 Until Dex James.
My brain? It says he’s all kinds of wrong.
He’s young. In town on vacation. A lazy billionaire.
He’d only be a fling. A muse for the spicy book I’m writing. Nothing more.
My body? It’s telling me to jump that big piece of man candy. Check off guy-given O’s from the list with Mr. Right Now.
Which is right? Maybe neither. Maybe my heart has to decide because it turns out Dex is so much more than I ever imagined. Maybe Mr. Right Now could be Mr. Right after all.

Find out who wins in this steamy small town, reverse age gap game of love. With all the books in the On A Manhunt series, it’s open season on men.]]> 362 Vanessa Vale Cathy 0 4.28 2023 Man Candy (On a Manhunt, #2)
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Daisy Unchained (Filthy Rich & Kinky Book 1)]]> 63045270 From instalove to sibling rivalry�



An intense connection with a younger woman takes a twisted turn when estranged eldest son Cyrus then returns home and the innocent beauty is introduced as his new stepsister�



Their attraction is undeniable, but forbidden love is promptly thrust aside when Daisy is constantly spoiled with all the kindness and attention that Cy and his brothers neglected to receive from their father.



Jealousy leads to a serious thirst for vengeance, and when Cy discovers Daisy’s naughty milky secret � that she’ll do anything to keep � the temptation to ruin his young stepsister in every way possible proves too sweet to resist�



But what this protective billionaire daddy-type soon comes to understand, is that Daisy doesn’t need her dominant stepbrother to be a bully�

She needs him to be her bull.





This filthy, rich, morally gray alpha daddy and desperate but determined virgin hucow novel

� intriguing family dynamics

� a significant age gap

� The use of toys, rough play, some cozy bondage, and a little light choking.

� multiple explicit and spicy sex scenes � most involving milking kink.

This full-length erotic novel is most definitely intended for an adult audience.

Expect it to be a hot AF spicy read that's also oddly sweet. There's definitely a happy ending here, folks. Enjoy �]]> 264 Elena Dawne Cathy 0 3.59 2022 Daisy Unchained (Filthy Rich & Kinky Book 1)
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name: Cathy
average rating: 3.59
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]]> <![CDATA[Mountain Daddy's Milk & Honeymoon (Spice in the Mountains, #2)]]> 177521401 Ah, the good girl life� Does it get any better?

Yes. Yes, it does.



Maggie’s mountain daddy provides all she’s thought to dream of, but when Ben’s four big friends visit with a baby in tow, she gets curious about new opportunities.



Ben doesn’t miss his woman’s cues or how smitten she is with that baby, but due to fertility concerns, Maggie denies her obvious interest in starting a family.

Luckily, Ben is creative and persistent in his pursuit of the truth. Once he's sure of Maggie's desires, this dedicated daddy dom takes charge, and soon it’s breeding time on the farm.



For those who wanted more of Mountain Daddy's Milk and Honey � here it is!



What can readers expect?

� She will call him Daddy.

� He will call her his good fxčking girl.

� There will be much spice. From page one. It will include milking.

� This is a filthy AF sequel.

� Themes of marriage, fertility, and baby-making are explored by an inquisitive young hucow, her older mountain man beefcake, and his friends.

� This smutty little story is well endowed with the following lactation, praise, possessive and devoted dominant daddy, substantial age gap, mom’s ex, size difference, exhibitionism, breeding, shared/bred/used by daddy’s friends/fmmmmm, some butt stuff, bondage, and non-punitive spanking � pretty much all the good stuff that makes you go mmm. They live without neighbors in the middle of nowhere, and it shows.

Enjoy!]]> 160 Elena Dawne Cathy 0 3.71 Mountain Daddy's Milk & Honeymoon (Spice in the Mountains, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Undercover at the Hucow Farm - The Harem of Fertile Hucows 4: Dark hucow fertile BDSM erotica]]> 88840025 Paige is sent in undercover to investigate Mr. James� operation. She has taken down hardened criminals and seen the worst the world has to offer, but she is not prepared for what awaits her as she is turned into a fertile hucow slave.

