Amy's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:47:10 -0700 60 Amy's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Mystery of the Missing Peas (Billy and Ella Mysteries, #1)]]> 59750037 45 Tessa Greene 1952920736 Amy 5 4.22 Mystery of the Missing Peas (Billy and Ella Mysteries, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #4)]]> 216522630 S³ó±ð¡¯²õ the one that got away. He¡¯s the one that never let her go.

From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled, the next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small town romance in which past lovers get a second chance to rediscover what they lost.

Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan. Her latest was her best yet. She was going to get married so she could secure her daughter¡¯s future, get her overbearing parents off her back, and finally start building her own life in small town Meadowlark, Wyoming. Easy, right?

But when her groom doesn¡¯t show up to the wedding, Cam¡¯s life is turned upside down¡ªshe doesn¡¯t even have a place to live. That is, until she finds out the house s³ó±ð¡¯²õ loved since high school is available to rent. There¡¯s only one problem: the neighbor.

Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running. Running from what, though? More like who: Cam Ashwood. But ever since he returned home last year, the girl who was his first, well, everything has become a woman seemingly determined to keep him at arm¡¯s length. And he was okay with that¡ªat least, that¡¯s what he kept telling himself. She was getting married, after all. But now s³ó±ð¡¯²õ single and living next door. Dusty wants to show her that they can be friends, and that he can stay put.

Despite her best attempts to stay far away from Dusty Tucker, Cam realizes that being close to him is like slipping on her favorite jeans. Easy. Comfortable. That is until past wounds start to open and feelings¡ªboth old and new¡ªwreak havoc. Nearly ten years after they first met, Dusty and Cam begin to wonder if their first love can also be their last. And this time, will it be forever?]]> 368 Lyla Sage 0593732472 Amy 0 to-read 4.33 2025 Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #4)
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]]> Maid for Each Other 220458655
Declan is a busy man, working his way up at Hathaway Holdings. Which is why ³ó±ð¡¯²õ never met the woman who cleans his penthouse every week.

Abi needs a place to stay, and Declan is out of town, so the solution seems simple and, crucially, free.

When Declan¡¯s parents tell him they met his girlfriend at his apartment, he's surprised to say the least. But it is nice to have them off his back about being single for a change. . .

Declan finds out who Abi really is, and decides to makes her a pretend to date him, and he¡¯ll provide everything she needs.

What could go wrong? It¡¯s business, not pleasure. Right?

Fake DatingForced Proximity]]> 368 Lynn Painter 0593638034 Amy 0 to-read 3.86 2025 Maid for Each Other
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]]> <![CDATA[In Good Company (Pembroke Hills, #1)]]> 228569777
Callahan Hastings is relentless when it comes to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me¨Cto be his private chef in the Hamptons for the summer.

My dream job served to me on a silver platter by one of the wealthiest members of Pembroke Hills Country Club.

The only catch? He¡¯s my ex-boyfriend¡¯s older brother with a reputation for being as charming as he is cunning.

But Cal doesn¡¯t take no for an answer. He draws you in with flirty smiles and extravagant promises.

I should have seen him coming, but I didn¡¯t. I should have stayed away, but I couldn¡¯t.

His playful touches and burning gaze have ignited a fire in me. The more I resist him, the more irresistible he becomes.

I've always known there's an expiration date on the job¨Can expiration date on us.

But leaving isn't going to be easy with Cal on his knees, begging me to stay...]]> 386 Kat Singleton 1958292184 Amy 0 to-read 4.37 In Good Company (Pembroke Hills, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm, #4)]]> 222033792 The only way to receive her inheritance? Marry the NHL's grumpiest enforcer, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man she'd ever fall for, from the viral TikTok author of Behind the Net.

In public, Georgia Greene and Alexei Volkov act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, they¡¯re at each other¡¯s throats. He¡¯s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy¡¯s never cracked a smile in his life. He¡¯s jealous of her colleague, glares at her high heels, and insists ³ó±ð¡¯²õ not attracted to her. He¡¯s only marrying her for citizenship.

Fighting with Alexei is more fun than Georgia expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.

He cuddles with her bunnies and worries about her safety. He sends her flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on her. He makes her sleep in his bed and calls her his wife.

For a guy who said he¡¯d never love her, Alexei¡¯s doing a great impression of it¡­ and now Georgia is wondering if this marriage is fake after all.]]> 464 Stephanie Archer Amy 0 to-read 4.75 2025 Gloves Off (Vancouver Storm, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Riding the High (Silver Pines Ranch, #3)]]> 217245590 In the steamy third novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series, a newly appointed sheriff and a congressman¡¯s daughter must keep their impulsive Vegas nuptials hidden to protect their reputations¡ªbut what happens in Vegas rarely remains secret.

Her heart is wild. Only he can capture it.

When Cole Ashby is appointed Laurel Creek¡¯s sheriff, he is determined to prove to the town, his family, and most importantly to himself that ³ó±ð¡¯²õ the responsible choice for the job. A devoted single dad, his main goal is to lay steady roots for his young daughter.

As the daughter of a Kentucky congressman, elementary school teacher Ginger Danforth's life has always been about neat appearances. But inside s³ó±ð¡¯²õ dying to break free from the restraints of reputation and embrace the sense of adventure that runs through her veins.

When the Laurel Creek crew heads to Las Vegas for a weekend away, long-time friends Ginger and Cole play a game of truth or dare and, after a few too many drinks, wake up the next morning having exchanged marriage vows in a Vegas chapel.

With no chance of an immediate annulment, the two make a stay married for ninety days in secret, until Ginger's father is re-elected and Cole is out of his probationary period as county sheriff.

But when Ginger agrees to help watch Cole¡¯s daughter for the summer and the pair are forced to spend an increasing amount of time in each other¡¯s company, riding the high of their accidental marriage, the more it begins to feel real. Until they start to forget their marriage was ever meant to be temporary. . .]]> 432 Paisley Hope 0593982452 Amy 0 to-read 4.47 Riding the High (Silver Pines Ranch, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)]]> 214490423 In this steamy cowboy romance, a woman returns to her family's ranch after a broken engagement and finds herself falling for her brother's best friend¡ªthe first novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.

Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.

Cecilia ¡°CeCe¡± Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life. She's returning to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky, and to her family¡¯s equestrian ranch, unsure of what the future holds.?

Nash Carter, the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, is Laurel Creek's hometown hero, local business owner, and notorious bachelor. He¡¯s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan. It¡¯s been years since his days of tormenting CeCe with her older brothers Wade and Cole. So, when CeCe needs a job, he feels drawn to help her.

Nash can¡¯t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend's sister, and it seems s³ó±ð¡¯²õ been staring right back, not without animosity left over from his childish teasing back in the day. Despite their initial reluctance, the fire between them ignites and it isn't long before they jump into the flames.]]> 400 Paisley Hope 0593977114 Amy 0 to-read 3.91 2024 Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)
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]]> Hollow 222850696 "Brilliant new vampire lore.... Spine-tingling!"
¡ªL.J. Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries

Preorder now to get a deluxe limited edition of Hollow! This special-edition hardcover will include beautifully designed endpapers and sprayed edges, a gorgeous foiled cover, and a brand-new author¡¯s note.

From TikTok sensation Celina Myers comes a fresh, intriguing novel about a woman who finds her destiny and her family after being turned into a vampire.

Mia Adair isn¡¯t even twenty-five yet, but s³ó±ð¡¯²õ starting to wonder if her peak has already passed. S³ó±ð¡¯²õ spent years working at her local bookstore, a job that was supposed to be temporary. As a kid, she experienced a strange sort of fame within the paranormal community thanks to her inclusion in a book that revealed Mia¡¯s ability to talk with the dead. But that was then, and Mia¡¯s ¡°gift¡± dried up once adolescence set in. These days, she feels like s³ó±ð¡¯²õ nobody special.

Until she dies in a tragic car crash and reawakens as a vampire¡­

Forced to leave behind everything she knew, Mia must choose to live with one of two rival vampire families. The Bellamy and Sutton clans share a dark, complicated history that spans centuries. As Mia learns about their age-old traditions and extraordinary powers, along with their forbidden romances and betrayals, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ drawn toward two very different loves. And as she feels her gift returning, more potent than ever before, Mia realizes she¡¯ll need it to protect innocent lives¡ªand save the only family she has left.]]> 304 Celina Myers 0778387852 Amy 0 to-read 4.62 Hollow
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]]> Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) 153747889 ?
Erika Fane¡¯s boyfriend's older brother is handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college's basketball team gone pro, he's more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than he is with her. But she saw him. She heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid...
?
For years, Erika bit her nails, unable to look away. Now, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ in college, but she hasn¡¯t stopped watching him. He¡¯s bad and the things s³ó±ð¡¯²õ seen aren¡¯t content to stay in her head anymore.
?
Because he's finally noticed her.
?
But Michael Crist?knows the hold he has on Rika, how much she fears him. She looks down when he enters the room and stills when ³ó±ð¡¯²õ close. He knows she thinks only of him. When Michael¡¯s brother leaves for the military, leaving Rika alone and unprotected, he knows the opportunity is too good to be true.?

Three years ago she put Michael¡¯s friends in prison, and now they¡¯re free. ?

Every last one of her nightmares is about to come true.]]> 496 Penelope Douglas 0593642007 Amy 0 to-read 3.84 2015 Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)]]> 219551319 A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling romantasy series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After a job gone awry, Clara is sentenced to a lifetime in prison for inking tarot cards-a rare power reserved for practitioners at the elite Arcana Academy.

Just when it seems her luck has run dry, the academy's enigmatic headmaster, Prince Kaelis, offers her an escape-for a price. Kaelis believes that Clara is the perfect tool to help him steal a tarot card from the king and use it to re-create an all-powerful card long lost to time.

In order to conceal her identity and keep her close, Kaelis brings Clara to Arcana Academy, introducing her as the newest first-year student and his bride-to-be.

Thrust into a world of arcane magic and royal intrigue, where one misstep will send her back to prison or worse, Clara finds that the prince she swore to hate may not be what he seems. But can she risk giving him power over the world-and her heart? Or will she take it for herself?]]> 576 Elise Kova 0593726340 Amy 0 to-read 4.35 2025 Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)]]> 195530544
For the first time in her life, Clementine ¡°Emmy¡± Ryder has no idea what s³ó±ð¡¯²õ doing. S³ó±ð¡¯²õ accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape.

Luke Brooks is Meadowlark¡¯s most notorious bad boy, bar owner, and bachelor. He¡¯s also the unofficial fifth member of the Ryder family. As Emmy¡¯s older brother¡¯s best friend, Luke spent most of his childhood antagonizing her. It¡¯s been years since ³ó±ð¡¯²õ seen her, but when she walks into his bar and back into his life, he can¡¯t take his eyes off her. Despite his better judgment, he wants to do a whole lot more than just look at her.

Emmy¡¯s got too much on her mind to think about romance. And Luke knows he should stay away from his best friend¡¯s younger sister. But what if Luke is just what Emmy needs to get her spark back? Or will they both go up in flames?]]> 346 Lyla Sage 0593732421 Amy 0 to-read 3.91 2023 Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3)]]> 214310631
But then the Silveria Circus finds him.

Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with Silveria, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder and mayhem when s³ó±ð¡¯²õ not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with a broken leg, she finds herself stuck in Nebraska at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor.

The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together.

. . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up.]]> 390 Brynne Weaver 163893181X Amy 0 to-read 4.21 2025 Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3)
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]]> Not Quite by the Book 213724356 A bookstore owner discovers that life as a recluse isn¡¯t for everyone in this sharp yet sweet novel about how sometimes you need to abandon the quest for love to find your true passion.

Emma Rini is in a rut so deep she could shelve books there. While her sister awaits her first baby, and her parents kick off retirement with vow renewals and travel, Emma stays put among the stacks of the family bookshop.

In fact, she can¡¯t remember the last time she took a vacation. Or had a romance that hovered above disappointing. When her parents assume she¡¯ll take over the shop for them without a break, she realizes she needs to get away¡ªback to the nineteenth century. Channeling her favorite poet recluse, Emily Dickinson, Emma rents a crumbling manor house outside Amherst where she can learn how to be quietly, blissfully alone.

But becoming a world-weary spinster isn¡¯t easy. She can¡¯t start a fire or reason with the bunnies that are destroying the garden. She finds herself sparring constantly with the grumpy-hot architect who is renovating the manor. And then there¡¯s the secret admirer who keeps sending her complicated floral messages¡­

No matter what she does, the outside world keeps knocking, and Emma starts to dream about the future. Will she forgo love for the family legacy? And will she shrink away or become the sort of bold person fortune favors?]]> 317 Julie Hatcher 1662523459 Amy 0 to-read 3.88 2025 Not Quite by the Book
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]]> <![CDATA[Barbarian's Hope (Ice Planet Barbarians, #10)]]> 219848316
But then a terrible thing happened¡­and my world was never the same again.

Now resonance is giving us a second chance, but¡­I¡¯m afraid. What if what I have with my mate is too broken to be fixed? What if there¡¯s no hope left for us at all?]]> 256 Ruby Dixon 0593954777 Amy 0 to-read 3.36 2016 Barbarian's Hope (Ice Planet Barbarians, #10)
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]]> Dragon Marked 219093123
From the moment I saw her, she held me enthralled. It was more than her beauty. It was in the very way she looked at the world.

The way she looked at me.

She saw me as no one ever had. The scars I tried to bury, the wounds no one else knew about. She saw the worst parts of me¡ªand she didn¡¯t look away.

Together we pursue a shared nemesis. While a terrifying foe stalks us at every turn.

Whatever enemy dares to get close, I will slay. Whatever path she walks, I will be beside her.

For I am hers. Utterly. Completely.

S³ó±ð¡¯²õ my greatest temptation. The other half of my soul.

My mate.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant delivers a powerful story of redemption, danger, and passion in the next chapter of the Dragon King series.]]> 364 Donna Grant 1958353469 Amy 0 to-read 4.11 Dragon Marked
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]]> <![CDATA[You Make It Feel Like Christmas]]> 222376982 All bets are off when a single-minded photographer and a professional hockey player are forced to spend a week together on his sister¡¯s Christmas tree farm, perfect for fans of Jenny Holiday and Maggie Knox.

Maisie Smart has a don¡¯t-look-back policy¨Cnot on the choice she made to be a photographer (despite her family¡¯s wishes) and not on the one-night stand she had six months ago. Sleeping with someone she barely knew was out of character; sleeping with a professional hockey player who bolted the morning after is a whole new level of embarrassing. Getting invited to spend the week at Tickle Tree Farm with her family this Christmas is a sure way to fill her with holiday spirit. Until the universe throws a Grinch in her festive plans in the form of the one man she hoped to avoid.

