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Sarah's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 11 May 2025 13:10:29 -0700 60 Sarah's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg When You Disappeared 34884315
Catherine knows Simon must be in trouble. He wouldn't just leave her. He wouldn't leave the children.

But Simon knows the truth - about why he left and what he's done. He knows things about his marriage that it would kill Catherine to find out. The memories she holds onto are lies.

While Catherine faces a dark new reality at home, Simon's halfway around the world, alive and thriving. He's doing whatever it takes to stay one step ahead of the truth.

But he can't hide forever, and when he reappears twenty-five years later, Catherine will finally learn who he is.

And wish she'd stayed in the dark.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Wronged Sons, this edition of When You Disappeared includes editorial revisions.]]> 349 John Marrs 1477828834 Sarah 0 currently-reading 3.94 2013

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)]]> 127305713
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe �� a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution �� who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?

Kristen Ciccarelli’s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch�� is falling in love.]]> 406 Kristen Ciccarelli 1250866901 Sarah 0 to-read 4.16 2024 Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)

author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Love, Mom 220838350 A best-selling author. A mother. A murderer��

Mackenzie Casper is a brilliant student. But she is best known for her mother, a best-selling author whose dark, twisted thrillers have a dedicated worldwide fanbase.

When her mother dies in an accident, fans across the world are left grieving, and the investigators are asking: Was that really an accident?

The day of the memorial service, Mackenzie gets the first mysterious envelope, signed,
From #1 fan. XOXO

Inside are the pages of her mother’s diary that start with the lines:
Want to know a secret?
Love, Mom.

What Mackenzie reads leaves her in shock.
But then comes the second letter.
And the third...

Mackenzie starts her own investigation and stumbles upon secrets that her family has lived with for years.
Quickly, she realizes that her mother's path to stardom was etched with sinister lies that might have caught up with her.

Sometimes fame is worth a murder. Or worse.
Soon, Mackenzie will come to find out that there are worse things than murder��]]> 348 Iliana Xander Sarah 5 4.27 2024 Love, Mom

author: Iliana Xander
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/05/11
date added: 2025/05/11
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I'm desperately trying to be less of a 5-star whore... but this one was pretty great!
]]> That's Not My Name 157000021
Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says.

When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it's too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.]]> 300 Megan Lally Sarah 4 4.17 2023 That's Not My Name

author: Megan Lally
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/10
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]]> <![CDATA[Crescent Kingdom (The Wolves of Crescent Creek, #1)]]> 215506636 I’ve spent my whole life hiding. Training. Preparing. Hoping that no one will discover my secrets. What I can do. Who I am. And I’ve gotten so good at it, sometimes even I forget.
Until them.
The wolf pack with a ruthless reputation and a penchant for revenge. The protective fighter. The charming Brit. The shy hacker. The silent mercenary. The cruel assassin.
They see more than anyone ever has before. And even with demons of their own, they give me sanctuary. A place to hide, to rest, and maybe even a place to belong.
Only it turns into so much more. Because when they touch me, everything around me ignites, and nothing matters but them.
But these wolves have secrets. And those secrets bring enemies. And when they find out who I really am?
It’s not their enemies I need to fear. It’s them.]]> 242 Tessa Hale Sarah 0 to-read 4.35 2025 Crescent Kingdom (The Wolves of Crescent Creek, #1)

Crescent Kingdom (The Wolves of Crescent Creek, #1)

author: Tessa Hale
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> The Woman in Me 63133205 The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.]]> 288 Britney Spears 1668009048 Sarah 2
What Britney went through was truly awful, but this book reads like she wrote every single thought and didn't have an editor.

It is pure chaos and was painful to read.

That being said, I'm glad her conservatorship ended and that she's free to live her life the way she sees fit. ]]> 3.83 2023 The Woman in Me

author: Britney Spears
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2025/05/05
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I tried to read this quicker than I did .. not because I couldn't put it down, but because I couldn't wait to finish it.

What Britney went through was truly awful, but this book reads like she wrote every single thought and didn't have an editor.

It is pure chaos and was painful to read.

That being said, I'm glad her conservatorship ended and that she's free to live her life the way she sees fit.
]]> <![CDATA[Choke: This isn't love. It's a chokehold.]]> 231100046 He's left speechless when he meets Lex Donnelly in a grungy bar in a small town. She's not his type, but he can't deny the attraction. When she blows him off, she becomes an obsession. Five years later, thousands of miles away, he runs into her again. This time, he won't let her walk away so easily.
Lex has spent her adult life running away from her traumatic past. She thought she had left it and Adrian Liberty behind when she moved across the country to the major metropolitan city of Torhaven. She has big goals that don't involve a man's distraction.
She just needs someone to tell Adrian that.
Choke is the debut novel from Meg LaForge. It is 82,000 words and the first in a series. This book includes a list of trigger warnings that include, but are not limited to, child abuse, dubious consent, obsession, stalking, non-consensual drugging, , physical violence, and toxic relationships. It is intended for adult readers. ]]> 275 Meg LaForge Sarah 5 (Yes, that is a word... I looked it up!)

This book does not read like the author's first novel, the story is captivating from the start.
Lex and Adrian have an unhealthy obsession for each other that makes you want to keep reading.

I typically automatically remove 1 star from my rating when a book mentions the pandemic, but since this was only one sentence and mentions Florida (my happiest of happy places), I'm letting that rule slide.

This story was a wild ride and the cliffhanger will leave me thinking about this one for a while.]]> 4.22 Choke: This isn't love. It's a chokehold.

Choke: This isn't love. It's a chokehold.

author: Meg LaForge
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.22
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rating: 5
read at: 2025/05/02
date added: 2025/05/03
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Unhinged. Unsettling. UNPUTDOWNABLE!
(Yes, that is a word... I looked it up!)

This book does not read like the author's first novel, the story is captivating from the start.
Lex and Adrian have an unhealthy obsession for each other that makes you want to keep reading.

I typically automatically remove 1 star from my rating when a book mentions the pandemic, but since this was only one sentence and mentions Florida (my happiest of happy places), I'm letting that rule slide.

This story was a wild ride and the cliffhanger will leave me thinking about this one for a while.
]]> <![CDATA[A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)]]> 216602917 A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood.

The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn’s betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland’s Unfated—children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.

As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?]]> 416 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599861 Sarah 0 to-read 4.19 2025 A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)

A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)

author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2025
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)]]> 165940202
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.

Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.

Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.]]> 419 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599837 Sarah 4 3.91 2024 A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)

author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Her Fearless Pursuit (Martina Monroe Book 13)]]> 223256795 Her Fearless Pursuit, a gripping thriller that will test her investigative skills—and her resilience—like never before.

When a woman is discovered beaten and bloodied in a park, with no ID, no memory, and no past she can recall, Martina and her team at Drakos Monroe Security & Investigations are called in to uncover the truth. But from the start, this case defies all logic.

The woman, known only as "Jane Doe," has no fingerprints or DNA matches. No social media. No records. It’s as if she never existed. Every lead Martina follows only deepens the mystery, raising questions that pull her further into an unsettling puzzle. But when the team discovers someone silently watching Jane Doe from the shadows, the stakes take a sinister turn.

Who is Jane Doe? What secrets lie hidden in her fractured mind? And who is watching her?

As Martina delves deeper into the chilling web of lies, deceit, and long-buried truths, she uncovers revelations more shocking than anything she’s faced before.

Her Fearless Pursuit, Martina Monroe Book 13 picks up five years after the end of Echoes of Her, Martina Monroe Book 12, and Flawless, Book 5, the final book in the Selena Bailey series. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists that will leave you breathless.

Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and Gillian Flynn, this thriller will keep you guessing until the very last page.]]> 286 H.K. Christie Sarah 4 4.59 Her Fearless Pursuit (Martina Monroe Book 13)

Her Fearless Pursuit (Martina Monroe Book 13)

author: H.K. Christie
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.59
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Radical Forgiveness: Making Room for the Miracle]]> 232910 320 Colin C. Tipping 0970481411 Sarah 4 4.06 1997

Radical Forgiveness: Making Room for the Miracle

author: Colin C. Tipping
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/18
date added: 2025/04/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Once the Skies Fade (Immortal Reveries, #2)]]> 227750317 ��
Everyone believes Calla murdered her husband. With a spell preventing her from clearing her name and a law forcing her to remarry, the grieving fae queen vows never to cede her heart and to punish her suitors. Setting up deadly trials for any who would dare court her, she’s convinced she’s found the perfect solution—until a handsome, sarcastic general enters.
��
Matthias is hunting for the truth. To unmask the murderer of his best friend’s brother, he’ll cut through the competition, investigate the queen’s shadow magic, and mete out whatever justice he must. But when it becomes clear both he and the queen are being targeted, Matthias is torn between his duty and something unexpected—affection.
��
Threats stalk Calla and Matthias in and out of the ring. As they turn to each other for aid, neither can deny the feelings simmering beneath the surface. But when their unexpected romance puts bigger targets on their backs, they’re forced to wonder if love can blossom amidst secrets, grief and deadly trials, or if their hearts will be their undoing.
��
Once the Skies Fade is the second thrilling interconnected standalone romantasy novel in the Immortal Reveries series. If you can’t get enough of deadly trials, morally grey female leads, and love that overcomes grief, dive into Once the Skies Fade��today!]]> 600 Vanessa Rasanen 1963947010 Sarah 4 3.89 Once the Skies Fade (Immortal Reveries, #2)

Once the Skies Fade (Immortal Reveries, #2)

author: Vanessa Rasanen
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.89
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rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/21
date added: 2025/04/21
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My goal for this year is to be less of a 5�� slut.... so this one gets 4 stars because it started off a little slow for a second book in a series, for my liking.
]]> Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2) 217182344 Ready or Not meets Throne of the Fallen in a spicy, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, where an Italian getaway turns deadly after a young woman is trapped in her host family's cursed game.