The experienced, ruthless undercover cop Paige has seen it all. Or so she thought. After helping to dismantle a crime syndicate, she thinks that going undercover as a voluntary hucow slave will be a walk in the park. But her troubles soon start mounting, and when she is the first woman to ever get pregnant by Mr. James, her world starts to crumble, and everything takes a dark turn.

Things will get worse, but will they get better?

Don't miss this exciting, dark ending to the series!

“Undercover at the Hucow Farm� is not suitable for readers under the age of 18. It is the final story in the series and contains elements of hucow, fertile, and BDSM kinks.]]> 44 Ulrika Udderson Cathy 0 3.87 Undercover at the Hucow Farm - The Harem of Fertile Hucows 4: Dark hucow fertile BDSM erotica
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]]> Big Sky 196225421
I'd lost my high-powered ad executive job in the city and was deep in debt. I was about to be homeless when a sinfully attractive man offered me a job on his ranch that felt too good to be true.

I turned him down, but he wouldn't take no for an answer.

Now I'm his captive, a mere servant on his beautiful ranch in the middle of nowhere--for my own good, supposedly.

And of course he wants so much more from me than domestic labor.]]> 192 Kitty Thomas 1960480189 Cathy 0 3.75 2012 Big Sky
author: Kitty Thomas
name: Cathy
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2012
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]]> Man Hunt (On a Manhunt, #1) 63846498 What’s worse than spilling coffee all over my billionaire boss? Accidentally emailing him my answers to a sex quiz.
That was me. I did that. I might be a genius, but that was really dumb.
I sneak into the office to delete it, but it’s too late. He knows my naughtiest fantasies.
Instead of firing me, he wants to fulfill every one of them.
He’s everything I didn’t know I wanted: Older, fiercely protective and a possessive streak the size of Montana.
But can he really want someone like me with a past full of man struggles and a head full of math problems?

Find out the answer in this steamy small town romance where a nerdy heroine is outsmarted by a lumberjack-sized billionaire in a test of love. With all the books in the On A Manhunt series, it’s always open season on men.]]> 346 Vanessa Vale 1795957352 Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.65 2022 Man Hunt (On a Manhunt, #1)
author: Vanessa Vale
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average rating: 3.65
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]]> <![CDATA[Wolf Daddy (Wolf Creek Daddies #1)]]> 57846488
When he catches Shasta Ludlow in a bad part of town looking for castoff treasures for her art, police chief Gideon Trace immediately recognizes two things about the beautiful, feisty human.

She is his mate, and she needs a daddy.

Though Gideon manages to hold back the savage, primal need demanding that he mark and mount her right then and there, he makes it clear that Shasta will obey him from now on, and when her reckless behavior continues to put her in danger he spanks her bare bottom soundly.

But an alpha shifter's instincts can't be held in check forever, and Gideon knows that soon it will be time to take what is his, claiming Shasta first in his bed and then in front of his entire pack.

Publisher's Note: Wolf Daddy includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 166 Morganna Williams Cathy 5 3.96 Wolf Daddy (Wolf Creek Daddies #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tate (Daddies of the Shadows, #10)]]> 122767245 164 Kate Oliver Cathy 4 4.28 Tate (Daddies of the Shadows, #10)
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[Grave Magic, The Accidental Reaper Paranormal Urban Fantasy Series, Book 5]]> 162960722 Halloween’s gone to the ghouls�

Necromancer and grim, I’m nearing the end of my year-long agreement with Soul Management Group and only have one noncompliant left on my list to harvest.

Trinity is a powerful witch with more tricks up her broomstick than any soul I’ve encountered. Tracking her reveals she’s more than she seems—and yours truly is the missing piece in her master plan to bring down the veil between worlds and unleash hell on earth.

Tick-tock, the race to Halloween is on. Even with vampires, shifters, ghouls, and Death himself as my allies, everything and everyone I love might end up in eternal torment.

Who will win this cursed game of hers? Guess I’ll have to use my reaper magic one last time before I hang up my scythe and stop the end of the world.