Nick King is a mess. After a significant injury lands him on the bench for every game for the rest of the month, he has more time to dwell on the one night stand he can¡¯t get out of his head. With time on his hands, his anxiety hovering, and the holidays around the corner, he figures visiting his sister and nephew at their Christmas tree farm will be a good way to lie low and sort himself out. He¡¯s in for a surprise when it turns out Maisie is staying at his sister¡¯s and his attraction for her hasn¡¯t lessened one bit in the last six months. Apparently, neither has her anger at him for bailing. But Christmas is the time for second chances, and the forced proximity may help Nick and Maisie unwrap feelings neither of them can walk away from twice.]]> 320 Sophie Sullivan 1250910633 Amy 0 to-read 4.50 You Make It Feel Like Christmas
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]]> Love, The Duke (Say I Do, #3) 211003725
Adhering to society¡¯s strict propriety for ladies, Ophelia Stowe has no choice but to present herself as a man to seek the Duke of Hurstbourne¡¯s favor. If not for the dire situation she finds herself in, she wouldn¡¯t have asked for help from the handsome man who had rebuffed her. When the alluring duke¡¯s response is a plan of his own, Ophelia never dreams it would be a proposal of a marriage of convenience.

But the stakes are high, and the good name of the Stowe family will be damaged if a missing antiquity isn¡¯t found. When she accepts his offer, she quickly finds she isn¡¯t immune to the passion building between her and her new husband¨Dor how real the marriage begins to feel.]]> 312 Amelia Grey 1250850452 Amy 0 to-read 4.19 2025 Love, The Duke (Say I Do, #3)
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]]> To Have and to Hold 228487994
The Ror¨ªguez cartel is spinning out of control, tragedy putting the alliance and our future in question.
I¡¯m Emiliano Ruiz and throughout the last few years, I¡¯ve witnessed my sisters being doled out to members of the Luciano Mafia. The cartel has also taken famiglia women. It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s the Luciano famiglia¡¯s turn to take a bride.
My mind is set¡ªit¡¯s my turn.
I never imagined marrying a young bride until I caught sight of Isabella Luciano. S³ó±ð¡¯²õ only eighteen, and with her long yellow hair and big brown eyes, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ a vision to behold. She sees me, however, through the tinted lens of her father¡¯s hatred.
Carmine Luciano¡¯s disdain of the cartel and the alliance isn¡¯t a secret. His opinion won¡¯t stop me. I¡¯ll prove to Isabella that even bad men can be good husbands.
No matter what her father says or what happens in our war, Isabella will be mine.

Have you been Aleatha¡¯d?

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the ¡°Brutal Vows¡± series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat you¡¯ve come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.]]> 360 Aleatha Romig 1965984142 Amy 0 to-read 4.40 To Have and to Hold
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4)]]> 223584323 In my defense, I had no idea the tattooed, glasses-wearing, soulful hottie I spent one perfect day¡ªand one unforgettable night¡ªwith was a hockey star on my father¡¯s team. And Miles didn¡¯t know I was the coach¡¯s daughter.

That¡¯s the point of a ¡°no-work-talk¡± date.

But now? He's as forbidden to me as I am to him.

When I land a new gig as the team photographer, we vow to keep it professional. We mostly succeed¡­except for that time after a game when he couldn¡¯t keep his talented hands off me. And, okay, maybe that other time before a road trip. But I swear, it won¡¯t happen again.

Too much is at stake¡ªI can¡¯t risk my heart or my father¡¯s team.

But when I end up living at Miles¡¯s place to care for his pack of rescue pups, the lines blur fast. Late nights turn into stolen moments and I discover there¡¯s more to him than I ever imagined¡ªa man who¡¯s genuine, thoughtful, and irresistibly real.

He looks at me like he can¡¯t believe his luck. Touches me like he never wants to let go. And listens to my hopes and fears.

My heart¡¯s getting dangerously attached. But if I follow it¡­ am I putting everyone¡¯s dreams on the line?

Tropes: coach¡¯s daughter, the one who got away, starts with a bang, second chance vibes, age gap, forbidden hockey romance, forced proximity, workplace romance]]> 512 Lauren Blakely 1964048338 Amy 0 to-read 4.22 The Girlfriend Zone (Love and Hockey, #4)
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]]> Rivals to Lovers 221473781 One classic novel. Two adaptations. A competition that shakes up everything.

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this steamy rivals-to-lovers romance set in Manhattan features two writers fighting to sell the adaptation of their favorite classic novel.

Mo Denton has been obsessed with the classic feminist novel The Proud and the Lost for as long as she can remember. When Mo puts everything she has into writing a modern adaptation of her all-time favorite book, her agent Yuri loves it¡ªbut can¡¯t pitch it anywhere. The original author¡¯s estate must approve any adaptation, and so far, it has never allowed one to go forward.

The agent who represents the estate¡ªWes Spencer¡ªis also working on an updated version of the beloved story. Promoting Mo¡¯s project would go against Wes¡¯s own interests, and ³ó±ð¡¯²õ reluctant to bring it to Estelle Morgan, the elderly daughter of the original novelist. But when Yuri contacts Estelle herself, Estelle invites Mo and Wes to her home for a weekend where they will pitch each book to her and let her decide whose book will be approved¨Cand whose work will be destined for deletion.?

Soon, Mo and Wes realize that they have more in common than just their love of the original book. As they grow closer and wait for the estate¡¯s decision, will the secrets Wes is keeping ruin the bond between them, or can they find their way to a happy ending?]]> 336 Elise Wayland Amy 0 to-read 3.62 Rivals to Lovers
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]]> <![CDATA[Found by Him (Nashville Security, #1)]]> 228216891 Sure, he found me. But should he keep me? That remains to be seen¡­

My life was officially a disaster.

Between my stalker, the crimes I suspected my boss was committing, and a totally inconvenient car accident, I was in way over my head. The last thing I needed was a new romance.

Then I met him.

Jack Sanders owns the city¡¯s leading security company. He¡¯s rich. Protective. Sexier than he has any right to be. There was no reason for him to swoop in and play knight in shining armor to my damsel in distress when I needed him the most.

But he did.

And the truly shocking part? He seems to want me as much as I want him.

I won¡¯t fool myself into thinking ³ó±ð¡¯²õ my happily ever after, though. He deserves better than a woman with trouble written all over her. I should walk away.

Too bad every thought of what I should be doing escapes me when I¡¯m in his arms¡­

Found By Him , book one in the Nashville Security series, is a light angsty, emotional, spicy bodyguard contemporary romance that can be read as a standalone. Download today to find the romantic escapism you never knew you needed.]]> 276 Sara Evou Amy 0 to-read 3.96 Found by Him (Nashville Security, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Save Your Breath (Kings of the Ice, #4)]]> 227726501 That was the headline we'd wanted. If only I¡¯d known the cost to get it.

Aleksander Suter has been my best friend since high school¡ªand the only man who¡¯s ever been able to truly get under my skin. With his reputation for trouble and a smirk that could melt ice, ³ó±ð¡¯²õ also the NHL¡¯s favorite bad boy.

When my publicist¡¯s plan to fix my image collides with his need to clean up his own, we find ourselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start.

Now, I¡¯m releasing my new album, putting on a show for the paparazzi I usually try to dodge, and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch blurs the lines between us until I¡¯m wondering where the lies end and the truth begins.

And when a hurricane traps us together in his high-rise condo, all my carefully built walls collapse, and resisting the pull between us becomes a losing game.

Suddenly, the stakes are higher than just headlines, and the risks feel more personal than ever.

But as our past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, I realize the biggest risk isn¡¯t losing my career¡ªit¡¯s losing my heart to the one person I thought would never be mine.]]> 440 Kandi Steiner Amy 0 to-read 4.22 Save Your Breath (Kings of the Ice, #4)
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]]> A Killer Getaway 220481331 Falling in love can be murder...

No one in Lily Lennox's life can understand why, for each of the past five summers, she has shut her successful business and chosen instead to be paid minimum wage lifeguarding at the exclusive Riovan Wellness Resort on a sun-soaked Caribbean island. Fortunately for her, they also aren't aware of the mysterious deaths that have occurred on the island every time she's there.

Lily always does her best not to attract attention. She is determined to make toxic people pay for the damage they do - and when your mission is murder, it's best not to draw suspicious eyes. But this year a very attractive journalist, Daniel Black, is asking a few too many inconvenient questions. Is he there to hunt her down? And if so, how will she manage her growing attraction towards him - at the same time as getting away with murder?]]> 320 Sienna Sharpe 1464242801 Amy 0 to-read 4.07 2025 A Killer Getaway
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]]> Too Sweet 228059853 A brand new steamy, swoony, why choose novella from bestselling author Abby Millsaps


Life has been nonstop since the day I became Mrs. Crusade. Not that I have any interest in slowing down now that I¡¯ve found my rhythm in Lake Chapel.

I love my life, my boys, and the future we¡¯re creating together.

This semester, I even get to live with my best friend and her cohort of men.

There¡¯s more than enough room at the Crusade Mansion for the ten of us, but between conflicting schedules, increased security measures, and Kendrick¡¯s NFL draft intentions, it¡¯s rare that I get time with all four of my guys.

That¡¯s why I¡¯m thrilled about our plans for Valentine¡¯s Day.

Spending an entire weekend off the grid with the men I love is my personal version of heaven. I¡¯m craving quality time with each of them (and hoping for some quality group fun, too).

All I want for Valentine¡¯s Day is to be snuggled up at the cabin with Kylian, Locke, Kendrick, and Decker.

But apparently, my guys have other plans.

When it becomes clear they¡¯ve uncovered a secret I intended to keep to myself, I¡¯m forced to face the reality of what it means to be loved by four possessive, overbearing men.



Too Sweet is a 27,000 word spicy novella featuring the characters from the completed Boys of Lake Chapel series. This cohort has already found their happily ever after together, so expect low angst, swoony moments, the spiciest spice, and hilarious banter from Joey, Kylian, Locke, Kendrick, and Decker.]]> 123 Abby Millsaps Amy 0 to-read 4.08 Too Sweet
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]]> Agor 222225627 Claim the orc before he claims you.

After many years on the road to escape wars and hunger, my people settle on the border of the remote wetlands. But peace proves illusive even here.

As one of the village guards, I¡¯m tasked to protect a group of women on a berry-picking trip into the bog orcs¡¯ territory. We¡¯re ambushed, and I¡¯m taken into the orcs¡¯ keep as the High Chief Agor¡¯s plaything.

Faced with the mighty orc, who¡¯s more than twice my size, I have to rely on my wits to overpower him. But neither of us is prepared for how much we both will enjoy playing the power exchange game with each other.
_________________

This book is part of the multi-author series Dark Orcs of Helfallow. All books I this series stand alone and can be read in any order.

In the world of Helfallow, Orcs are everywhere¡ªranging from the open plains to the towering mountains, from the jagged seaside cliffs to the shadowed depths of ancient forests. Brutality and domination are the law of the land, where survival is earned through strength and ferocity. The only question that remains: which tribe will claim you as its captive?

Agor, by Marina Simcoe
Valka, by Sandra R Neeley
X'nath, by YD La Mar
Daghel, by SJ Sanders
_________________
Agor is a fast-paced Fantasy/ Monster Romance. It contains graphic scenes of intimacy.
Intended for mature readers.]]> 170 Marina Simcoe Amy 0 to-read 3.93 Agor
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]]> <![CDATA[Creepy Cute Drawing Class: Learn to Draw 70 Sweetly Spooky Characters and Cozy Creatures]]> 218372184 Creepy Cute Drawing Class makes drawing your favorite creatures of the night fun and easy.
?]]> 160 Marcie Driessen 1577154800 Amy 0 to-read 4.67 Creepy Cute Drawing Class: Learn to Draw 70 Sweetly Spooky Characters and Cozy Creatures
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]]> Once Upon a K-Prom 58950846
So when international K-pop superstar Robbie Choi shows up at her house to ask her to prom, Elena is more confused than ever. Because the one person who always accepted Elena as she is? Her childhood best friend, Robbie Choi. And the one thing she maybe, possibly, secretly wants more than anything? For the two of them to keep the promise they made each other as kids: to go to prom together. But that was seven years ago, and with this new K-pop persona, pink hair, and stylish clothes, Robbie is nothing like the sweet, goofy boy she remembers. The boy she shared all her secrets with. The boy she used to love.

Besides, prom with a guy who comes with hordes of screaming fans, online haters, and relentless paparazzi is the last thing Elena wants - even if she can't stop thinking about Robbie's smile... right?

What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school. ]]> 336 Kat Cho 1368064647 Amy 0 to-read 3.79 2022 Once Upon a K-Prom
author: Kat Cho
name: Amy
average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)]]> 210985549
Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword Catcher--the body double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He and Conor are as close as brothers, but his destiny is to die for Conor. No other future is possible.

Lin Caster is a physician from a small community whose members still possess magical abilities. But despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend without access to forbidden knowledge.

After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the ruler of Castellane's criminal underworld. But as long-kept secrets begin to unravel and forbidden attractions arise, they must ask themselves: Is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? And will their discoveries plunge their nation into war--and the world into chaos?]]> 624 Cassandra Clare 052562001X Amy 0 to-read 3.92 2023 Sword Catcher (The Chronicles of Castellane, #1)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Amy
average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[Office Sparks: A Workplace Romance Collection]]> 223692789 Office Sparks, whether it¡¯s secret affairs, forbidden crushes, or rivals turned lovers, these workplace romances will ignite the tension between career and passion. As deadlines blur with desire, and competition gives way to connection, get ready for steamy stories where love conquers the boardroom.


Prince Roman by C.D Reiss
Rivalry by K. Bromberg
Falling Under You by Laurelin Paige
and
Crimson Twilight by Heather Graham]]> 472 C.D. Reiss Amy 0 to-read 4.05 Office Sparks: A Workplace Romance Collection
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rom-Com Cookbook: Romantic-Comedy-Inspired Recipes that Will Make Them Say "I'll Have What She's Having"]]> 214151597 The Rom Com Cookbook lets you "have what she's having" and so much more when you dish up your favorite rom-com movie moments with recipes inspired by Crazy Rich Asians, The Wedding Planner, Legally Blonde, Bridesmaids, Love Actually, The Princess Bride, and many, many more. Featuring meat-cute meals and meet-cute moments from over 50 films that you can share with friends, rivals, crushes, and unrequited lovers.

