Jen's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:32:55 -0700 60 Jen's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls #1)]]> 204413950
He’s everything I’m not: grumpy, rude, and more than a little attached to his solitude. It doesn’t matter how many times I try to kill him with kindness; the man simply won’t crack.

Until he sees me shatter.

Because when my world comes crashing down around me, Anson is the one catching me as I fall. And as so-called accidents start plaguing every part of my life, it’s Anson who steps in to keep me safe.

As he does, I ’t help but feel a flicker of heat. And it only takes a single moment for that spark to ignite into flames, engulfing us both.

But Anson’s a man with secrets, and they have a price. When they’re revealed, neither of us will make it out unscathed…]]> 368 Catherine Cowles Jen 0 currently-reading 4.36 2024 Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4)]]> 212469939
I’ve been running for most of my life, hiding away in a small town and hoping no one discovers who I truly am. The only problem is that I can never let anyone know the real me. Or at least that was true until my brother moved his best friend onto our shared property.

Now, I’m stuck trying to avoid the nosy billionaire’s probing questions and piercing stares. And it doesn’t help that I almost killed him the first time we met.

Oops.

But when all my carefully crafted lies come crashing down around me, it’s Linc stepping in to shield me. And when it looks like the person hunting me for all those years is back, Linc will do anything to keep me safe.

Only it’s not just my safety at risk. It’s my heart. Because when Linc touches me, I lose all sense. And when I truly get to know the broken billionaire, he’s so much more than a ruthless business tycoon. He’s the man showing me that it’s time to really live.

But I’m not the only one with secrets. Linc has them, too. And when the forces from our pasts emerge from the shadows, it’s with only one goal: to end the new life we’re building together. For good.]]> 402 Catherine Cowles 1951936655 Jen 5 4.42 2025 Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4)
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]]> Haven Brothers Book 6 208679835 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.17 Haven Brothers Book 6
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]]> Haven Brothers Book 5 208679791 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.22 Haven Brothers Book 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Temptation Trails (The Haven Brothers, #3)]]> 218187220 He’s hunting a killer so she won’t be next.

Single dad Garrett Haven doesn’t have time for dating. With a teenage son and a high-stakes job in law enforcement, he has enough on his plate.

Besides, he risked his heart once. He has no intention of doing it again.

Until he meets her.

Harper Tilburn brought her passion for baking to the small town of Tilikum to take over her aunt’s bakery. Anything else will have to wait, at least until her bad luck curse runs out.

Her dating hiatus is essential, and she’s sticking to it.

Until she meets him.

The sparks that fly between Garrett and Harper are instantaneous—their attraction undeniable. And suddenly, the practical, responsible sheriff’s deputy is throwing caution to the wind, boldly pursuing Harper, determined to make her his.
But when the cold case Garrett is investigating takes a chilling turn, he fears the perpetrator will strike again—and Harper will be his target.

With his career—and his life—on the line, he’ll sacrifice everything to protect the people he loves, and catch a killer before it’s too late.

ܳٳǰ’s a buttoned-up sheriff’s deputy gets thoroughly unbuttoned by a sweet as sugar baker. A hero who falls hard and fast, a heroine you’ll root for, a teenage son who will steal your heart, page turning suspense with a shocking twist, and heartwarming found family vibes with a big HEA.

Temptation Trails can be read as a stand-alone.]]> 434 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.16 2024 Temptation Trails (The Haven Brothers, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Storms and Secrets (The Haven Brothers, #2)]]> 209281490 He’s always loved her. Now he’ll fight to save her.

Zachary Haven is living a lie.

He’s stuck in a rut, pretending to hate the woman he’s always loved. He didn’t mean for things to turn out that way. But sometimes life gets out of control, especially when you’re young and stupid.

Not that he ever had a chance with her. She’s gorgeous and smart, talented and kind. And Zachary? He ’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.

Marigold Martin just met the man of her dreams.

Blowing into her life like a storm, he sweeps her off her feet. She ’t help but wonder if he’s the one. He’s a dream in a bespoke suit—and he says he wants her heart.

But nothing is as it seems.

A brush with death wakes Zachary up to the reality of his life. And his feelings for Marigold. He’s determined to make her his—convince her they were always meant to be.

But secrets run deep, and Zachary fears the man who’s after Marigold could be more than a romantic rival.

He could be the devil himself.

And Zachary might be too late to save her.

ܳٳǰ’s A troublemaker turned small-town hero risks everything for the love of his life. A soft-hearted heroine who finds her strength. An accidental body piercing, brotherly shenanigans, the Squirrel Protection Squad, and lots of big feels. This small-town romantic suspense will leave you breathless, with the romantic happily ever after you’ve been waiting for.

NOT a love triangle

Content this book contains references to sex trafficking]]> 436 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.15 2024 Storms and Secrets (The Haven Brothers, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Obsession Falls (The Haven Brothers, #1)]]> 199238869
Someone is stalking Audrey Young. And she has no idea why.

It’s bad enough that she’s back in Tilikum. But Audrey’s good at making the best of things and her new job at the small-town newspaper is just a way to get back on her feet.

Complicating matters is her landlord and new neighbor, Josiah Haven.

She doesn’t usually go for the big, surly lumberjack type. But there’s something about that broody man. He intimidates her a little, but she kind of likes it.

She could totally handle the mess that is her life, except the strange feeling of being watched is just the beginning. Next thing Audrey knows, she’s a target, and she doesn’t know who’s behind it, or why.

For Josiah Haven, none of that makes her his problem.

She’s just the girl next door. Fine, the frustratingly hot girl next door. But Audrey is all sunshine and her goofy dog isn’t any better. Josiah is too stoic. Too solitary. Too guarded. He doesn’t need a woman in his life, especially one who threatens to crack his heart wide open.

But Josiah is a protector and he ’t let Audrey’s troubles go unanswered, even if he has to risk everything—his life and his heart—to keep her safe.

ܳٳǰ’s Note : a grumpy loner meets his match in a sunshiney dog lover who’s a little down on her luck. And once he falls, he falls HARD. It’s small-town romantic suspense with CK’s signature humor, endearing characters, and heartwarming happily ever after.

Obsession Falls can be read as a stand-alone.]]> 432 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.07 2023 Obsession Falls (The Haven Brothers, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Whispers And Wildfire (Haven Brothers, #4)]]> 208679744 He’ll save her from the nightmare in her past.

Luke Haven has an adrenaline problem. As in, he ’t get enough.

His squeaky-clean, nice-guy reputation in his small town isn’t a lie. But it’s not the whole truth, either. Although his real problem? He’s not even sure what he’s searching for.

Melanie Andolini never thought she’d be starting over in her thirties. But moving back to her hometown is exactly the fresh start she needs.

Until she runs into Luke Haven, and things get complicated. Really complicated. Although it feels like a lifetime since they dated in high school, sparks fly as soon as they’re face to face—hot enough to light up the whole town.

Melanie blazes into Luke’s life like wildfire—messy and chaotic, beautiful and tempting. But they played with fire once and both got burned. They’re not going down that road again.

Except Melanie brought home a secret that still haunts her dreams. And when her nightmares turn all too real, Luke will risk everything to save her.
And make her his—this time, forever.

ܳٳǰ’s note: a not-your-usual second chance romance with a fiery heroine and a hero who won’t quench her flames—he’ll bask in her heat. Family shenanigans, witty banter, page-turning suspense, and a wild happily ever after that will leave your heart full.]]> Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.80 2025 Whispers And Wildfire (Haven Brothers, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Story of My Life (Story Lake #1)]]> 216370315 A Gilmore Girls meets Schitt’s Creek redemption romcom.

Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer’s block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she’s hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it’s The End.

Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival—involving an incident with a bald eagle—she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated.

The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans.

But Hazel isn’t worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There’s only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum…er…house.

Okay two things. A fake date for “research purposes� will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she’s writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she’s falling in love with faces bankruptcy, and growly Cam remembers why he ’t live happily ever after.]]> 577 Lucy Score Jen 5 4.46 2025 Story of My Life (Story Lake #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A New Leaf (The Hemlock Series Book 1)]]> 220827216 It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf�

Charlie

Returning to my hometown was never part of my plan. Suddenly, I find myself back where I grew up and taking over my late parents� beloved plant store. With a permanent scowl and zero customer service skills, I have no idea how to run a business—or keep plants alive. One night, a wild dog crashes into my store, creating an absolute mess in his path. The owner? Confident, charismatic, and utterly captivating. He’s determined to break down my carefully constructed walls one brick at a time.

Finn

Burnt out, exhausted, and a bit directionless, no one warned me that moving forward could feel like moving backward. After leaving my stressful corporate job, I packed up my life and returned to my home state of Oregon, eagerly chasing my dream of opening a coffee shop. One night, my overly energetic dog barrels into a quaint plant store, causing a complete disaster. The owner? Grouchy, gorgeous, and guarded. She’s exactly what I’ve been searching for all along.

Although our paths collide in a hectic disaster, we embark on a journey to discover the true meaning of turning over a new leaf.]]> 390 Samm Wilde Jen 0 currently-reading 4.06 A New Leaf (The Hemlock Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)]]> 225233700 A fake dating, frenemies to lovers hockey romance
Zoe

Chase Walton is a menace.

Cocky, insufferable, too damn pretty for his own good—and my brand-new fake boyfriend.

It started as damage control. A PR stunt to clean up his reputation after an ill-advised tape from his playboy past surfaced. He needed stability, an image overhaul.

And apparently, I’m it.

Never mind that I work for his hockey team’s PR department. Never mind that we’re in the same social circle, or that his favorite activity is getting under my skin. Never mind that I made the catastrophic mistake of sleeping with him once and now ’t stop thinking about it.

It’s fine. I can handle this.

I can handle the staged dates, the cameras, the way he looks at me like he already knows I’d let him do it again.

What I ’t handle?

The part where it stops feeling fake.

The part where he moves me into his condo, takes up my space, my air, my sanity.

The part where a real threat puts me in danger, and Chase stops playing pretend.

Because the thing about Chase Walton?

He plays to win.

And this time? He’s playing for me.


Chase

I may or may not have been in love with Zoe Carlson for years.

She just doesn’t know it.

To her, I’m an arrogant, insufferable defenseman—her favorite headache. A guy who flirts because he likes to rile her up, who pushes her buttons for fun. The jokester.

And maybe I was.

Until the night I finally kissed her.
Until the night I finally had her.
Until the morning she walked away like it meant nothing.

Now, she’s mine—at least in the public eye. A PR stunt. A media play. Something I’m supposed to fake.

But when she lands herself in real danger?

Game over.

And if she thinks there’s anything fake about that, she’s about to learn that when it comes to her, I’ll always make the play.


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Make The Play is the second book in the Colorado Storm hockey series of interconnected stand-alones, and features the following :

Pro hockey x PR exec | Golden retriever x Black Cat | Fake Dating | Frenemies to lovers | She's grumpy to no-one except him | ONS | An age-gap that's not a big deal but she makes it one | Plenty of spice | Plenty of banter | Found family]]> Hailey Rodger Jen 0 to-read 0.0 2025 Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)
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]]> The Worst Best Man 209821813 "Newsflash. You don't buy me, a$#%^*e. You earn me."

The bride is a doll. The groom is the perfect gentleman. But the rest of the wedding party? They're the stuff of nightmares. Rich? Check. Vapid? Double Check. Entitled? Not enough checks in the world. And the Best Man? More like the Worst Man.

But Maid of Honor Franchesca takes her duties seriously. Kidnapped groom? She's got this. Rude attendees? You just watch her handle them. So a Best Man with a big attitude and an even bigger...checkbook? Yeah, there's no way she's going to let that pretentious, judgmental jackhole ruin her best friend's wedding. No matter how sexy he is. (Well, that's the plan anyway...)

Aiden Kilbourn doesn't do long-term relationships. He's busy ruling the business world, and has yet to find a woman he can tolerate for longer than a month, two at the outside, anyway. Conquering the unconquerable is basically his bread and butter. And he hasn't met a challenge that he can't win. But Franchesca Baranski? This smart-mouthed girl from Brooklyn may just be his downfall.]]> 448 Lucy Score 1945631163 Jen 0 to-read 4.07 2018 The Worst Best Man
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]]> Forever Never 57118988
Under Brick Callan’s mile-wide chest beats a loyal heart with a few cracks in it. He’s the steadfast, overprotective type. Especially when it comes to the one woman he can never have. It’s a long, complicated history punctuated by fights, friendship, family, and an attraction that strains his iron willpower.

When Remi Ford returns to Mackinac Island in the dead of winter with a secret, Brick makes it his mission to find out what put the shadows in those green eyes. Even if it means breaking down the walls he’s built between them. Even if it means falling for the one girl he’ll never get over.

