mel's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:50:53 -0700 60 mel's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Hunger In His Blood (Brides of the Kylorr #3)]]> 228927338 An unrequited love. A broken heart. A stolen secret.

I’ve loved Kaldur of House Kaalium since the first moment I laid eyes on him. He’s a sinfully charming, lore smoking playboy, with a smile that makes me see stars. As the High Lord of Vyaan, his vast power and wealth extends throughout the entirety of our nation—and he’s as untouchable as he is devastatingly handsome.

Me? I’m a lowly human keeper on his grand estate. An orphan with no family. A dreamer, who lives in the adventure of my own fictional stories. I couldn’t be more beneath his notice or unlike the plethora of pretty, clever socialites that warm his bed.

For two years, he has no idea I even exist…until one afternoon, a tiny cut on my palm changes everything. He discovers that I’m his kyrana, his blood mate. The one female that will sate his vampiric hunger and calm the berserker rages of his race. I thought every dream I’d had was finally coming true—my winged prince finally come.

Until Kaldur breaks my heart so callously, reinforcing every pain and insecurity I’d ever had.

And when he realizes his mistake and sets his mind to winning me back? He’ll have the fight of his life if he thinks I’ll ever give him my heart again.]]> Zoey Draven mel 4 3.99 Hunger In His Blood (Brides of the Kylorr #3)
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]]> Death Valley 223006247
Three years ago Aubrey Wells� sister disappeared in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Since then, Aubrey’s life has crumbled around her. Desperate for answers, she hires rancher and wilderness guide Jensen McGraw to help discover what happened to her sister.

Jensen doesn’t frighten easily. Hell, the finances of his family’s ranch are mixed up with one of the world’s most dangerous crime bosses, but he knows exactly what kind of unnatural creatures wait up in those mountains. He tries to convince Aubrey to give up, but he needs the money she offers if he wants to retake control of his ranch.

Business isn’t the only thing brewing between Aubrey and Jensen—secrets, lies, and an intense attraction threaten to derail their journey up the mountain. When a fierce snowstorm hits, and members of the crew start disappearing, Aubrey and Jensen will have to use all their wits to survive.

Because what dies in this wilderness doesn’t stay dead� it devours.]]> 413 Karina Halle mel 4 4.26 Death Valley
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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 mel 0 to-read 4.42 2025 Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss the Villain (Villain, #1)]]> 224108311 From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone professor/student dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

My darkness meets a darker soul.

I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.

Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters.]]> 512 Rina Kent 1685451136 mel 2 3.79 2025 Kiss the Villain (Villain, #1)
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2 ⭐️ only for the other couples crumbles
]]> <![CDATA[Sinful Vows (Messina Crime Family, #1)]]> 209292293
But if I want to rule over the wealthiest crime family in New York City, I only have two weeks to find one.

When Elsie broke into my home, I saw an opportunity, so I forced her into a marriage she didn't want.

No one crosses me, not even someone as beautiful as Elsie. She may fight me with that smart mouth, but she will obey me–or return to the hell she came from.

I told her she was mine for a year. Then she'd be free.

But the more I see them together, my daughter and my wife, the more she touches me like I'm worthy, the more I start to wonder, could she be mine?

But when war lands at our feet, when her life’s in jeopardy, I realize I was right all along.

No one is safe with a man like me. Least of all her.]]> 431 Lilian Harris mel 0 to-read 4.02 Sinful Vows (Messina Crime Family, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1)]]> 63905241
Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.

The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone.

All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.

Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr � or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?]]> 550 Helen Scheuerer 1922903027 mel 0 to-read 4.20 2023 Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1)
author: Helen Scheuerer
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]]> Indiscretion 222505124
He's her boss. She's his greatest temptation.