Grab your copy and join Chloe’s spellbinding adventure today! ]]> 228 Misty Evans 1948686902 Cathy 5 4.51 Grave Magic, The Accidental Reaper Paranormal Urban Fantasy Series, Book 5
author: Misty Evans
name: Cathy
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]]> Hunted (Forever Faire, #1) 31434393
Kayla Rowe and her little sister are running for their lives. Chased from town to town by a gang of bikers that no one else sees, Kayla is down to her last dollar and out of ideas. But when she stumbles into the winter camp of a man who is larger than life, her world changes.

Although Fae warrior Ryan Sheridan is entranced by Kayla’s beauty and courage, he has a band of fellow exiles he must protect. Disguised as performers in a Renaissance fair, he and his comrades hide in plain sight. But when evil follows Kayla, Ryan can no longer turn her away—or deny the passion that will upend both their worlds.

Hunted is the first book in Forever Faire, a paranormal romance series. If you love alpha heroes, a magical world, and a heroine with heart, then you’ll love this sizzling series. Enter the sensual world of the Fae.]]> 127 Hazel Hunter Cathy 0 currently-reading 3.85 Hunted (Forever Faire, #1)
author: Hazel Hunter
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]]> <![CDATA[The Angel Trials (Dark World: The Angel Trials, #1)]]> 38348382 She thought magic didn’t exist. She was so, so wrong.

Raven Danvers is a typical college student� until she’s attacked by a demon on the night of her twenty-first birthday. Luckily, she’s saved by Noah—a mysterious, sexy wolf shifter who appears and disappears in the blink of an eye.

When Raven returns home, she discovers her mom has been abducted by the same demon who came after her. And who turns up at the scene of the crime again? Noah. He’s hunting the demons who are taking humans, and he’s ultimately heading to the place where Raven needs to go to save her mom—the mystical island of Avalon.

Now Raven’s tagging along on Noah’s demon hunting mission whether he wants her there or not. And he makes it no secret that his journey would be a lot easier without her dragging him down. But Raven isn’t going anywhere, so she and Noah will have to learn to work together—if they don’t kill each other first.]]> 270 Michelle Madow Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.11 2018 The Angel Trials (Dark World: The Angel Trials, #1)
author: Michelle Madow
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Kade (Shadowridge Guardians MC #2)]]> 123164934 “Princess, do that again and see what happens…�

Remi is and always has been an MC baby. She’s never had a choice in the matter since her dad is a member of the Shadowridge Guardians MC. But she’s been avoiding the clubhouse as much as possible the past few years because every time she’s near Kade Beckham she can’t breathe properly, and she becomes a defensive brat toward him. When she starts getting threatening messages, though, he’s the first person she calls for help.

Kade loves his club and takes pride in protecting his brothers. He would do anything for the other members or their families. That’s his job after all. Enforcer. So when Remi calls him for help, he doesn’t hesitate, but he also knows he needs to keep a wide distance from the prickly little goth girl. But when he finds out her secret, however, he isn’t so sure he can stay away. She needs a protector and a Daddy, and he intends to be both.

She can toss that attitude all she wants, but he intends to make her his good girl.

Combining the sizzling talents of bestselling authors Pepper North, Kate Oliver, and Becca Jameson, the Shadowridge Guardians are guaranteed to give you a thrill and leave you dreaming of your own throbbing motorcycle joyride.

Are you daring enough to ride with a club of rough, growly, commanding men? The protective Daddies of the Shadowridge Guardians Motorcycle Club will stop at nothing to ensure the safety and protection of everything that belongs to their Littles, their club, and their town. Throw in some sassy, naughty, mischievous women who won't hesitate to serve their fair share of attitude even in the face of looming danger, and this brand new MC Romance series is ready to ignite!]]> 230 Kate Oliver Cathy 5 4.36 Kade (Shadowridge Guardians MC #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Empire (Filthy Trilogy #3)]]> 43501587
The third and final book in the Filthy Trilogy.