The free-spirited artist just needs to lay low for a few weeks so she can figure a way out of this nightmare. She’s definitely not staying. Not when the man who broke her teenage heart into splinters keeps showing up at her parents� dinner table. Remi doesn’t need broody, bearded Brick riding to her rescue…again. Not when it will put them both in danger, costing them much more than their hearts.

ܳٳǰ’s Note: Frenemies-to-lovers. Opposites attract. Slow burn. Girl in danger. Glorious, glorious banter. Fighting as foreplay. Small-town shenanigans. Big, grumpy, pining, overprotective hero. Wild-child, trouble-finding heroine who keeps on pushing the hero’s buttons. Steam Level: Lava. Suspense: Nail-biting. Feels: Big time.]]> 588 Lucy Score Jen 0 to-read 3.99 2021 Forever Never
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]]> <![CDATA[Pretend You're Mine (Benevolence, #1)]]> 218653468 I only wanted to protect you�

Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He’s strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he’s looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she’s the perfect decoy. A fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he’s deployed.

So what if kissing her sends his mind to wicked places? He can control himself. Can’t he?

Harper was on her way to starting a new life� again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home. When she’s in his arms, she finally knows what it’s like to feel safe. Protected.

One night of sharing a bed turns into something much, much more� and soon Luke ’t keep his mind off Harper’s wide gray eyes or his hands off her luscious curves. He never thought he’d feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he ’t tell her the truth about his dark past. And she ’t reveal what she’s running from.

At least this isn’t a real relationship. It’s only for a month. It’s only pretend. Until it isn’t�]]> 451 Lucy Score 1945631309 Jen 0 to-read 4.24 2015 Pretend You're Mine (Benevolence, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistakes Were Made (Story Lake #2)]]> 227081378 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score welcomes you back to Story Lake for the next small town romantic comedy. Get ready for a hometown hot guy looking to take the next step, a sparkly 'single is my middle name' heroine looking for a comeback, free-range trouble-making animals and a small town remembering that community is everything. All the heat, hilarity and hometown charm you could want in Story Lake!]]> 528 Lucy Score 1728297060 Jen 0 to-read 4.57 2026 Mistakes Were Made (Story Lake #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Seal the Deal (Colorado Storm #1)]]> 222254925 Twelve years. Two hearts. One love that refuses to fade.
Jake
Twelve years ago, I let her walk away.

For one unforgettable summer, Charlie and I were inseparable—camp counselors sharing stolen laughs, late-night talks, and a bond so rare it left a mark. But when the summer ended, we said goodbye, thinking the world was too big for us to hold onto each other.

I chased my hockey dreams, she built a life oceans away. I thought it was the right thing to do. Turns out, the NHL doesn’t have a trophy for the one who got away.

Then one night, I see her in the crowd at my game, and time folds in on itself.

She’s back. A single mom starting over, her fire burning brighter than ever. Except this time, she’s got two kids, mile high walls, and a toxic ex who doesn’t deserve to breathe the same air as her.

Winning her heart will be the toughest play of my life. But if I fail, I lose the future I've only ever imagined with her.

Fate’s handed me a second chance, and I’ll take every shot to prove she’s always been my endgame.

I let her go once. Never again.


Charlotte

Moving halfway across the world with two kids and a mountain of emotional baggage wasn’t exactly on my vision board, but here I am. Fresh start. New city. Zero interest in dating, especially after my ex-husband shredded my self-worth like one of those paper-thin contracts he never honored.

But after one mortifying moment involving the jumbotron and a soggy pretzel, Jake Brooks storms back into my life. The boy from summer camp who became an NHL superstar. The boy I never quite got over.

Except he’s not a boy anymore.

He’s taller, broader, and maddeningly persistent. My kids adore him. My ex loathes him. And my heart? Doesn’t stand a chance.

Falling for Jake wasn’t part of the plan, but he looks at me like I’m the only thing that matters. Even though I still house heartache, even though I have deep battle wounds. He’s tasted them, and he wants me anyway. Despite them. Like I was always meant to be his.

Jake’s dismantling the walls I built to protect myself, brick by brick with relentless care. But my ex lingers like a shadow, desperate to tear down what little control I have left.

But maybe letting go isn’t about losing control—maybe it’s about letting the right person back in, the one who was always meant to stay.


Sports Romance | He Falls First | Second Chance Romance | Right Person, Wrong Time | Dual POV | Single Mom x Hockey Player | Protective Cinnamon Roll | MCs in their 30s | Found Family | Spicy]]> 412 Hailey Rodger Jen 0 to-read 4.14 2025 Seal the Deal (Colorado Storm #1)
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]]> Well, Actually 217387757
Forced to confront Rylie on a live episode of Sausage Talk, he offers Eva a deal: allow him to take her on a series of dates to make up for his toxic behavior, then debrief them on his channel to show he’s changed. Eva refuses to play nice, but agrees to the scheme to advance her own career and continue defaming Rylie’s good name. When these manufactured dates start to feel real, Eva has to wonder if the boy that broke her heart has become the man that might heal it.]]> 384 Mazey Eddings 1250333318 Jen 0 to-read 4.01 2025 Well, Actually
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]]> <![CDATA[Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)]]> 213309864
Neither is the encounter with an enemy soldier.

Returning home to Alaha, she’s confronted with the aftermath of the day’s events. The future is uncertain as the threat of hunger looms over the people. With rumors of a growing rebellion, Brynn and her closest friends promise to stick together.

When an unexpected visitor arrives, Brynn’s loyalty will be tested as she learns of a world of magic and treachery. Once her enemy, always her enemy, right? But the dark, knowing eyes of a stranger make her question everything�

…including her heart.]]> 497 Rachel Schneider Jen 0 to-read 4.29 Metal Slinger (Fire & Metal, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)]]> 213243908 A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life-or lack thereof—she begins to question if she's as happy as she thought. Maybe a little more romance wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending... even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.]]> 448 B.K. Borison 0593641191 Jen 4 4.09 2025 First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Get Lost with You (Rock Bottom Love, #2)]]> 211003828 A second chance at love, small-town romance that’s all sweet with just a hint of heat

Jillian Keller took the long route to her best life, but is now happily settled in her hometown of Smile, raising her little girl alone while helping her brother run Get Lost Lodge. A lover of structure and routine, she doesn’t need anything, or anyone, disrupting her carefully curated life.

After chasing and achieving his culinary dreams, Levi Bright realizes he’s still missing something. Something he ’t find in a big city. Returning home to Smile, he intends to build a different future for himself that includes mending fences with his dad, reconnecting with friends, and creating elevated comfort food for a town he loves.

When Levi and Jilly run into each other one day in Smile, once requited feelings that never had a chance to bloom as teens flare between them immediately. Jaded from her past, Jilly is cautious and convinced that she can handle being just friends, as the two have to work closely together to prepare for Get Lost’s official summer opening, spending time together, camping, laughing, kayaking, and reminiscing. But when her brother hires sweet, funny, ridiculously hot Levi as the new chef at the lodge, and she and Ollie are getting more attached, things are moving more quickly than she anticipated--and Jilly has been hurt before. If she wants to be head over heels in love, she'll have to learn that the past doesn’t always repeat itself. Sometimes, it just leads you where you’re meant to be.]]> 304 Sophie Sullivan 1250875854 Jen 0 to-read 3.51 2025 Get Lost with You (Rock Bottom Love, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Between the Pines (Black Springs Ranch, #1)]]> 221740099
Her latest escape was supposed to be a quiet reset at her family’s cabin in Tennessee—not a reckless detour at a smoky backwoods bar, and definitely not a collision with Lincoln Carter. Rugged and magnetic, he’s temptation in a cowboy hat, and his slow smile makes forgetting her rules far too easy.

Their connection is instant, electric, and impossible to ignore. What starts with teasing glances and lingering touches spiral into a series of nights that feel like more—too much more. By the end of the week, Josie does what she does best: she bolts, leaving behind only her name and the memory of a man she ’t shake.

A year later, Josie’s done running. With a steady job, a new boyfriend, and her life finally on track, she’s ready to prove she’s not the same girl she used to be. Except her father’s prestigious summer horse training program just brought a ghost from her past straight to her front door.

Lincoln isn’t the forgiving type, and now that he’s on the ranch, he’s determined to show Josie exactly what she left behind—and what they could have had if she’d stayed.

As old wounds reopen and sparks reignite, Josie must decide: keep running from her past or take a chance on the cowboy who just might be worth staying for.]]> 310 Amber Palmer Jen 0 to-read 4.08 2025 Between the Pines (Black Springs Ranch, #1)
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> The Perfect Rom-Com 216052747 She's written dozens of smash hit novels as a ghostwriter. Too bad no one knows it.

Aspiring author Bryony Page attends her first writers conference bursting with optimism and ready to sell her manuscript with long-shot dreams of raising awareness for The Bridge, her grandmother's financially-struggling organization where she teaches ESL full-time. But after a disastrous pitching session, she stumbles into correcting another author's work in a last-ditch attempt to make a good impression with the agent. And she, as it turns out, is spot on.

No one is more surprised than Bryony when the agent offers her the opportunity to be a ghostwriter for Amelia Benedict, popular rom-com novelist. Bryony agrees on one she'll write books for this vain, demanding woman just as long as Jack Sterling, literary agent of the legendary Foundry Literary Agency, works to sell her own book too.

What nobody predicted, however, was that Bryony's books would turn Amelia Benedict into the Amelia Benedict, household name and bestselling author with millions of copies sold around the world.

And just like that, the Foundry Agency can't let her go.

But on a personal note, Jack is realizing he can't either.]]> 304 Melissa Ferguson 0840716885 Jen 0 to-read 3.74 2025 The Perfect Rom-Com
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]]> <![CDATA[Suck My Puck (Denver Bashers Series, #3)]]> 217457332
I used to be one of the top goalies in the NHL, but after losing the playoffs for my team last season, I’m playing like trash and on the verge of being cut.

But then I meet Bella, my gorgeous and feisty neighbor.

She has one rule: no dating or hooking up with hockey players. Too bad we have insane chemistry.

All it takes is one kiss to ignite the fire between us. Soon we’re tearing off each other’s clothes every chance we get.

Then the strangest thing my performance on the ice does a one-eighty.

In the net, I’m on fire. I’m clocking shutout after shutout.

It turns out, Bella is my lucky charm.

We agreed to be friends with benefits, nothing more…but I’m starting to fall hard for this badass beauty who’s loyal and funny and has the biggest heart.

I just hope against all odds she’s falling for me too.

Tropes

Enemies to FWB to lovers
Forced proximity
"Just once to get it out of our systems"
STFUATTDLAGG
Hand necklaces
He falls first and harder
No 3rd act breakup! ]]> 410 Sarah Smith Jen 0 to-read 4.23 2025 Suck My Puck (Denver Bashers Series, #3)
author: Sarah Smith
name: Jen
average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Dirty Pucker (Denver Bashers Series, #2)]]> 213650849
When I get traded to the Denver Bashers, I’m told to clean up my act.

The team’s social media girl, Ingrid, is helping me sweeten my public image. She’s everything I’m not: bubbly and likable with a sunshine smile.

She’s also stunningly beautiful–and totally off limits. Her cousin–my teammate–hates my guts and warned me to stay away from her.

But the more time we spend working together, the more I like Ingrid. When I open up to her about my darkest secret, she makes me feel comforted and supported. And when she tells me about the terrible way her ex treated her, I’m determined to spoil her in every way…in and out of the bedroom.

It’s not long before I start to catch feels.

I need to focus on my career. I don’t need any distractions, especially not a relationship.

But I’m falling hard for this beautiful sunshine girl.

Dirty Pucker is a pro hockey grumpy sunshine romance. It is book 2 in the Denver Bashers series.

Tropes

Grumpy/sunshine
Friends to lovers
Insta-lust
Hockey bad boy
Social media girl
"Good girl"
He falls first and harder
No third act breakup! ]]> 351 Sarah Smith Jen 0 to-read 4.06 2024 Dirty Pucker (Denver Bashers Series, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fake As Puck (Denver Bashers Series, #1)]]> 218576192
But then I meet Sophie Porter.

She’s the Bashers team doctor–and the daughter of my head coach.

And she’s got a proposition for me: fake date so that she can set boundaries with her overprotective dad.

It’s an easy “yes� for me. I’d never have a chance with this beautiful and brilliant woman in real life.

She’s a good girl with a naughty streak–my weakness. She makes me feel wanted and safe.

And when I open up to her about my painful past, she comforts me in a way no one else has.

I’ve never felt this way about anyone before�

I’m falling in love with Sophie�

But no matter how real it feels for me, I know it’s all fake to her.

Fake As Puck is a pro hockey fake dating romance. It is the first book in the Denver Bashers series.