The first time I met Dawson Reed, we wound up in bed.
The problem was, neither of us knew the other were there.
When I woke up in the middle of the night and found a stranger next to me, instinct kicked in and I attacked the intruder.
Only it turned out, the man wasn’t an intruder at all.
Dawson had rented this cabin, too. Apparently, a system glitch allowed a duplicate booking.
We’d soon find out we were in town for the same wedding, and Dawson was the groomsman I’d been warned about. He was as tall, dark and jaw-droppingly gorgeous as my best friend had described. Though she was also right when she’d said you two will hate each other.
When daylight rolled around, Dawson and I attempted to straighten out the mess we found ourselves in. But it proved to be more difficult than we initially thought. Since it was a holiday weekend, there wasn’t a single room available for more than fifty miles.
I suppose things could be worse than sharing a cabin for a weekend with a handsome man you despise.
Like maybe him winding up being your new boss?]]> 339 Vi Keeland 1959827855 mel 0 to-read 3.97 2025 Indiscretion
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]]> Twist Me (Twist Me, #1) 31847592 This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B00IC8E3MI

***New Adult Dark Erotic Novel***

Kidnapped. Taken to a private island.

I never thought this could happen to me. I never imagined one chance meeting on the eve of my eighteenth birthday could change my life so completely.

Now I belong to him. To Julian. To a man who is as ruthless as he is beautiful � a man whose touch makes me burn. A man whose tenderness I find more devastating than his cruelty.

My captor is an enigma. I don’t know who he is or why he took me. There is a darkness inside him � a darkness that scares me even as it draws me in.

My name is Nora Leston, and this is my story.

WARNING: This is NOT a traditional romance. It contains disturbing subject matter, including themes of questionable consent and Stockholm Syndrome, as well as graphic sexual content. This is a work of fiction intended for a mature, 18+ audience only. The author neither endorses nor condones this type of behavior.

]]> 312 Anna Zaires mel 0 to-read 3.70 2014 Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wrong Quarterback (The Wrong Player, #1)]]> 216781400 You can’t steal something that belongs to you.

Casey

I’ve spent the last two years trying to keep the pieces together after my family fell apart. College was supposed to be my chance to start fresh—new beginnings, new dreams, and one thing I thought I could always count on.

Him.

Gray was my anchor, my constant, my everything.

Until he wasn’t.

Then Parker Davis crashed into my life and crumbled my reality. The first time I met the Tennessee star quarterback, something like obsession sparked in his eyes. He’s relentless, charming, and absolutely sure of what he wants.

And what he wants…is me.

He tells me I’m his endgame, and he’s determined to prove it.

But what’s the line between obsession and love?

And what does it mean for me when that line begins to blur?

At first I think Parker Davis is all wrong. But what if…he’s exactly right?

* Parker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker football romance.

The Wrong Quarterback is a football romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 462 C.R. Jane mel 0 to-read 4.04 The Wrong Quarterback (The Wrong Player, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)]]> 217536270
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 624 Callie Hart 1538774194 mel 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[How My Neighbor Stole Christmas]]> 211148021 A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn.

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole's dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump's heart has grown three sizes this season and he's fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn't the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee's fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they're attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…]]> 480 Meghan Quinn 1464230153 mel 0 to-read 3.64 2024 How My Neighbor Stole Christmas
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]]> <![CDATA[The Syndicater (Dark Verse, #6)]]> 216953177 From the New York Times bestselling author of Gothikana, comes the highly anticipated finale of the Dark Verse series.

It ends where it begins.

Four couples. Six books. One saga.

Tristan and Morana. Dante and Amara. Alpha and Zephyr. Shadow Man and Lyla.

The world is darker. The game more dangerous. The stakes much more deadly.

A new era is born.

***

Please This is the sixth book in the series and must be read in order. Reading out of order is not recommended. This is a dark romance series. Please read the author's note for content warnings. ]]> 400 RuNyx mel 1 3.62 2024 The Syndicater (Dark Verse, #6)
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bullshit this entire book was a huge bullshit I’m so over with this lazy unprofessional author bye
]]> Alpha (Alpha Elite #1) 56429078 Billionaire.

Mercenary.

Navy SEAL.

The Teams trained me to be a killer. War taught me to be ruthless. Then an ill-fated mission proved I was human. Combat wounded, cut loose by the Navy, I had a choice. Fade into obscurity or use the skills I had.