Inspired by some of the greatest romantic comedies of all time, The Rom Com Cookbook brings you closer to your favorite movie moments with ¡°meat cute¡± dishes, cocktail hour delights, the morning after breakfasts, long-term relationship entrees, break-up desserts, and holiday-inspired recipes. Perfect for dinner dates and movie marathons, this light-hearted, yet sassy, cookbook features easy-to-follow recipes even if you¡¯re a klutz in the kitchen. With ingredients found at your local grocery store, and notes for altering recipes for various dietary restrictions, these dishes are the perfect way to turn enemies into lovers! Bring your most cherished rom-coms into the kitchen with the beautiful food photography and original illustrations that bring a fresh take on scenes from your favorite films!

FILM TO Create Macadamia Nut Pancakes (50 First Dates), Moonstruck Eggs (Moonstruck), Nigel¡¯s Brie (10 Things I Hate About You), Blue Soup (Bridget Jones¡¯s Diary), Guilt-Free Pizza Margherita (Eat Pray Love), Cher-Proof Cookie Log (Clueless), Sam¡¯s Birthday Cake (Sixteen Candles), Thirty, Flirty, & Thriving Daiquiri (13 Going on 30), and many, many more delicious recipes!

FALL IN Featuring fabulous food photography that brings your favorite movie scenes right into your home and onto your dining room table!

KITCHEN Author Tara Theoharis creates approachable, easy-to-follow recipes for all skill-levels. Enter the kitchen with a fellow rom-com fan¡ªTheoharis begins each recipe with an introduction to set the stage before you set the table . . . or the TV tray.]]> 144 Tara Theoharis Amy 0 to-read 3.00 The Rom-Com Cookbook: Romantic-Comedy-Inspired Recipes that Will Make Them Say "I'll Have What She's Having"
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]]> Serial Killer Games 216970870 What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder¡ªliterally?

Dolores dela Cruz has been dying to spot one in the wild, and he fits the mold strangler gloves, calculated charm, dashing good looks that give a leg up in any field . . . including fields of unmarked graves.

The new office temp is definitely a serial killer.

Jake Ripper finds a welcome distraction in his combative and enigmatic new coworker. He hasn¡¯t come across anyone as interesting as Dolores in a long time. But when mere curiosity evolves into a darkly romantic flirtation, Jake can¡¯t help but wonder if, finally, ³ó±ð¡¯²õ found someone who really sees him, skeletons in the closet and all.

Until Dolores asks Jake¡¯s help to dispose of a body . . .

A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life¡ªand love¡ªcan sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry). ]]> 384 Kate Posey 0593818512 Amy 0 to-read 3.92 2025 Serial Killer Games
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> Drive Me Home (Drive Me, #3) 227945245
Charlotte Walker¡¯s at an impasse in life. Not sure what her plan is after graduation, she jumps at the chance for a little breathing room to explore her options while traveling the world with her brother and his Formula 1 team. What¡¯s even better is being around Lucas Adler, AlphaVite Racing¡¯s star driver and tattooed Greek god come to life. He¡¯s been her crush for years and being together in such close quarters, their sizzling chemistry can¡¯t be denied.

Lucas knows Charlotte is off-limits. S³ó±ð¡¯²õ the gorgeous younger sister of his best friend and teammate. Despite their easy banter and draw to one another, ³ó±ð¡¯²õ learned the hard way that crossing lines can destroy relationships. Now as constant companions on the road, Charlotte, with her charm and infectious energy, challenges him at every turn and sees him in ways no one ever has.

As feelings grow, they both must decide if their relationship is worth the risk of losing everything or if their happily ever after is a prize to be fought for at the finish line.

Drive Me Home is a spicy Formula 1 romantic comedy with heart, heat, humor, and a guaranteed HEA. This is the third book in the Drive Me series and can be read as a standalone, although reading in order is recommended for the best experience.]]> Carly Robyn Amy 0 to-read 4.50 2025 Drive Me Home (Drive Me, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)]]> 74955146
Known as the spoilt princess of New York, Marcella Vitiello grew up in a golden cage. If your father is the most feared man in New York, people gift you with reverence.
Destined to marry the boyfriend approved by her father, Marcella is sick of being treated like an untouchable porcelain doll.
She resents the life forced upon her by her family until everything she took for granted is ripped from her. Where s³ó±ð¡¯²õ now, her name doesn¡¯t bring awe, only pain and humiliation.

If you¡¯ve grown up in a high castle, the fall is all the deeper.

Sins of the fathers have a way of catching up¡­who¡¯s going to bleed for them?]]> 272 Cora Reilly Amy 0 to-read 3.27 2021 By Sin I Rise: Part One (Sins of the Fathers, #1)
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name: Amy
average rating: 3.27
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]]> The Rebel's Guide to Pride 219334713 When the mayor of a small Alabama town starts targeting Pride events, bad boy Zeke begins hosting a series of ¡°Pride Speakeasies¡± in this joyful queer coming-of-age!

There¡¯s nothing Zeke Chapman wants more than to tarnish the perfect reputation his father is so obsessed with. He quit the baseball team, started fighting at school, and nearly flunked junior year. Newly out as gay, Zeke isn¡¯t sure where his queer identity fits in with his bad-boy persona. His father has always told him to stay quiet and not attract attention, but his friends are pushing him to be just as out and proud as they are. Most days, Zeke isn¡¯t sure how to be a ¡°good gay¡± or what that even means.

When his best friend, Sawyer, begs him to help the QSA plan Pride Day, he obliges¡ªmostly to piss his dad off. But then the mayor announces an ordinance that cancels all LGBTQ+ celebrations. Angered by the injustice¡ªand his father¡¯s support of it¡ªZeke decides to put his rebellious ways to good use and plans a series of underground ¡°Pride Speakeasies¡±.

As the speakeasies grow, and the community comes together to declare him ¡°King of Pride¡±, Zeke finally feels like ³ó±ð¡¯²õ doing something that matters. But friendship drama, a mysterious cyber-crush, and rising tension with his rival and ex Cohen ¡°Coco¡± Fisher threaten to undermine his newfound pride. When his final party ends in near-disaster, Zeke must ask himself what ³ó±ð¡¯²õ really trying to do. After all, there¡¯s a reason that the first pride was a riot.]]> 320 Matthew Hubbard 0593707214 Amy 0 to-read 4.40 2025 The Rebel's Guide to Pride
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]]> The Perfect Stranger 34079015
When Leah Stevens¡¯ career implodes, a chance meeting with her old friend Emmy Grey offers her the perfect opportunity to start over. Emmy, just out of a bad relationship, convinces Leah to come live with her in rural Pennsylvania, where there are teaching positions available and no one knows Leah¡¯s past.

Or Emmy¡¯s.

When the town sees a spate of vicious crimes and Emmy Grey disappears, Leah begins to realize how very little she knows about her friend and roommate. Unable to find friends, family, a paper trail or a digital footprint, the police question whether Emmy Grey existed at all. And mark Leah as a prime suspect.

Fighting the doubts of the police and her own sanity, Leah must uncover the truth about Emmy Grey¡ªand along the way, confront her old demons, find out who she can really trust, and clear her own name.

Megan Miranda delivers a deep, dark and twisty novel just as thrilling as her New York Times bestseller All the Missing Girls .]]> 337 Megan Miranda 150110800X Amy 0 to-read 3.76 2017 The Perfect Stranger
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name: Amy
average rating: 3.76
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]]> My Friends 217163697 #1?New York Times?bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger¡¯s life twenty-five years later.

Most people don¡¯t even notice them¡ªthree tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it¡¯s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an artist herself, knows otherwise and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their difficult home lives by spending their days laughing and telling stories out on a pier. There¡¯s Joar, who never backs down from a fight; quiet and bookish Ted who is mourning his father; Ali, the daughter of a man who never stays in one place for long; and finally, there¡¯s the artist, a boy who hoards sleeping pills and shuns attention, but who possesses an extraordinary gift that might be his ticket to a better life. These four lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream.

Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be put into eighteen-year-old Louisa¡¯s care. As she struggles to decide what to do with this bequest, she embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn the story of how the painting came to be. The closer she gets to the painting¡¯s birthplace, the more she feels compelled to unleash her own artistic spirit, but happy endings don¡¯t always take the form we expect in this fresh testament to the transformative power of friendship and art.]]> 448 Fredrik Backman 1982112824 Amy 0 to-read 4.59 2025 My Friends
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]]> Down & Dirty (Holden Cove #1) 219714613 It¡¯s just harder to tell now that I¡¯m paying her to pretend she doesn¡¯t.

Being a motocross legend with a pretty face has earned me some of the most lucrative modeling contracts around. So, when my ex¡¯s sex tape scandal puts my endorsement deals in jeopardy I¡¯ll do just about anything to save my reputation ¨C including hiring my teammate¡¯s uppity older sister to be my fake girlfriend. It¡¯s the perfect solution. She gets the cash she needs for her son, and I get to keep my modeling career on the upswing.

But riding 450s on a muddy track is easier than dating this woman. Photo ops and late nights turn into blurred lines, and before I know it there¡¯s more at risk than just my financial future. A lot more.

When the deal we struck goes way off course, the only way to protect our hearts, is to play it down and dirty.

Down & Dirty is the first in a series of stand alone small town romances.]]> 426 Maddy Lowe Amy 0 to-read 4.18 2024 Down & Dirty (Holden Cove #1)
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name: Amy
average rating: 4.18
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]]> All the Perfect Days 216594938
But then Genevieve Longstaff comes back to their hometown, just as something extraordinary happens. Charlie begins to have a vision of the exact number of days a person has left until they die.

Charlie believes it's a gift. It certainly seems like one¡ªafter all, he's using it to help his patients, family and friends make the most of their to mend relationships, to travel, to retire. But this gift comes with awful consequences, and soon Charlie realizes there are things he doesn't want to know¡ªespecially about the woman he still loves.]]> 352 Michael Thompson 1728265835 Amy 0 to-read 4.00 All the Perfect Days
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]]> <![CDATA[Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays Hockey, #1)]]> 222894045
My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago I walked away from The Perfect Man¡ªsweet, funny, and so sexy he should be illegal. We shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I¡¯d see him again. I was wrong.

As it turns out, Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL¡¯s hottest new hockey team . . . and thanks to the ten-month fellowship I just landed, I¡¯m his new physical therapist. Imagine my anticipation as those familiar muscled legs walk towards me, the way my pulse races as he reaches out to . . . shake my hand. The jerk doesn¡¯t even recognize me!

This is going to be the longest ten months of my life. Because now Mr. Perfect Mistake is determined to use his every seductive trick to win me back. Meanwhile, I also have to contend with his best friend the surly team equipment manager, and an exasperatingly stubborn, superstitious goalie who¡¯s convinced I¡¯m his good luck charm.

This is my chance to prove myself, and I¡¯m not risking it for anything. But between one unexpected night, and one secret revealed, these men are ready to test all my limits. Still, I can¡¯t fall for a player¡ªlet alone three. Or can I?]]> 640 Emily Rath 149675879X Amy 0 to-read 4.01 2023 Pucking Around (Jacksonville Rays Hockey, #1)
author: Emily Rath
name: Amy
average rating: 4.01
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]]> Falling Up 30131 178 Shel Silverstein 0590996894 Amy 3 4.34 1996 Falling Up
author: Shel Silverstein
name: Amy
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)]]> 30281 355 Laurell K. Hamilton 0425197549 Amy 1 4.05 1993 Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
name: Amy
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1993
rating: 1
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]]> Broken 223034989 Evelyn Miller Amy 2 3.11 Broken
author: Evelyn Miller
name: Amy
average rating: 3.11
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]]> Confess 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it¡ªbut can she do it?]]> 306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 Amy 3 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Amy
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2016/09/13
date added: 2025/03/01
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Not one of my favorites from this author. Not as much impact and emotional torture this time. (face it readers, Ms. Hoover is our go to author for emotional torture reads and we love it.)
]]> <![CDATA[Elfquest: Stargazer's Hunt Volume 1]]> 54317247 When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, it ended the hero's journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new adventure for Cutter's brother in all but blood, Skywise.

Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. In times past, whenever he has felt lost or empty, he has turned to the starry skies for guidance. Now is no exception. Once again Skywise sets his sights on the cosmic horizon for answers, sending him on his own epic quest from the elves' ancestral Star Home through uncharted space, and back to the World of Two Moons.

This volume collects issues #1-#4 of Stargazer's Hunt, with story by ElfQuest co-creators Wendy and Richard Pini, with script and layouts by Wendy Pini. Veteran ElfQuest alumnus Sonny Strait returns at full force as the artist and colorist for the new series.]]> 104 Wendy Pini 1506714765 Amy 4 4.13 Elfquest: Stargazer's Hunt Volume 1
author: Wendy Pini
name: Amy
average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone #1)]]> 58750487
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.

She answered, "Yes."

---

Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.

Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.

After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows¨Da love that is both captivating and forbidden.]]> 379 Scarlett St. Clair 1728258456 Amy 2 3.87 2019 A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone #1)
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Amy
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2022/02/06
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]]> <![CDATA[Elfquest: The Searcher and the Sword]]> 461074 96 Wendy Pini 1401201830 Amy 4 4.12 2004 Elfquest: The Searcher and the Sword
author: Wendy Pini
name: Amy
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[ħ·¨Ê¹¤¤¤Î¼Þ 1 [Mah¨­tsukai no Yome 1]]]> 22574190
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нøšÝ䄤Î×÷¼Ò¤¬Ã褯¡¢Ó¢¹ú¤òÎę̀¤Ë¤·¤¿ÒìÀà»éÒö»ÃÏëÌ·¤¬Ìá©¡¢¿ªÑÝ!±Õ±Õ> 175 Kore Yamazaki 4800002842 Amy 5 4.27 2014 ħ·¨Ê¹¤¤¤Î¼Þ 1 [Mah¨­tsukai no Yome 1]
author: Kore Yamazaki
name: Amy
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2022/03/17
date added: 2025/01/16
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]]> <![CDATA[From Here to the Great Unknown]]> 204905217
A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and grieved.

Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, laid in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran towards his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they shared in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother¡¯s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.

To make her mother known.