Tropes

Bad boy hockey star
Coach's daughter
Fake relationship
Steamy lessons in the bedroom
"Touch her and die"
"Good girl"
Dirty talk
No third act breakup! ]]> 340 Sarah Smith Jen 0 to-read 3.85 2024 Fake As Puck (Denver Bashers Series, #1)
author: Sarah Smith
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[Make Your Play (Aston Archers Hockey #2)]]> 220172033 In my defense, I got pregnant by a guy who wants absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby.

And, just when I thought things couldn’t get worse, my health insurance drops me, claiming I lied about a pre-existing condition.

Being in this alone is scary enough, but trying to figure out how I’m going to pay for my medical care? That’s a whole new level of terrifying.

When Nash Simmons—my best friend’s brother, and Aston Archers star hockey player—finds out about the predicament I’m in, he steps in to save me from a financial disaster with an offer I ’t possibly refuse.

His proposal: I marry him for his insurance and we get it annulled after the baby is born.

It seems like the perfect solution, but as our arrangement unfolds and we continue to grow closer, it becomes even harder to ignore the electricity sizzling between us.

The lines between real and fake are starting to blur, and I ’t help but wonder if there’s room for my son and I in his future.

Or am I only fooling myself by thinking this could ever be more than what it was supposed to be?

____________________________________________

From bestselling romance author, Cali Melle, Make Your Play is a fun and steamy standalone from the Aston Archers series. Each book can be read alone and follows a fictional professional player falling in love.

MAKE YOUR PLAY TROPES:

Pro Hockey Romance
Surprise Pregnancy (it's not his)
Best Friend's Sibling
Marriage of Convenience
Forced Proximity
He Falls First]]> 326 Cali Melle Jen 0 to-read 3.78 Make Your Play (Aston Archers Hockey #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Sun (The Twilight Saga, #5)]]> 53287484 When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting beautiful, mysterious Bella is both the most intriguing and unnerving event he has experienced in his long life as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he let himself fall in love with Bella when he knows that he is endangering her life?

In Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and, drawing on the classic myth of Hades and Persephone, brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love.]]> 662 Stephenie Meyer 031670704X Jen 5
Minor Spoilers past this point:
The book was super good at explaining his thought process and it was such a plus getting to see inside the other characters heads in the story. I love that Charlie's mind was hard to read but Renee's was screaming at him. It was an interesting addition to understanding Bella's Gift. I also loved to see that Edward's decision to leave in New Moon wasn't so abrupt! He was prepping himself from the hospital stay. He prayed for the first time since changing. Prayed to have the strength to save her from himself. HE prayed to a God he doesn't think acknowledges him. She is that important to him. He does love her. Knew that but it just makes so much more sense now why this was a story from the start.

Small thing i loved: I love understanding that he wanted her to go to prom so when she had children she could tell them about the old best friend and old boyfriend who took her. I also love the small fear that her two children will be Jacob's. Especially because these children are also pictured by Bella in Eclipse. Crazy how things turned out!

I loved it. I just did a July reread of the series in order to prep for this release but finishing this story has me wanting to reread the series for a third time this year. I never grow tired of it. The story is a comfortable place for me to return to when i need to just slow down. Always grateful for that. Also the soundtracks to the movies have heavily influenced my taste in music. So basically thanks to twilight for all the joy i get from living in this world. It was so nice getting new material for this! Have i mentioned that i loved it? Well in case i didn't mention it yet... I LOVED IT! <3]]> 3.72 2020 Midnight Sun (The Twilight Saga, #5)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jen
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2023/10/23
date added: 2025/03/12
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I loved it. Oh good golly i loved it. I wonder if my love of it is skewed because of my love for the actual saga. This series is so nostalgic for me i have no doubt my review is a little skewed. Anyways its all i ever wanted. Edward's POV was so necessary for me and i wish that we could get the whole saga from his point of view. I have read articles that we wont but still my wish for all shooting stars from here on out.

Minor Spoilers past this point:
The book was super good at explaining his thought process and it was such a plus getting to see inside the other characters heads in the story. I love that Charlie's mind was hard to read but Renee's was screaming at him. It was an interesting addition to understanding Bella's Gift. I also loved to see that Edward's decision to leave in New Moon wasn't so abrupt! He was prepping himself from the hospital stay. He prayed for the first time since changing. Prayed to have the strength to save her from himself. HE prayed to a God he doesn't think acknowledges him. She is that important to him. He does love her. Knew that but it just makes so much more sense now why this was a story from the start.

Small thing i loved: I love understanding that he wanted her to go to prom so when she had children she could tell them about the old best friend and old boyfriend who took her. I also love the small fear that her two children will be Jacob's. Especially because these children are also pictured by Bella in Eclipse. Crazy how things turned out!

I loved it. I just did a July reread of the series in order to prep for this release but finishing this story has me wanting to reread the series for a third time this year. I never grow tired of it. The story is a comfortable place for me to return to when i need to just slow down. Always grateful for that. Also the soundtracks to the movies have heavily influenced my taste in music. So basically thanks to twilight for all the joy i get from living in this world. It was so nice getting new material for this! Have i mentioned that i loved it? Well in case i didn't mention it yet... I LOVED IT! <3
]]> Mr. Charming (The Nest, #4) 218111691
Since then, Tweetie Sorenson has embraced the professional hockey player bachelor lifestyle—his social media is a highlight reel of clubs, friends, and a never-ending stream of different women.

It’s hard to believe he’s the same man who stole my heart the very night we met. With him, everything felt wild, spontaneous, and absolutely perfect. I thought he was my forever.

Then, he broke my heart. Or maybe we broke each other’s. Either way, it was over.

I’ve moved on—new city, dream job—until my boss throws me back into Tweetie’s world. I’m sent to Chicago to manage the Falcons� social media, which means working alongside the one man I never truly let go of. FML.]]> Piper Rayne Jen 0 to-read 4.50 2025 Mr. Charming (The Nest, #4)
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]]> Mr. Swoony (The Nest, #3) 218109166
At least, that’s what I thought—until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn’t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.

He proved he wasn’t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That’s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list—a list I hadn’t managed to check a single item off.

What was meant to be a night of stargazing turned into so much more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and after one innocent night together, I started to question everything—especially my upcoming wedding to a man I wasn’t sure loved me.

Fast forward to my wedding day, and just as I’m standing at the altar, Conor bursts through the church doors to object. And now, somehow, I’m his roommate. Yikes.]]> 355 Piper Rayne Jen 0 to-read 4.24 2025 Mr. Swoony (The Nest, #3)
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> Love at First Sighting 220811685 A chance at love might not be out of this world in the next romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Mallory Marlowe.

Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to live the perfect aesthetic life. But what El wants more than anything is to find something real to make her heart race in a way it hasn’t in years. She doesn’t expect that feeling to come from capturing footage of an unidentified flying . . . thing, much less from the charming Man in Black who keeps following her around.

Agent Carter Brody is trying his best to keep the Private Intelligence Sector afloat by dragging their hopelessly out-of-date office into this century, even though what he really wants to do is follow in his father’s footsteps identifying and hiding extraterrestrial sightings. He gets his chance after being assigned to El’s case and is stopped in his tracks not only by her ingenuity and confidence, but also by the unnerving coincidence of how her sighting looks eerily like what he saw right before a family tragedy.

The deeper El and Carter fall into the mystery, the harder it is for them to ignore their growing chemistry, as their own alien feelings become dangerously terrestrial.]]> Mallory Marlowe Jen 0 to-read 4.44 2025 Love at First Sighting
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]]> <![CDATA[Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)]]> 218260239
She’s also my ex-girlfriend.

The first time I saw her after ten years apart, I slammed into the plexiglass minutes before our game was set to begin. The second time I threw up. But third time’s a charm apparently because as my fiancée and I walked into an appointment to meet the woman hired to plan our nuptials–there she was again.

Obviously, I did what any smart man would do–I called off the wedding.

I don’t have a plan per se, other than winning back the only girl I’ve ever loved.

As a future hall of famer and one of the best centers hockey has ever seen, I know a thing or two about winning, but convincing Lennox Kennedy to give this hockey boy another chance might just be the challenge of a lifetime and this game I’m playing may turn out to be nothing but a pucking disaster.]]> 490 Brittanee Nicole Jen 0 to-read 4.07 Hockey Boy (Boston Bolts Hockey, #1)
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]]> For the Record 217387723 An electrifying rom com of rivalry and redemption, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Daisy Jones and the Six, from New York Times bestselling author Emma Lord.

Once the most notorious rivals in the music scene, pop princess Mackenzie Waters and punk rockstar Sam Blaze electrified audiences as their bands clashed on stage. But behind the scenes, their simmering tension grew into something more � until suddenly both bands fell apart, and the idea of Mackenzie and Sam did, too.

Two years later, Sam has traded the rockstar lifestyle for a quiet life raising the son he didn’t know about. Meanwhile, Mackenzie is dealing with a postoperative change in her voice by only singing under a pseudonym. The only way to revive their public careers? A joint comeback album.

With fans over the moon and their futures on the line, Sam and Mackenzie face their biggest challenge yet: giving up the old rivalry and learning to work together. But as old sparks fly and new secrets emerge, they set off a chain reaction neither of them could have anticipated � one that proves that sometimes, the greatest hits are the ones yet to be written.]]> 320 Emma Lord 1250845327 Jen 0 to-read 3.97 2025 For the Record
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> The Battle of the Bookshops 221207874
The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of Capelthorne’s Books for nearly a hundred years�

The shop, in the heart of a high street that stretches crookedly down the hill from the castle to the sea, may be a tad run-down these days, but to Jules Capelthorne, the wonky, dusty world of literary treasures is full of precious childhood memories. When her great-aunt Florence gets too frail to run it alone, Jules ditches her junior publishing job in London and comes home to make the bookshop’s hundredth birthday a celebration to remember.

Jules quickly discovers things are worse than she ever imagined: The bookshop is close to bankruptcy, unlikely to make it to its own centenary celebration, and the lease on the building is up for renewal. With a six-figure sum needed, the future looks bleak.

To make matters worse, the owner of the property is the insufferable Roman Montbeau, from the posh, local family who owns half of Portneath. The Montbeaus and Capelthornes have feuded for years, and Roman has clearly not improved since he tormented Jules as a child. Fresh from a high-flying career in New York, he is on a mission to shake things up, and—unforgivably—proves his point about Capelthorne’s being a relic of the past by opening a new bookshop directly opposite—a shiny, plate-glass-windowed emporium of books.

Jules may not be able to splash the cash on promotions and marketing like the Montbeaus, but she’s got some ideas of her own, plus she has a tenacity that may just win the hardest of hearts and the most hopeless of conflicts.

Let the battle of the bookshops commence…]]> 336 Poppy Alexander 0063340674 Jen 0 to-read 3.18 The Battle of the Bookshops
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]]> Into the Woods 212924210 Summer camp just got a whole lot hotter in this enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for readers of Tessa Bailey and Lucy Score.

Teddy Knight’s band has just broken up in spectacular fashion after his longtime bandmate and—he’d thought—closest friend decides to go solo. So when he’s offered a last-minute gigto fill in as an artist-in-residence at a summer arts camp—whichcomes with a lake cabin andlots of free timeto workon a revenge album—he takes it. No matter that he knows nothing about nature, dislikes kids, and is generally a grump.

Gretchen Miller is having a mid-life crisis. Luckily, her summer job as the dance teacher at Wild Arts summer camp will allow her to drop out of society for a while. Having sworn off dating, she decides she’ll go into the woods and become a crone. She might skip the “luring innocent children to their death� part of cronedom, but she’s all for the “curse men� aspect.

Teddy and Gretchen clash from the get-go when he mistakes her for a fan, and she relegates him to the “entitled jerk� ash heap. Despite their determination to dislike each other, a wary friendship blooms as the magic of the woods starts to unwind them, and they spend long hours by the campfire talking about art, being stuck, and the idea of starting over.But woods are often filled with monsters, and Teddy and Gretchen will have toface their fears if they want to start over together.]]> 368 Jenny Holiday 1538724952 Jen 0 to-read 3.67 2025 Into the Woods
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name: Jen
average rating: 3.67
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]]> Work in Progress 213212691
UK Bus Trip Goals:

1. Crawl out of pajamas.
2. Get over cheating bastard and his stupid ironed jeans.
3. Have my first real adventure!
4. Achieve stability, strength, and growth.
5. Definitely do NOT kiss any British men.

Alice loves a good list. But careful planning didn’t stop her from losing her job and her fiance in one fell swoop. With her dreaded 30th birthday looming on the horizon, Alice makes the first impulsive decision of her life - booking a flight to the UK for a three-week, all-female, literary bus tour. What could possibly go wrong?

Turns out - everything.