Alpha Elite Security was born, and three years later, my company was the most sought-after security contractor in the world. Five global locations, ten company jets, every one of my employees military trained—we were the best of the best. Overseeing operations, I didn't have time for women or anything other than growing my company. My success rate unmatched, I'd never lost a client.

Then I got a call, the only call that would get me back in the field. She was missing. The woman I'd destroyed seven years ago. Now I had one objective.

Code name: Alpha.

Mission: Extraction.

ALPHA is the first standalone book in the exciting new Alpha Elite Series by USA Today Bestselling author, Sybil Bartel. Come meet Adam "Alpha" Trefor and the dominant, alpha heroes who work for AES!]]> 335 Sybil Bartel mel 0 to-read 4.33 2021 Alpha (Alpha Elite #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Luciano (Belles & Mobsters, #1)]]> 59442556 Cruel. Heartless. Ruthless.
A criminal. A monster. A murderer.

Belles and Mobsters were never meant to be together. And I still fell in love with him, only to be torn apart. Lesson learned.

I escaped with nothing but the clothes on my back and my best friend at my side. We hid in plain sight, and started a new life.

Just as life became normal again, we were found. Dragged back into the underworld.

This time the stakes are much higher. Failing is not an option.

If only he wasn't my demise.]]> 318 Eva Winners mel 0 to-read 3.71 2021 Luciano (Belles & Mobsters, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wraith King (The Rise of Northgall, #1)]]> 202452565 Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all. Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life—and her body—to her greatest enemy.

Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god’s prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon.

A mystery that has haunted Una for years awakens when she is abducted and dragged back to Näkt Mir. The palace hides many dark secrets…and at least one traitor. A traitor determined to take King Goll’s throne—and all he possesses. What he doesn’t know is that Una’s magick is more powerful than he can imagine, and that Goll will burn the whole world to save her.]]> 452 Juliette Cross mel 0 to-read 3.65 2024 The Wraith King (The Rise of Northgall, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)]]> 57941596
The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri’s power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels� plans, the choice becomes stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what’s right. And they’ve never been very good at staying silent.

In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode―and the people who will do anything to save it.]]> 807 Sarah J. Maas 1635574080 mel 0 to-read 4.57 2022 House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alpha's Burden (Rejecting Fates #1)]]> 211899290 Fate chose the worst possible mate for me…my enemy.

Being bonded to Caden Blackburn used to be all I dreamed of. Those dreams were crushed the moment this pack branded my entire bloodline traitors for challenging his father.

Life in Silver Falls isn’t easy. As the only packmate unable to shift, I’m considered broken. No one wants a useless mate. Especially not Caden. Imperfections don’t fit within the rigid way he rules our pack as alpha.

I never thought he’d look at me with anything other than fury until our bond awakens. Instead of disgust, his gaze burns with desire, reviving feelings I buried once I’m in his powerful arms. We almost succumb to the pull to claim each other as fated mates.

But enemies don’t belong together. He reminds me by rejecting me in front of everyone.

I’ve learned to overcome whatever tries to break me, but in my shattered heart I wonder if I’ll survive the pain of Caden turning his back on me a second time.

Yet if he rejected me…why is he going feral if any other male tries to get near me?

Alpha’s Burden is the first book in the Rejecting Fates paranormal romance series featuring fated mates with a satisfying HEA in every book from USA Today bestselling author Veronica Eden writing as Luna Lark.

]]> Luna Lark mel 5 3.65 2024 Alpha's Burden (Rejecting Fates #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods and Monsters, #2)]]> 141275671 619 Amber V. Nicole mel 0 to-read 4.21 2023 The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods and Monsters, #2)
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]]> Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) 204593914 Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen in this spicy dark romantasy where a necromancer needs help from a dangerous phantom to win a deadly competition, only to find their partnership puts her at risk of breaking the game’s most vital rule: don't fall in love.