Book one: The Bastard
Book Two: The Princess]]> 300 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.08 2019 The Empire (Filthy Trilogy #3)
author: Lisa Renee Jones
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> <![CDATA[The Princess (Filthy Trilogy #2)]]> 42593681
Their passion is a flame that ignites more than their bond. It ignites secrets, lies, and a puzzle that once solved, will shake them to the core.You know one deep, dark secret, but you do not yet know anywhere near everything.]]> 350 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.27 2019 The Princess (Filthy Trilogy #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bastard (Filthy Trilogy, #1)]]> 43518466
And then she walks in the door, the princess I'd once wanted more than I'd wanted my father's love. She wants me to come back. She says my father needs to be saved. I don't want to save my father but I do want her. Deeply. Passionately. More than I want anything else.

But she's The Princess and I'm The Bastard. We don't fit. We don't belong together and yet she says he needs me, that she needs me. We're like sugar and spice, we don't mix, but I really crave a taste. Just one. What harm can just one taste do?

BOOK ONE IN THE FILTHY TRILOGY]]> 233 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 4 3.96 2018 The Bastard (Filthy Trilogy, #1)
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average rating: 3.96
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghost Assassin (Lilah Love #9)]]> 62381009 202 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 5 4.59 2023 The Ghost Assassin (Lilah Love #9)
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> <![CDATA[The Party is Over (Lilah Love #8)]]> 60468275
Lilah has sworn she's done with that side of her personality.

Then again, maybe not.

The Party Is Over is the eighth book in the ongoing Lilah Love series:
Murder Notes
Murder Girl
Love Me Dead
Love Kills
Bloody Vows
Bloody Love
Happy Death Day
The Party Is Over]]> 196 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 0 4.50 2023 The Party is Over (Lilah Love #8)
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average rating: 4.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Happy Death Day (Lilah Love #7)]]> 58613636 The son of a drug lord, who is not his father's son, and yet, he has enemies. Too many enemies.

Lilah Love.
The FBI agent who perhaps kills a little too easily. Or does she? As she's called in to consult on a case, and catch a killer, her troubles back home don't go away. People want her dead. She simply wants them dead first.

Kane and Lilah. Lilah and Kane. War is on the horizon. And everyone won't survive.

Happy Death Day is the seventh title in the Lilah Love series.

Lilah is back home after two weeks away from the big, bad beast that is New York City, and with Kane by her side. The minute the chopper touches down, her phone rings. It's a local medical examiner who has been stalking her online, but then, she soon learns, so is half the city.

Seems an online forum has popped up to follow Lilah, her serial killer mentor, and her drug lord husband. Call Lilah irritated as Kane is no drug lord, despite the cartel's wishes that he follow in his father's footsteps, her mentor is dead, and no one knows but those who buried the body. She needs the attention to go away, and now.

The worst part, or maybe it's the best is there's yet another serial killer on the loose who's mimicking horror movie killers. Now Lilah has someone to take her anger out on, and arrest, not kill, because good girls don't kill. But then, who said Lilah was a good girl?]]> 224 Lisa Renee Jones Cathy 0 4.53 2022 Happy Death Day (Lilah Love #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[King's Reckoning (House of Winterborne #3)]]> 56610784
King’s Reckoning is the finale to the House of Winterborne series.]]> 282 Luanne Bennett Cathy 0 4.47 King's Reckoning (House of Winterborne #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pack Master (Vampire Kings #3)]]> 60773587 (And to humble a vampire prince.)
Pack master Henry Riker has his hands full with the men of the house of Maddox.

Will has the world’s worst craving.
He can try to fight it.
He can try to control it.
He will fail.

William's hunger is everything.
To fulfill it, he will stop at nothing.
He will sacrifice anything.
Master will become jailer.
Family will become enemy.
Love will be just another useless thing he cannot consume.

But Maddox has no intention of giving up on his boy.
Every good king knows when to recruit new generals.
Enter the pack master, the very last of his kind still presiding over a functioning werewolf pack.
William is about to learn some manners, wolf style.