Alice arrives to discover that this tour isn’t what she expected. At all. Instead of cool, globe-trotting thirtysomethings with meaningful tattoos, she finds a rickety, antique bus full of fluffy-haired octogenarians. And to make matters infinitely worse, the tour guide makes her blood boil! And that devilish grin of his tells her he’s dead set on making her trip a misery.

But as they travel from castle ruins to cozy pubs, Alice may just find that she’s got it all wrong. The ladies are vivacious. The book club chat is on fire. And damn if that mischievous smile doesn't threaten to turn her world upside down - and her beloved list right along with it!]]> 384 Kat Mackenzie 0063379031 Jen 0 to-read 3.84 2025 Work in Progress
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]]> Roll for Romance 219848308 Two fledgling tabletop gamersfind themselves falling for each other—both in and out of their weekly D&D sessions—in this charming, fantasy-tinged romance.

For years, Sadie Brooks has declined her best friend’s standing invitation to join his Dungeons & Dragons campaign. But when she unexpectedly loses her marketing job and flees New York City to spend the summer with him in small-town Texas, she also runs out of excuses to say no.

In the game, she becomes Jaylie, a powerful and self-assured human cleric blessed by the Goddess of Luck with spells to heal her companions. But in real life, Sadie believes her luck has run out, and she hopes the distraction will give her time to clear her head and plan next steps.

She never expected Noah Walker—the handsome, outgoing bartender roped into joining them—to factor into that plan. Like Sadie, he’s new in town. But with a taste for adventure, Noah never stays in one place for long. He’s something of a traveling bard—just like his character Loren, the charismatic, lute-strumming elf. While Jaylie finds herself succumbing to the bard’s charms over the course of their party’s travels, Sadie also begins to fall under Noah’s spell.

As their relationship progresses in both worlds, Sadie ’t help but wonder if they might last beyond the game. But when a surprising new opportunity opens in New York, she must face the truth about why she lost her job in the first place—and whether she and Noah have found something in Texas worth staying for. Torn between her career dreams in the city and the exciting uncertainty of a new adventure, she will have no choice but to roll the dice.]]> 368 Lenora Woods 0593975413 Jen 0 to-read 4.08 2025 Roll for Romance
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]]> Never Been Shipped 218695847 A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.

Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes -- no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way.

John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music -- and Micah -- back in his life.

Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensifyas the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.]]> 400 Alicia Thompson 0593640950 Jen 0 to-read 4.02 2025 Never Been Shipped
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]]> Zomromcom 221267276 Teaming up with your neighbor during a zombie outbreak is a no-brainer, but if it turns out he’s a vampire . . . the stakes couldn’t be higher, in this infectious new paranormal romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Spoiler Alert.

When Edie Brandstrup attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmlesshumanneighbor from the first major zombie breach in two decades, she’s stunned to be saved byhim—and his ridiculously large sword—instead.As it turns out, he's actually a super-old, super-surly vampire.But for all her neighbor's newly revealed cynicism and lethality, Gaston "Max" Boucher (yes, Gaston) is unexpectedly protective. He wants her to stay in his safety bunker until the breach is resolved. Edie ’t risk more innocent people getting killed, though—and Max won’t let her save them alone.

As they unravel a sinister conspiracy to set zombies loose on the world (again), the duo meet a host of lovable alliesand discoverthey're not the only ones willing tofight for the future of humanity.Despitetheawful timing, Edie finds herself falling for the vampire who’s helping her save the world . . . but all their dangerous plans could endtheirfuturebefore it evenbegins. As she and Max battle side by side, Edie must decide whether having a love worth living for also means having a love you'd die for—and, in a world that grows deadlier by the minute, whether that’s a risk she’s willing to take.]]> Olivia Dade 0593818210 Jen 0 to-read 3.64 2025 Zomromcom
author: Olivia Dade
name: Jen
average rating: 3.64
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]]> From Now On (Holt Hockey #3) 205843509
Time away from campus might be exactly what Eve needs to refocus on her life-long dream that’s about to become a reality—moving to New York City to become an artist. She’s spent most of college playing it safe. Maybe she should take some risks before graduating. Starting with a road trip to California�

There couldn’t have been a better ending to Hunter Morgan’s hockey career than winning a national championship. But the high of hoisting a trophy is fading, forcing him to face difficult decisions about his post-graduation plans. Spring break will be a welcome distraction, although spending the week with his two best friends sounded a lot more appealing before they both got girlfriends. Until he finds out Eve Driscoll is joining their trip too�

Timing wasn’t on Hunter’s side freshman year. He isn’t even sure if Eve remembers the night they met. And he’s certain, only two months from graduation, the timing is even worse now.

But Hunter knows he’ll regret never telling Eve how much he wishes that evening had ended differently. Especially once he discovers she hasn’t forgotten him.]]> 440 C.W. Farnsworth Jen 0 to-read 3.93 From Now On (Holt Hockey #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls #5)]]> 218133388 I came here seeking sanctuary, I never meant to fall for the broody single dad next door.

I've spent my life hiding in plain sight, burying my past beneath layers of carefully constructed lies. Moving to Sparrow Falls was supposed to be a fresh start. A place to lay low. But when I end up living next door to the single dad who just happens to be one of my brother’s best friends, everything changes.

Trace Colson sees too much, asks too many questions, and his protectiveness is as infuriating as it is alluring.

And when danger comes calling, it’s Trace who stands between me and the darkness.

But being close to him is its own kind of risk. Because with every heated glance and every stolen touch, Trace tempts me to open my heart, to dream of a life I’d long since given up on. The only problem? Trace has his own demons, and when they collide with mine, the fallout could destroy us both.

Forever.]]> Catherine Cowles Jen 0 to-read 4.36 2025 Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls #5)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: Jen
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2025
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]]> Near Miss 221462852 He’s not sure he’s ever been real. She’s not sure she’ll ever be whole again.

Beckett Davis has been many things: reliable, likeable, on track to be the most accurate kicker in professional football history, and multiple-time winner of made up awards like pro-athlete with the most beautiful smile.

He’s also spent a lifetime shouldering responsibilities that didn’t belong to him, but he doesn’t like to think about that. Until a missed kick makes him one of the most hated people in the city and lands him doing damage control as a volunteer in his least favourite place: a hospital.

But it’s where he meets her.

Greer Roberts deals in logic and absolutes. She spends her days performing surgery and staying behind carefully constructed boundaries that keep what’s left of her safe, even though she’s not sure how either of those things make her feel anymore. There is one thing she’s absolutely certain of, though: she doesn’t date. So it doesn’t matter that a downtrodden Beckett Davis ends up in the same elevator as her and in a moment of weakness, she invites him to volunteer with her patients.

She might see right through him, and he might understand her in a way that no one else ever has, but they’re just business acquaintances.

Until they’re not. And nothing scares her more than that.]]> 394 Haley Warren 177824839X Jen 0 to-read 3.93 Near Miss
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]]> <![CDATA[Make Your Move (Aston Archers Hockey #1)]]> 222915112
But neither was kissing him the night before he was traded to a team across the country.

Clearly, I didn’t think things through and I spent the past decade trying to bury the memory of him.

He left and I had no choice but to move on after he seemingly forgot about me.

I dove headfirst into my career and after a failed relationship left me a single mom, I had no time for any other distractions that came my way.

But when Lincoln Matthews walks back into my life, my carefully constructed walls begin to crumble.

He’s my new roommate and no matter how hard I try to resist, old feelings resurface with a force I ’t ignore.

Lincoln has never been one to get involved and he doesn’t do long-term commitments, unless it's committing to a new hockey team.

But something about him is different now.

He’s everywhere I turn, everywhere I go, and just when I think I’ve managed to escape his orbit, he’s there, pushing me to give him a chance to prove not all guys are like my ex.

But am I ready to let him back in� or is it already too late to stop falling for him all over again?]]> 324 Cali Melle Jen 0 to-read 3.59 2024 Make Your Move (Aston Archers Hockey #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Offside Play (Sin Bin Stories, #1)]]> 211107958
Hudson Voss: Grumpy, brooding hockey star with a permanent scowl on his face and a storm in his eyes. Six feet, four inches of tattooed muscle. Every girl on campus swoons over him—most at a distance, because he’s too scary to approach.

Me: A concert violinist who always looks on the bright side. I’ll be sitting next to Hudson in English class all semester long, but his bad vibes won’t affect me. With my motivational quotes of the day and positive affirmations, I won’t let the grumpy goalie faze me.

But one thing does faze me: my entitled ex who decides he wants me back.

Maybe if he thought I was already taken—by a man who could crumple him up like a piece of paper—he’d back off.

In a lapse of sanity, I ask Hudson to fake it with me; and to my shock, he agrees.

Now the goalie with no heart is buying me flowers and kissing me like I’m really his.

I know the truth, though. It’s all an act. There’s no way a surly hunk like Hudson could fall for a bubbly former band geek like me.

Right?

Offside Play is a full-length college hockey romance novel with lots of steam, no cheating, and a guaranteed happy ever after!

Tropes:

grumpy/sunshine
he falls first
fake relationship
no 3rd act breakup
dual POV]]> 318 Lyssa Lemire Jen 0 to-read 3.60 Offside Play (Sin Bin Stories, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Right Move (Windy City, #2)]]> 84943172
She’s a distraction, that’s what she is.

I’m the newest Captain of the Devils, Chicago’s NBA team, and the last thing I needed this year was for Indy Ivers, my sister’s best friend, to move into my apartment. She’s messy, emotional, and way too tempting.

But when the team’s General Manager vocalizes his blatant disapproval of my promotion to Captain, referring to me as an unapproachable lone wolf with no work-life balance, I ’t think of a better way to convince him otherwise than pretending to date my outgoing roommate.

The only problem? Faking it feels far too natural.

Having a fake girlfriend wasn’t supposed to be messy but having Indy under my roof and in my bed is complicated, especially when she wants all the romantic parts of life that I could never give her.


INDY

I never imagined I’d be living with my best friend’s brother, NBA superstar Ryan Shay. Even more unbelievable? He needs me to act as his loving girlfriend who’s suddenly changed him into a friendly and approachable guy.

Because, well…he’s not. He’s controlling of his space and untrusting of others.

Our arrangement isn’t one-sided, though. I’m in a wedding coming up, one where every one of my childhood friends, including my ex-boyfriend, will be in attendance, and there’s no better date than my ex’s celebrity hero.

Blurred lines make it almost impossible to separate real from fake. Falling for my roommate was never part of the deal, especially when Ryan is quick to remind me that he doesn’t believe in love.

I’m a romantic and ’t help fantasizing that he’ll change, but soon enough, I find myself questioning if sharing a roof with my best friend’s brother was the right move after all]]> 499 Liz Tomforde Jen 0 to-read 4.39 2023 The Right Move (Windy City, #2)
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]]> Slap Shot (D.C. Stars, #3) 214295087
Madeline Galloway needs a job. Recently let go from her executive chef position in Las Vegas, she’s desperate as can be when she reaches out to an old acquaintance about a possible job opportunity�. in DC.

After hitting it off with her prospective employer, the blond hockey star who seems to have a heart of gold, she and her daughter, Lucy, make the move east.

The rules were simple: no personal relationships. No falling for the romantic guy who always made her smile, even if they were living together and spending all their free time with each other.

But after a kiss on New Year’s Eve, everything changes. The lines blur. Being Hudson’s friend—and only his friend—is the last thing on her mind.

And when Hudson learns American Sign Language for her daughter? It might be a slap shot to the heart.

Slap Shot is a spicy slow burn friends to lovers, private chef x hockey player romance with forced proximity and a man who if he wanted to, he would.]]> 530 Chelsea Curto Jen 0 to-read 4.10 2025 Slap Shot (D.C. Stars, #3)
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]]> Catch and Keep 203578799 In Erin Hahn's latest cozy, swoony romance, Maren Laughlin has been fishing her whole life, but she’s finally ready to be caught.

At thirty-three, Maren Laughlin's just turned down her boyfriend’s proposal, walked away from her decade-long position as a park ranger, and returned to her childhood playground in Northern Wisconsin to accept her inheritance: a decrepit waterfront bait shop. After a lifetime of letting things happen to her, she’s ready to start making her own moves, even if everyone else thinks she’s making the wrong ones. Well, not everyone—at least the local heartstopper and resort owner is on her side.

Josiah Cole has made some missteps in his life, but he’s proud of what he has: two awesome kids and the keys to the kind of getaway spot that has families coming back every summer� their up north home away from home. After his marriage dissolved, leaving him a single dad, he feels he’s the last person to judge Maren for her recent transformation (even if his best friend, her brother, wants him to feel otherwise). Besides, he genuinely likes having her around. She’s a breath of fresh air, his kids adore her (not to mention her dog, Rogers), and it doesn’t hurt that she’s beautiful.