When Ophelia and her sister discovers their mother brutally murdered, there is no time to grieve: Ophelia has inherited both her powerful death-driven magic and enormous debt on their home. Circumstances go from dire to deadly, however, when Ophelia’s sister decides to pay off the loan by entering Phantasma—a competition where most contestants don’t make it out alive and the winner is granted a single wish.

The only way to save her sister is to compete. But Phantasma is a cursed manor, with twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, and filled with enticing demons and fatal temptations. Ophelia will need to face nine floors of challenges to win... if her fears don’t overtake her first.

When a charming, arrogant stranger claims he can protect and guide Ophelia, she knows she shouldn’t trust him. While Blackwell may not seem dangerous, appearances can be deceptive. But with her sister’s life on the line, Ophelia can’t afford to turn him away. She just needs to ignore the overwhelming, dark attraction drawing them closer and closer together.

Because in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart.]]> 497 Kaylie Smith 1538769255 mel 0 to-read 4.06 2024 Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pucking Wrong Man (Pucking Wrong, #4)]]> 209002177 Whoever heard of a homeless ballerina?

Everyone in my life has always disappointed me, but NHL hockey star Camden James says he never will.

We meet, and then in a single blink, he’s made me his roommate, promising me I don’t have to worry about anything ever again.

They call him a hero, and that’s what I desperately need.

I remind myself it’s all temporary. That I shouldn’t get used to it.

But he has other ideas.

Camden tells me he’s obsessed, that he’s going to change my life, that he’ll never let me go.

But as more time passes, I wonder if it’s going to take a villain to get me my happily ever after.

And Camden James just might be the right man for the role.

*Note: Camden James is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance.

The Pucking Wrong Man is a hockey romance standalone.]]> 515 C.R. Jane mel 4 4.12 The Pucking Wrong Man (Pucking Wrong, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pucking Wrong Date (Pucking Wrong, #3)]]> 199135679 Walker Davis is going to ruin me� but for once, it might be worth it.

I’m a pariah, an outcast, and my life is not my own. I went to that hockey game hoping for an escape and found one in him. They call Walker Davis “Disney� for a reason, because the superstar goalie is the “Prince Charming� of every girl’s dreams. He told me he understood I just wanted one perfect night� But now he’s everywhere I go. He seems to know everything about me. He keeps saying I’m the one. And he’s trying to change my last name. He’s crazy� A wrong date can never be a happily ever after though� right?

*Note: Walker Davis is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her. This is a darker hockey romance.]]> 454 C.R. Jane mel 4 4.11 The Pucking Wrong Date (Pucking Wrong, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pucking Wrong Guy (Pucking Wrong, #2)]]> 157006962
The Pucking Wrong Guy is a hockey romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 414 C.R. Jane mel 3 ]]> 4.01 The Pucking Wrong Guy (Pucking Wrong, #2)
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I could give more stars for it BUT there is cheating trope (not between the mcs but STILL) I can’t high rate a book with cheating�

]]> <![CDATA[The Kiss Curse (The Ex Hex, #2)]]> 59949720
Gwyn Jones is perfectly happy with her life in Graves Glen. She, her mom, and her cousin have formed a new and powerful coven; she’s running a successful witchcraft shop, Something Wicked; and she’s started mentoring some of the younger witches in town. As Halloween approaches, there’s only one problem—Llewellyn “Wells� Penhallow.

Wells has come to Graves Glen to re-establish his family’s connection to the town they founded as well as to make a new life for himself after years of being the dutiful son in Wales. When he opens up a shop of his own, Penhallow’s, just across the street from Something Wicked, he quickly learns he’s gotten more than he bargained for in going up against Gwyn.