Ready or not, the game has begun.

Genevieve Grimm has felt adrift ever since her sister became the head of the family. So when a mysterious friend of their mother's invites her to Italy, she accepts. She arrives at his grand palace, expecting passion and magic, decadence and luxury... perhaps even a midnight ball.

She doesn't expect the owner's ruthlessly handsome son to slam the door in her face. Rowin Silver is tall, dark, and exceptionally rude, and invitation or not, he demands Genevieve leave and never come back. But Genevieve follows nobody's orders, especially those of arrogant rich boys. She slips inside—and immediately discovers her mistake.

Rowin and his family are caught in an insidious game of hide and seek, where only one can win. The rest will be trapped in Hell... until the competition begins again.

Genevieve must either join the hunt or forfeit any hope of escaping. But to her dismay, her best chance of survival lies with Rowin. Since lovers may play as a pair, Rowin and Genevieve agree to form an alliance under the guise of a fake courtship. However, as they race through the game's elaborate labyrinth, trapped among gleaming gold and shining marble, their loathing gives way to irresistible attraction. Only Rowin is keeping secrets, especially when it comes to his ruthless family, and Genevieve can't help but wonder if she's trapped in two treacherous games: Enchantra and the one Rowin is playing with her heart.]]> 448 Kaylie Smith 1538770806 Sarah 5 4.34 2025 Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2)

author: Kaylie Smith
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/15
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]]> <![CDATA[Until the Stars Fall (Immortal Reveries, #1)]]> 62916249
Lieke Berg is a hopeless romantic with the worst luck. While her life as a palace servant has kept her safe from growing human-fae violence, she’s spent it pining for the second prince. But when she kills a fae noble in self defence, it’s not the man she loves who saves her from a death sentence, it’s his older brother—the growly, grouchy Prince Connor.

Connor has spent a lifetime trying to avert war. That includes getting his licentious, unruly younger brother to secure a key alliance by marrying a neighbouring fae princess. It also means saving the pretty human servant he loathes from death—by claiming she’s his fiancée.

Their engagement could bring peace—if anyone believes it's real. But as they sell their lie to the masses and fend off feelings of their own, both uncover troubling truths. Connor discovers that Lieke is his mate and Lieke learns if the second prince weds, human rebels will kill one of the royal brothers. Can Lieke sabotage a fae alliance without condemning both her heart and her people, or will Connor save the alliance and seal his fate?

Until the Stars Fall is the first exciting interconnected standalone romantasy in the Immortal Reveries series. If you love fake engagements, court intrigue, and fated mates, dive into Until the Stars Fall!]]> Vanessa Rasanen Sarah 4 3.5 �� 3.52 Until the Stars Fall (Immortal Reveries, #1)

Until the Stars Fall (Immortal Reveries, #1)

author: Vanessa Rasanen
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.52
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rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/12
date added: 2025/04/12
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3.5 ��
]]> <![CDATA[The Charlie Method (Campus Diaries, #3)]]> 212688557 The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.

College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.

Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom.

When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.

Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.]]> 528 Elle Kennedy 1464219354 Sarah 4 3.46 2025 The Charlie Method (Campus Diaries, #3)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dixon Rule (Campus Diaries, #2)]]> 200338241
Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he’s a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he’s messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and—most importantly—leave her alone.

What Diana doesn’t realize is that Shane’s sick of hookups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealous…and who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbor?

Despite Diana’s reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she can’t deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.

And it might just be getting a little too real.]]> 498 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 4.16 2024 The Dixon Rule (Campus Diaries, #2)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/07
date added: 2025/04/08
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]]> <![CDATA[The Graham Effect (Campus Diaries, #1)]]> 123255391
Ryder is six-foot five, built, opinionated, rude…and sexy as hell. But he's still the enemy.

Briar's new hockey co-captain has his reasons, though. The men's team just merged with a rival program, leaving Ryder with an angry roster where everyone hates one another's guts. To make matters worse, the summer coaching spot he's angling for with the legendary Garrett Graham is out of reach after he makes the worst possible first impression on his hero. So, really, this compromise with Gigi is win-win. He helps her make the national team, she puts in a good word with her dad.

The only potential snag? This bone-deep, body-numbing, mind-spinning chemistry they're trying to ignore. It's a dangerous game they're playing, but the risks just might be worth it.

Et pourtant, il y a un gros hic ! L'alchimie profonde, qui étouffe le corps et fait tourner l'esprit, qu'ils essaient d'ignorer. C'est un jeu dangereux auquel ils jouent, mais les risques pourraient bien en valoir la peine.]]> 498 Elle Kennedy 1990101186 Sarah 4 4.18 2023 The Graham Effect (Campus Diaries, #1)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Charlie Method (Campus Diaries, #3)]]> 212705721 The third in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.

College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives―and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's Charlie: a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.

Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne―a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache―sometimes share girls in the bedroom.

When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy―fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.

Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.]]> 577 Elle Kennedy 1990101208 Sarah 0 to-read 3.69 2025 The Charlie Method (Campus Diaries, #3)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5)]]> 44799982
They took too much.
Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.
**
I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.
Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.
Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.
Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.
I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.
Revenge is best served cold...
They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.
Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.
He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.
No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.
They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.
I'm a faceless nightmare.
At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.
But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic**Adult language**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader**Sexual content**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 683 S.T. Abby Sarah 0 to-read 4.62 2016 The Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5)

author: S.T. Abby
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.62
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, #1)]]> 57693481 She does everything right. So what could go wrong?

Mackenzie "Mac" Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It's exhausting, really, always following the rules. Unlike most twenty-year-olds, all she really wants to do is focus on growing her internet business, but first she must get a college degree at her parents' insistence. That means moving to the beachside town of Avalon Bay, a community made up of locals and the wealthy students of Garnet College.

Mac's had plenty of practice suppressing her wilder impulses, but when she meets local bad boy Cooper Hartley, that ability is suddenly tested. Cooper is rough around the edges. Raw. Candid. A threat to her ordered existence. Their friendship soon becomes the realest thing in her life.

Despite his disdain for the trust-fund kids he sees coming and going from his town, Cooper soon realizes Mac isn't just another rich clone and falls for her. Hard. But as Mac finally starts feeling accepted by Cooper and his friends, the secret he's been keeping from her threatens the only place she's ever felt at home.]]> 368 Elle Kennedy 1250796733 Sarah 0 to-read 3.54 2022 Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay, #1)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Dare (Briar U, #4) 211777863
The dare: seduce the hottest new hockey player in the junior class.

Conor Edwards is a regular at Greek Row parties…and in Greek Row sorority beds. He’s the one you fall for before you learn that guys like him don’t give girls like me a second glance. Except Mr. Popular throws me for a loop—rather than laughing in my face, he does me a solid by letting me take him upstairs to pretend we’re getting busy.

Even crazier, now he wants to keep pretending. Turns out Conor loves games, and he thinks it’s fun to pull the wool over my frenemies�� eyes.

But resisting his easy charm and surfer-boy hotness is darn near impossible. Though I’m realizing there’s much more to Conor’s story than his fan club can see.

And the longer this silly ruse goes on, the greater the danger of it all blowing up in my face.]]> 338 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 3.81 2020 The Dare (Briar U, #4)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> The Play (Briar U, #3) 43877254
But there’s nothing in the rulebook that says I can’t be friends with a woman. And I won’t lie—my new classmate Demi Davis is one cool chick. Her smart mouth is hot as hell, and so is the rest of her, but the fact that she’s got a boyfriend eliminates the temptation to touch her.

Except three months into our friendship, Demi is single and looking for a rebound.

And she’s making a play for me.

Avoiding her is impossible. We’re paired up on a yearlong school project, but I’m confident I can resist her. We’d never work, anyway. Our backgrounds are too different, our goals aren’t aligned, and her parents hate my guts.

Hooking up is a very bad idea. Now I just have to convince my body—and my heart.]]> 422 Elle Kennedy Sarah 0 4.00 2019 The Play (Briar U, #3)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI]]> 193388249
Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And this was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.