Things between Maren and Joe are easy. So easy, they’re fully immersed in the middle before they even decide to begin. It’s not a question of should they, but rather can they make it last? Are things too easy, or is this just how real love works? In Erin Hahn’s heartwarmingly sexy Catch and Keep, Maren and Joe have to be brave enough to find out.]]> 320 Erin Hahn 1250827132 Jen 0 to-read 4.07 2024 Catch and Keep
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]]> <![CDATA[What Are The Chances (Phil-U #2)]]> 220462440 A second chance college hockey romance.

Riley Dover’s sole focus is college until a twist of fate throws her off course and she finds herself in desperate need of a student athlete to complete her degree.

Will Caufield, the guy who broke Riley’s heart three years ago, is the one who blindly steps into her life again to help. But Will isn’t just any athlete. He’s the star of the college hockey team � the sport Riley has been avoiding for years.

As feelings resurface, Will’s determination to win Riley back becomes as strong as his passion for the game. But Riley harbors secrets � secrets that broke them apart last time.

As old wounds reopen, Will and Riley find themselves skating on thin ice between love and heartbreak. Riley must learn to trust Will with the truth, and Will must decide what’s more important � hockey or heart.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES is the spicy second book of the Phil-U series.]]> 301 Madi Leigh Jen 0 to-read 3.99 What Are The Chances (Phil-U #2)
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]]> Untitled (Heartstrings, #3) 218048420 B.K. Borison Jen 0 to-read 0.0 2027 Untitled (Heartstrings, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[And Now, Back to You (Heartstrings, #2)]]> 217513554 B.K. Borison Jen 0 to-read 4.50 2026 And Now, Back to You (Heartstrings, #2)
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]]> Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1) 219966756 “Good Spirits is an absolute knockout. A new Borison book feels like coming home in the best way. She's truly in a league of her own.� � Hannah Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker

The USA Today bestselling author of Business Casual, B.K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance—this time with a magical twist—that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past.

He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge.

Ghost of Christmas Past Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday haunting like every other—get in, get out, return to his otherwise aimless existence as a ghost awaiting the afterlife. But when he’s faced with Harriet York, the sweetest assignment he’s ever had, he suddenly finds himself wishing for a future.

Harriet York has no idea why she’s being haunted. She’s a good person—or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what’s expected of her. But as she and Nolan begin to examine her past, they discover there are threads that bind them together� and realize there might be more to moving on than expected.

With the deadline of Christmas Eve fast approaching, will they find the key to their futures in each other’s pasts? Or will they stay firmly in the present, indulging in their unexpected, spirited connection?

Filled with magic, mayhem, and cozy holiday charm, this swoony romance is B.K. Borison’s best yet!]]> B.K. Borison Jen 0 to-read 4.56 2025 Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Whiskey Chaser (Bootleg Springs, #1)]]> 217446262
Devlin is a man at rock bottom. Marriage, political career, five-year plan to Washington, D.C. All destroyed with one well-placed jab. The golden boy is now the black sheep relegated to Bootleg Springs, a tiny West Virginia town with two claims to fame: 1. Moonshine and 2. The cold case disappearance of a teen girl.

Devlin just wants to lick his wounds. But Scarlett has other ideas for his tongue� and the rest of him. She’s determined to bring him back to life, even if getting him back on his feet means never seeing him again. But when an old mystery becomes new news, she’ll need his help to survive the scandal.]]> 388 Lucy Score Jen 0 to-read 4.13 2018 Whiskey Chaser (Bootleg Springs, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nightshade (Sorrowsong University #1)]]> 221609337 *Book one of a duet*

When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple; keep her grades up and her head down. The last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.

Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she’s concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia’s only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.

Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other’s alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.

Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia’s desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it’ll split into two?
__________

Dark Academic Romance - Enemies to Lovers - Slow Burn - University Setting

This work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.]]> 359 Autumn Woods Jen 0 to-read 4.21 Nightshade (Sorrowsong University #1)
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]]> What Are The Odds (Phil-U #1) 214054373
There she meets the popular and cocky hockey captain, Levi Holloway.

With a historic rivalry with the football team, Levi wagers a bet with the football captain that whoever gets the Australian exchange student to fall for them first wins their team rights to the gym.

Only Levi doesn't expect to fall for Grace for real. Before long, he's attempting to convince her to stay in America after graduation, and doing more to ensure she doesn't find out about the wager.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS is the spicy first book of the Phil-U series. It can be read as a complete standalone.]]> 385 Madi Leigh Jen 4 3.89 What Are The Odds (Phil-U #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[O Goalie Night (The Ottawa Otters, #1)]]> 217162052
All Beth Michaels wants for Christmas is a fresh start. A new job in a new city is her chance to finally break free from her overbearing yet well-meaning mother, not to mention her small-town notoriety as NHL superstar Ben Michaels' little sister. But her dream of independence hits an unexpected snag when a housing mishap leaves her with no choice but to move in with Ben's best friend and teammate, the broody (and gorgeous) Foster James.

As a top goalie, Foster has always been great at handling high-pressure decisions and sticking to the rules. But there is one rule he finds impossible to follow: don't fall for your best friend's sister. After years of being alone, resisting the sweet and funny Beth may be the toughest challenge he has ever faced.

The goal was to keep their relationship under wraps, but plans have a way of becoming tangled during the holidays.

O Goalie Night is a holiday hockey romcom. It's the first novel in the Ottawa Otters standalone series.]]> 340 K.M. Gillis 1738361004 Jen 5 4.19 O Goalie Night (The Ottawa Otters, #1)
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Read in one sitting! Couldn’t put it down such a cute story!
]]> <![CDATA[Dating and Dragons (Dungeons and Drama, #2)]]> 209997824 From the author of the nationally bestselling Dungeons and Drama comes another gaming romance that's sure to win you over!

Quinn Norton is starting over at a new high school and hopes that joining a D&D game will be the trick to making friends. The plan sounds even better when she’s invited into a group that includes Logan Weber, the cute and charming guy she met on her first day of class. But this isn’t your average D&D campaign� this group livestreams their games and enforces strict rules: no phones allowed, and no dating other group members.

Quinn is willing to accept the rules, even if it makes Logan off-limits. And she quickly learns that doing so won’t be a problem, since Logan goes from charismatic to insufferable as soon as she agrees to join. As their bickering—and bantering—intensifies inside and outside the game, Quinn ’t help wondering: Is Logan’s infuriating behavior a smokescreen for hidden feelings? Quinn is risking it all, and the twenty-sided dice are rolling!]]> Kristy Boyce Jen 0 to-read 4.03 2024 Dating and Dragons (Dungeons and Drama, #2)
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]]> Her Knight at the Museum 209455848 A centuries-long curse is no match for rom-com shenanigans when a medieval knight is brought to life in modern-day Chicago.

Forgotten by time and abandoned by hope, Sir Griffin de Beauford’s existence stretches out before him. Cursed by a ruthless enchanter to see, hear, and think, but never to move or speak, Griffin suffers the long, lonely centuries trapped in stone…until an unexpected kiss from a fair maiden breathes new life into his soul—and his body.

Emily Porter, a recently divorced conservator at the Art Institute of Chicago, is charged with the restoration of a statue of a medieval English knight. Breaking curses was not part of the job description. And yet, here he is, the man of her dreams come to life, resplendent in shining armor as he joyously barrels into priceless antiquities...and goes on to dismantle her defenses, wreak havoc on her senses, and tempt her to believe once more in happy-ever-afters.

But the modern age tries Griffin’s patience and pride, and Emily is a prime suspect in the investigation of the missing sculpture. In a complicated world, can they find their way to a fairy-tale ending?]]> 352 Bryn Donovan 0593816595 Jen 4 3.51 2024 Her Knight at the Museum
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]]> <![CDATA[Loving Romeo (Magnolia Falls, #1)]]> 202399571 I was the boxer from the wrong side of the tracks.
She was the epitome of everything good, while I was broody and rebellious.
We couldn’t be more different.
Her family was enemy number one which made her guilty by association.
I despised her before I even knew her.
It was easier that way.
But now she’d moved in next door to me, and she was everywhere I turned.
I couldn’t avoid her no matter how hard I tried.
She was beautiful and honest and sweet.
Everything I knew I shouldn’t want.
Shouldn’t need.
They say there’s a fine line between love and hate—and I don’t know when I crossed over.
I was so wrapped up in this girl I couldn’t see straight.
She was the right hook I never saw coming.
Hating her was supposed to be my end game.
Loving her� well, that was just the beginning.
But the secrets that lived between us threatened to tear us apart.
Lucky for her—I was a born fighter.
And she was definitely worth the fight. ]]> 346 Laura Pavlov Jen 0 to-read 3.89 2024 Loving Romeo (Magnolia Falls, #1)
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]]> Not Quite by the Book 213724356 A bookstore owner discovers that life as a recluse isn’t for everyone in this sharp yet sweet novel about how sometimes you need to abandon the quest for love to find your true passion.

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

In fact, she ’t remember the last time she took a vacation. Or had a romance that hovered above disappointing. When her parents assume she’ll take over the shop for them without a break, she realizes she needs to get away—back to the nineteenth century. Channeling her favorite poet recluse, Emily Dickinson, Emma rents a crumbling manor house outside Amherst where she can learn how to be quietly, blissfully alone.

But becoming a world-weary spinster isn’t easy. She ’t start a fire or reason with the bunnies that are destroying the garden. She finds herself sparring constantly with the grumpy-hot architect who is renovating the manor. And then there’s the secret admirer who keeps sending her complicated floral messages�

No matter what she does, the outside world keeps knocking, and Emma starts to dream about the future. Will she forgo love for the family legacy? And will she shrink away or become the sort of bold person fortune favors?]]> 317 Julie Hatcher 1662523459 Jen 0 to-read 3.88 2025 Not Quite by the Book
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]]> <![CDATA[In Good Company (Pembroke Hills, #1)]]> 228569777
Callahan Hastings is relentless when it comes to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me–to be his private chef in the Hamptons for the summer.

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

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

But Cal doesn’t take no for an answer. He draws you in with flirty smiles and extravagant promises.

I should have seen him coming, but I didn’t. I should have stayed away, but I couldn’t.

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

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

But leaving isn't going to be easy with Cal on his knees, begging me to stay...]]> 386 Kat Singleton 1958292184 Jen 0 to-read 4.17 In Good Company (Pembroke Hills, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2)]]> 228691356 What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.

Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.

It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.

But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists.

When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.]]> 416 Ali Hazelwood Jen 0 to-read 4.79 2025 Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Harbor (Sparrow Falls #3)]]> 212469861
But Cope Colson is so much more.

The gentle way he makes sure we’re okay. The playful care he shows my son. The way he truly sees me.

When my life comes apart yet again, it’s Cope picking up the pieces. Now, we’re living in his house, eating his incredible, chef-worthy meals, and it’s not just my son who’s falling.

It’s me.

Because when Cope touches me, I lose all sense. I’m no longer thinking about staying safe, I’m thinking about how my skin ignites with every glance, how I come undone with the barest brush of his fingertips, and when we give into temptation…I’m lost.

But Cope has secrets and so do I. And when the forces from our pasts emerge from the shadows, there’s nothing they won’t do to end our happiness once and for all…]]> 403 Catherine Cowles Jen 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Broken Harbor (Sparrow Falls #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls, #2)]]> 212469885
Shepard Colson is all golden-boy charm and devastating good looks. But I know what it’s like to be taken in by easy smiles and the promise of forever—I have the scars to prove it.

Only the handsome contractor won’t stop coming by the bakery and prying little truths from my lips. Those amber eyes of his seeing far too much. And when all the secrets come crashing down, he’s determined to keep me safe. Even if it means moving into my rundown cabin to do it.

Now, Shep isn’t just rebuilding the walls of my home, he’s working his way into my heart. Suddenly, he’s everywhere: shirtless in my garden or in a towel coming out of my bathroom. And my resolve is no match.

Only it’s more than his golden looks. It’s him. The way he watches for my wounds but tells me I’m stronger than anyone he’s ever known. And I ’t help but fall.

But I should’ve known better than to think I could be happy. Not when a ghost from my past still has me in his sights. And when he finds me, he’ll do anything to tear my life apart, even if it means ending it for good…]]> 380 Catherine Cowles 1951936604 Jen 0 to-read 4.25 2024 Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tornado Ally: A Small Town Romantic Comedy]]> 216471852 One tornado. Two lives changed forever.Ally had everything in life. A good job, some land with a little house on it, a flock of chickens, and one very spoiled cat. What more could she ask for? Everything was� almost perfect. She just wished she had someone to share it all with. Someone that wasn’t a pretentious cowboy.