This extraordinary book is written in both Lisa Marie¡¯s and Riley¡¯s voices, a mother and daughter communicating¡ªfrom this world to the one beyond¡ªas they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other¡ªthe last words of the only child of an American icon.]]> 304 Lisa Marie Presley 0593733878 Amy 4 4.27 2024 From Here to the Great Unknown
author: Lisa Marie Presley
name: Amy
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/29
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]]> <![CDATA[Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1)]]> 25128811
And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me...]]> 188 Ruby Dixon Amy 0 to-read 3.65 2015 Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians, #1)
author: Ruby Dixon
name: Amy
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Merry Ever After (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #2)]]> 220389465 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way¡ªshe can¡¯t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He¡¯s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Tessa Bailey¡¯s Merry Ever After is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 59 Tessa Bailey 1662528736 Amy 0 currently-reading 2.79 2024 Merry Ever After (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #2)
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Amy
average rating: 2.79
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/20
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]]> <![CDATA[True Scary Stories: Volume One - The Shadow Man: Real Horror Mystery With A Twist]]> 37511006 Warning! Read at your own risk! Studying shadow men can cause them to visit you! "Good and definitely worth reading again. Quick and. scary almost like recounting things that we've experienced. Those things that go bump in the night." A. Ronan "The little book scared me more than 3000 of Steven King!" Trina D. "Very Interesting and Terrifying" - Anonymous "These stories will scare you" - Anonymous About this I'll never feel completely safe being home alone after I saw a shadow man for the first time. About this This is not just a horror novel or a true life story, it's also a game. I wanted to write out my real life supernatural experiences, but I also wanted to remain anonymous, so I disguise my identity by writing two fake stories along with every real story I tell. It's your job to figure out which story is true and which ones are fake.]]> 11 Dark Mistress Aurora Amy 1 3.23 True Scary Stories: Volume One - The Shadow Man: Real Horror Mystery With A Twist
author: Dark Mistress Aurora
name: Amy
average rating: 3.23
book published:
rating: 1
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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]]> Rag Doll 18868365 14 Troy McCombs Amy 3 3.42 2013 Rag Doll
author: Troy McCombs
name: Amy
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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]]> <![CDATA[The Night Before Christmas: The Classic Account of the Visit from St. Nicholas]]> 23864516 10 Clement Clarke Moore Amy 5 4.42 1823 The Night Before Christmas: The Classic Account of the Visit from St. Nicholas
author: Clement Clarke Moore
name: Amy
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1823
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
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]]> The Doll's House 217442094 A widowed mother, ready to give love another chance, moves into her fianc¨¦¡¯s old family home with her teenage daughter. But as they try to build a future together, the past refuses to let go in this haunting short story from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.

When Jules first meets the handsome artist Kirin, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ still mourning her husband¡¯s death, but a fairytale romance soon sweeps her off her feet. Now she and her daughter Scout are moving out of the city and into Kirin¡¯s once-lonely mansion. He¡¯s thoughtfully updated and adapted the home to match their personalities. But Scout is determined to keep her father¡¯s memory alive by rejecting the new life her mother and Kirin have spun for her.

Scout¡¯s sullenness begins to fade, though, when she finds a beautiful handmade doll in one of the many empty rooms in the house. Kirin says that the doll belonged to his late sister and he¡¯d like Scout to have it. Scout¡¯s hopeful for a connection over their shared grief, but as she grows more curious about Kirin¡¯s sister, she can¡¯t escape the feeling that a danger lurks in the house¡­and its gaze is fixed on her mother.]]> 98 Lisa Unger 1662518323 Amy 4 3.74 The Doll's House
author: Lisa Unger
name: Amy
average rating: 3.74
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rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/17
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]]> Brave 35068683 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

¡°One of the greatest tricks that the patriarchy plays on women is to deliberately destabilize them, then use their instability as a reason to disbelieve them. Much of?BRAVE reads like the diary of a woman driven half-mad by abusive men who assume no one will listen to her. In this case, the truth was finally¡ªand, for McGowan, triumphantly¡ªexposed...¡± ¡ªThe New York Times Book Review

"BRAVE works beautifully as a manifesto. It¡¯s a call to arms¡ªnot just against the specific men who mistreated McGowan and the men and women who enabled that mistreatment, but against an industry."¡ªThe Boston Globe

A revealing memoir and empowering manifesto ¨C A voice for generations

Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another, more visible Hollywood.

In a strange world where she was continually on display, stardom soon became a personal nightmare of constant exposure and sexualization. Rose escaped into the world of her mind, something she had done as a child, and into high-profile relationships. Every detail of her personal life became public, and the realities of an inherently sexist industry emerged with every script, role, public appearance, and magazine cover. The Hollywood machine packaged her as a sexualized bombshell, hijacking her image and identity and marketing them for profit.

Hollywood expected Rose to be silent and cooperative and to stay the path. Instead, she rebelled and asserted her true identity and voice. She reemerged unscripted, courageous, victorious, angry, smart, fierce, unapologetic, controversial, and real as f*ck.

BRAVE is her raw, honest, and poignant memoir/manifesto¡ªa no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, shine a light on a multibillion-dollar business built on systemic misogyny, and empower people everywhere to wake up and be BRAVE.

"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowan

]]> 258 Rose McGowan 006265599X Amy 4 3.84 2018 Brave
author: Rose McGowan
name: Amy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/12
date added: 2024/12/12
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]]> Holiday Hideaway 219754771 From New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews comes a charming holiday romance about a newly single thirtysomething whose unauthorized vacation rental turns into a hilarious game of hide-and-seek when the new owner unexpectedly shows up.

Tilly Farriday isn¡¯t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ squatting in one of her rental agency¡¯s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job¡­and what remains of her dignity.

George Holloway is here to sell his granduncle¡¯s house¡ªand to reconsider whether he and his fianc¨¦e are right for each other. Amid home repairs, George notices strange noises and missing food, but as much as he gets his rental agent on the phone, Tilly dodges every invitation to meet. He¡¯s sure that someone¡¯s here with him, and it¡¯s certainly not the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future.

As Tilly and George circle each other, they both wonder where their lives are headed and if, maybe, meeting each other is just the Christmas miracle they need.]]> 72 Mary Kay Andrews 1662527004 Amy 5 3.62 2024 Holiday Hideaway
author: Mary Kay Andrews
name: Amy
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/01
date added: 2024/12/01
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Hunger (A Carpathian Novel)]]> 62926998
Christine Feehan has reinvented the vampire novel with her #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian novels. Now, she and Berkley take her ¡°out-of-the-ordinary¡± ( Booklist ) series in a thrilling direction that¡¯s more graphic than ever....

He is Riordan...Carpathian male. Immortal. Seer. Now trapped and cage, his honor is compromised by his captors. They¡¯re in his mind. They¡¯re in his blood. And not one can withstand his desire for revenge.

She is Juliette...A beautiful activist devoted to the liberation of animals from the foul and humid confines of a secret, jungle lab. What she has stumbled upon is unexpected¡ªa prisoner like no other she has ever seen. Or touched.

She will release him from his bonds. He will release her from her inhibitions. Each has a voracious appetite that must be sated....]]> 368 Christine Feehan 0593639553 Amy 3 3.48 2004 Dark Hunger (A Carpathian Novel)
author: Christine Feehan
name: Amy
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2004
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/22
date added: 2024/10/22
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]]> Ushers 218362004 A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He¡¯s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He¡¯s also¡ªand this is the most interesting thing¡ªnot dead. Martin has improbably survived not one but two deadly disasters that claimed dozens of lives. The kid is riding one hell of a lucky streak. Two federal agents think there is something darker at play. Now that they¡¯ve arranged to interview Martin, they want answers. Martin is ready to share everything he knows. One thing is for certain: when it comes to escaping death, luck doesn¡¯t figure into it at all.]]> 29 Joe Hill 1662527942 Amy 5 4.23 2024 Ushers
author: Joe Hill
name: Amy
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/13
date added: 2024/10/13
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]]> <![CDATA[Cost of Repairs (Cost of Repairs, #1)]]> 13558062
Police officer Samuel Briggs is getting to know the people on his new, third-shift beat, but he'd prefer they not know too much about him or the painful past that drove him away from New Mexico to start fresh in small-town Stratton, PA.

All he wants is peace, a manageable routine, and time to fix up his project home. There's no room in his broken heart for a new relationship. It's crowded with too many memories. But there's something about the Dixie's Cup short-order cook, who's flirty one minute, distracted the next, that piques Sam's interest.

Part-time cook, part-time hardware salesman and full-time handyman Rey King lives to work but not because he loves it. Relationships? No time. Until one glance at Sam's haunted eyes sends a plumb line straight to his wary heart.

One afternoon of impulsive, no-strings sex begins to grow into a cautious friendship. But when Rey is seriously injured protecting a friend, the cracks in their already shaky foundation begin to show. Falling in love wasn't in either man's recovery plan and this time, the risk could be too great.

Warning: Contains one emotionally wrecked cop, one angsty short-order cook, a few too many secrets, some meddling small-town folk, and plenty of hot man-on-man action. "]]> 246 A.M. Arthur 1619210517 Amy 4 books-i-own
Sam Briggs has just moved to Stratton, PA. He left New Mexico after a tragedy had him needing to get away from the painful memories. Rey King has also had some hard times and is barely making it day by day. When they both meet, the sparks fly and they both find something they weren't looking for. What starts out as a fling, ends up being just what they both needed in the love department.

If you are thinking this is just a book about falling in love between the two, you are wrong. This book is full of angst and the happy times are few. With that being said, the angst made this book actually work. I found I was curious about the dark pasts of both characters. I wanted to learn their dirty little secrets. I wanted them both to be able to work past those things and just be good together. While the book did slow down in parts and get a little repetitive, I found myself not really minding too much because the characters carried the story for me. I was already curious about the two men that I didn't mind reading about the unimportant things that were thrown in.

Overall, I am pleased that I heard about this book. I now have a new author in the M/M world to follow and to enjoy.
]]> 3.87 2012 Cost of Repairs (Cost of Repairs, #1)
author: A.M. Arthur
name: Amy
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2013/11/25
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: books-i-own
review:
Cost of Repairs is the first book in the Cost of Repairs series by author A.M. Arthur. It is a M/M Romance with the main characters being Sam Briggs and Rey King. As the warning above mentions, there is angst and hot man-on-man action aplenty in this book.

Sam Briggs has just moved to Stratton, PA. He left New Mexico after a tragedy had him needing to get away from the painful memories. Rey King has also had some hard times and is barely making it day by day. When they both meet, the sparks fly and they both find something they weren't looking for. What starts out as a fling, ends up being just what they both needed in the love department.

If you are thinking this is just a book about falling in love between the two, you are wrong. This book is full of angst and the happy times are few. With that being said, the angst made this book actually work. I found I was curious about the dark pasts of both characters. I wanted to learn their dirty little secrets. I wanted them both to be able to work past those things and just be good together. While the book did slow down in parts and get a little repetitive, I found myself not really minding too much because the characters carried the story for me. I was already curious about the two men that I didn't mind reading about the unimportant things that were thrown in.

Overall, I am pleased that I heard about this book. I now have a new author in the M/M world to follow and to enjoy.

]]> By the Book 10101514
Two's company; three's allowed.

Reece Hutton conducts his life between the covers -- of books and beds. A librarian by day, in the evenings he's a man whose tastes are anything but vanilla. So when local writer Daniel Cross appears in the library one afternoon with the aim of doing some research, Reece has a hard time not noticing how attractive he is, or what feels like chemistry between them. They exchange a few words and Daniel's business card, an interlude which Reece puts down to networking rather than flirtation.

After all, he has his girlfriend Georgia to go home to and her best a threesome to help his birthday go literally with a bang. Reece, being a gentleman (most of the time), has no objection to returning the favor, especially as his new friend Daniel seems all too willing to be their third for an evening. Georgia sees their triangle as nothing more than a temporary bit of fun but Reece...? He¡¯ll eventually have to own up to breaking the unwritten rules of their relationship or close the book on a growing attraction to Daniel.

Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find Male/male sexual practices, menage (m/f/m, f/m/f with female interaction).]]> 157 Scarlett Parrish 1607379279 Amy 5 books-i-own
I literally had my heart beating in anticipation when Daniel enters the library that Reece works at. When a character can walk into a public place and cause a straight man want to change teams, you know you are in for a sexy ride. Not only was Daniel sexy with eyeliner, leather and a writer to boot, but he was fun, outgoing and easy to read about. I wish I could find a Daniel Cross in my local library to check out.

What I loved the most about this story -- besides Daniel Fucking Cross -- was the internal emotional struggle that Reece was forced to come to terms with. He always thought he was a straight guy with a women he was happy with. When Daniel enters the picture though, it leaves him questioning his sexual orientation and wondering if being a part of both worlds could be acceptable. The author created a sex filled erotic read, but she also chose to focus on the struggles that people have in figuring out their sexual identity. I felt she handled it very well and balanced the drama with the sexual encounters perfectly which made the read enjoyable. Also, in my opinion, the book became even hotter once Reece's girlfriend Georgia left the picture for a bit!

I stayed up late just to finish this book and read about which decision Reece was going to make. Was he going to stay a straight man and fight the attraction to Daniel, or was he going to step over that taboo line and admit that being bisexual is not a bad thing. You can't help who you love, but you also can't help loving Daniel Cross either.

Merged review:

After seeing this book on a huge amount of blogs I follow, I was intrigued and excited about ordering it. It wasn't until it made some of my blogging buddies had it on their favorites list for the year that I finally purchased it and gave in to the enigma of Daniel Cross. I have three words -- OH MY GOD! If you are looking for an erotic themed romance to keep you up all night reading, then you have to read this book!

I literally had my heart beating in anticipation when Daniel enters the library that Reece works at. When a character can walk into a public place and cause a straight man want to change teams, you know you are in for a sexy ride. Not only was Daniel sexy with eyeliner, leather and a writer to boot, but he was fun, outgoing and easy to read about. I wish I could find a Daniel Cross in my local library to check out.

What I loved the most about this story -- besides Daniel Fucking Cross -- was the internal emotional struggle that Reece was forced to come to terms with. He always thought he was a straight guy with a women he was happy with. When Daniel enters the picture though, it leaves him questioning his sexual orientation and wondering if being a part of both worlds could be acceptable. The author created a sex filled erotic read, but she also chose to focus on the struggles that people have in figuring out their sexual identity. I felt she handled it very well and balanced the drama with the sexual encounters perfectly which made the read enjoyable. Also, in my opinion, the book became even hotter once Reece's girlfriend Georgia left the picture for a bit!