As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.]]> 338 David Grann 0593470834 Sarah 0 to-read 4.12 2017 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

author: David Grann
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Pounded by Produce 216475536 A tale of veggies tempted to break their vows.

Fleeing a tumultuous past, Emily finds refuge at a kitchen job in a quiet countryside parish.

Robert and Laurent are two best friends with a bond that has crossed lines throughout their history, but now walk the straight and narrow, giving their lives to their parish as priests.

One magical night under the harvest moon, Robert and Laurent experience a bizarre They wake up as a tomato and cucumber.

Emily brings these ripe and juicy vegetables into the kitchen, but instead of preparing a meal, she uses them for other, more pressing needs. Emily awakens something in the priests, who, from then on, spend their days as humans and their nights in their vegetable forms.

The three find themself in a steamy entanglement, unable to deny their primal desires. Will they fight their urges or break their vows and alter the course of their lives forever?From the best-selling author of Get In My Swamp comes a veggie love story filled with angst and lust.]]> 203 G.M. Fairy Sarah 0 3.70 Pounded by Produce

author: G.M. Fairy
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No judgement allowed if you see that I read this
]]> Unhinged 187684551
Someone’s been watching Tana closely, but he’s a lot closer than she realizes. From intimate moments to lazy afternoons on the couch, he’s secretly seen it all - and fallen for her along the way. The problem is that someone else is watching too, and his obsession with Tana is a lot more dangerous. When a man claiming to be her front door enters her dreams to warn her about an imminent threat to her life, Tana initially chalks it up to her weird late-night snacks. But she rethinks things when her earnest visitor insists he’s also ready to protect her - in exchange for one hell of a favor. When Tana trades her best line of defense for an unlikely supernatural ally, the threat lurking beyond her apartment hallway starts getting desperate as the law closes in. Can her inhuman companion save her from the worst of humanity, or is it too late for both of them?

Content Unhinged is a paranormal romance story that involves a human woman getting it on with her front door, which later turns into a guy. This story contains...a lot of stuff that would probably land me on the naughty list with bots from our benevolent overlords if I went into detail in this blurb. Please peek at the look inside for a better idea of what to expect, cool? ;)]]> 71 Vera Valentine Sarah 0 3.00 2023 Unhinged

author: Vera Valentine
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.00
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]]> The Risk (Briar U, #2) 211806755 THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes...

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

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

I need Connelly to be my fake boyfriend.

For every fake date…he wants a real one.

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

That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take.]]> 402 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 4.22 2019 The Risk (Briar U, #2)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Chase (Briar U, #1) 211806714 A sexy standalone novel from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy

Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother.

And that his best friend has a crush on me.

And that I just moved in with them.

Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?

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

He knows where to find me.]]> 374 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 3.86 2018 The Chase (Briar U, #1)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5) 58953656 Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation��

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

Can you guess which couple is which?

Come for the drama, stay for the laughs! Catch up with your favorite Off-Campus characters as they navigate the changes that come with growing up and discover that big decisions can have big consequences…and big rewards.]]> 339 Elle Kennedy 1990101054 Sarah 4 3.79 2021 The Legacy (Off-Campus, #5)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.79
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rating: 4
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]]> Still Beating 198717645 WARNING: This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is dark and triggering content between these pages. 18+ only. Please read responsibly.

When Cora attends her sister’s birthday party, she expects at most a hangover or a walk of shame. She doesn’t anticipate a stolen wallet, leaving her stranded and dependent on Dean—her arch nemesis and ultimate thorn in her side.

And she really doesn’t anticipate waking up in shackles in a madman’s basement.

To make matters worse, Dean shares the space in his own set of chains.

After fifteen years of teasing, insults, and practical jokes, the ultimate joke seems to be on them. The two people who always thought they’d end up killing each other must now work together if they want to survive.

But Cora and Dean have no idea their abductor has a plan for them. A plan that will alter the course of their relationship, blur the line between hate and love, and shackle them together with far more than just chains.]]> 314 Jennifer Hartmann Sarah 4 4.34 2020 Still Beating

author: Jennifer Hartmann
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.34
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rating: 4
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]]> The Goal (Off-Campus, #4) 58953641 She’s good at achieving her goals��

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

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

Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. On the ice, he’s fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of twenty-two, he refuses to be a bench warmer. It doesn’t hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. The problem is, Sabrina’s heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he’ll have to convince her that some goals can only be made with an assist.]]> 350 Elle Kennedy Sarah 5 Tucker 3.97 2016 The Goal (Off-Campus, #4)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.97
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Tucker
]]> The Women 127305853
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.]]> 471 Kristin Hannah 1250178630 Sarah 0 to-read 4.58 2024

author: Kristin Hannah
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]]> The Score (Off-Campus, #3) 44593125
He knows how to score, on and off the ice...

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

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

Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls…he’s a ladies man, all right, and he’s yet to meet a woman who’s immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world—and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It’s not over until he says it’s over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it’s time to stop focusing on scoring…and shoot for love.]]> 384 Elle Kennedy Sarah 5 I fucking love Dean! 4.10 2016 The Score (Off-Campus, #3)

author: Elle Kennedy
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I fucking love Dean!
]]> The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) 58953631 He's a player in more ways than one��

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

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

After a less than stellar freshman year, Grace is back at Briar University, older, wiser, and so over the arrogant hockey player she nearly handed her V-card to. She's not a charity case, and she's not the quiet butterfly she was when they first hooked up. If Logan expects her to roll over and beg like all his other puck bunnies, he can think again. He wants her back? He'll have to work for it. This time around, she'll be the one in the driver's seat, and she plans on driving him wild.]]> 296 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 4.02 2015 The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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]]> The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) 45484397
All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.]]> 360 Elle Kennedy Sarah 4 4.17 2015 The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.17
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Cutesy romance, exactly what I needed!
]]> The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2) 45756920 283 Elle Kennedy Sarah 5 3.91 2015

author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sarah
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3)]]> 17831614
When Hanna Bergstrom receives a lecture from her overprotective brother about neglecting her social life and burying herself in grad school, she’s determined to tackle his implied assignment: get out, make friends, start dating. And who better to turn her into the sultry siren every man wants than her brother’s gorgeous best friend, Will Sumner, venture capitalist and unapologetic playboy?

Will takes risks for a living, but he’s skeptical about this challenge of Hanna’s…until the wild night his innocently seductive pupil tempts him into bed- and teaches him a thing or two about being with a woman he can’t forget. Now that Hanna’s discovered the power of her own sex appeal, it’s up to Will to prove he’s the only man she’ll ever need.]]> 432 Christina Lauren Sarah 0 to-read 4.24 2013 Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3)

Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3)

author: Christina Lauren
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.24
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]]> Her Last Move 39926632 “Whatever you do, don’t read this in the dark…�� —Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home

He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork.

Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career �� and she knows that it will make or break her. But how can she identify one face in a sea of thousands? With the help of Police Super Recogniser Joe Russell, she strives to catch a glimpse of the elusive murderer, but he’s watching her every move.

Time is not on their side. The body count is rising, and the attacks are striking closer and closer to home. Can Becca and Joe uncover the connection between the murders before the killer strikes the last name from his list?

From the bestselling author of When You Disappeared and The Good Samaritan comes his most thrilling novel yet.]]> 385 John Marrs Sarah 0 to-read 4.09 2018 Her Last Move

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.09
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]]> What Lies Between Us 51497008 Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave.

They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past.

Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can’t ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price.

But there are many things about the past that Nina doesn’t know, and Maggie is going to keep it that way—even if it kills her.

Because in this house, the truth is more dangerous than lies.]]> 381 John Marrs 1542017017 Sarah 5 4.10 2020 What Lies Between Us

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
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Loved it! I absolutely cannot predict which twisted direction a John Marrs novel will go and I love that!
]]> <![CDATA[I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)]]> 43799186 120 Dr. Harper Sarah 0 to-read 3.54 2019 I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)

author: Dr. Harper
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown, #3)]]> 59398164 The Nightshade Crown is in the hands of a ruthless god. Lore will stop at nothing to defeat him and save the troubled prince and tortured priest ensnared in his wicked plot, in this final installment of this lush, romantic, New York Times bestselling fantasy series from breakout star Hannah Whitten.

Lore has failed. She couldn’t save King Bastian from the rotten god speaking voices in his mind. She couldn’t save her allies from being scattered across the continent—their own lesser gods whispering to them in their dreams. She couldn’t save her beautiful, corrupt city from the dark power beneath the catacombs. And she couldn’t save herself.

Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she earned on the streets of Dellaire to survive the prison colony and figure out a way to defeat the power that’s captured everything and everyone she holds dear. When a surprise ally joins her on the Burnt Isles she realizes the way forward may lie on the island itself. Somehow, her friends must help her collect the far-scattered pieces of the broken Fount—the source of all the god’s powers—and bring them back together on the Burnt Isles, returning all magic to its source and destroying, once and for all, the gods corrupting the land.