Jack’s job demanded everything from him, and then some. His life was filled to the brim with work and stress, but his tank was running on empty. His dad told him it took six figures to get and keep a woman, and he was far from that. What was even the point? Life as he knew it seemed so� impossible.

When a storm strikes in the night, Jack is forced off the road to find protection in Ally’s storm shelter. But when the tornado passes, things don’t go as planned.

Can two strangers from different worlds survive being trapped in a tornado shelter together?

Perfect for fans

One BedForced ProximityOpposites AttractDual POVSweet Romance]]> 319 Lainey Ross Jen 0 currently-reading 3.64 Tornado Ally: A Small Town Romantic Comedy
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]]> <![CDATA[Fighting for Us (Bailey Brothers, #2)]]> 63083582 How long would you wait for the love of your life?


The Asher Bailey who comes home to his quirky small town isn't the same man who put a ring on Grace's finger. He's bigger, harder, haunted. Forced to give up Grace and everything else that was good in his life for a prison sentence he barely survived.


Now that he's home, he finds himself aggressively welcomed by his brothers and gleefully gossiped about by his neighbors. He'd counted on both.

But he never expected to see Grace still wearing his ring.


Grace's fairy tale didn't end. It was interrupted. She's spent the last seven years living her life while waiting for one man. Now that he's back, she's got her work cut out for her. He's scarred and angry, and stubbornly convinced they can't be together. She's more than happy to educate him otherwise.


Every beer, every prank, every kiss brings him closer to where he's always belonged. In her life. In her arms. In her heart.


Asher fears the darkness inside him can't be contained. But Grace won't give up on him without a fight.


Author's A brooding, wounded hero and the woman who won't give up on him. A pack of unruly, prank-loving brothers. A wild neighborhood rumor mill. Spectacular BFF banter. This is a love story about soulmates that delivers the heat and all the feels.


The Bailey Brothers series is meant to be read in order and Fighting for Us concludes Grace and Asher's happily ever after.

]]> 512 Claire Kingsley Jen 5 4.16 2020 Fighting for Us (Bailey Brothers, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rushing In (Bailey Brothers, #4)]]> 63083623 She’s the one girl he ’t have.

With his dimpled grin and devilish charm, firefighter Gavin Bailey is hot as a five-alarm fire and twice as dangerous. The youngest of five brothers, he’s the daredevil of the family. Until the unexpected strikes and he finds himself sidelined.

Skylar Stanley’s life didn’t just fall apart. It exploded. Spectacularly. Dropped by her publisher and her agent, and dumped by her boyfriend, she suddenly has no place to live and a career circling the drain. She comes home to the quirky, feuding small town she hasn’t lived in since Kindergarten to pick up the pieces. And hopefully find her mojo.

Gavin would happily help Skylar get her groove back—in and out of the bedroom—except for one big problem. Her dad is Gavin’s boss, mentor, and the closest thing he’s ever had to a father. As much as Gavin loves racing headlong into danger, Skylar is a risk of a different kind. One that he’s determined to avoid.

But the line between friends and lovers gets awfully blurry, and Gavin just might find the one thing that truly scares him. Losing her.

ܳٳǰ’s note: The wild child of the Bailey clan meets his match in a shy writer who’s braver than she thinks. A sexy, feel-good story with pranks and shenanigans, Bailey-style brotherly love, a rescue kitten, plus delightfully dirty fantasies come true and a happily ever after that will make your heart burst with sunshine and rainbows.

The Bailey Brothers series is meant to be read in order. Start with book one, Protecting You.]]> 424 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.25 2020 Rushing In (Bailey Brothers, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Her Fire (Bailey Brothers, #5)]]> 63083638
And no matter how much he wants to lie to himself, he has to admit, it was mind-blowing.

Cara will not be tempted by the one night she spent with prince dickhead—even if her traitorous body remembers every earth-shattering moment. It was a mistake and she’s stronger than that. She’ll just keep avoiding him and pretend it didn’t happen.

But the feuding small town of Tilikum might not be big enough for the both of them. Avoiding each other isn’t working. And with every moment they’re forced to spend together, the sparks get hotter, the flames grow brighter, and the tension borders on unbearable.

Until they both reach their breaking point and their fiery relationship explodes.


ܳٳǰ’s note: a sexy firefighter and the sassy redhead who drives him crazy. All the banter, delicious tension, a heartwarming family, and Kindle-melting steam. Enemies to lovers is as hot as it gets and these two are FIRE.

The Bailey Brothers is meant to be read in order. Start with book one, Protecting You.]]> 456 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.15 2021 Chasing Her Fire (Bailey Brothers, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rewriting the Stars (Bailey Brothers, #6)]]> 63083650
Besides, he has her.

She’s his Juliet, the only woman in the world he ’t ever have. To an outsider, it probably seems crazy. But the Tilikum town feud is no joke—especially now—and Annika Haven is strictly forbidden.

Annika Haven never expected to be back in her hometown, let alone as a single mom with two jobs. Add in a pack of overprotective brothers, a brewing family crisis, and a gossipy, feuding town on the brink of chaos, and life gets complicated.

But at least she has him.

He’s her Romeo, a son of the enemy. He makes her smile on her worst days. Yet, despite his brooding sex appeal, the one thing she cannot do is fall for Levi Bailey. They’re just friends and that’s the way it has to stay.

But after months of secret texts and stolen glances, one soul-stealing kiss changes everything. And Levi Bailey is about to do the impossible.

Defy the feud.

ܳٳǰ’s note: an intense hero who relentlessly pursues what he wants and a single mom with a tender heart. Small-town shenanigans, a hundred-year-old mystery, a riot of crazy brothers, enough heat to melt your Kindle (and your ovaries) and the biggest, heart-burstingest, happily ever after you’ve been waiting for.

The Bailey Brothers series is meant to be read in order. Start with book one, Protecting You.]]> 558 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.40 2022 Rewriting the Stars (Bailey Brothers, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Protecting You (Bailey Brothers, #1)]]> 63083570 One night brings them together. Another night tears them apart.

Grace Miles misses her easy friendship with Asher, but growing up means growing apart. And really, how could he fall for her when they spent their childhood getting muddy in the creek and splitting sticks of gum? But this summer, something feels different. If Grace didn’t know better, she’d think Asher was flirting with her. Those dark eyes, hard body, and wicked smile make her insides swirl and her heart dare to hope for things she’s convinced herself she’ll never have.

Falling for your best friend shouldn’t be complicated, but for Asher Bailey, loving Grace is anything but simple. The road to romance isn’t smooth thanks to his pack of wild brothers who are protective of the girl next door, a take-no-sass grandmother, a small town where gossip is a spectator sport, and a feud that spans generations. But Asher realizes his feelings are too big to ignore.

Loving her isn’t the risk. Losing her would be.

And one night, one kiss, changes everything. Finally admitting their feelings is the beginning of their happily ever after. Until their fairy tale love story is tragically interrupted, and neither of them will ever be the same.

ܳٳǰ’s note: Lifelong soulmates, ridiculous pranks, brother shenanigans, and a feuding town. Protecting You is the Bailey Brothers series origin story. Be there when it begins and fall in love with this wild band of unruly brothers.

The Bailey Brothers series is meant to be read in order and Grace and Asher’s story concludes in book two, Fighting for Us.

Content warning: attempted sexual assault]]> 166 Claire Kingsley Jen 5 3.73 2020 Protecting You (Bailey Brothers, #1)
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]]> Mate (Bride, #2) 228256271 A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…]]> 432 Ali Hazelwood 0593955013 Jen 0 to-read 4.36 2025 Mate (Bride, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Unraveling Him (Bailey Brothers, #3)]]> 63083596 She’s the sunshine to his storm cloud

Stoic, growly Evan Bailey has enough on his plate. A growing business, a pack of brothers who drive him crazy, a gossip-loving small town, and a rivalry that runs deeper than any family feud. Love? That’s a hard pass. He already learned the hard way that he’s better off alone.

Fiona Gallagher has a problem. Or more like ten, but who’s counting? The trouble with her car is just the cherry on top of the crap sundae, but she won’t let that get her down.

Besides, she has a plan. Evan Bailey—that brooding custom car builder who happens to hate her father—is going to help her. He just doesn’t know it yet.

The last thing Evan needs is the overly cheery Fiona crashing into his solitary life. But her offer is too compelling to ignore.

Fiona isn’t there to pick through the wreckage of Evan’s heart. If he has one, he won’t let her anywhere near it. But the tension between them is hot enough to combust. And when she starts to see the cracks in his stony façade, she realizes she’s getting more than she bargained for—a lot more—in that big surly man.

ܳٳǰ’s Note: A grouchy, broody loner meets an adorable badass (who talks to her houseplants). It’s the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one with some engine-revving twists. Have a fan ready—you’re in for a Kindle-melting ride.

The Bailey Brothers series is meant to be read in order. Start with book one, Protecting You! ]]> 462 Claire Kingsley Jen 0 to-read 4.30 2020 Unraveling Him (Bailey Brothers, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Deputy and the Devil (Bargains & Bounties #2)]]> 223835506
James Moone promised one hell of a chase, and Cassidy’s spent months grappling with the realization of how little she knows. About him, her family, and herself. When a US marshal arrives with the lead she needs and a warrant for her arrest, turning in the man she loves may be the only way to clear her name.

On his quest for redemption, Moone learns Ransom’s legacy isn’t one he can escape. He didn’t just inherit a fortune, but his enemies, too. Buying his way out requires reckoning with a part of himself that James thought he’d put away for good. Even if he finds his way back into her heart, there’s no guarantee she’ll want him anymore.

Cassidy and Moone find themselves on the run, bound together, despite broken trust and betrayals. The only way to fight their way back is through. But first, they’ll need to survive a perilous journey through the wilderness and metropolis while eluding the law, unlock the secrets of her mother’s past, and decide if their future is worth fighting for.]]> 500 Kirsten Bohling Jen 0 to-read 0.0 The Deputy and the Devil (Bargains & Bounties #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finding Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #4)]]> 208098486
Everything in my life is rigidly planned, nothing ever takes me by surprise, until her.

Wren Jacobs.

I swear the woman was put on earth to drive me insane. She's too young, too beautiful, my daughter's best friend, and one of my best friend’s daughters. In other words, completely off limits.

And for one weekend she's the art curator assigned to help me pick up my newest painting.

My only job is keep my hands off the forbidden woman almost twenty years my junior. Every whisper of daddy Wilson that falls from her lips drives me closer to forgetting my rules and realizing this nightmare might be the fantasy I need for the night.

Even if one night could be enough, will everyone finding out destroy it all?

❄️DZ岹

⚾️Snowed In

❄️Daughter's Best Friend

⚾️Forbidden Romance]]> 212 Jenni Bara 1959389173 Jen 4 4.09 Finding Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Attached at Heart (Wildflower, #3)]]> 217443065
**

After finishing his cardiology fellowship, Blake London moves to Boston with a single hope: fix as many hearts as he possibly can…including his own. Considering the one woman he's ever loved—his best friend from medical school—got engaged to another man, he needs to move on.

But that’s easier said than done, and Delaney proves harder to escape than he expected.

�

Delaney Delacroix's fiancé has fallen in love with another woman. Since love was never part of their arrangement, Delaney isn't upset about it. But it does mean she can't access her inheritance until finding a replacement husband, and she must put off her dreams of founding a specialty heart clinic for patients like her brother.

In the meantime, Delaney returns home to the East coast where she stumbles into Blake, whose abrupt cross-country move had devastated her. Their unexpected reunion is shocking, as is the reveal of Delaney’s broken engagement—her fake, broken engagement. But nothing stuns as much as Blake’s reaction: he promptly steps up to the plate. Or rather, the altar.

Their decade-long friendship can survive a year of playing husband and wife…right?]]> 463 Amelie Rhys Jen 5 4.15 Attached at Heart (Wildflower, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Howl You Doin? (Monster Bae, #2)]]> 210240047
When Whitley Whitt becomes the chef at Castle Tepesh, she wants nothing more than to get the funds to buy back her grandmother’s bakery and return to living her best life reading romance and baking cupcakes. But the castle gets creepier day by day, and she thinks Connor O’Doyle is the biggest bosshole to ever live.

Connor O’Doyle's greatest wish is to prove monsters and humans can coexist after turning Dracula’s home into a hotel.

As he juggles a castle filled with humans hosted by monsters, a yacht-stealing vampire best friend, and one chef who continuously tempts him with cupcakes and spite, he struggles to keep his identity secret.

When sparks and fangs fly, who will be the last wolf standing?]]> Jacklyn Hyde Jen 4 4.08 2024 Howl You Doin? (Monster Bae, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fall Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #1)]]> 204843515
Unfortunately, I’m not hers.