I stayed up late just to finish this book and read about which decision Reece was going to make. Was he going to stay a straight man and fight the attraction to Daniel, or was he going to step over that taboo line and admit that being bisexual is not a bad thing. You can't help who you love, but you also can't help loving Daniel Cross either.]]> 3.63 2011 By the Book
author: Scarlett Parrish
name: Amy
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2011/12/24
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: books-i-own
review:
After seeing this book on a huge amount of blogs I follow, I was intrigued and excited about ordering it. It wasn't until it made some of my blogging buddies had it on their favorites list for the year that I finally purchased it and gave in to the enigma of Daniel Cross. I have three words -- OH MY GOD! If you are looking for an erotic themed romance to keep you up all night reading, then you have to read this book!

I literally had my heart beating in anticipation when Daniel enters the library that Reece works at. When a character can walk into a public place and cause a straight man want to change teams, you know you are in for a sexy ride. Not only was Daniel sexy with eyeliner, leather and a writer to boot, but he was fun, outgoing and easy to read about. I wish I could find a Daniel Cross in my local library to check out.

What I loved the most about this story -- besides Daniel Fucking Cross -- was the internal emotional struggle that Reece was forced to come to terms with. He always thought he was a straight guy with a women he was happy with. When Daniel enters the picture though, it leaves him questioning his sexual orientation and wondering if being a part of both worlds could be acceptable. The author created a sex filled erotic read, but she also chose to focus on the struggles that people have in figuring out their sexual identity. I felt she handled it very well and balanced the drama with the sexual encounters perfectly which made the read enjoyable. Also, in my opinion, the book became even hotter once Reece's girlfriend Georgia left the picture for a bit!

I stayed up late just to finish this book and read about which decision Reece was going to make. Was he going to stay a straight man and fight the attraction to Daniel, or was he going to step over that taboo line and admit that being bisexual is not a bad thing. You can't help who you love, but you also can't help loving Daniel Cross either.

Merged review:

After seeing this book on a huge amount of blogs I follow, I was intrigued and excited about ordering it. It wasn't until it made some of my blogging buddies had it on their favorites list for the year that I finally purchased it and gave in to the enigma of Daniel Cross. I have three words -- OH MY GOD! If you are looking for an erotic themed romance to keep you up all night reading, then you have to read this book!

I literally had my heart beating in anticipation when Daniel enters the library that Reece works at. When a character can walk into a public place and cause a straight man want to change teams, you know you are in for a sexy ride. Not only was Daniel sexy with eyeliner, leather and a writer to boot, but he was fun, outgoing and easy to read about. I wish I could find a Daniel Cross in my local library to check out.

What I loved the most about this story -- besides Daniel Fucking Cross -- was the internal emotional struggle that Reece was forced to come to terms with. He always thought he was a straight guy with a women he was happy with. When Daniel enters the picture though, it leaves him questioning his sexual orientation and wondering if being a part of both worlds could be acceptable. The author created a sex filled erotic read, but she also chose to focus on the struggles that people have in figuring out their sexual identity. I felt she handled it very well and balanced the drama with the sexual encounters perfectly which made the read enjoyable. Also, in my opinion, the book became even hotter once Reece's girlfriend Georgia left the picture for a bit!

I stayed up late just to finish this book and read about which decision Reece was going to make. Was he going to stay a straight man and fight the attraction to Daniel, or was he going to step over that taboo line and admit that being bisexual is not a bad thing. You can't help who you love, but you also can't help loving Daniel Cross either.
]]> <![CDATA[Invision (Chronicles of Nick, #7)]]> 25691570 But Nick is determined to thwart his destiny and get into a good college. To be more than his genetics and prophecy foretell. No one is ever going to tell this stubborn Cajun who and what he really is. Or how to live his life.

Not even the Fates of the Universe. But now that he and his team of ancient gods and demons have claimed the Eye of Ananke and he sees the missteps of the future, he has to battle the demons within that are far deadlier and more treacherous than any he's battled before. All the while his arch nemesis is back and determined to reclaim his place as the harbinger for Armageddon. Even if it means killing Nick and barbecuing everyone he loves to do so.

]]> 398 Sherrilyn Kenyon Amy 0 to-read 4.52 2016 Invision (Chronicles of Nick, #7)
author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
name: Amy
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Dawn (The Morganville Vampires #12)]]> 18916792 Ever since the draug--mysterious creatures that prey on vampires--took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the town's residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight.
Using the city's water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied. Things in Morganville look grim, especially since vampire Amelie--the town founder--has been infected by the master draug's bite. Now, if Claire and her friends don't figure out how to cure Amelie and defeat the draug, it looks like Morganville will become little more than a ghost town...]]> 379 Rachel Caine 110158534X Amy 5 books-i-own
After the ending we were left with in Last Breath, the fate of Morganville was left in shambles. The Founder has been bitten and is now near death. The Draug are getting stronger and much bolder in their attacks against humans and vampires. When you start the first page of Black Dawn, we are picking up where the previous book left off. Now the town is dealing with the aftermath of the rescue mission and it is not going well.

Told from multiple point of views again, the reader gets to glimpse inside their favorite Morganville characters. (except Myrnin -- and I am very disappointed we haven't got to read from his POV yet!) Together, Shane, Claire, Eve, Michael and the vampires must find a way to save their Founder and bring down the Draug once and for all. What the reader gets is romance, drama, death and the beginning to a new chapter in Morganville with a set of new rules to come. Yes, we even get a cliffhanger ending that makes you want the next book right now.

I cried with the death of great character again, -- oh, how Ms. Caine loves to hurt the readers this way -- and the painful aftermath of a Draug capture to another beloved character. It was heart wrenching, nail biting, and oh so good. Of course, Morganville wouldn't be the same without Myrnin. I admit it. Myrnin is my favorite character by far because he is so crazy he is smart. I love how Myrnin can be indifferent one moment, and caring the next with Claire. I seriously want a Myrnin of my own to work with.

While Black Dawn still didn't surpass Last Breath or Carpe Corpus as my favorite in the series, it is by far the best in plot. It brings everything to the front and makes the reader wonder what will happen now. If you haven't bought your copy of Black Dawn yet, you are seriously missing out on one of the best books in the series. I can't wait for what is to come for Morganville next.]]> 4.28 2012 Black Dawn (The Morganville Vampires #12)
author: Rachel Caine
name: Amy
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/05/01
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: books-i-own
review:
*contains spoilers if you haven't read the previous books*

After the ending we were left with in Last Breath, the fate of Morganville was left in shambles. The Founder has been bitten and is now near death. The Draug are getting stronger and much bolder in their attacks against humans and vampires. When you start the first page of Black Dawn, we are picking up where the previous book left off. Now the town is dealing with the aftermath of the rescue mission and it is not going well.

Told from multiple point of views again, the reader gets to glimpse inside their favorite Morganville characters. (except Myrnin -- and I am very disappointed we haven't got to read from his POV yet!) Together, Shane, Claire, Eve, Michael and the vampires must find a way to save their Founder and bring down the Draug once and for all. What the reader gets is romance, drama, death and the beginning to a new chapter in Morganville with a set of new rules to come. Yes, we even get a cliffhanger ending that makes you want the next book right now.

I cried with the death of great character again, -- oh, how Ms. Caine loves to hurt the readers this way -- and the painful aftermath of a Draug capture to another beloved character. It was heart wrenching, nail biting, and oh so good. Of course, Morganville wouldn't be the same without Myrnin. I admit it. Myrnin is my favorite character by far because he is so crazy he is smart. I love how Myrnin can be indifferent one moment, and caring the next with Claire. I seriously want a Myrnin of my own to work with.

While Black Dawn still didn't surpass Last Breath or Carpe Corpus as my favorite in the series, it is by far the best in plot. It brings everything to the front and makes the reader wonder what will happen now. If you haven't bought your copy of Black Dawn yet, you are seriously missing out on one of the best books in the series. I can't wait for what is to come for Morganville next.
]]> Dead Sexy 6590510
The city is in a panic. In the still of the night, a vicious killer is leaving a trail of mutilated bodies drained of blood. A chilling M.O. that puts ex-vampire hunter Regan Delaney on the case, her gun clip packed with silver bullets, her instincts edgy. But the victims are both human and Undead, and the clues are as confusing as the vampire who may be her best ally--she hopes. . .

Master of the City, Joaquin Santiago radiates supernatural power like heat from a blast furnace, but he's never met a creature like Regan Delaney. She intrigues him, fires his hunger, and unleashes his desire, but before he can enter her world, or she his, they must confront a vicious, elusive killer who is an enemy even to his own. . .

"Sexy, fast-paced, gritty, this is Amanda Ashley at her best! A must read!" --Ronda Thompson]]> 385 Amanda Ashley 1420101382 Amy 0 books-i-own 4.17 2007 Dead Sexy
author: Amanda Ashley
name: Amy
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: books-i-own
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Fix-It and Forget-It Holiday Appetizers, Finger Foods, and Beverages]]> 18932459 Fifty scrumptious and savory slow-cooker recipes for the holiday season

Present your friends and family with a holiday meal they¡¯ll never forget using these time-tested, easy-to-manage recipes for appetizers, snacks, and beverages. Including tips for putting together a flawless feast, this collection of recipes¡ªdrawn from the Fix-It and Forget-It Christmas Cookbook¡ªfeatures delicious treats and drinks such as:


¡¤????? Creamy Artichoke Dip¡¤????? Cranberry Meatballs¡¤????? Caramel Peanut Butter Dip¡¤????? Orange Cider Punch

And much more!]]> 70 Phyllis Pellman Good 145327765X Amy 5 books-i-own 4.00 2012 Fix-It and Forget-It Holiday Appetizers, Finger Foods, and Beverages
author: Phyllis Pellman Good
name: Amy
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/12/21
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: books-i-own
review:
This cookbook was great for giving ideas for snacking and drinking. I loved all the appetizers and dips that were provided. I am a huge cheese fan and this book gave me some new ideas for dips to use all year. While some of the recipes focus on holiday theme, I did think that most of them could be adapted for all year long. It also had some that would be great for Superbowl weekend and birthday parties. The beverage recipes range from original apple cider all the way to coffee.
]]> <![CDATA[The Twinkies Cookbook: A New Sweet and Savory Recipe Collection from America's Most Iconic Snack Cake]]> 25241448 A comeback cookbook for the perennially popular snack cake, with unique sweet and savory recipes that highlight the whimsical nostalgia of America's favorite dessert.In celebration of the 85th anniversary of Twinkies?, Hostess? has updated and expanded their beloved and quirky classic The Twinkies Cookbook. This new edition includes the very best recipes from the original, combined with twenty-five new and wonderfully wacky recipes submitted by Twinkies aficionados across the country. From a Twinkie-filled take on chicken and waffles to Twinkie pumpkin pie and beyond, these colorful concoctions will surprise and enchant the Twinkie fan in all of us.]]> 126 Hostess 1607747723 Amy 3 books-i-own
The sugar filled (and cream filled) cakes we would scream with joy to see packed in our lunchbox growing up. The dessert was one that children would trade anything in their lunch for in the cafeteria. Then came the scare of Twinkies never being around again. Thankfully they are back on the shelves and now Hostess is celebrating with an 85th anniversary Edition cookbook for Twinkie lovers.

Looking through the photos and the names of the recipes, I admit to drooling and craving a Twinkie. I might have ate one or two (or three) while also devouring the pages of this cookbook. I learned new ways to include the Twinkie in several dessert dishes I wouldn¡¯t have really thought about. A few of the recipes were generic and with not much thought really, but it is including Twinkies! How are they suppose to improve on something that is already perfect?

There were a few flaws with the electronic version I received. The recipes were split up weird with half the recipe on one page, and the rest on the next. Pictures were also cut in half and split up the same way. In my opinion, this would be better as a print book than as an electronic edition.

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Ah. Twinkies.

The sugar filled (and cream filled) cakes we would scream with joy to see packed in our lunchbox growing up. The dessert was one that children would trade anything in their lunch for in the cafeteria. Then came the scare of Twinkies never being around again. Thankfully they are back on the shelves and now Hostess is celebrating with an 85th anniversary Edition cookbook for Twinkie lovers.

Looking through the photos and the names of the recipes, I admit to drooling and craving a Twinkie. I might have ate one or two (or three) while also devouring the pages of this cookbook. I learned new ways to include the Twinkie in several dessert dishes I wouldn¡¯t have really thought about. A few of the recipes were generic and with not much thought really, but it is including Twinkies! How are they suppose to improve on something that is already perfect?

There were a few flaws with the electronic version I received. The recipes were split up weird with half the recipe on one page, and the rest on the next. Pictures were also cut in half and split up the same way. In my opinion, this would be better as a print book than as an electronic edition.]]> 3.92 2015 The Twinkies Cookbook: A New Sweet and Savory Recipe Collection from America's Most Iconic Snack Cake
author: Hostess
name: Amy
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2015/07/14
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: books-i-own
review:
Ah. Twinkies.

The sugar filled (and cream filled) cakes we would scream with joy to see packed in our lunchbox growing up. The dessert was one that children would trade anything in their lunch for in the cafeteria. Then came the scare of Twinkies never being around again. Thankfully they are back on the shelves and now Hostess is celebrating with an 85th anniversary Edition cookbook for Twinkie lovers.

Looking through the photos and the names of the recipes, I admit to drooling and craving a Twinkie. I might have ate one or two (or three) while also devouring the pages of this cookbook. I learned new ways to include the Twinkie in several dessert dishes I wouldn¡¯t have really thought about. A few of the recipes were generic and with not much thought really, but it is including Twinkies! How are they suppose to improve on something that is already perfect?

There were a few flaws with the electronic version I received. The recipes were split up weird with half the recipe on one page, and the rest on the next. Pictures were also cut in half and split up the same way. In my opinion, this would be better as a print book than as an electronic edition.

Merged review:

Ah. Twinkies.

The sugar filled (and cream filled) cakes we would scream with joy to see packed in our lunchbox growing up. The dessert was one that children would trade anything in their lunch for in the cafeteria. Then came the scare of Twinkies never being around again. Thankfully they are back on the shelves and now Hostess is celebrating with an 85th anniversary Edition cookbook for Twinkie lovers.

Looking through the photos and the names of the recipes, I admit to drooling and craving a Twinkie. I might have ate one or two (or three) while also devouring the pages of this cookbook. I learned new ways to include the Twinkie in several dessert dishes I wouldn¡¯t have really thought about. A few of the recipes were generic and with not much thought really, but it is including Twinkies! How are they suppose to improve on something that is already perfect?