When their professional competition leads to a very personal—and very hot—kiss, both Wells and Gwyn are determined to stay away from each other, convinced the kiss was just a magical fluke. But when a mysterious new coven of witches come to town and Gwyn’s powers begin fading, she and Wells must work together to figure out just what these new witches want and how to restore Gwyn’s magic before it’s too late.]]> 309 Erin Sterling 0063027518 mel 0 to-read 3.72 2022 The Kiss Curse (The Ex Hex, #2)
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]]> The Scattered Bones 162728103 “I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I’ll still love you.�

When a mysterious man known only as The Stranger promises to return Kaid to her, Sellah is tasked with finding each one of her love’s scattered bones, his severed body hidden in the darkest corners of the realm. The quest is an impossible task, yet she must make the dangerous journey alone using only her own faith and fight. But the tasks at hand are brutal. They’re battles not easily won.

But Sellah doesn’t care how treacherous the challenges are. She’ll do whatever it takes because it was her fault Kaid was punished. Promised to the primordial goddess as a child, it was Sellah’s sacred duty to remain pure and untouched. To be chosen as the goddess� vessel was the highest honor, one Sellah devoted her life to until the handsome thief Kaid broke into the temple. He obliterated her world, rewriting her future, and despite her vows, she couldn’t resist the beautiful longing that ignited between them. Their forbidden friendship bloomed into a doomed romance, sending her and her beloved thief down a dark path of heartbreak, unspeakable danger, and a love that not even death could conquer.

The Scattered Bones is a Dark Fantasy Romance filled with epic quests, forbidden romance, fantasy gods, dangerous landscapes and beasts, and a love that gives the heroine the strength to survive. ]]> 278 Nicole Scarano mel 0 to-read 4.10 The Scattered Bones
author: Nicole Scarano
name: mel
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pucking Wrong Number (Pucking Wrong, #1)]]> 123414004
* Lincoln Daniels is a morally grey antihero who is obsessed with his girl and will do anything to keep her.

This is a darker hockey romance. The Pucking Wrong Number is a hockey romance standalone from USA Today and International Bestselling Author C.R. Jane.]]> 390 C.R. Jane mel 4 3.56 2023 The Pucking Wrong Number (Pucking Wrong, #1)
author: C.R. Jane
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average rating: 3.56
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Third Baseman (The New York Lions #1)]]> 98279801 It’s not that what’s written about me isn’t true.
I am the greatest third baseman of my generation, possibly ever.
I am surly and unapproachable.
I do have a constant scowl, with an armour of tattoos.
And to the outside world, I play my role as the bad boy of baseball like I was born to do it.
But when the doors are closed and you boil it down, I’m nothing more than a man who lost his heart too young, with no prospect of getting it back... especially as I still have no idea where its current owner is.
That was until I was offered an opportunity I couldn't refuse:
Leave the Los Angeles Dodgers - where I've played my entire career - and join The New York Lions in exchange for tracking down the one woman who's consumed me since the day I first saw her fourteen years ago.
Job done.
Now we're under the same roof once again; except Marnie Matthews wants nothing to do with me, or my heart.
So along with winning the Commissioner's Trophy, I have the added challenge of winning back the only woman I've ever loved before the season ends, and convince her to stay in New York with me.
I might have been stupid enough to lose her once, but I'm definitely not going to do it again.
Marnie Matthews is about to become the biggest achievement of my life.]]> 413 Lulu Moore mel 0 to-read 3.92 2023 The Third Baseman (The New York Lions #1)
author: Lulu Moore
name: mel
average rating: 3.92
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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 can’t let Audrey’s troubles go unanswered, even if he has to risk everything—his life and his heart—to keep her safe.

Author’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 mel 4 4.07 2023 Obsession Falls (The Haven Brothers, #1)
author: Claire Kingsley
name: mel
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3)]]> 210134467 New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, Songbird and the Heart of Stone, where A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Dante's Inferno, in an epic fantasy romance of love and treachery between mortals and gods. Features beautiful case art and a detailed map.

In the descent to the underworld, a bride of the sun must choose between the light of her redemption� or a dark love that defies the gods themselves

Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire � her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible.

But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she’s forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself.

Yet, Mische’s punishment may be the key to her salvation. In a secret meeting, her sun god commands her to help Asar in his mission, only to betray him� by killing the very death god she’ll help resurrect.