But as Lore gets closer to her goal, her magic grows stronger�� and to a woman who’s always had to fight for survival, that kind of power may be hard to give up.]]> 480 Hannah F. Whitten 0356521575 Sarah 0 to-read 4.27 2025 The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown, #3)

The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown, #3)

author: Hannah F. Whitten
name: Sarah
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]]> Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) 209813409 Welcome to Phantasma.

There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.

When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize��a single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart��

A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Caraval in this seductive fantasy adventure. With steamy romance, a sexy morally gray love interest, OCD rep and jaw-dropping twists, Phantasma is perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli and Carissa Broadbent.]]> 428 Kaylie Smith 1835251412 Sarah 5
Glad I won't have to wait long for book 2]]> 4.15 2024 Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)

author: Kaylie Smith
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.15
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Loved it! Really give Caraval (which I also loved)

Glad I won't have to wait long for book 2
]]> <![CDATA[Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)]]> 218656357 From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realm's forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures.

Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods ...

There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—the forest where sinners go to die. The villagers call it The Eating Woods because what’s taken is never given back. Only those who’ve lost their senses would dare to go near it.

Or the banished.

Maevyth Bronwick knows better than to breach the misty labyrinth of trees, but a tragic turn of events compels her beyond the archway of bones, to a boundary no mortal has crossed before. One that cloaks a dark and fantastical world that’s as dangerous as it is alluring.

It’s there that he dwells, the cursed lord of Eidolon. The one tasked to keep her hidden from the magehood that seeks to crucify her in the name of an arcane prophesy. Zevander Rydainn, known to his prey as The Scorpion, is the coldest, most calculated assassin in all of Aethyria and he’d sooner toss his feisty ward to a pack of vicious fyredrakes than keep her safe.

If only he could.

Maevyth’s blood is the key to breaking his despised curse and vanquishing the slumbering evil in Witch Knell. Unfortunately for Lord Rydainn, fate has other plans for the irresistible little enchantress. And his growing obsession with her threatens to destroy everything.

Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.]]> 690 Keri Lake Sarah 0 to-read 4.32 2024 Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)

author: Keri Lake
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.32
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]]> Sharp 221833185 237 Natoshia Baer Sarah 0 3.81 Sharp

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]]> <![CDATA[The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)]]> 134155618 In the second installment of��New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten's lush, romantic epic fantasy series, a young woman who can raise the dead must navigate the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King's royal court.��
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The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the sainted court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent, the Kyrithean Empire is beating down their door, and Lore's old allies are pulling away. Even Prince Bastian's changed. No longer the hopeful, rakish, charismatic man Lore knows and loves, instead he's reckless, domineering and cold.��

And something's been whispering in her ear. A voice, dark and haunting, that's telling her there's more to the story than she knows and more to her power than she can even imagine. A truth buried deep that could change everything.��

With Bastian's coronation fast approaching and enemies whispering on all sides, Lore must figure out how to protect herself, her prince, and her country before they all come crumbling down and whatever dark power has been creeping through the catacombs is unleashed.]]> 470 Hannah F. Whitten 031643549X Sarah 4 3.94 2024 The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)

The Hemlock Queen (The Nightshade Crown, #2)

author: Hannah F. Whitten
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.94
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rating: 4
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Sarah 0 to-read 4.17 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.17
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]]> The One 40670312 How far would you go to find The One?

A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner the one you are genetically made for.

That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love.

Now five very different people have received the notification that they’ve been “Matched.�� They’re each about to meet their one true love. But “happily ever after�� isn’t guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others��

A word-of-mouth hit in the United Kingdom, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences.]]> 418 John Marrs Sarah 0 4.09 2016 The One

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2016
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]]> Keep It in the Family 60109530
Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their dream home was once a house of horrors.

In the wake of their traumatic discovery, the baby arrives and Mia can’t shake her fixation with the monstrous crimes that happened right above them. Haunted by the terrible things she saw and desperate to find answers, her obsession pulls her ever further from her husband.

Secrecy shrouds the mystery of the attic, but when shards of a dark truth start to emerge, Mia realises the danger is terrifyingly present. She is prepared to do anything to protect her family—but is it already too late?]]> 380 John Marrs 1542017289 Sarah 4
However, I am sooo tired of covid being written into books/movies/tv shows that i am purposely removing one star from any book that mentions it going forward. Petty? Maybe. But we've lived through it, I don't need to read about it, especially when it adds nothing to the story, as was the case here.]]> 4.08 2022 Keep It in the Family

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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This was a great story, that kept me guessing until the end.

However, I am sooo tired of covid being written into books/movies/tv shows that i am purposely removing one star from any book that mentions it going forward. Petty? Maybe. But we've lived through it, I don't need to read about it, especially when it adds nothing to the story, as was the case here.
]]> The Twin 216548128 My twin brother is the person I’m closest to. But now he frightens me.

We both have the same white-blond hair and clear blue eyes. All our lives people have stared at us. So we had to be there for each other.

Bryce tried to protect me from our dad. But when he died, I thought I was finally safe.

After the funeral, Bryce takes me “Since Dad’s passing . . . well, it’s been going on for a few years now. I’ve been keeping a huge secret from you.��

Now I’m lying bruised and broken on a cold floor in a dark room. How I got here is the question. And what they want from me is insane . . .]]> 292 Steena Holmes 1835266843 Sarah 3 3.17 2024 The Twin

author: Steena Holmes
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.17
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life]]> 35297340 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Bernstein comes a clear, proactive, step-by-step process to release the beliefs that hold you back from living a better life.

This six-step practice offers many promises. Petty resentments will disappear, compassion will replace attack, the energy of resistance will transform into freedom and you’ll feel more peace and happiness than you’ve ever known. I can testify to these results because I’ve lived them. I’ve never felt more freedom and joy than I have when writing and practicing these steps.

My commitment to healing my own relationship to judgment has changed my life in profound ways. My awareness of my judgment has helped me become a more mindful and conscious person. My willingness to heal these perceptions has set me free. I have been able to let go of resentments and jealousies, I can face pain with curiosity and love, and I forgive others and myself much more easily. Best of all, I have a healthy relationship to judgment so that I can witness when it shows up and I can use these steps to quickly return to love.

The Judgment Detox is an interactive six-step process that calls on spiritual principles from the text A Course in Miracles, Kundalini yoga, the Emotional Freedom Technique (aka Tapping), meditation, prayer and metaphysical teachings. I’ve demystified these principles to make them easy to commit to and apply in your daily life. Each lesson builds upon the next to support true healing. When you commit to following the process and become willing to let go, judgment, pain and suffering will begin to dissolve.

And the miracles will keep coming. Once you begin to feel better you start to release your resistance to love. The more you practice these steps, the more love enters into your consciousness and into your energetic vibration. When you’re in harmony with love, you receive more of what you want. Your energy attracts its likeness. So when you shift your energy from defensive judgment to free-flowing love your life gets awesome. You’ll attract exactly what you need, your relationships will heal, your health will improve and you’ll feel safer and more secure. One loving thought at a time creates a miracle. Follow these steps to clear all blocks, spread more love and live a miraculous life.]]> 240 Gabrielle Bernstein 1501168967 Sarah 4 3.84 2018 Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life

Judgment Detox: Release the Beliefs That Hold You Back from Living A Better Life

author: Gabrielle Bernstein
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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I enjoyed quite a few of the mediations in this one!
]]> The Song of Achilles 13623848 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062060624.

Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.

They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.]]> 408 Madeline Miller Sarah 0 to-read 4.30 2011 The Song of Achilles

author: Madeline Miller
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown #1)]]> 61463713
Mortem, the magic born from death, is a high-priced and illicit commodity in Dellaire, and Lore’s job running poisons keeps her in food, shelter, and relative security. But when a run goes wrong and Lore’s power is revealed, she’s taken by the Presque Mort, a group of warrior-monks sanctioned to use Mortem working for the Sainted King. Lore fully expects a pyre, but King August has a different plan. Entire villages on the outskirts of the country have been dying overnight, seemingly at random. Lore can either use her magic to find out what’s happening and who in the King’s court is responsible, or die.

Lore is thrust into the Sainted King’s glittering court, where no one can be believed and even fewer can be trusted. Guarded by Gabriel, a duke-turned-monk, and continually running up against Bastian, August’s ne'er-do-well heir, Lore tangles in politics, religion, and forbidden romance as she attempts to navigate a debauched and opulent society.

But the life she left behind in the catacombs is catching up with her. And even as Lore makes her way through the Sainted court above, they might be drawing closer than she thinks.]]> 501 Hannah F. Whitten Sarah 3 3.93 2023 The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown #1)

The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown #1)

author: Hannah F. Whitten
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/21
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]]> Deviant (Blood & Roses, #1) 20564453 Sloane

I'm not proud of the things I've done.
The things I've had to do.
The things I've given away.
but I'd give it all over again to find her.