There were a few flaws with the electronic version I received. The recipes were split up weird with half the recipe on one page, and the rest on the next. Pictures were also cut in half and split up the same way. In my opinion, this would be better as a print book than as an electronic edition.
]]> Going Home (Nugget, #1) 23645039 Maddy Breyer needs to prove she can make her own life after betrayal blew up her previous happily-ever-after. Staying totally focused on renovating a decrepit mansion into a bed-and-breakfast might help her¡ªand this recession-hit town¡ªfinally turn things around. But the mysterious new sheriff is the kind of lawbreaking temptation that¡¯s an even bigger challenge to resist¡­

Detective Rhys Shepard is only back in Nugget long enough to care for his ailing father. He¡¯s got a big-city promotion far away from this place that never accepted him. He does not need a sudden crime wave to solve. Or one leggy case of heartbreak stirring up all kinds of trouble and challenging his rules. Which might explain why ³ó±ð¡¯²õ suddenly finding it hard to leave¡­]]> 273 Stacy Finz 1601833385 Amy 4 4.21 2014 Going Home (Nugget, #1)
author: Stacy Finz
name: Amy
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2014/09/17
date added: 2024/09/24
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]]> The Chase (Fast Track, #4) 11014488 ]]> 280 Erin McCarthy 1101477792 Amy 3 books-i-own
Kendall and Evan dated years ago and were in love with each other. When a misunderstanding caused them to break up long ago, they each went on to their separate lives in the hopes of finding love again. Neither one of them could get over the other though and they are quickly thrown into partnering up for sponsorship. Kendall is wanting to prove to everyone that she can be a race car driver just like any man and she has had to deal with the torment and teasing from others because of it. Evan thinks it is great that she is living her dream of racing and the two finally clear the air about their break up years ago.

While I enjoyed the romance between the two, I didn't enjoy how the author took the path she did with Evan's racing. While the path did help for the ending of the book, I was just disappointed with the outcome. I wanted a turn around for him in racing, but it never came. I also didn't like how the author threw in the proverbial wrench in the relationship with Sara. I think the author could have skipped that part and still made a different decision in creating a climatic finish. It is left unresolved and I am hoping it is explained in the future books for the readers.

Again, not one of my favorites in the series, but one that kept me interested enough to keep on reading the series.]]> 3.86 2011 The Chase (Fast Track, #4)
author: Erin McCarthy
name: Amy
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2012/07/02
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: books-i-own
review:
What can I say about this series that I haven't already said? I am loving the characters and was waiting anxiously to read about ladies man Evan Monroe. He is funny, sexy, and charming as hell and I wanted to see who the author was going to pair him up with. I hoped the author was going to pair him up with someone just as strong and funny as he was. Evan needed someone equal to him to keep him in line and I didn't want to be disappointed.

Kendall and Evan dated years ago and were in love with each other. When a misunderstanding caused them to break up long ago, they each went on to their separate lives in the hopes of finding love again. Neither one of them could get over the other though and they are quickly thrown into partnering up for sponsorship. Kendall is wanting to prove to everyone that she can be a race car driver just like any man and she has had to deal with the torment and teasing from others because of it. Evan thinks it is great that she is living her dream of racing and the two finally clear the air about their break up years ago.

While I enjoyed the romance between the two, I didn't enjoy how the author took the path she did with Evan's racing. While the path did help for the ending of the book, I was just disappointed with the outcome. I wanted a turn around for him in racing, but it never came. I also didn't like how the author threw in the proverbial wrench in the relationship with Sara. I think the author could have skipped that part and still made a different decision in creating a climatic finish. It is left unresolved and I am hoping it is explained in the future books for the readers.

Again, not one of my favorites in the series, but one that kept me interested enough to keep on reading the series.
]]> <![CDATA[Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, #1)]]> 8253019 BDSM Full-figured Heroine

Her car disabled during a tropical storm, Jessica Randall discovers the isolated house where she's sheltering is a private bondage club. At first shocked, she soon becomes aroused watching the interactions between the Doms and their subs. But she's a professional woman--an accountant--and surely isn't a submissive... is she?

Master Z hasn't been so attracted to a woman in years. But the little sub who has wandered into his club intrigues him. She's intelligent. Reserved. Conservative. After he discovers her interest in BDSM, he can't resist tying her up and unleashing the passion she hides within.

Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find Anal play/intercourse, strong BDSM theme and content (including/not limited to bondage, caning, restraints, spanking, etc), exhibitionism, voyeurism.]]> 155 Cherise Sinclair 1596321334 Amy 4 books-i-own
When Jessica is stranded in the middle of a storm, she walks until she finds herself knocking at the door of Club Shadowlands. After the butler-like man answers the door, he tells her that he needs to get permission from the club owner before she is allowed to stay. Master Z allows her to stay on two conditions. She can either sign a contract and join the rest of party that is in full swing, or she can stay in the entryway where it is not much warmer than the storm raging outside. Jessica is so cold and exhausted she reads quickly through the contract -- actually just glancing at it -- and signs it so she can just get warm inside. What she walks in on though is nothing like she expected. Jessica is suddenly surrounded by Dom's, Sub's and curious looks. Master Z takes her under his wing and tries to show her around a bit.

While the story is hot, steamy and definitely worth the money, I had a hard time bringing myself to like Jessica. She was just so naive and innocent to the point of me wondering if she actually ever had sex in her life. She acted like she had never seen people dirty dancing or showing public displays of affection. Now granted, some of those public displays is not something that is usually seen on the streets, but still she acted way too childish with her reactions.

Now Master Z on the other hand was the sexy creature you hope to run into when you are a damsel in distress. Hot dang that man could bring a girl to their knees with his looks and voice. If you have ever wondered what a Dom should like in this genre of reading, then look no farther than Club Shadowlands. Yes he can be strict, but he also has a soft spot with his subs. I really like how the author even had a small paranormal element in the book of how Master Z could read emotions as well. Not something you find in regular contemporary books, but it added a little extra to the story.

If you are a fan of the BDSM reading craze, then I highly recommend reading this series. I am so happy I discovered this author and series to the point of where I can't wait to start the next book ASAP.]]> 4.12 2009 Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, #1)
author: Cherise Sinclair
name: Amy
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2012/07/26
date added: 2024/09/18
shelves: books-i-own
review:
I have been hearing about this series for months now. The BDSM genre is usually a taboo read for others, but I have been a reader of this genre for a long time now. I am surprised I had never heard much about it before, but Club Shadowlands kept popping up in my browsing of reviews. So I caved and bought the series and couldn't wait to start them.

When Jessica is stranded in the middle of a storm, she walks until she finds herself knocking at the door of Club Shadowlands. After the butler-like man answers the door, he tells her that he needs to get permission from the club owner before she is allowed to stay. Master Z allows her to stay on two conditions. She can either sign a contract and join the rest of party that is in full swing, or she can stay in the entryway where it is not much warmer than the storm raging outside. Jessica is so cold and exhausted she reads quickly through the contract -- actually just glancing at it -- and signs it so she can just get warm inside. What she walks in on though is nothing like she expected. Jessica is suddenly surrounded by Dom's, Sub's and curious looks. Master Z takes her under his wing and tries to show her around a bit.

While the story is hot, steamy and definitely worth the money, I had a hard time bringing myself to like Jessica. She was just so naive and innocent to the point of me wondering if she actually ever had sex in her life. She acted like she had never seen people dirty dancing or showing public displays of affection. Now granted, some of those public displays is not something that is usually seen on the streets, but still she acted way too childish with her reactions.

Now Master Z on the other hand was the sexy creature you hope to run into when you are a damsel in distress. Hot dang that man could bring a girl to their knees with his looks and voice. If you have ever wondered what a Dom should like in this genre of reading, then look no farther than Club Shadowlands. Yes he can be strict, but he also has a soft spot with his subs. I really like how the author even had a small paranormal element in the book of how Master Z could read emotions as well. Not something you find in regular contemporary books, but it added a little extra to the story.

If you are a fan of the BDSM reading craze, then I highly recommend reading this series. I am so happy I discovered this author and series to the point of where I can't wait to start the next book ASAP.
]]> <![CDATA[A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)]]> 208964636 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' meets 'Six of Crows' in this thrilling new fantasy romance.

A queen turned mercenary. A long-lost love. An ancient evil reborn.
With her home kingdom destroyed and her family considered dead, Aelia Springborn makes a living, using her abilities to break minds for anyone with enough coin. Content to live a life in the shadows, her world is turned upside down when her former lover, Caiden Stormweaver, tracks her down at the edge of the world with a proposition she can¡¯t refuse¡­. help him thwart her former husband, King Gideon, from obtaining the deadly army of the Alder King.

With a chasm of hurt between them, the pair strikes a deal; once their mission is complete, Aelia will wipe his memories of their relationship, releasing them both from their tumultuous past.

Bound by magic and aided by friends, Caiden and Aelia set off on a journey to save the continent from ultimate destruction. However, as their mission progresses, Aelia and Caiden find themselves reigniting the flames of their past.

But in Moriana, breaking a bargain is deadly.

Things become even more complicated when Aelia meets Tharan Greenblade, a charming playboy whom she cannot help but fall for. With the threads of their fates entwining, the trio will be forced into a high-stakes game that will test their loyalties and raise the dead.

Don't miss this adult romantasy debut combining the dark fairytale atmosphere of Nettle and Bone with the heart-stopping romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses and the found family dynamics of Divine Rivals. With tension at every turn, this novel explores the sacrifices we make to save the ones we love. ]]> 440 K.W. Foster Amy 0 to-read 3.74 A Curse of Breath and Blood (The Mind Breaker, #1)
author: K.W. Foster
name: Amy
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Light of a Crystal Dawn (The Raya Sage Chronicles, #1)]]> 218276779 There's a darkness in her, an ancient power that Demons and Angels alike are drawn to, and a mysterious blue-eyed stranger who is either the light in the shadows of her mind, or the instrument of her destruction.

When twenty-six-year-old criminal attorney, Raya Sage, is stopped on the street by a fortune teller who declares her next birthday the day Raya would become the end of the world, it seems like just one of those crazy things that happens to people in downtown Austin, Texas. But when the woman seizes, and then disappears on the ride to the hospital, Raya can't shake the lingering creepiness factor, and is haunted by the encounter for the months that follow.

Flash forward a few months, to her birthday, to one of the biggest verdicts of her career, and the moment she sees her first Demon. It's as if the day she turned twenty-seven, a veil is lifted. She can see them and they can see her, and they all want her dead. That's when a mysterious blue-eyed stranger, who calls himself Marcus, saves her life, and whisks her away to a world, filled with Nephilim and Demons, a world he claims is where she belongs. Where he is an Overseer, a king of sorts, who leads brave warriors who protect humanity from all those things that go bump in the night. He declares Raya is one of the most special of their kind. And her crystal blue eyes are not birthmarks, as she was told from a young age, but are the mark of a rare Crystal Seer.

As Raya tries to adapt and understand her new life, and a world where the Nephilim kingdom shadows and protects humanity, she grapples with the strange familiarity and intense attraction she feels with Marcus, that feels as if it stretches beyond time, that he claims he cannot explain. Or is it simply that he chooses not to explain? Nothing she will soon discover is as it seems, including her. For there is a darkness in her, an ancient power that Demons and Angels alike are drawn to.

Raya soon comes to fear what she believes Marcus already knows¡ªthat she might truly be the end of the world if she doesn't fight her way to the light. And that the connection he shares with her is as dangerous to the Nephilim as it is to all of humanity.

The Light in the Crystal Dawn, the first book in the Raya Sage Chronicles, introduces you to a world filled with the magic of Angels, and the darkness of the monsters they hunt, where secrets and lies, and a passionate forbidden romance has world altering consequences. Perfect for fans of The Serpent in the Wings of Night and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> Cary Ash Amy 0 to-read 4.03 In the Light of a Crystal Dawn (The Raya Sage Chronicles, #1)
author: Cary Ash
name: Amy
average rating: 4.03
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]]> The Starlight Heir 212364043
¡°Be ready for a deadly contest for a bride, mistaken identities, hidden magic, and secrets that will keep you guessing until the end.¡± ¨CNISHA J. TULI, internationally bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen

A bladesmith blessed by the stars. A prince with a dangerous secret. A god bound in shadows. From USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard comes a scorching new romantasy that will leave you spellbound.

¡°His Imperial Majesty King Zarek requests your presence as his esteemed guest.¡±

When the gold-dusted court invitation arrives at Suraya Saab¡¯s forge, she believes it¡¯s a joke. Nobles might seek her skills as a bladesmith¡ªone of few who can imbue her work with precious jadu, the last source of magic in the realm¡ªbut she has no qualifications as a potential bride for the crown prince. Still, the invitation is the chance at adventure, and the means to finally visit the capital city her late mother loved.

But what awaits her in Kaldari is nothing she could have imagined¡ªand fraught with danger. It¡¯s not the crown prince, but his impossibly handsome, illegitimate half-brother, Roshan, who captures her interest¡­and her ire. The invitation isn¡¯t a quest to find a suitable bride, but a veiled hunt for the Starkeeper¡ªa girl rumored to hold the magic of the stars in her blood. And across the city, unrest is brewing between the noble houses and the rebel militia.

When the rebels attack, Suraya and Roshan find themselves on the run, trying to deny their simmering attraction and the knowledge that Suraya herself might be the Starkeeper. But Roshan is guarding secrets of his own. And with no control over the power stirring within her, Suraya has drawn the attention of a dark god, an immortal whose interest might be the biggest threat of all.

¡°Consumes all your attention and leaves you longing for more!¡± ¡ªJennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author

¡°Stunning .¡± ¡ªBrigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author

¡°Pure addictive delight." ¡ªThea Guanzon, New York Times bestselling author

¡°Amalie Howard at her finest!¡± ¡ªDanielle L. Jensen, New York Times bestselling author]]> 368 Amalie Howard 0063355841 Amy 0 to-read 3.32 2025 The Starlight Heir
author: Amalie Howard
name: Amy
average rating: 3.32
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> That Curious Thing 199531969
When a twelve-year-old girl named Cleo and her cat, Muffin, become the newest members of PURR (Peace Urgently Requires Reasonableness), a secret society of cats fighting for peace, they aren¡¯t exactly sure what they¡¯re getting themselves into. Then PURR discovers that KLAW (Cats Loving Awful Warfare), an evil secret society of cats, is planning to send dogs to space for ransom. PURR tasks Cleo to infiltrate KLAW as a secret spy so together they can stop them. It will take the intelligence, confidence, and tenacity of a feline to save the world from KLAW¡¯s evil plans. Does Cleo have what it takes?