Not only is she the daughter of the Rev’s coach who hates me, she’s also sworn off dating for the year.

Little does she know we’ve been doing just that.

Sure, she says I’m her friend when we watch romcoms or spend holidays together, but I’m just biding my time until the year is up.

With her father against me, and a line of men interested in dating her, once she finds out my true intentions, will we survive the fallout?

Author Note: The Fall Out is book one of the Boston Revs Three Outs Series. It is a stand-alone baseball romcom that starts with a one-night stand with the coach's daughter. This friends-to-lovers grumpy sunshine romance will guarantee you tons of fun banter and swoony moments between the hot-headed baseball pitcher and the animal-loving heroine. Add in some laughs with the Revs team and an adorable pet puffin and it is sure to be fun for all.]]> 302 Jenni Bara Jen 0 to-read 3.95 The Fall Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fake Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #2)]]> 208090808 1. Develop an obsession for his best friend’s sister.
2. Agree to let her be his new roommate.
3. Kiss her.

Hello I’m Emerson Knight and I am an idiot.

I try to stay away from Gianna Damiano, I really do. But between crop tops and fiery glares I ’t get her off my mind. One fake date changes everything and I cannot deny I want my hands on every one of my new roommate's delicious curves. One night keeps turning into one more. And suddenly I’m lying to my best friend.

I’m the man known for his fake out, but I’m only kidding myself because the way she’s stealing my heart feels very real.

Author Note: The Fake Out is book two of the Boston Revs Three Outs Series. It is a stand-alone baseball romcom between a black cat female main character and golden retriever male main character. This roommates-to-lovers teammate's sister romance will guarantee you tons of fun banter and swoony moments between the goofy baseball star and the curvy girl who stole his heart. Add in some laughs with the Revs team and an adorable pet puffin and it is sure to be fun for all.]]> 332 Jenni Bara 1959389157 Jen 0 to-read 4.14 The Fake Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Foul Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #3)]]> 208095998
Now I must atone for my comments. Somehow that includes working at a daycare with seven year old Piper who thinks I’m her best friend. But Piper is not the one who has me tied up in knots. That job is reserved for Harper Wallace- her mother.

Harper is fierce, combative, and an irresistibly gorgeous single mom.

If hating me were a sport, she'd be MVP. For reasons I can't tell you, she's completely off limits so I obviously should stay away.

But hear me out?

I'm a competitive jerk. I’m not the guy that rides the bench. I’d rather go down swinging and foul out than not play at all.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
-Single Mom
-Enemies to Lovers
-Reformed Playboy
-Found Family
-Baseball Hero
-ASD Representation]]> 419 Jenni Bara 1959389165 Jen 0 to-read 4.22 The Foul Out (The Boston Revs Three Outs, #3)
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]]> Spiral (Off the Ice, #2) 199246937
He’s on edge while she’s en pointe in this fake-dating sports romance from the author of the smash hit Collide.

Elias Westbrook, a newly drafted hockey player for the Toronto Thunder, is facing the challenges of fame and media scrutiny. With a growing fan base and too many expectations on his shoulders, he’s struggling to make his first career goal. The tabloids are reporting on his every move, including which woman he was last seen with, but all he wants to do is escape the spotlight.

Enter from stage left Sage Beaumont, an aspiring ballerina with dreams of joining the Aurora Ballet Theatre, but her lack of popularity online leaves her at a major disadvantage for securing the lead role. When Sage finds herself with the perfect opportunity to make her dreams come true by fake dating Elias, she takes her shot.

Soon enough, the flimsy fake-dating rules they set in place fall away in the face of their sizzling connection. But before things spiral out of control, Sage and Elias will have to decide if they’re willing to take the leap together or if they'll call it quits.]]> Bal Khabra Jen 5 3.86 2025 Spiral (Off the Ice, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bourbon Lullaby (Bourbon Canyon)]]> 199752832 The haunted foster boy turned jaded owner of a whiskey distillery doesn't recognize me as the little girl he used to read to when he hires me. So I don't tell him.

Myles was the boy who read me stories when it stormed. The angry foster kid my adoptive parents took in not long after my sisters and I found a home under their roof. Then one day, he was gone, and I could never get him off my mind. The kid with the unknown background grew into the owner and CEO of a respected whiskey distillery. My brothers hate him for the knowledge he took from our family’s bourbon company to start his own empire. My sisters have practically forgotten him. But me? I’m going to be his new assistant. He has no idea who I am. To him, I’m not a little girl scared of storms. I’m a temp with a surprisingly informed background about the world of spirits. Okay, I’m still scared of storms, which he unfortunately finds out. But he’s a jaded man and his life is closed off even more than it was when we were kids. He doesn’t trust easy and I’m only in his office because of a lie. Before I can tell him who I am, I might have to leave just as suddenly as he did all those years ago.]]> 342 Walker Rose Jen 0 to-read 3.92 Bourbon Lullaby (Bourbon Canyon)
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]]> <![CDATA[Smoking Gun (The Bunkhouse, #1)]]> 198033106 Nothing says welcome home like an irresistibly hot cowboy inviting himself into your shower.

I should have kicked him out the second he barged in. He’s my brother’s best friend and we’re living on a ranch in the same bunkhouse for the next three weeks. Disaster waiting to happen.

He’s hell bent on keeping his walls up. And I’m a ball of stress, fresh out of medical school, determined to focus on my career and taking care of my family.

Despite the long list of reasons why it’s a terrible idea, we jump into the burning ring of fire that is secret friends with benefits.

As long as there’s no strings attached, no feelings, and no kissing of course.

Just when I think Gage will be a distant memory once I’m gone for good, my heart starts to run the show.

Rules are broken and lines are blurred.

Now I wish the only big secret he’s been keeping was me.

Smoking Gun is a brother's best friend, secret friends with benefits, small town romance that brings the steam and the swoon! This book includes a happily ever after and is book one in the new cowboy romance series of interconnected standalones, The Bunkhouse. ]]> 312 Lainey Lawson Jen 0 to-read 3.66 Smoking Gun (The Bunkhouse, #1)
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]]> Unloved (The Undone, #2) 214152028 The highly anticipated follow-up to Peyton Corinne’s “unputdownable and unforgettable� (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) TikTok sensation Unsteady follows hopeless romantic Ro and player—on and off the ice—Freddy as their feelings for each other grow from strictly friendly to so much more.

Matt “Freddy� Fedderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking dropped classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Freddy had plans to enter the NHL draft at eighteen, but then his estranged father added a “graduation� clause to his inheritance, and now, he needs help to pass Biology with a professor who’s already betrayed him before.

Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s new tutor. She keeps telling herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, but Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to friendship and late-night phone calls, an undeniable heat begins to simmer between them, which they’re both trying desperately to ignore.

Although they are too protective of their newfound friendship to cross that line, Ro ’t stop thinking about how Freddy was her first kiss her freshman year at Waterfell, a spine-tingling moment seared into Ro’s memory that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember, and Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation at all costs. Meanwhile, Ro wants to prove to him that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than his body. But maybe, just maybe, together they can learn how easily the right person can love every part of you, even your flaws.]]> 449 Peyton Corinne 1668068486 Jen 0 to-read 4.11 2025 Unloved (The Undone, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Icebound (Boundless Players, #1)]]> 179934738
With a thigh tattoo that’s catnip for women and a wicked smirk that needs a warning label, everyone flocks to the NHL’s resident bad boy. Sure, Rhode accidentally set a yacht on fire while bringing a woman to the brink of ecstasy, but that happened over a decade ago. Now, at thirty-three, Rhode’s searching for something real. He’s ready to get down on one knee for the right person, but he has one rule—no dating anyone under thirty.

Philomena “Nina� Alstyne has sworn off men who look like fallen angels on skates.

The feisty art student is done molding herself to fit someone else’s life after her relationship fiasco. At twenty-two, Nina’s last semester of college is about her pottery dreams. Except, when one fateful accident forces Nina into a faux situationship with Nashville’s (Supposed) Naughtiest, all her curated plans crumble like a fragile sculpture.

Rhode falls first, and he falls hard.

There’s only one problem� Rhode thinks he’s fake dating a thirty-year-old doctor. As secrets get revealed, his biggest temptation quickly becomes off-limits, but Nina soon realizes the cross-stitching cat daddy is what the chaos in her soul craves—and Nina’s fiery passion might burn hot enough to melt Rhode’s icy boundaries.]]> 378 Meredith Trapp Jen 0 to-read 3.80 2024 Icebound (Boundless Players, #1)
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]]> Revolve (Off the Ice #3) 223641012 The road to redemption is far from smooth as ice in this sweeping romance between a figure skater and hockey player from the USA Today bestselling author of Collide.

Sierra Romanova was an Olympian figure skater before a life-altering accident on the ice left her with panic attacks every time she enters the rink. Now, back for her final year at Dalton University, she’s ready to reclaim the spotlight, with all eyes on her…including those of hockey player Dylan Donovan, whose audacious words goad her back into her skates to prove him wrong.

After getting kicked off his hockey team for his reckless behavior, Dylan is left with slim chances of making it to the NHL draft. But Dylan’s whole world revolves around the ice, and if hockey is forbidden, well at least there’s figure skating. Even better, it means more time at the rink with Sierra. Sure, he’s helping her rebuild her confidence, but pushing her buttons along the way? That’s just a bonus.

As the figure skating world awaits Sierra's comeback, she finds herself in need for a new pairs partner. The only person she knows who can match her skill on the ice is none other than the cocky hockey player who refuses to cut her any slack. Dylan's a wildcard, Sierra's a seasoned pro, but together, they might just be the perfect match on the ice.]]> 416 Bal Khabra 059381830X Jen 0 to-read 4.48 Revolve (Off the Ice #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rook & Rebel (The Mavericks, #1)]]> 217534420
Regan Fletcher
I used to have big dreams: finish college, make beautiful art, all while taking over my dad’s business. He wanted a legacy, and I wanted to give it to him. But his illness wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was his sudden need to keep me locked up in our mansion, safe and isolated. I want more from life, but could only spend my days waiting. Until one night, I came face-to-face with a street biker from a world far different from mine. What starts as him stalking me, quickly spirals into something deeper, and more deadly. I’m falling for a man who’s everything I should fear, yet he’s the only one who’s ever made me feel truly alive. But loving him means risking everything—my heart, my future, and my father.

Rook Emberson
Revenge has been my driving force for as long as I can remember. Cameron Fletcher stole everything from me, and I’ve spent years plotting the perfect way to take it all back. When fate puts his daughter in my sights, I know I’ve found the key to his destruction. But from the moment I meet her, my plans begin to unravel. Regan is everything I didn’t expect and I ’t help but be drawn to her. What starts as a twisted game of vengeance turns into an obsession. I need her, but I also need to destroy her father.

The lines between love and vengeance blur, and I’m not sure where one ends and the other begins.]]> 381 Kate Crew Jen 4 3.86 2024 Rook & Rebel (The Mavericks, #1)
author: Kate Crew
name: Jen
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/07
date added: 2025/02/07
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]]> The Christmas Fix 129355235 384 Lucy Score 1728295149 Jen 0 to-read 3.77 2017 The Christmas Fix
author: Lucy Score
name: Jen
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Deep End 212808709 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

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

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

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood Jen 5 3.96 2025 Deep End
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Jen
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/05
date added: 2025/02/05
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Jen 5
2020 Reread: Forever my guilty pleasure series! its so funny to see my reactions to certain scenes now as an adult compared to the reactions as a tween when i first read the series! Enjoying my 2020 reread in preparation for the release of Midnight Sun (33 days but who is counting..)! I cant even believe that its finally releasing!! I have such high hopes for it!
Anyways i have noticed that my book notes are very Midnight Sun focused. I am very focused on Edwards expressions and reactions this time around and i am very hopeful that Midnight Sun will elaborate on these from the orginal book! Jacob in book one and two is my favorite Jacob (before he gets pushy and over the top jealous) so it was fun getting re-introduced to him too! Felt nice to return to the orginal cast after reading Life & Death! Always a five star read for me!

** This is the second time in 2020 that i have read this book.....#SorryNotSorry
I usually start my yearly reading challenge off with a series reread and i did just that this year BUT then Stephenie shocked me and announced the release of MIDNIGHT SUN!! Holy Crow!! Anyways i obviously have to do a July reread in order to prepare for that August Release! Not going to lie i never get tired of reading this series! Guilty pleasure series for life!! **


2019 Reread: The Twilight Saga is a series i am Reading for the third time. I really Enjoyed this books in middle and highschool when i was in the thick of my vampire obsession. I now enjoy them as rereads when I’m in a reading slump and decided to read the whole series again for part of my 2019 Reading Challenge when i am in slumps! I know You either love or hate the saga but for me it’s 5 stars! ]]> 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Jen
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/31
date added: 2025/01/31
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2021 Before Reread: I am dumbfounded that I just realized with 25 days left in 2021 that I haven't done my reread!