Even if I die trying,
I have to find Alexis.

Zeth

She wants me to help her,
But I won't.
She wants me to save her sister,
But I can't.
She wants me to be her hero,
But I'm not a good man.

I am her damnation.]]> 164 Callie Hart 1311374876 Sarah 0 to-read 4.02 2014 Deviant (Blood & Roses, #1)

author: Callie Hart
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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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—the 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 she’s 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 Sarah 0 to-read 3.88 2024 Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)

Holding the Reins (Silver Pines Ranch, #1)

author: Paisley Hope
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> The Empress (Towerfall, #1) 210484327
What happens when a no-nonsense modern woman stumbles into a world of magick, mystery, and one ridiculously hot, broody hero? She breaks all the rules, obviously.

Hannah has always played by the book―until a tarot reading goes sideways and drops her into a world where magick is real, danger lurks in the shadows, and men look like they've stepped out of a fantasy novel. Case in point: Kane, the kingdom's gruff yet infuriatingly gorgeous protector, who claims Hannah's arrival isn't an accident. Apparently, she's the key to saving his realm from ruin.

Hannah's priorities?

Get her tarot card back.

Find a way home.

Absolutely not fall for the battle-scarred warrior who makes her want to forget all her plans.

But as the palace's secrets unravel, and enemies close in, the line between duty and desire blurs. Because if Hannah wants to return to her world, she'll have to embrace the magick inside her and trust the one man who makes her question everything.]]> 400 Kristin Cast 1464235007 Sarah 0 to-read 3.00 2025 The Empress (Towerfall, #1)

author: Kristin Cast
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)]]> 43175155 This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B07S9HLL34

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

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

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

The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a Goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—and it’s forbidden.]]> 438 Scarlett St. Clair Sarah 0 to-read 3.77 2019 A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, #1)

author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of the Fallen (Prince of Sin, #1)]]> 73071451 Sinner. Villain. Wicked.

The Prince of Envy has never claimed to be a saint. But when a cryptic note arrives, signaling the beginning of a deadly game, he knows it will take more than a hint of sin to win and save his falling demon court. Riddles, hexed objects, anonymous players, nothing will stand in his way, though none of his meticulous plans prepare him for her, the frustrating artist who ignites his sin like no other��

Virtuous. Darling. Liar.

The trouble with scoundrels and blackguards is that they haven’t a modicum of honor, a fact Miss Camilla Antonius learns after one desperate mistake allows Waverly Green’s most notorious rake to blackmail her. To avoid a ruinous scandal, Camilla is forced to enter a devil’s bargain with Envy, little expecting his game will awaken her true nature...

Together, Envy and Camilla must embark on a perilous journey through the Underworld—from glittering demon courts to the sultry vampire realm and beyond—while trying to avoid the most dangerous trap of all: falling in love.]]> 612 Kerri Maniscalco 031655751X Sarah 0 to-read 3.99 2023 Throne of the Fallen (Prince of Sin, #1)

Throne of the Fallen (Prince of Sin, #1)

author: Kerri Maniscalco
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity]]> 59586952 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller.

Why have history’s greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today’s top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.

The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you’ll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms.

By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you’ll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.]]> 416 Ryan Holiday 0735211736 Sarah 0 currently-reading 4.54 2016 The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

author: Ryan Holiday
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams]]> 43496426 Ready to take the next step toward living in alignment with the Universe? The #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back shows you how.

In Super Attractor, Gabrielle Bernstein lays out the essential steps for living in alignment with the Universe--more fully than you've ever done before.

"I've always known that there is a nonphysical presence beyond my visible sight," Gabby writes. "All my life I've intuitively tuned in to it and used it as a source for good. . . . What we call it is irrelevant. Connecting to it is imperative." Super Attractor is a manifesto for making that connection and marrying your spiritual life with your day-to-day experience. In these pages, you'll learn to:
* Move beyond dabbling in your practice, when it's convenient, to living a spiritual life all the time
* Take practical steps to create a life filled with purpose, happiness, and freedom
* Feel a sense of awe each day as you witness miracles unfold
* Release the past and live without fear of the future
* Tap into the infinite source of abundance, joy, and well-being that is your birthright
* Bring more light to your own life and the world around you

This book is a journey of remembering where your true power lies. You'll learn how to co-create the life you want. You'll accept that life can flow, that attracting is fun, and that you don't have to work so hard to get what you want. Most important, you'll feel good. And when you feel good, you'll give off a presence of joy that can elevate everyone around you. After reading this book, you will know how to fulfill your function: to be a force of love in the world.]]> 248 Gabrielle Bernstein 1401957161 Sarah 4 4.09 2019 Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams

author: Gabrielle Bernstein
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> The Tenant 221733727 There’s no place like home��

Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone that he shares with his fiancee, he's desperate to make ends meet.

Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?

Because something isn't quite right. The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets...

Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden knocks at your door with a gripping story of revenge, privilege, and secrets turned sour��]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1464238812 Sarah 0 to-read 3.87 2025 The Tenant

author: Freida McFadden
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.87
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]]> The Inmate 61149872 1) Treat all prisoners with respect.
2) Never reveal any personal information.
3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.

But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. And they certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart―the star quarterback who is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there.

But Shane knows. And he will never forget.]]> 388 Freida McFadden Sarah 3 Decent twist at the end! 4.03 2022 The Inmate

author: Freida McFadden
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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Decent twist at the end!
]]> <![CDATA[Caged in Shadow (Of Dragons and Fae, #3)]]> 123331466
Adara and Einar are at a crossroads. With no allies left in the fae realm, they only have one option left to unlock Adara's powers--the dragons who fled Ediria nearly twenty years ago.

In order to find the dragons, Adara will have to travel to the heart of Mount Furian and access the portal they used to escape. And since Einar cannot cross the portal himself, she will have to travel to this dangerous new realm and convince the dragons to help her without her staunchest ally by her side.

The last thing Einar wants is to send Adara through the portal, not when they are so close to completing the mating bond. But time is of the essence as Nox's dark power grows every day, and sacrifices must be made. If Adara does not stop Nox soon, the Mother of Shadows will unleash a terrible evil upon Ediria that even the Radiants cannot withstand. And Adara and Einar will lose not only each other, but everything they hold dear...

Caged in Shadow is the final book in Of Dragons and Fae. Get your copy today to read the thrilling conclusion of this epic fantasy romance read!]]> 446 Jasmine Walt Sarah 3 3.87 Caged in Shadow (Of Dragons and Fae, #3)

Caged in Shadow (Of Dragons and Fae, #3)

author: Jasmine Walt
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.87
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]]> I'm Glad My Mom Died 59364173
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,�� eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?�� She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly , she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!��), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.]]> 320 Jennette McCurdy Sarah 0 to-read 4.45 2022 I'm Glad My Mom Died

author: Jennette McCurdy
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)]]> 208674368 Avalon Spy Academy rules: spy on the fey, resist falling for your mentor, and try not to die in the process.

What I’m hoping for on my European vacation is to read books and drink champagne on the beach. Instead, I end up kidnapped by an arrogant, lethally sexy fey named Raphael.

It turns out, I have a magic power needed to fight an evil fey king. Next thing I know, Raphael has��enrolled me in an elite spy academy. There, in the ancient and gothic halls of Avalon Tower, snobbery and brutal competitions are among the oldest traditions.

Making my job harder, the silver-eyed��Raphael is my mentor. Romance is forbidden here--a distracted spy is a dead spy. So I need to push his dangerous allure out of my mind as we travel into the Fey realm. If we get captured by the fey king, we’ll die horrific deaths–and humanity won’t stand a chance.]]> C.N. Crawford Sarah 0 to-read 3.83 2024 Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)

Avalon Tower (Fey Academy for Spies, #1)

author: C.N. Crawford
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)]]> 60714999 Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always �� always �� guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown�� and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone �� but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 504 Carissa Broadbent Sarah 0 to-read 4.29 2022 The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)

author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Brain Damage 30108909 400 Freida McFadden Sarah 2 4.02 2016

author: Freida McFadden
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/27
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Definitely not my favourite Freida book... The "twists" were not very unexpected and I was waiting for the final twist at the end - which didn't come.
]]> Hexed (Never After, #6) 210722967
From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairytale of The Little Mermaid.

Venesa Andersen has never been good. She wasn’t good enough for her parents, and she isn’t good enough for the gangster uncle who took her in after they died. But she’s cunning. Beautiful. Dutiful to her uncle’s demands. And she doesn’t have time for a moral compass, anyway. When her runaway cousin returns to their coastal southern town, she brings a man with her…and Venesa soon realizes he’s the only one who’s ever seen her for her.
There’s just one problem: she can never have him.

Enzo “Loverboy�� Marino is a wealthy businessman by day and prince of the underworld by night. Underboss to a notorious mafia syndicate, he answers to no one except his father, the strongest don in the Northeast. When he’s tasked with marriage, Enzo doesn’t think twice.