Includes gorgeous black-and-white watercolors by two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.]]> 312 Chris Raschka 0062858270 Amy 0 to-read 3.38 2024 That Curious Thing
author: Chris Raschka
name: Amy
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Diamond: The Memoir of a Lost Daughter of Japan]]> 218113249 The Memoir of a Lost Daughter of Japan tells the tale of a small girl orphaned in a hostile foreign country, who must live by her wits and courage until fate decides to favor her many years later.

Told in the thrilling voice of an expert storyteller, this memoir reads like page-turner fiction yet is factual down to the letter. It is a compassionate look into human hearts under the worst of conditions, and at what a gentle soul will do to protect the people she loves.

Set in the Philippines near the end of the Second World War, DIAMOND rolls back the curtain on a time and place about which little has been written. It is history. It is drama. It is a story of personal triumph.
]]> 223 Etsuko Diamond Miyagi Amy 0 to-read 4.56 Diamond: The Memoir of a Lost Daughter of Japan
author: Etsuko Diamond Miyagi
name: Amy
average rating: 4.56
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]]> A Dawn with the Wolf Knight 214296371 To enter the woods as a human means death¡­ But I am no mere human. They call me, ¡°witch."

As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn¡¯s sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam¡ªcreatures who can shed flesh for fur¡ªsparing nearby humans from their violent, beastly natures. When she has an unlikely encounter with the rare, primordial spirit of the moon, Faelyn finds herself not only the object of the Wolf King¡¯s desire, but essential to his ability to keep his crown.

Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride to control the moon spirit¡¯s magic that now resides within Faelyn. But Faelyn refuses to resign herself and the spirit Aurora to a life of servitude underneath the king¡¯s cruel rule. Faelyn hatches a dangerous plan for them both to escape and help comes from an unlikely ally.

Evander is the king¡¯s blisteringly handsome, loyal knight, right hand, and Faelyn¡¯s sworn protector¡­on the outside. But appearances are not what they seem. He plots against the king¡¯s brutality at every turn and helping Faelyn escape will serve these ends. But altruism for Faelyn and the trapped moon spirit isn¡¯t his only motivation¡­ Evander is hiding secrets, and they might change Faelyn¡¯s life forever.

A desperate plot to escape. A brutal king. Ancient powers. And a sworn protector who can¡¯t keep his hands off her¡­ Will she be taken as the Wolf King¡¯s bride? Or will she manage an escape that will free her heart and change her fate forever?

A Dawn with the Wolf Knight is a complete, *stand alone novel*. For readers who love romantasy novels with second-chance/long-lost love, life-changing female friendships, deep lore, forbidden romance, slow-burn, and a happily ever after.

While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book.]]> 398 Elise Kova 1949694623 Amy 0 to-read 3.56 2024 A Dawn with the Wolf Knight
author: Elise Kova
name: Amy
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2024
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]]> Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater 210533092
A cute story that empathizes with anyone who's ever made a mistake and been afraid to admit the truth. Readers will delight in helping Porcupine decide what needs to be done.]]> 32 Jody Jensen Shaffer 1433843579 Amy 0 to-read 4.35 Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater
author: Jody Jensen Shaffer
name: Amy
average rating: 4.35
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]]> The Holiday Cottage 204906186 USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with a heartfelt story of friendship, finding yourself, and the surprising ties that bring us together.

To the outside world, Imogen is a marketing dynamo. Her colleagues don¡¯t know that while her high-achieving professional image is real, the happy childhood stories she spins are as fake as her pretend enthusiasm for Christmas. Working 24/7 has always been her solution to surviving the festive season¡ªuntil burnout leads to a catastrophic blunder.

Suddenly, Imogen is handed a holiday gift she definitely doesn¡¯t want: enforced time off work to recuperate. Then an invitation arrives from her favorite client, Dorothy, to stay at her guest cottage in the Cotswolds. From the thatched roof to the cozy open fireplace, Holly Cottage is a picture-perfect haven¡­ Can it provide the fresh start Imogen so desperately needs?

For Dorothy, helping Imogen offers a longed-for chance to make reparations for her own past. But as her daughter Sara keeps reminding her, it brings risks, too. Yet Dorothy knows that only a leap of courage will allow her family to grow and heal. And perhaps this Christmas, with Dorothy¡¯s help, the new life that Imogen is slowly piecing together could be better than anything either of them could imagine¡­]]> 352 Sarah Morgan 1335499091 Amy 0 to-read 3.93 2024 The Holiday Cottage
author: Sarah Morgan
name: Amy
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2024
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]]> Wedding Dashers 212294464 After a case of mistaken identity and an almost one-night stand, two stranded wedding guests have to find their way to their final destination together, in this riotously fun debut romance.

Ada¡¯s little sister is getting married. Which should be a happy thought, right? But the once close sisters have been in a year long fight, the wedding is all the way in Ireland, and Ada is so broke that she just barely managed to get a ticket on a budget airline. And as if things couldn¡¯t get worse, said airline just cancelled her connection. Which means Ada is stuck in London with no way to make it to the wedding.

Surely s³ó±ð¡¯²õ hit rock bottom?

So, there¡¯s no reason for her not to spill her heart out about the over-the-top wedding, her sister¡¯s worryingly quick engagement, and the womanizing best man s³ó±ð¡¯²õ dreading meeting to a handsome also-stranded stranger at the bar. Until she realizes the stranger is headed to the same wedding. Oh, and ³ó±ð¡¯²õ the infamous best man.

Now, Jack and Ada must put their simmering attraction behind them to make it to Belfast before they miss the nuptials. But between flat tires, missed trains, and suspect hostels, Jack and Ada start to question whether their feelings are worth going the distance, or just a distracting detour along the way.]]> 400 Heather McBreen 0593817621 Amy 0 to-read 3.92 2025 Wedding Dashers
author: Heather McBreen
name: Amy
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Strike and Burn 212294453
Honor Stone is all alone in this world. No family, no money, no future. So when she locks eyes with Strike Madden¡ªin the morgue of all places¡ªs³ó±ð¡¯²õ not in the mood to be seduced. Sure, ³ó±ð¡¯²õ drop-dead gorgeous, and the sizzle of attraction between them is undeniable, but s³ó±ð¡¯²õ reeling from her identical twin sister¡¯s murder. It¡¯s the wrong time, wrong place, wrong everything.

Still, the enigmatic billionaire hires Honor as an artist to spearhead his carefully curated erotic animation studio¡ªa job they soon find to be a dangerous mix of business and pleasure.

But when her twin¡¯s obsessive killer targets Honor, the painful secrets of Honor¡¯s traumatic past will finally be exposed with devastating consequences. Strike will stop at nothing to protect her, uncovering his own bone-chilling demons¡ªa beautifully broken, dark side that doesn¡¯t scare Honor¡­

It consumes her.]]> 368 Taylor Hutton 0593817753 Amy 0 to-read 3.38 Strike and Burn
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]]> Lady Tan's Circle of Women 199798221
According to Confucius, ¡°an educated woman is a worthless woman,¡± but Tan Yunxian¡ªborn into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness¡ªis being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations¡ªlooking, listening, touching, and asking¡ªsomething a man can never do with a female patient.

From a young age, Yunxian learns about women¡¯s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose¡ªdespite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it¡ªand they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other¡¯s joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus , they tell from adversity beauty can bloom.

But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife¡ªembroider bound-foot slippers, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights.

How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? A captivating story of women helping each other, Lady Tan¡¯s Circle of Women is a triumphant reimagining of the life of one person who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.]]> 368 Lisa See 1982117095 Amy 0 to-read 4.28 2023 Lady Tan's Circle of Women
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]]> Window Shopping 70238951 A sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer.

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

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

I'll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows.
I'll work without stopping. And when we lose the battle with temptation, I'll try and remember I'm just window shopping.]]> 273 Tessa Bailey 0063330075 Amy 0 to-read 3.58 2021 Window Shopping
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]]> Pucked (Pucked, #1) 212276038
Violet believes her night of orgasmic magic with Alex is just that: one night. But Alex starts to call. And text. And email and send extravagant - and quirky - gifts. Suddenly he's too difficult to ignore and nearly impossible not to like. The problem is, the media portrays Alex as a total player, and Violet doesn't want to be part of the game.]]> 384 Helena Hunting 1649377746 Amy 0 to-read 3.54 2015 Pucked (Pucked, #1)
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]]> The Most Boring Book Ever 207974153 48 Brandon Sanderson 1250843669 Amy 0 to-read 3.92 2024 The Most Boring Book Ever
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]]> <![CDATA[Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)]]> 211164792 Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance.

Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fianc¨¦e. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack¡¯s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but ³ó±ð¡¯²õ here to stay¡ªas her colleague and her neighbor.

Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes ³ó±ð¡¯²õ now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something ³ó±ð¡¯²õ even more excited for¡ªthwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school¡¯s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack¡ªshe hates to admit¡ªis just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?]]> 384 Sarah Adams 0593723694 Amy 0 to-read 4.08 2025 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)
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]]> Casket Case 203608484
Nora thought she was finished with Rabbittown, Alabama, for good. But an unexpected tragedy turned her life upside down, and she's found herself back in her tiny hometown running the family casket business.

There aren't exactly a lot of prospects for a single woman in her thirties in a place like Rabbittown. Until Nora Clanton's ordinary, casket-selling day is interrupted by a handsome stranger wandering into her shop and asking for directions--as well as a date.

Garrett Bishop seems like the ideal guy. He's thoughtful, he's kind, and he has a lucrative job as a logistics coordinator, for which he seems to have a passion. She's not totally sure what "logistics" entails, but she knows it means long hours, lots of travel, and urgent calls in the middle of the night.

When a few of Rabbittown's residents suddenly pass away--a heart attack here, a car crash there--and Garrett is spotted at the scenes of, well, all of the deaths, his frustratingly vague job description starts to become increasingly . . . suspicious. What is it that Garrett actually does for a living?

He's a logistics coordinator for Death.

When Nora discovers the truth, she is unable to reconcile the wonderful man she knows with the unthinkably cruel job he loves. Will she ever be able to understand how he can do what he does, or will she have to lay her best chance at love to rest?

Casket Case is the heartfelt story of a small-town girl who feels surrounded by death--literally and figuratively. This clever, endearing, and romantic debut explores how love and loss are forever intertwined . . . but death might not be as scary as it seems.]]> 398 Lauren Evans 0593873750 Amy 0 to-read 2.99 2024 Casket Case
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]]> <![CDATA[The Off-Limits Rule (It Happened in Nashville, #1)]]> 204640524
That is until I meet Cooper¡­

Turns out, my brother has very strong opinions on the idea of me dating his best friend and is dead set against it. According to him, Cooper is everything I should stay away from: flirtatious, adventurous, non-committal, and freaking hot. (I added that last part because I feel like you need the whole picture.) My brother is right, though. I should stay away from Cooper James and his pretty blue eyes. He¡¯s the opposite of what I need right now.

Nah¡ªWho am I kidding? I¡¯m going for him.]]> 336 Sarah Adams 0593871758 Amy 0 to-read 3.76 2020 The Off-Limits Rule (It Happened in Nashville, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Consider Me (Playing for Keeps, #1)]]> 216425365 Un playboy tenace.
Une jeune professeure encore plus obstin¨¦e.
Le match peut commencer.

Carter est le joueur de hockey le plus en vogue du moment. Sa popularit¨¦ sur la glace et aupr¨¨s de la gent f¨¦minine n'est plus ¨¤ prouver. Mais doutant de la sinc¨¦rit¨¦ des femmes, il n'a jamais ¨¦t¨¦ int¨¦ress¨¦ par une relation s¨¦rieuse.

Jusqu'¨¤ ce qu'il rencontre Olivia. R¨¦solue ¨¤ l'¨¦viter, la jeune femme n'entre pas dans son jeu. Elle a autre chose ¨¤ faire de ses journ¨¦es que flatter l'ego surdimensionn¨¦ d'un hockeyeur pr¨ºt ¨¤ tout pour la faire craquer.

Seulement voil¨¤, entre ces deux-l¨¤, rien ne se passe tel qu'ils l'auraient imagin¨¦. Leur attirance est passionnelle et in¨¦gal¨¦e. Et Carter fera tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour qu'Olivia lui laisse une chance.]]> 480 Becka Mack 1638932417 Amy 0 to-read 3.88 2022 Consider Me (Playing for Keeps, #1)
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]]> Paging Dr. Hart 214483495 Her white coat hides a dark past, but his blazing touch makes her want to trade peril for passion.

Ice Queen. That¡¯s Dr. Tiffany Hart¡¯s nickname in the hospital, but when she meets red-hot new hire Dr. Ethan Clark she loses her cool. He¡¯s arrogant, annoying, and stupidly handsome.

That¡¯s okay. Frozen from a past filled with danger and betrayal, Tiffany is immune to charming men, even if they remember her favorite coffee and let her pick what to watch on TV.

Dr. Ethan Clark comes from a long line of famous doctors. Wanting to escape his legacy and forge his own path, ³ó±ð¡¯²õ happy to transfer to Tiffany¡¯s hospital. Especially when he lays eyes on the fiery redhead doctor assigned to train him.

Sure, she looks like she wants to punch him most of the time, but he can¡¯t ignore the sparks between them so he vows to thaw her icy heart.

When Ethan and Tiffany are sent back to his home hospital and then to a medical conference at Disney World, they¡¯re forced to share close quarters. And when Tiffany¡¯s past finally catches up to them, they have to fight for their lives.

Can this prescription for disaster turn into happily ever after?

Paging Dr. Hart is a swoon-inducing, page-turning, medical romance book set in the Mercy Hospital world. Read if you like enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, slow-burn chemistry, and pulse-pounding suspense.]]> 390 Melissa Dymond Amy 0 to-read 3.68 2024 Paging Dr. Hart
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]]> Never Never 208456112 The twisty and devastating instant #1 New York Times bestselling romantic mystery¡ªnow in a stunning hardcover Collector's Edition featuring nine exclusive illustrations, a foil-stamped case, beautifully stained edges and custom designed endpapers.

Never stop...Never forget...Just remember.

Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning...they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why.

But the more they learn about the couple they used to be...the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.

Heart-stopping and utterly captivating, Never Never will leave readers breathless and believing in the power of love.]]> 400 Colleen Hoover 1335080090 Amy 0 to-read 3.26 2016 Never Never
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]]> <![CDATA[Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement]]> 199476494 Build mind-body awareness, overcome exercise barriers, and improve mobility

With humor, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponized fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honor all bodies and needs.

An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability

Here¡¯s an exercise should be enjoyable¡ªnot punishing, elitist, or overly competitive. Nor should gym work cause us harm or bring us shame.