2020 Reread: Forever my guilty pleasure series! its so funny to see my reactions to certain scenes now as an adult compared to the reactions as a tween when i first read the series! Enjoying my 2020 reread in preparation for the release of Midnight Sun (33 days but who is counting..)! I cant even believe that its finally releasing!! I have such high hopes for it!
Anyways i have noticed that my book notes are very Midnight Sun focused. I am very focused on Edwards expressions and reactions this time around and i am very hopeful that Midnight Sun will elaborate on these from the orginal book! Jacob in book one and two is my favorite Jacob (before he gets pushy and over the top jealous) so it was fun getting re-introduced to him too! Felt nice to return to the orginal cast after reading Life & Death! Always a five star read for me!

** This is the second time in 2020 that i have read this book.....#SorryNotSorry
I usually start my yearly reading challenge off with a series reread and i did just that this year BUT then Stephenie shocked me and announced the release of MIDNIGHT SUN!! Holy Crow!! Anyways i obviously have to do a July reread in order to prepare for that August Release! Not going to lie i never get tired of reading this series! Guilty pleasure series for life!! **


2019 Reread: The Twilight Saga is a series i am Reading for the third time. I really Enjoyed this books in middle and highschool when i was in the thick of my vampire obsession. I now enjoy them as rereads when I’m in a reading slump and decided to read the whole series again for part of my 2019 Reading Challenge when i am in slumps! I know You either love or hate the saga but for me it’s 5 stars!
]]> Storm Warning 123425289 155 Nellie Wilson Jen 3 3.37 Storm Warning
author: Nellie Wilson
name: Jen
average rating: 3.37
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rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/01/29
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]]> Us in Ruins 199531937 Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.]]> 368 Rachel Moore 0063284685 Jen 4 3.58 2024 Us in Ruins
author: Rachel Moore
name: Jen
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/27
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sister Wife's Search (A Gray West Mystery, #2)]]> 58181408
It’s harder than I expected.

After solving the murder of my best friend, I’m hoping my run-ins with the law are over.

Then my youngest daughter goes missing.

The local detective, Boone, is on the case, and the neighborhood is determined to help find my little girl alive.

But the clock is ticking. And hope? It’s running out.

A kidnapped child is a mother’s worst nightmare.

I will search until she is found, even if it means confronting my past. My sister wives might have the clue I need and I’m no longer scared of them.

I’m a mother on a mission, and losing Ruthie isn’t an option.]]> 290 Anya Mora Jen 0 to-read 4.08 2021 The Sister Wife's Search (A Gray West Mystery, #2)
author: Anya Mora
name: Jen
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom]]> 214151420 From eldest daughter Shari Franke, the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.

Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface—Ruby’s wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined.

As the family’s YouTube notoriety grew, so too did Ruby’s delusions of righteousness. Fueled by the sadistic influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt, together they implemented an inhumane and merciless disciplinary regime.

Ruby and Jodi were arrested in Utah in 2023 on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse. On that fateful day, Shari shared a photo online of a police car outside their home. Her caption had one word: “Finally.�

For the first time, Shari will reveal the disturbing truth behind 8 Passengers and her family’s devastating involvement with Jodi Hildebrandt’s cultish life coaching program, “ConneXions.� No stone is left unturned as Shari exposes the perils of influencer culture and shares for the first time her battle for truth and survival in the face of her mother’s cruelty.]]> 320 Shari Franke 1668065398 Jen 5 4.44 2025 The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
author: Shari Franke
name: Jen
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/15
date added: 2025/01/15
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]]> <![CDATA[Perfect Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #8)]]> 218713974
Brent and Zoey

What’s worse than attending my sister’s wedding without a date? Attending it with my ex-fiancé, Liam, as the Groom’s best man� and the guy who dumped me two weeks before our own nuptials.

This weekend was supposed to be simple� witnessing my sister marry the love of her life in a fairytale Christmas Eve wedding in my home town of San Diego, spend Christmas morning at my parents� house, and then fly back home to Seattle to ring in the New Year while wondering where my life went wrong.

But with the stress of my ex-fiancé bringing the woman he left me for almost a year ago, I’ll have to plaster on a fake smile, a pretend that avoid my ex-fiancé.

Easy enough, right?

But when all hell breaks loose on the flight back to San Diego and I’m seated next to Brent Tomlin, the Hawkeyes hockey golden boy, a groomsman in my sister’s wedding, and the man who stood me up prom night ten years ago, I have to wonder if the universe has it out for me.

Brent offers me a he’ll pretend to be my fake boyfriend for the weekend to make my ex-fiancé want me back, if I agree to go to his grandmother’s birthday party over the weekend.

Now I’m stuck fake dating Brent, who has no problem playing the role of my doting boyfriend. Worse? He’s making it all too convincing.

The goal was to make my ex jealous and want me back, but somehow, I’m the one struggling to keep my feelings in check.

Falling for Brent is definitely not part of the plan.

This was supposed to be fake... so why does it feel so real?


*** All books in this series are standalone in the same hockey universe and can be read in any order; however, there may be potential for spoilers if they are not read in chronological order due to prior HEAs already occurring for other players on the team. Reading order is recommended. Happy reading!

Reading Order **optional
#1 Cocky Score
#2 Filthy Score
#3 Brutal Score
#4 Rough Score
#5 Dirty Score
#6 Lucky Score
#7 Tough Score
#8 Perfect Score
#9 Wrong Score]]> 242 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.98 Perfect Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #8)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Tough Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #7)]]> 205704926
Keely Woods is everything I didn’t know I needed. She's kind, independent, and brave enough to leave everything she knows in Arizona to start fresh in Seattle. The only problem is that getting involved with her could mean a distraction. A distraction that I don't need if I want a win this season.

With her auburn hair and those mesmerizing green eyes, she’s a knockout, but that’s not what has my interest peaked. She’s smart and driven--a physical therapist with dreams of working for a pro sports team. And just as I try to convince myself that I can handle this distraction—fate takes an unexpected turn. A hit-and-run changes everything, and suddenly, I'm sidelined with a devastating injury that puts my season—and my future—at risk.

Now Keely is my therapist, and she’s as determined as I am to get me back on the ice. I should be focusing on my recovery, but with the Hawkeyes putting her up in my apartment building, I can't stop thinking about the gorgeous PT sleeping across the hall from me.

Just as I start to believe we might have a shot at something real, Keely tells me we ’t date—it would be inappropriate since I’m her patient. But something about the way she says it has me thinking it's more than just professional ethics.

That's when I meet Jack--the captain of the city league soccer team that she just joined and the guy who can't take his eyes off of her. They might have more in common than she and I do, and he doesn't have the misfortune of being her patient, but that doesn't mean I'll bow out so easily. Not when there's still that sparkle in her eyes whenever she looks at me.

Now, I’m not only fighting to get back on the ice but also for her heart. With every session bringing us closer and the more time we spend together, I realize that I’d do anything to win her over.

With the pressure of the championship looming and my heart on the line, will I let her walk out of my life for good? Or can I convince her that I’m worth the risk?

Am I willing to make the biggest save of a lifetime, both on and off the ice?]]> 233 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.69 2024 Tough Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #7)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lucky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #6)]]> 214011888 Seven and Brynn

As the last line of defense for the Hawkeyes hockey team, I've mastered the art of keeping my guard up, both on and off the ice. But when Brynn Fischer, a determined romance author with a case of writer's block, shows up at my beach house in Mexico as a hurricane is headed straight for us, I'm forced to let her stay and confront emotions that I have no defense against. Now, we're stuck together while the storm rages outside and I'm faced with my own battle inside—keeping to my "no relationship" rule that's served me well over the last eighteen years.

But when Brynn starts showing me all the ways that she's nothing like anyone I've ever met, the armor I've built around my heart isn't strong enough to keep her out.

Just when I think I'm ready to let her in, I discover she's planning to get back together with her ex when she returns to Seattle. Now, I have to make the toughest decision of my life.

Do I let her go for good? Or do I make the play of a lifetime and fight for the love I never saw coming?]]> 414 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 4.08 2024 Lucky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #6)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dirty Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #5)]]> 210025569 When the rising star center forward for The Hawkeyes farm team gets a chance to move up to join the major league ranks, Penelope has to do everything in her power to keep her deep-seated grudge out of view.

The puck bunnies might all be swooning over the new tatted-up player sitting on the home bench, but she won't be fooled. He's a wolf, disguised in a Hawkeyes jersey. Penelope has never shared the heart-wrenching details of her and Slade's past with anyone, let alone her dad, but Slade's sudden appearance threatens to unravel her carefully guarded disdain. Slade Matthews, her father's protégé and her college bully are one and the same. She thought she'd never have to see him again, but with a new opening on the team and time of the essence to fill it, Slade gets his chance to move up. Now she has to hide her six-year-long grudge against the charismatic player who won't stop trying to win her over as if he forgot what he did to her all those years ago. As Slade makes a play to win Penelope, she's torn between the past and the future. Just when things couldn't get more complicated � an old love interest comes back into the fold, a person she met in one of the college's tutoring chat rooms that up and disappeared on her years ago has returned. Now, with her emotions skating on thin ice, Penelope finds herself in a tangled web of attraction, heartbreak, and rediscovered connections. Will she decide to let go of her grudge and finally let Slade in? Or is this an opportunity at a second chance with the pen pal who got away?]]> 356 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 4.04 2024 Dirty Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #5)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rough Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #4)]]> 206135570
I need a green card, and I need it now if I want to keep from getting deported back to Canada and losing my ability to play for the best team in the NHL.

So, when I rescue an up-and-coming party planner from slipping on her heels in the Hawkeyes� parking lot, I might have just found my new wife.

Juliet is smart, sexy, and has her own reasons for agreeing to my proposal.

It's a foolproof plan... as long as no one's feelings get involved. But what happens when the chemistry we're faking for the crowd turns out to be anything but fake?

And when our lives start feeling more like a rom-com than a business arrangement, can we keep our feelings in check?

Or are we headed for a mess more complicated than any game I ever played?]]> 365 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.88 2024 Rough Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #4)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Brutal Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #3)]]> 182137518
Well, turns out Karma works quick because I stole something that night off the sexy stranger's nightstand before I snuck out of his room without saying goodbye and now, I'm going to pay for it.

I never steal! I'm practically an honorary Eagle Scout but he said it was his lucky charm and as of lately, my life has seemed void of any luck for quite some time. But now with his ruggedly handsome face sporting a brutal scowl that's usually reserved for his opponents on the ice, I think I'm going to need that lucky charm to do it's magic.

I'd happily turn right around and walk back down the driveway but unfortunately... I need this job to buy me a little more time after completing draining my savings to avoid my ex-fiancé and his new girlfriend.

Kaenan only needs help until the end of the hockey season and then I'll head back to face the music and return to my old life in Colorado...]]> 328 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.76 2023 Brutal Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #3)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Cocky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #1)]]> 182131942
What’s worse than being in a fake relationship with my childhood crush? When he's a notorious NHL party-boy and my brother’s best friend! Being hired as the PR representative for the hockey team I’ve always been a fan, should be a dream come true, especially because my old crush plays for them. My suggestion to save Briggs's career is solid� have him fake date someone wholesome who can change his image. That’s when my big mouth gets in the way and I admit to being the-girl-next-door. Now� my boss is offering me the promotion of a lifetime, but it comes with strings� Fake date Briggs Conley! Now I have to fix Briggs� reputation, lie to our families, keep my MMA fighter brother from pummeling his best friend, and stop myself from falling further for my childhood crush, all while we're forced to live together and pretend to be madly in love in front of the cameras. What could possibly go wrong? How about when my brother ends up in our guest bedroom and I end up with a pro hockey player in my bed.]]> 414 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.80 2023 Cocky Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #1)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Filthy Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #2)]]> 198972623
He’s my mortal enemy and one of the hottest NHL players in the league, but I have no interest in hockey players� well, not anymore. And Lake Powers is no exception.

Now I'm stuck sleeping under the same roof of this picturesque mountain mansion and I have to deliver what I set out to do... turn Lake into America's Sweetheart with this charity event. I won't allow myself to get distracted by the man the puck bunnies refer to as "Magic Stick".

What I didn't expect to find when I arrived in Aspen is a different side of Lake than the filthy hockey player I thought he was.
So, when he offers up a bet that I'm sure to win, I jump the gun and agree before hearing his indecent wager.

Now I’m locked into his terms and he's hedging his stake on one thing he knows about me... I never back down from a bet.]]> 394 Kenna King Jen 0 to-read 3.65 2023 Filthy Score (Hawkeyes Hockey #2)
author: Kenna King
name: Jen
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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