Until he meets his fiancée’s cousin.

Venesa is everything he never knew he wanted, bewitching him with her sultry voice and supple curves. But Enzo learned long ago that for a man like him, life is better without the things you want.

When plans unravel and temptation sings its siren song, they’ll both have to choose what’s more important: duty to their families, or a forbidden love that was never supposed to be.]]> 544 Emily McIntire 1728275865 Sarah 5 4.16 2024 Hexed (Never After, #6)

author: Emily McIntire
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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]]> Sentient Claus 220327250 Get ready, because Sentient Claus is coming. Literally!

This year, Santa’s Naughty list is out of control, with a record sixty-nine percent increase in baddies. The reason? Santa’s stuck in the past, punishing folks for the harmless pleasure of reading steamy romance novels. The workshop is buzzing with if salacious stories keep trending, Christmas might be over for good.

Enter Sylas, Santa’s sentient sleigh with a big…heart. When Sylas stumbles upon the truth behind the names on The Naughty List, he knows he has to act. On the night before Christmas Eve, he sneaks away from the North Pole with a secret mission to set things right—delivering special toys to those unjustly labeled “naughty��.

But defying Santa is no small feat. After all, he knows what’s going on everywhere and with everyone. When Sylas returns home, can he convince an angry Santa that being bad can be oh-so-good? Only if he and a fiery Mrs. Claus team up to show Nick how to turn up the heat!

Tradition doesn’t bend for a sleigh with ideas, but Mrs. Claus certainly will!

Sentient Claus is a Christmas sentient object romance that’s hotter than a hot apple cider on a cold winter’s day. With this holiday tale about a sleigh and Mr. and Mrs Claus—Christmas has never been naughtier!

]]> 82 Holly Wilde Sarah 0 3.34 Sentient Claus

author: Holly Wilde
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.34
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]]> <![CDATA[How My Neighbor Stole Christmas]]> 211929737 A new winter holiday, enemies-to-lovers romance, from the undeniably funny and always spicy, USA Today bestselling author, Meghan Quinn.

Living in a year around Christmas town has it's drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave--I mean house--keeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits.

And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

Well guess what? Over my cold-hearted body.

There was no way I was going to let her win, not after the history we'd shared.

So despite my promise to myself of never participating in the sickening Christmas season, I entered the competition as well. That's right, I planned on beating Storee at her own game by pretending this grump’s heart grew three sizes this season.

And it was working until feelings between us started heating up.
We pretended to date.
We kissed.
And well, sparks flew from there.

Which led to one explosive night involving Christmas lights, the competition, and a ladder. Don't let me convince you who stole Christmas, I think you need to find out for yourself...]]> 482 Meghan Quinn Sarah 3 3.77 2024 How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

author: Meghan Quinn
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)]]> 214331246 When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

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

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

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]> 387 Suzanne Collins 1546171460 Sarah 0 to-read 4.59 2025 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)

author: Suzanne Collins
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2025
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]]> False Evidence 222250095 Holidays can be deadly...
Alexandra Vargas hasn’t spoken to JT Talon in seven years. She’s moved on from the heartbreak, and now has the baby—and life—she always wanted. But everything changes on a cold December evening when a traffic stop goes horribly wrong, and Alexandra finds herself on the run with only one possible place to hide: JT’s remote mountain cabin, the same place where, eleven years ago, she broke their engagement a week before the wedding.
��
JT must face his worst nightmare when he learns that not only is the love of his life a fugitive from the police, but also he must now step up and smuggle the child he never wanted to safety.
��
Past and present collide as JT and Alexandra struggle to find their way back to each other and heal the rift that has long separated them. But their past still threatens their future, and no one is safe until the truth behind every deception is revealed.]]> 404 Rachel Grant 1944571906 Sarah 0 to-read 3.93 2024 False Evidence

author: Rachel Grant
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stuffed by the Were-Turkey (Shifter Holiday Erotica)]]> 32616656 13 Tate McKirk Sarah 0 2.15

Stuffed by the Were-Turkey (Shifter Holiday Erotica)

author: Tate McKirk
name: Sarah
average rating: 2.15
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This was ridiculous, but exactly what I expected
]]> The Trapped Wife 58347340
I had no choice but to let you in. If I laugh at your jokes and run my fingers through your hair, maybe I can delete the photos on your phone and find the truth about the night I can’t remember, just before my husband left on the trip he never returned from. Perhaps my son and I will have a chance at a normal life again.

But as I carefully piece together the shards of what really happened that fateful night, only one thing can possibly be true: everyone is lying, even me…]]> 268 Samantha Hayes 1800197586 Sarah 0 to-read 4.02 2021 The Trapped Wife

author: Samantha Hayes
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 90202302 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.�� —Xaden Riorson

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

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

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

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

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 623 Rebecca Yarros 1649374178 Sarah 0 4.33 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)]]> 58650445
In a world where no entities exist but the Stars, cruel and merciless gods that watch over the world, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy that promises she will fall for a Star, and it will kill them both.

But when one descends to wreak havoc on Elara's Kingdom, she is forced to flee into the arms of her enemy in the neighbouring country.

As she learns more about her own magic, and the depth of the Stars' deceit, she also finds herself learning more about the country she is forced to take refuge in, and the enemy prince forced to train her into a weapon.

Something dark brews within her, a power made of night and shadows that begs to be broken free.]]> 619 Imani Erriu Sarah 0 to-read 3.97 2022 Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)

author: Imani Erriu
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid's Wedding (The Housemaid, #2.5)]]> 220921867 The Housemaid’s Wedding is a winter-themed short story meant to fill in the long gap between Book 2 of the Housemaid series (The Housemaid’s Secret) and Book 3 (The Housemaid is Watching). It can be read either between Book 2 and Book 3, or after Book 3.

Today is supposed to be the happiest day of my life.

I'm engaged to the man of my dreams, and in a few short hours, I'm going to stand before a judge, who will declare us husband and wife, till death does us part. Despite some bumps in the road, this day is everything I dreamed it would be.

There's only one problem:

Someone out there doesn't want me to live long enough to say my vows.

And if I'm not careful, they may very well get their wish.]]> 76 Freida McFadden Sarah 3 3.40 2024 The Housemaid's Wedding (The Housemaid, #2.5)

The Housemaid's Wedding (The Housemaid, #2.5)

author: Freida McFadden
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/07
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]]> Home Is Where the Bodies Are 194020321
While going through their parents' belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends.

Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.]]> 256 Jeneva Rose Sarah 4 3.77 2024 Home Is Where the Bodies Are

author: Jeneva Rose
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood]]> 45299992
After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now.

For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother’s dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.

]]> 431 Gregg Olsen 1542005248 Sarah 2
That being said, the book was pretty poorly written and had bits and pieces of the story thrown in randomly - hard to follow at times.]]> 3.99 2019 If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

author: Gregg Olsen
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2019
rating: 2
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This is an incredibly horrific story of abuse.

That being said, the book was pretty poorly written and had bits and pieces of the story thrown in randomly - hard to follow at times.
]]> <![CDATA[A Halloween Homicide (Holiday Cozy Mystery, #3)]]> 61491399
CELEBRATE GOOD CRIMES��

In book 2, Violet Rhinehammer is busy trying to keep the Junctional Journal afloat and that includes the participating in all the Halloween activities planned. One problem, Violet is not a fan of Halloween or anything that comes with it. Including a haunted ghost walk.

Town folks believe Violet has woken an angry spirit due to the nature of her snooping around into the past history of Holiday Junction.

Darren Strickland, a life long resident, thinks Violet is letting her imagination run away.

Violet begins to dig deeper when local law enforcement seems to be dragging their feet, after all, she's got a hot story to uncover, but really uncovers a buried secret along with some old skeletal bones that gives Violet the fright of her life.

Meanwhile, Mille Kay is adjusting to spending time with new friends and making sure she puts the southern in her new tradition even if it includes her coming face to face with the ghost!]]> 170 Tonya Kappes Sarah 0 3.74 A Halloween Homicide (Holiday Cozy Mystery, #3)

A Halloween Homicide (Holiday Cozy Mystery, #3)

author: Tonya Kappes
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Forged in Frost (Of Dragons and Fae, #2)]]> 81069878 NYT Bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with the next installment in Of Dragons and Fae, perfect for fans of fantasy romance, action-packed adventure, and wild new worlds...

Adara and Einar thought all their problems would be solved when they defeated the corrupted King Aolis.

But the power vacuum they have created is begging to be filled, and the three houses of Ediria are at each other’s throats trying to claim it. Worse, the threat from the shadow creatures is far from ended—an even more diabolical villain has risen in Aolis’s place, and she will stop at nothing in her plot to throw Ediria into chaos and drown the kingdom in its own blood.