Part exercise manual and part workbook, Movement for Every Body celebrates this approach and champions an inclusive movement practice for anyone who doesn¡¯t fit the "typical" fitness mold and doesn¡¯t wish to¡ª who refuses burdensome narratives that tell them they're broken and need to be fixed, cured, or mended to be whole.

With journaling and reflective prompts and activities; helpful tips covering accommodations, mobility aids, and self-advocacy strategies; and highly adaptable exercise demonstrations reflecting a broad range of body types, physical abilities, and mobility aids, Movement for Every Body provides the instruction and validation needed to redefine our approaches, goals, and pleasures around exercise and ability.]]> 160 Marcia Dernie 1623179963 Amy 0 to-read 4.19 Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement
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]]> <![CDATA[A Sky of Emerald Stars (Golden Court, #2)]]> 210478086
A secret song. A hidden fortress. A world on the brink of war.

After the long, despotic reign under the evil sorceress, Sawyn, life in the Golden Court is finally rebuilding. New leadership means new beginnings, and Sadie Rauxtide¡ªnow a royal guard¡ªhas been grappling with how she¡¯ll fit into her new home. But when a rival Wolf king, Nero, kidnaps the Queen¡¯s friend and mentor Ora, any hopes for peace are lost.

The Golden Court springs into action, and Sadie is tasked with an important travel with Navin and Maez to try to win new allies and uncover Nero¡¯s hidden secrets. Yet Navin has secrets of his own, and it¡¯s all Sadie can do to focus on her attachment to him and her loathing for what she discovers inside the man she loves. She has a mission, but the heart wants what it wants. And fate? Fate has its own magic, and it¡¯s one more thing out of her control.

Meanwhile, Queen Calla is forced to seek help from the Ice Wolf pack in order to stop Nero¡¯s prejudicial rule. However, the Queen of Taigos makes Calla¡¯s objectives impossible with their capricious relationship standing in the way¡ªcompletely unwilling to commit in helping Calla rescue Ora and repeatedly dismissing Calla¡¯s new gender identity. With no true allyship from Taigos Court, Calla battles between diplomacy and being their true self as they realize coming out is only the beginning of their journey of self-discovery.

Tensions rise on both fronts as Sadie and Calla struggle to gain support for the brewing war and realize that the world of Aotreas is more than it seems. Full of high-stakes adventures, self-discovery, and love in all forms,?A Sky of Emerald Stars?follows the beginning of a revolution and the relentless fight for peace.]]> 368 A.K. Mulford 0063291479 Amy 0 to-read 3.88 2024 A Sky of Emerald Stars (Golden Court, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse of Shadows (Wolves of Lunara, #1)]]> 217416533 Everything I know is a lie.

For twenty-five years, I believed there wasn¡¯t much to my mundane life. Then, the unimaginable happens, landing me in a world that shouldn¡¯t be real, yet feels oddly familiar.

A father I didn¡¯t know existed is dying and only their king can save him. Except ³ó±ð¡¯²õ refusing to do so unless I make good on the contract I supposedly signed¡­five hundred years ago.

King Asher is beloved by his people, too attractive for his own good, and¡­a wolf god. He calls me his mate and his future queen, but I¡¯m neither of those things. I¡¯m just a human who was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

I¡¯m not the lost wolf princess.

At least that¡¯s what I tell myself until my memories start to return. I want to believe this is nothing more than a dream, but the longer I¡¯m in Lunara, the more I realize¡­

My reincarnation didn¡¯t just happen to go wrong. I was murdered, cursed to forever be reborn on Earth.

Now I need to figure out who¡¯s responsible before it happens again and try not to lose my heart along the way.


This is the first standalone novel written within the Wolves of Lunara series. If you love wolf shifters, romantic fantasy, fated mates, reincarnation, and so much more, then you don't want to miss this one!]]> 424 Heather Renee 195773129X Amy 0 to-read 3.77 A Curse of Shadows (Wolves of Lunara, #1)
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]]> Pink Flamingo Finds His Flock 216052664
Pink Flamingo wants to find his flock. But he can¡¯t fly on his own. He only has plastic wings and metal stakes for legs!

The other birds in his garden understand that everyone needs a little help sometimes. They join together to send Pink Flamingo on an adventure to find his true home.]]> 32 Rachel Armington 196011400X Amy 0 to-read 4.67 Pink Flamingo Finds His Flock
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]]> <![CDATA[The Powerpuff Girls: The Official Cookbook]]> 207294218 Sugar, spice, and everything these were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girls and the perfect recipes for breakfast foods, entrees, desserts, snacks, and drinks in The Powerpuff The Official Cookbook.

Inspired by the many crime-fighting heroes, villains, and food references from Townsville, this action-packed cookbook includes recipes from Beat Your Greens to Power Lunch. With The Powerpuff The Official Cookbook, fans can recreate The Mayor's Favorite Pickle and Turkey Sandwiches, Sweets for Mojo Jojo, Professor Utoniom's Chemical X Chili, and more!

Featuring full-color photography, The Powerpuff The Official Cookbook features suggestions for alternate ingredients and tips and tricks from crime-fighting kindergarteners Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup.

THE ONLY OFFICIAL POWERPUFF The first officially licensed cookbook, created in conjunction with the studio behind The Powerpuff Girls

55+ With over 55 recipes inspired by the crime-fighting heroes and villains of Townsville, there¡¯s something to delight everyone

STUNNING Features beautiful full-color photography of the delicious, fully prepared recipes to help ensure success

RECIPES FOR EVERY Includes recipes for delicious appetizers, main courses, desserts, and drinks to celebrate any occasion

FOR ALL SKILL Perfect for kids, adults, and families, this book has easy-to-follow recipes and everyday ingredients, making it ideal for every chef, meal, and occasion]]> 144 Tracey West Amy 0 to-read 4.83 The Powerpuff Girls: The Official Cookbook
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook¡ªSpellbinding Meals From New York to Hogwarts and Beyond!]]> 207293983
From Great Hall feasts to the sweets at Honeydukes and the treats at Kowalski¡¯s Bakery, food and drink play a starring role in the films of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Now you can create those magical treats and libations at home, and dozens more, in the first, comprehensive officially licensed Wizarding World cookbook. Take a culinary journey through each of the eleven films and learn to make traditional treats beloved at the British, English, and French locations in the films and favorite foods of wizards and Muggles from Harry Potter and Hermione Granger to Newt Scamander, Queenie Goldstein, and Jacob Kowalski.

Sprinkled with fascinating behind-the-scenes film facts and bursting with exquisite photography, styled by the recipe¡¯s location, this cookbook offers step-by-step instructions on how to prepare more than 80 delicious recipes that can be enjoyed while watching the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.

From appetizers to main courses and from drinks to desserts, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook is the comprehensive guide to creating enchanting meals for the Harry Potter fan in your life!

MORE THAN 80 RECIPES: Dozens of recipes for starters, mains, sides, drinks, and desserts bring the Wizarding World to your table, lunch box, party, or picnic

ALL SKILL LEVELS: With accessible step-by-step instructions and helpful cooking tips, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook is a great guide for adult fans of any skill level, from kitchen novices to seasoned chefs]]> 224 Jody Revenson Amy 0 to-read 4.51 Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts: Official Wizarding World Cookbook¡ªSpellbinding Meals From New York to Hogwarts and Beyond!
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]]> <![CDATA[The Notorious Virtues (The Notorious Virtues, #1)]]> 48580056 A glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime.

At sixteen, Honora ¡°Nora¡± Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money¨Cand all the magic¨Cin the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir.

But there¡¯s a surprise contestant this time: Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora¡¯s aunt. When Lotte¡¯s absent mother retrieves her from the rural convent she¡¯d abandoned her to, Lotte goes from being an orphan to surrounded by family. Unfortunately, most of them want her dead.

And soon, Nora discovers that her mother¡¯s death wasn¡¯t random¨Cit was murder. And the only person she can trust to uncover the truth of what happened is a rakish young reporter who despises everything Nora and her family stand for.

With everyone against her, Lotte¡¯s last hope is hunting for the identity of her father. But the dangerous competition¨Cand her feelings for Theo, one of the Holtzfalls¡¯ sworn protectors¨Cturns her world upside down.]]> 320 Alwyn Hamilton 0451479661 Amy 0 to-read 4.30 2025 The Notorious Virtues (The Notorious Virtues, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent and the Wolf (Dark Inheritance Trilogy, #1)]]> 207297940 Perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy and Thea Guanzon, Rebecca Robinson¡¯s thrilling romantasy debut combines high-stakes political intrigue and a steamy, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.

All her life, Vaasa Koz¨¢r has been sharpened into a blade.

After losing her mother¡ªher only remaining parent¡ªto a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened within her, Vaasa is certain death looms. So is her merciless brother, who aims to eliminate Vaasa as a threat to his crown. In one last political scheme, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a ruthless foreign ruler, in hopes that he can use her death as a rallying cry to finally invade Reid¡¯s nation. All Vaasa has to do is die.

But she is desperate to live. Vaasa enters her new marriage with every intent to escape it, wielding the hard-won political prowess and combat abilities her late father instilled in her. But to her surprise, Reid offers her a deal: help him win the votes to rise in power, and she can walk free. In exchange, he will share his knowledge about the dark magic running through her veins¡ªand help keep it at bay.

This proposal may be too good to refuse, yet Vaasa and Reid¡¯s undeniable attraction threatens to break the rules of their arrangement. As her brother¡¯s lethal machinations take form, everything is at stake: Vaasa must learn to trust her new husband, but how can she, especially when their perfect political marriage begins to feel like the real thing?]]> 352 Rebecca Robinson 1668052482 Amy 0 to-read 4.00 2024 The Serpent and the Wolf (Dark Inheritance Trilogy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)]]> 207298442 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare¡¯s Antony & Cleopatra.

Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er¡¯s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She serves now as royal advisor to Kasa¡¯s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.

Only Calla knows it isn¡¯t really August.

Anton Makusa is still furious about Calla¡¯s betrayal in the final round of the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August¡¯s body to survive, and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years-long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy¡¯s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom¡¯s far reaches to prevent anarchy¡­ even if their empire might be better off burning.]]> 374 Chloe Gong 1668000261 Amy 0 to-read 3.86 2024 Vilest Things (Flesh and False Gods, #2)
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]]> House of Fire and Magic 216845176 From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon comes an all-new world unlike anything ever seen before...

TAKE BACK YOUR KINGDOM

Unicorns and Dragons never mix. For centuries, they¡¯ve been bitter enemies and their kingdoms at war. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Tanis¡¯s beloved older brother and heir to their throne has been slain by a human who continues to flaunt her brother¡¯s death.

To restore her family¡¯s honor, s³ó±ð¡¯²õ willing to make a deal with a Unicorn shapeshifter so that she can infiltrate the human kingdom and recapture what was so cruelly taken.

But Dash Coeur de Noir isn¡¯t just any Unicorn, as the High King ³ó±ð¡¯²õ the most hated and feared of his breed and ³ó±ð¡¯²õ on his own mission when the Dragon, Tanis, crosses his path¨C to reclaim his sister¡¯s horn that was brutally taken. In the wrong hands, that horn could destroy the fragile peace that has kept the Thirteen Kingdoms from destroying each other.

In a world built on magic, blood, and betrayal no one can trust anyone. With a bounty on their heads and assassins and enemies out to claim them both, they must somehow learn to trust each other or watch their kingdoms burn.]]> 460 Sherrilyn Kenyon 1648396941 Amy 0 to-read 3.97 House of Fire and Magic
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]]> <![CDATA[A River of Golden Bones (Golden Court #1)]]> 199531682 From bestselling author and TikTok sensation A.K. Mulford comes the first riveting, enchanting book in the all-new Golden Court romantasy trilogy¡ªA River of Golden Bones begins a journey of self-discovery, romance, and adventure for a young heir as she/they comes out of hiding to save her sister from a malicious, powerful sorceress and her dangerous sleeping curse.

A sleeping curse. A fallen court. A secret twin.

Twins Calla and Briar have spent their entire lives hiding from the powerful sorceress who destroyed their kingdom¡­and from the humans who don¡¯t know they are Wolves. Each twin has their own purpose in life: Briar¡¯s is to marry the prince of an ally pack and save the Golden Court. Calla¡¯s purpose is to remain a secret, her twin¡¯s shadow . . . the backup plan.

No one knows who Calla truly is except for her childhood friend¡ªand sister¡¯s betrothed¡ªthe distractingly handsome Prince Grae. But when Calla and Briar journey out of hiding for Briar¡¯s wedding, all of their well-made plans go awry. The evil sorceress is back with another sleeping curse for the last heir to the Golden Court.

Calla must step out of the shadows to save their sister, their kingdom, and their own legacy. Continuing to hide as a human and denying who she truly is, Calla embarks on a quest across the realm, discovering a whole world she never knew existed. Outside the confines of rigid Wolf society, Calla begins to wonder: who could she be if she dared to try?

Full of adventure, love, gender exploration, and self-discovery, A River of Golden Bones follows Calla¡¯s journey through treacherous Wolf kingdoms, monster-filled realms, and the depths of their own heart in this thrilling romantic fantasy.]]> 400 A.K. Mulford 0063291436 Amy 0 to-read 3.73 2023 A River of Golden Bones (Golden Court #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses: A Sweet Christmas Romance (The Christmas Romance Collection)]]> 64410072 Two broken hearts plus one meddling grandmother equals a Christmas to remember.

Quinn is a single mom who's down on her luck. It's a few days before Christmas and despite the fact that she's desperately trying to keep her world from crumbling down, fate isn't on her side. Just as she wrangles her five-year-old daughter into her truck, the wind picks up and scratches the Jaguar next to her. Dollar signs flash through her eyes, but it's nothing compared to the fact that the car belongs to Collin Stewart¡ªthe boy who broke her heart so many years ago.?

Collin is back in his sleepy home town to spend the holidays with his sick grandmother. While out on an errand for her, he discovers that the girl he's never really been able to forget about has scratched his car. His thoughts keep returning to her and at the prompting of his grandmother, he calls her to inquire about her plans for the holidays. He soon discovers that there's been a fire at Quinn's house and the only plausible thing to do is ask her to stay with him.?

It's difficult enough living in close quarters with a person you once loved, but add in Collin's sneaky grandmother or Quinn's precocious daughter and feelings become hard to ignore. Both want to protect themselves, and before they can fully trust one another, they need to decide if they can overcome their fears.]]> 168 Anne-Marie Meyer Amy 3 3.52 Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses: A Sweet Christmas Romance (The Christmas Romance Collection)
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