If that weren't enough work for one wolf, it soon becomes apparent that Will is not the only troublemaker who needs handling.
Lorien also catches the pack master's attention.
And perhaps even his affection.
But the arrogant vampire prince must first be humbled if he is to be loved.]]> 180 Loki Renard Cathy 0 3.99 2022 Pack Master (Vampire Kings #3)
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]]> Leashed (Human Pet Shop) 180582892 THIS GIRL BITES.

I've been abducted by a filthy rich alien who thinks I'll make a good pet. He catches me, cages me, and flies me light years away to a whole new world. He fastens his collar around my neck and marks me as his. But he's abducted the wrong woman.

My alien master thinks he can tame me. He's wrong. He can punish me. He can use advanced alien submission technology on me. He can even seduce me. I’ll never submit to his leash.]]> 168 Loki Renard Cathy 0 3.87 Leashed (Human Pet Shop)
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average rating: 3.87
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]]> <![CDATA[Regressing Rachel: An Age Play, ABDL Novel (West Coast Darlings Book 2)]]> 46251500 An exciting new Age Play, ABDL novel from Amy Cummings—Her kinkiest, sexiest one yet! I live a life so many people would love to have—a rich, handsome husband who is the head of one of the biggest record labels in Hollywood. Glamorous parties. Beverly Hills mansions. Hollywood lights. Pop stars, movie stars, and any other kind of star you can imagine constantly around. And there’s the fact that I’m a submissive and my husband is an amazing Dom! He constantly finds new and exciting ways to test the limits of my surrender. But self-doubt still gnaws at my insides. With all these beautiful, skinny women around, why would my husband Tim want me? I’m a plain Jane from the Midwest. I’m more farm than I am Hollywood. But now Tim has found a new and creative way to indulge my need to surrender—and help me let go of the debilitating anxiety that plagues me. I’m plunged into a new world of Littles and Mommies and Daddies. And shockingly, I think I like it! Am I a Little? Is this what I’ve been searching for my whole life? Could this be exactly what I need? Regressing Rachel is a steamy, kinky Age Play novel that features heavy ABDL themes. It contains a submissive Little Girl, a loving yet stern Daddy, diaper changes (both wet and messy), an Auntie Domme, lactation, plenty of spanking and a bit of BDSM, medical exams, and a dose of humiliation (always in a caring, nurturing environment, never mean-spirited). This is a standalone story with a guaranteed HEA. It does feature some characters that first appeared in Rescued and The Bodyguard’s Baby Girl, but is not a direct sequel and can be enjoyed on its own. It also features consenting adults in very steamy situations and is intended for adults only. Have fun!]]> 104 Amy Cummings Cathy 0 4.00 Regressing Rachel: An Age Play, ABDL Novel (West Coast Darlings Book 2)
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name: Cathy
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Savage Sons (House of Winterborne #2)]]> 54958343
There’s only one way to destroy the Caspian vampire dynasty, but it‘ll be like finding a penny dropped in the middle of the ocean.

Everything Morgan thought she knew about vampires has flown right out the window. She’s settling into her new life as a victim of the Winterborne legacy, but there’s no time to get cozy with her new reality—especially her thirst for blood. An ancient line of vampires from which all others descend has arrived in New York City, and one of them has his eye on the White House.

But appearances can be deceiving.

Just when Morgan thinks things can’t get any crazier, her immortal uncle returns from Scotland with a family secret. Together they’ll have to hunt down a set of ancient boxes that hold the key to destroying the Caspians before the vampires invade the city and take their political candidate all the way to the top. The only problem is her other uncle keeps throwing obstacles in her way and will stop at nothing to oust her from the Clan Winterborne throne.]]> 292 Luanne Bennett Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.43 Savage Sons (House of Winterborne #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Maverick (Missoula Bad Boys #3)]]> 136250252
After serving my country in the Marines, I returned to Missoula determined to live a solitary life. Labeled antisocial, my job as a high mountain tracker suited my needs. When I was tasked to locate another lost hiker, a snowstorm derailed my plans of getting in and out without incident.