Mische and Asar must travel the treacherous path to the underworld, facing trials, beasts, and the vengeful ghosts of their pasts. Yet, most dangerous of all is the alluring call of the darkness � and her forbidden attraction to Asar, a burgeoning bond that risks invoking the wrath of gods.

As her betrayal looms, the underworld closes in and angry gods are growing restless. Mische will be forced to choose between the redemption of the sun or the damnation of the darkness.]]> 498 Carissa Broadbent mel 0 to-read 4.02 2024 The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (Crowns of Nyaxia, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Burnout (Holland Brothers, #1)]]> 210126473
Knox Holland is in a jam. After an incredible first year on the pro motocross circuit, he should be on top of the world. Instead, his bad reputation has landed him without a team. He’s untouchable and desperate to turn it around.

Which is how he ends up at my gym asking me to train him. As a college gymnast with two Olympic medals to my name, I know a thing or two about the pressure to succeed. Last season I choked and then injured myself before I could show the world that I’m not a twenty-year-old has-been.

Focused on the future, I can’t afford to get distracted. But I recognize the desperation in Knox’s eyes, and I can’t say no to him, either.

It should have been an easy task, but nothing about Knox is easy. One minute we’re arguing, and the next I’m enjoying his shirtless handstands a little too much.

Falling for him would be a mistake�

Burnout is a sports romance with a cocky bad boy, spice, banter, and a happily ever after.]]> 454 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815734 mel 4 3.83 2024 Burnout (Holland Brothers, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Playbook (The Holland Brothers, #2)]]> 211179727 From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Jenshak comes a standalone fake dating sports romance. This steamy, grumpy / sunshine football romance delivers a swoony and emotional happily ever after.

Brogan Six’s fan mail has been filling my mailbox for weeks. With every lipstick covered letter I receive, my irritation with him grows. And let’s not talk about the time I accidentally opened one of the packages to find someone had sent him their panties. Gross.

When I come face-to-face with my new nemesis, I expect to give him a piece of my mind and we’ll go our separate ways. Me to an empty mailbox and him to sift through his panty collection.

That is not what happens.

I don’t know if it was the booze, his clever wit, or if I was tricked (I’m sure I was tricked), but now I’m fake dating the Mavericks� hot new rookie.

And I might just be the next woman to lose her panties to Brogan Six.

Playbook is a standalone fake dating, grumpy/sunshine sports romance with banter, found family, spice, and a guaranteed happily ever after.]]> 460 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815742 mel 0 to-read 4.09 Playbook (The Holland Brothers, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Tempting the Player (Campus Wallflowers #4)]]> 63102176
Valley U was supposed to be my fresh start after I escaped the glitz and glam of Hollywood.
I didn’t want to be the former child star who graced TV screens across the world.
I wanted to feel normal.
When the same hot guy runs past my off-campus house every day, I assume he’s another college student.
When he protects me from boys who still think of me as the character from their teenage dreams, I think he is being kind.
When my past comes back to haunt me, he makes me feel safe.
I’m falling hard and fast for a guy I barely know.
Until I realize my mysterious new crush has a secret.
He was hired to be my undercover bodyguard.]]> 336 Rebecca Jenshak 1951815394 mel 0 to-read 3.90 Tempting the Player (Campus Wallflowers #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)]]> 209741142 A spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realm's forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures.

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

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

Or the banished.

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

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

If only he could.

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

Including himself.

Anathema is a full-length, gothic dark fantasy, the first book in The Eating Woods duology. Perfect for readers who enjoy a plot-heavy and atmospheric story with a unique magic system, a slow-burn romance and a touch of horror.]]> 688 Keri Lake mel 5 This story consumed me from the very first moment and I took things slow so I could savor it best!

Maeve is my brave strong princess, Zevander is not only a gray character, he is the villain for a lot of ppl but not for Maevyth (well� sometimes he is ]]> 4.14 2024 Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)
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First of all I wanted to thank Keri and her team for giving me the enormous honor to receive this arc! Since Keri announced this story I was feral about it (like I’m always about her books) and OH MY GOD this was so good!!!!
This story consumed me from the very first moment and I took things slow so I could savor it best!