If Adara is to make things right, she must complete the coming of age ritual to unlock her powers so she can defeat the shadow creatures once and for all. But who can she rely on, when everyone seeks to use her as a pawn in their nefarious games? Even Einar seems to have his own agenda, and when it comes to matters of the heart, no one can be trusted��

Scroll up and grab your copy today!

Book Three, Caged in Shadow, is coming May 2023.]]> 411 Jasmine Walt Sarah 3 3.93 Forged in Frost (Of Dragons and Fae, #2)

Forged in Frost (Of Dragons and Fae, #2)

author: Jasmine Walt
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.93
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]]> The Last Days of Holly Hayes 215080759
Life's not about fear at all. It’s about love.

When college students Holly and Dylan fall in love, life is wonderful for a while. There’s just one big problem: Holly has no idea that Dylan’s parents are Doomsday preppers and that he’s been living a life drenched in fear.

Months later, Dylan realizes he can no longer hide the truth from Holly, and so he takes her to his small Montana hometown for a hiking trip. But the worst case scenario unfolds: Dylan is warned that the world is about to end. The problem: Holly still has no clue about who and what Dylan is.

Panicking, Dylan forces Holly to seek shelter high up in the mountains. He locks her in against her will, determined to save her life. But is there really an end-of-the-world disaster going on, or is this just another false alarm?

In this unique concept, the reader gets to decide which story to read first.

Will you go with Holly's story (love) or Dylan's story (fear)? This (double) flipover book will allow you to choose where to start reading, making it possible to get more insight on the characters.]]> 480 Sandra J. Paul 9464945311 Sarah 0 to-read 3.20 The Last Days of Holly Hayes

author: Sandra J. Paul
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Dirty (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #1)]]> 39684144 Body of a god.
And a mouth so dirty he could make the devil blush��

Fix Marcosa’s time can be bought with money, but he isn’t selling sex. Murderers, rapists, criminals: if you’re on the wrong side of Fix’s moral code, you’re in trouble. The kind of trouble that winds up getting you killed. As a hitman for hire, Fix is no stranger to violence. He’s merciless. Relentless. A true savage, down to the roots of his very soul. You can beg. You can plead. You can pray, but it won’t do you any good. Once the tall, dark stranger arrives at your doorstep, it’s already too late to repent.

Sera Lafferty’s no stranger to heartbreak. With an abusive father and a dependant sister, her life has been one of sacrifice and compromise. As soon as she sets eyes on Felix ‘Fix�� Marcosa, she recognizes the darkness in him and makes a vow: she will not get involved. But trapped inside a motel room with the sexiest man to ever walk the earth? Throw in some tequila and the storm to end all storms, and Sera finds herself worshipping at the altar of Marcosa.

She knows she made a mistake.

She knows she needs to run.

But when she witnesses the assassin at work first hand, she knows it’s far too late. Thrown into the back of his sleek black ride, Sera finds herself trapped, and in more way than one. Fix is deadly. He’s demanding, he’s dirty, and he’s determined to claim her for his own.]]> 281 Callie Hart Sarah 0 to-read 4.18 2018 Dirty (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #1)

author: Callie Hart
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)]]> 201017011 “I don’t need another kink.��

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

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

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

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

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book. ]]> 338 Navessa Allen Sarah 0 to-read 4.15 2024 Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)

author: Navessa Allen
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection]]> 208209832 Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that take readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series

There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.

An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an inescapable bond, strengthened by the family they chose, in a house of wonders that promises to always deliver one more secret.

Discover their stories of love and loss, power, puzzles, and life-and-death secrets in this mind-blowingly romantic collection that proves that when you love the way Hawthornes love, there is no going back.

This collection includes:
That Night in Prague (novella)
The Same Backward as Forward (novella)
The Cowboy and the Goth
Five Times Xander Tackled Someone (and One Time He Didn't)
One Hawthorne Night*
What Happens in the Treehouse*
$3CR3T $@NT@
Pain at the Right Gun

*previously published in limited release]]> 448 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 031657371X Sarah 0 to-read 4.07 2024 Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection

Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection

author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magnolia Inn (The Red Stiletto Book Club, #1)]]> 53498202 A story about new friendships, a forgotten Book Club, and finding what you didn't know you needed.

Welcome to Magnolia

Maggie is thirty-six, recently divorced and embarrassingly unemployed. With a bank account nearing zero she does the only thing she can think of: make a business proposition to her gorgeous and successful estranged mother.

To Maggie’s utter surprise, her mother agrees. Any funds she can create off the sale of the dilapidated family inn on the island of Magnolia would be hers to invest.

So Maggie packs her few belongings and heads off to Rhode Island to make her dreams come true.

Clementine has been stuck in Magnolia her whole life. The moment her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she knew she could never leave. And it was unrealistic for her to rely on her older brother, Archer, who can't seem to outrun the ghosts of his past.

So when Maggie blows into town, both Clementine and Archer find themselves intrigued by the new move-in.

When they stumble upon an old photograph of Maggie’s grandmother buried up in the attic, Maggie can’t help but be drawn to a woman she’s never met. In an attempt to feel closer to a family she never knew, a book club is revitalized.

The Red Stilettos Book Club.

What starts out as an act of desperation, soon becomes exactly what the women of Magnolia island were looking for, a sisterhood.

The Magnolia Inn will capture you from page one. It is a story chock full of friendship, laughter, and swoon-worthy romance. >]]> 224 Anne-Marie Meyer Sarah 0 to-read 3.87 2020 The Magnolia Inn (The Red Stiletto Book Club, #1)

The Magnolia Inn (The Red Stiletto Book Club, #1)

author: Anne-Marie Meyer
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rule #1: You Can't Date the Coach's Daughter (The Rules of Love)]]> 40863985 My dad has forbidden his entire football team from speaking to me, but the quarterback needs a tutor.The entire football team at my high school lives by one rule, they're not allowed to date the coach's daughter. Lucky for me, I'm the coach's daughter. If the players ever come close to flirting with me, Dad makes them run laps until they puke.What Dad doesn't know, is that I spend every last second of practice staring at Tyson Blake. He's six foot three, incredibly tones, smells good even when he sweats.So when Tyson asks me to tutor him, I can't turn him down. After all, what Dad doesn't know won't hurt him. But the more I get to know Tyson, the more I realize there's something deeper. And I can't walk away. Even if what we are doing breaks every single one of Dad's rules.If only my heart understood the rules, I wouldn’t have fallen for Tyson Blake. Stupid heart.Some rules are meant to be broken.If you love forbidden love and stolen first kisses, you'll love Rule #1: You Can't Date the Coach's Daughter.Grab it today!The Rules of Love Romance series contains full length, standalone romances that are full of happily ever afters.]]> 224 Anne-Marie Meyer Sarah 0 to-read 3.50 2018

Rule #1: You Can't Date the Coach's Daughter (The Rules of Love)

author: Anne-Marie Meyer
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses (Love Tries Again #1)]]> 42934718 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—the 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.]]> 144 Anne-Marie Meyer Sarah 0 to-read 3.54 Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses (Love Tries Again #1)

Second Chance Mistletoe Kisses (Love Tries Again #1)

author: Anne-Marie Meyer
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.54
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]]> The Measure 58884736
"A story of love and hope as interweaving characters display: how all moments, big and small, can measure a life. If you want joy, love, romance, and hope—read with us." —Jenna Bush Hager
A luminous, spirit-lifting blockbuster that asks: would you choose to find out the length of your life?

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.

It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.

But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.

From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?

As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?

The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.

Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is an ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.]]> 353 Nikki Erlick 0063204207 Sarah 0 to-read 3.96 2022

author: Nikki Erlick
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
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]]> <![CDATA[Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)]]> 60879779
I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that.

Have I killed someone? Yes. I have.

Who was it?

Let's get started.

EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE

My brother

My stepsister

My wife

My father

My mother

My sister-in-law

My uncle

My stepfather

My aunt

Me]]> 371 Benjamin Stevenson 0063279029 Sarah 0 to-read 3.75 2022 Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)

author: Benjamin Stevenson
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Crossed (Never After, #5) 80340956
He is righteousness. She is sin.

Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there’s a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he’s tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont, a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair, his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil.

Amaya Paquette is Festivalé’s beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda, dancing for greedy eyes and shameless lips. Although she longs for love, she shies away from companionship, afraid of being abandoned again.

When Father Cade lays eyes on Amaya, he finds himself ensnared, convinced she’s using witchcraft to lure him to her. He can’t eat. Can’t breathe. Can’t think unless it’s of her.

And temptation is a devastating mistress.

She’s his weakness, so he decides he’ll be her demise…even if it means killing the only woman he might ever love.

***

*CROSSED is a dark, contemporary romance (not fantasy or a literal retelling) and the fifth complete standalone in the Never After series: fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorite villains. It features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all readers. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Detailed TW can be found on the author's website. This series can be enjoyed in any order.*]]> 418 Emily McIntire Sarah 4 3.69 2023 Crossed (Never After, #5)

author: Emily McIntire
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dusk Reapers (Cursebreaker #1)]]> 62027870
Asha Viridian Rook is all of these things, but when she wakes up in hospital with thirty-six stitches in her head, she has no memory of any of them.