Holed up in my cabin, it became clear Lily Sunburn was all fire and brimstone, her reckless behavior almost getting her killed. However, there's no denying our formidable chemistry. Soon she'll be crying out my name as I blister her beautiful bottom. Only then will I take her in the most shameful ways.

After bringing her to safety, her past catches up with her, someone determined to take her away. Soon they'll learn a valuable lesson.

I protect what's mine. No matter the cost.

Publisher's Maverick is the third book in the Missoula Bad Boys series but can be read as a stand alone. It includes spankings and rough, intense sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.]]> 404 Piper Stone Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.53 2017 Maverick (Missoula Bad Boys #3)
author: Piper Stone
name: Cathy
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Daddy Dominic (Montana Daddies #14)]]> 108518792 Yeah, that’s an issue since she hasn’t the first clue how to do that. Then an old friend suggests a trip to Wishingbone, Montana.
And that’s where she meets him.
Dominic.
Charming. Gorgeous. Protective.
She never expected to find him . . . and now she has no idea how to live without him.

After losing his wife, Dominic never thought he’d find love again. He had his job, his friends, and that was enough.
Or so he thought.
Then a quirky, sweet girl walked into his life, stirring his Daddy instincts.
And nothing will be the same again.

Can this gorgeous, gray-haired Daddy protect his girl while she heals his heart?]]> 400 Laylah Roberts Cathy 5 4.45 Daddy Dominic (Montana Daddies #14)
author: Laylah Roberts
name: Cathy
average rating: 4.45
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]]> Sweet Curse (Kali Sweet, #4) 36448939
Because I’m one of the original vices Jesus cast out of Mary Magdalene back in Biblical times, I’m cursed with virtue running through my blood as well. I’m constantly at war with my evil side, and now my horrible flaw of loving humans has landed me a new job—one I don’t particularly like nor want as head of the Bridge Council, entrusted with keeping humans safe from supernaturals.

Lucky me, the job comes with perks—both Lucifer and his big brother Michael are gunning for me. My hand is being forced. Either I kill the King of Hell or Michael will kill everyone I love…including Rad.

With my ragtag band of demons, vampires, and shifters, I’m about to go up against Heaven and Hell. Blessing or curse? In the end, all that matters is that I keep those I care about alive and safe, even if I’m the one who ends up at the mercy of Michael’s sword.

Books in the Kali Sweet Series include:
Revenge Is Sweet, Book 1
Sweet Chaos, Book 2
Sweet Soldier, Book 3
Sweet Curse, Book 4]]> 266 Misty Evans 0999474006 Cathy 0 4.76 2017 Sweet Curse (Kali Sweet, #4)
author: Misty Evans
name: Cathy
average rating: 4.76
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Deadly Affair (Southern California Violent Crimes Taskforce #4.5)]]> 31944344
Cooper Harris, head of the SCVC Taskforce and nicknamed The Beast, isn’t afraid of anything…except that the woman who rocks his world may be about to dump him. Celina is acting distant and secretive while an engagement ring burns a hole in Cooper’s pocket. Whisking her away for a romantic weekend at a Northern California vineyard, he hopes to reignite the spark between them and get up the nerve to finally ask her to marry him.

Feisty crime scene photographer Celina Davenport hates keeping secrets. The baby growing inside her is cause for celebration, but Cooper has a son from a previous marriage and claims he doesn’t want more children because of his dangerous job. Celina understands what makes The Beast tick, and she also knows he’ll be a great dad to their child. She only needs the perfect moment to break the news.

Before either can come clean, Cooper and Celina stumble upon human bones and realize the beautiful vineyard hides a dark and haunting past filled with love, betrayal and murder. Can they unravel the mystery buried in the Northern California hills and bring a killer to justice? Or will the secrets they’re keeping from each other put them in deeper danger than they could ever imagine?

Other books in the series include:
Deadly Pursuit (the first Cooper and Celina story!)
Deadly Deception
Deadly Force
Deadly Intent]]> 113 Misty Evans Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.46 Deadly Affair (Southern California Violent Crimes Taskforce #4.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Vision (Shadow Force International, #5)]]> 35007861
The gunshot that nearly killed her brought her husband back...

FBI agent Shelby Claiborne was closing in on a serial killer when she was shot and left in a coma. Almost fully recovered, she still can’t remember what she discovered that day that put her in the killer’s crosshairs. The only man who can answer her questions is her sexy, renegade ex-husband.

No one hurts his family and gets away with it...

Former SEAL Colton Bells never thought he’d see Shelby again, much less become her bodyguard. His feisty ex-wife is smack in the middle of an investigation that points to him as a murderer. Meanwhile, the real killer is still out there, waiting—and watching.

To stop a killer, they must take the law into their own hands...

When reignited passions clash with their investigation, the two discover a mastermind who surpasses their darkest fears. Can Colton keep Shelby alive, or will he put them both in the crossfire and lose her forever?

In this fifth book in the SEALs of Shadow Force series, Colton and Shelby face family issues, a serial killer bent on revenge, second chances, and are joined by Connor and Sabrina from Fatal Love!

Books in the series include:
Fatal Truth � Trace and Savanna
Fatal Honor � Miles and Charlotte
Fatal Courage � Jax and Ruby
Fatal Love � Cal and Beatrice; Connor and Sabrina

If you love the SEALs of Shadow Force Series, check out the SCVC Taskforce Series (FBI, DEA, NSA), Super Agent Series (CIA), and Justice Team Series (FBI, DEA, ATF) by Misty!]]> 228 Misty Evans 0997989548 Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.43 Fatal Vision (Shadow Force International, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Love (SEALs of Shadow Force, #4)]]> 33974686
Once upon a time, former Navy SEAL Callan Reese risked everything to protect his estranged wife from the enemies who wanted her dead. Now reunited and expecting their first child, Cal’s past makes Beatrice a target once again.

When Beatrice is kidnapped by a desperate woman bent on revenge, Cal must put everything on the line in the most dangerous mission of his life to keep her and their unborn child alive.

Full of pulse-pounding intrigue and a whole lot of heart, FATAL LOVE is a passionate thriller that’s sure to keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.]]> 140 Misty Evans 099798953X Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.45 Fatal Love (SEALs of Shadow Force, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Courage (SEALs of Shadow Force #3)]]> 31570348
In twenty-one missions, CIA golden girl Ruby McKellen has failed only once. Thanks to Navy SEAL Jaxon Sloan, the man who stole her heart and forced her to choose between him and her partner Elliot, she’s on probation and Elliot is in prison for national security crimes. To prove Elliot’s innocence and save her damaged career, Ruby is running an unsanctioned mission—but the only way to get the proof she needs is to go to Jax with her tail between her legs.

She wrecked his heart�

Jaxon left the Navy after the mission with Ruby in Morocco went south, but that one hot, unbelievable night with her will haunt him forever. Working for Shadow Force International now, his new assignment has brought him full circle—the CIA operative Jax’s testimony sent to prison has escaped and Jax has been ordered to hunt him down. Just like in Morocco, the one thing standing in his way is Ruby.

A second chance at love could prove fatal�

When Ruby’s life is threatened and Jax stumbles on information that might prove Elliot is innocent, guilt over putting the man in prison compels him to join her unsanctioned mission. What really happened that night six months ago? Is Elliot an honorable spy or a mastermind at manipulation? Ruby is the only one who can help Jax navigate the world of undercover lies and betrayal to find the truth.

In a battle of wills—and of hearts—Jax and Ruby must have the courage to face the truth about themselves, their past, and what it really means to betray someone you love.]]> 297 Misty Evans 0996647074 Cathy 5 4.46 Fatal Courage (SEALs of Shadow Force #3)
author: Misty Evans
name: Cathy
average rating: 4.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Fatal Honor (Shadow Force International, #2)]]> 29992817 248 Misty Evans 099664704X Cathy 0 currently-reading 4.43 Fatal Honor (Shadow Force International, #2)
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