According to the medical team, the damage to her skull was catastrophic, but Asha surprises them with her lightning-quick healing.

When the unnervingly attractive detective Armstrong arrives to arrest her for murder, she runs �� but she doesn’t get very far.

***

On the other side of the city, a woman in a strange trance tries to jump off a bridge, causing a massive pile-up on the highway and killing dozens of people.

Nicola Landau had no apparent reason to jump, and no prior record of mental illness.

The court sends Nicola to Riverside Asylum, a cruel and creepy psychiatric institution �� where her real problems begin.

***

Asha begins to explore her home and her life, gradually learning the truth about who she is and who her friends are �� an excommunicated witch, a loyal werewolf, a greasy goblin, a dwarf fairy godmother - but it’s only when she attends her coven meeting that she understands how important her job really is.

Asha is The Cursebreaker, the one whose job it is to restore balance in the Realm.

The attack that almost killed her was only the beginning. It becomes clear that there is a price on her head and the bounty hunters, dark wizards known as the Dusk Reapers, will be happy to deliver it.

With the help of a werewolf, a goblin, a grimalkin, and her hot detective, Asha must break into the nightmarish asylum to save Nicola Landau from the curse that’s devastated her life.

But will they reach her in time?]]> 476 J.T. Lawrence Sarah 0 to-read 3.97 2022 The Dusk Reapers (Cursebreaker #1)

author: J.T. Lawrence
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae #1)]]> 59126920 New York Times bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with this first book in a brand-new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Raven Kennedy, and Elise Kova.

A fae with impossible magic

Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she’s a water fae who can’t control her magic, making her not just useless, but downright dangerous at times.

When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he’ll stop at nothing to obtain her—including kidnapping and torturing Adara’s own mother.

A dragon awoken from slumber

As the last of his kind, Einar wants nothing to do with the kingdom of Ediria or its problems. The fae hunted his kind to extinction, and he harbors only hatred for them in his heart.

But when a beautiful fae female awakens him from an enchanted slumber, Einar is reluctantly ensnared. And while he would rather die than submit to any fae, every fiber of his body screams to claim her as his own.

A kingdom corrupted by darkness

The last thing Adara and Einar want to do is join forces, no matter how scorching the passion between them is. But a dark magic is sweeping through the land, rotting the kingdom from the inside out. And if the two cannot put aside the centuries-old feud between their races, they will lose everything they hold dear...

If you like steamy, slow-burn romance, heart-pounding elemental duels, and unmatched world-building, then you’ll love this series. Scroll up to grab your copy today!]]> 416 Jasmine Walt Sarah 4 3.96 2022 Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae #1)

Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae #1)

author: Jasmine Walt
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/03
date added: 2024/11/03
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]]> <![CDATA[Taming Mr. Walker (London Mister, #1)]]> 219743843 Danny Walker, my big brother’s arrogant, powerful, handsome, and completely unobtainable best friend.

He’s a ruthless tech tycoon, and I take calls from angry clients who can’t reset their passwords.

He lives in a Grade II listed mansion with holiday homes worldwide, and I rent a room in a flat-share with my best friend and mice.

Our worlds couldn’t be further apart.

Falling for him is not an option.

Eight years ago, I made the mistake of flirting with him only to be rejected…hard.

To this day, he won’t acknowledge me as anything more than his best friend’s silly little sister. Which is fine because I can’t stand to be around that emotionless CEO.

Regardless of him being the hottest man I’ve ever met.

Now I find out he’s bought the company I work for, making him my boss’s boss’s boss.

And he wants to get rid of me.

Danny Walker is not a man to be messed with.

But perhaps there’s more behind his cold, detached stares than I thought.

Stone-faced ruthless CEOs don’t fall for scatty girls like me. Or do they?]]> Rosa Lucas Sarah 0 to-read 3.89 2021 Taming Mr. Walker (London Mister, #1)

author: Rosa Lucas
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Prey Tell (Ravaged Castle, #1)]]> 68756078 He was both��

Chase
As the second youngest Ravage brother, I’ve spent my entire adult life rectifying our tainted family name and keeping my urges behind closed doors.
Until my best friend’s little sister shows up at The Hunt ready to play, and I lose control.
I tell myself it’s just a taste.
Except, with her, I should’ve known a single taste wouldn’t be enough.
And then the good girl I’ve known most of my life drops to her knees.
For me.
From that moment on, I knew she would only ever be one thing.
Mine.

Juliet
Presenting my brother’s best friend with a pros/cons list of why he should take my virginity seemed like a good idea at the time.
I thrive on information, data, and lists, and it made sense on paper.
Until he rejected me and walked out of my life.
Now, eight years later, my life is falling apart despite my careful planning.
Tempted with an invite to Ravage Castle, I show up seeking answers to questions I’m not sure I can handle.
Except, a furious Chase finds me talking to another man.
Under his gilded, arched roof.
I soon learn that despite his controlled exterior, Chase seems to have one weakness.
Me.

Prey Tell is a full-length, brother’s best friend/billionaire romance with primal play themes. It is book one in the Ravaged Castle series. All books can be read as standalones.

Warning: This book contains a possessive, jealous antihero, explicit sexual situations, and strong language. There is no cheating, and there is a HEA.]]> 432 Amanda Richardson Sarah 0 to-read 3.99 2023 Prey Tell (Ravaged Castle, #1)

author: Amanda Richardson
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)]]> 36578543
Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds that couldn't be more different. Annie's lowborn family was executed by dragonfire, while Lee's aristocratic family was murdered by revolutionaries. Growing up in the same orphanage forged their friendship, and seven years of training have made them rivals for the top position in the dragonriding fleet.

But everything changes when survivors from the old regime surface, bent on reclaiming the city.

With war on the horizon and his relationship with Annie changing fast, Lee must choose to kill the only family he has left or to betray everything he's come to believe in. And Annie must decide whether to protect the boy she loves . . . or step up to be the champion her city needs.]]> 432 Rosaria Munda 0525518215 Sarah 0 to-read 3.89 2019 Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)

author: Rosaria Munda
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> The Boyfriend 209950981 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 370 Freida McFadden Sarah 4
That being said, I found Sydney annoying.]]> 4.20 2024 The Boyfriend

author: Freida McFadden
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/29
date added: 2024/10/29
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Even when I thought I figured out the twist, I hadn't figured out the twist! Freida's always keeping me on my toes!

That being said, I found Sydney annoying.
]]> Hallowpeen 218326810 Three women, one occult ritual, and an urban legend come true are waiting for you to discover just how delicious Halloween can be.

Everyone in the small town of Hollow Springs knows that Halloween night is when the veil of sentience is at its thinnest. So no one would attempt a ridiculous ritual on the night of a full moon, right?
Wrong.

This sentient object romance follows two friends who tempt fate deliciously and end up having a legendary time with the local urban legends. Curl up with some candy and a pumpkin spice latte while you enjoy the autumnal delights of Hallowpeen.]]> 85 Holly Wilde Sarah 0 Well, that was... Something 3.32

author: Holly Wilde
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.32
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Well, that was... Something
]]> The Paris Apartment 58468990 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide��

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up �� to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? �� he’s not there.

The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.

The socialite �� The nice guy �� The alcoholic �� The girl on the verge �� The concierge

Everyone’s a neighbor. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.]]> 360 Lucy Foley 0063003058 Sarah 0 to-read 3.62 2022 The Paris Apartment

author: Lucy Foley
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Guest List 52656911
The bride �� The plus one �� The best man �� The wedding planner �� The bridesmaid �� The body

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.

But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.

And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?]]> 319 Lucy Foley Sarah 0 to-read 3.82 2020 The Guest List

author: Lucy Foley
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Twin 216036337 My twin brother is the person I’m closest to. But now he frightens me.

We both have the same white-blond hair and clear blue eyes. All our lives people have stared at us. So we had to be there for each other.

Bryce tried to protect me from our dad. But when he died, I thought I was finally safe.

After the funeral, Bryce takes me “Since Dad’s passing . . . well, it’s been going on for a few years now. I’ve been keeping a huge secret from you.��

Now I’m lying bruised and broken on a cold floor in a dark room. How I got here is the question. And what they want from me is insane . . .]]> 313 Steena Holmes 1835266835 Sarah 0 to-read 3.82 2024 The Twin

author: Steena Holmes
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/22
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]]> The One 36430983 Alternate cover edition of ISBN: 1335005102 (ISBN13: 9781335005106)

How far would you go to find The One?

A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made for.

That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love.

Now five very different people have received the notification that they’ve been “Matched.�� They’re each about to meet their one true love. But “happily ever after�� isn’t guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others…]]> 412 John Marrs Sarah 5 4.13 2016 The One

author: John Marrs
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/20
date added: 2024/10/21
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