Maeve is my brave strong princess, Zevander is not only a gray character, he is the villain for a lot of ppl but not for Maevyth (well� sometimes he is
]]> <![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 can’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 mel 4 4.25 2024 Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)]]> 165940202
Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.

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

Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.]]> 419 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599837 mel 0 to-read 3.91 2024 A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Inside Man (Dublin Nights, #4)]]> 50534238
When Cole McGregor entered my life, my whole world changed. My new neighbor was older, gorgeous, and the Irish accent had me swooning. And no matter what, he was always there for me, but only as a friend.

The day I walked out of his life without a trace . . . I'd left not as a young girl with a crush but as a woman in love.

I regretted my decision to leave Cole behind, but I never doubted the reason for my choice--the chance to find my brother even if I also found myself caught up in a shadowy world of danger.

Now, years later, my path has crossed Cole's again, and this time, in his home of Dublin. I've been through so much since I left New York, and I'm not prepared to share my secrets with anyone, not my brother, and especially not Cole.

With Cole stepping into an influential role in the city, one that comes with significant risk as he tries to take down the corrupt from the inside, I'm not sure if I'll ever earn redemption or another chance at love. And with each passing moment, I know one thing for certain--the truth always comes out, and once it does, there'll be no turning back.

The billionaire Irish McGregor family returns in this hot friends-to-lovers romantic suspense.]]> 359 Brittney Sahin 194771726X mel 5 4.48 2020 The Inside Man (Dublin Nights, #4)
author: Brittney Sahin
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average rating: 4.48
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[His Subordinate: An anti-hero, boss/employee billionaire romance (The Ritual Room Book 4)]]> 213888140
When my father lands himself in trouble, I take a job working for Obsidian, one of the country’s most famous billionaires. It doesn’t take long for me to realize that there’s more behind the façade he presents to the world—a darker, more dangerous side.

Still, I’m drawn to him. As he introduces me to a world I never knew existed, I find myself falling for him. But I’m torn because I came to Midnight Manor with a hidden agenda, and I’ve been lying to Obsidian from the start. Eventually, he’s going to find out.

My secret will change everything. And if Obsidian really is the monster he thinks he is, what will he do to me?

A dark contemporary billionaire romance with a tortured hero, touch her and die, and secret society tropes from USA Today Bestselling Author duo P. Rayne.]]> 378 P. Rayne mel 3 4.21 His Subordinate: An anti-hero, boss/employee billionaire romance (The Ritual Room Book 4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Of the Dark Moon (Wolves of Morai, #1.5)]]> 76714746
Warning: this novella will be filled with spoilers for A Warrior’s Fate…and also some exciting new developments leading into A Queen’s Shadow.]]> 141 Melissa Kieran mel 5 3.80 2023 Of the Dark Moon (Wolves of Morai, #1.5)
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average rating: 3.80
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[King of Wrath (Kings of Sin, #1)]]> 217206738
Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.

Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.

There’s only one problem: Now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.

***

Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Craving his touch was never part of the plan.

Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.

King of Wrath is a steamy arranged-marriage billionaire romance. It includes explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature listeners only.]]> 398 Ana Huang mel 4 3 / 5

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]]> <![CDATA[A Warrior's Fate (Wolves of Morai, #1)]]> 61667020
On the night she's to enter the Hunt, a perilous trial to earn her title of warrior, Isla meets her fated mate. Handsome, arrogant, and frustratingly captivating, Kai is everything she could want, but nowhere near what she needs right now. Because he is the king of the enigmatic Deimos...which makes Isla their rightful queen.

She's always been taught that the destined mate bond is sacred, a connection between two souls crafted by the goddesses themselves. But she can't find any sense in leaving everything she loves to live at Kai's side, even if the mere sight of him sets her soul on fire. She does not love him. She does not know him. Blinding desire is not enough to abandon all she's ever known, dreamed, and worked for. Lucky for her, then, that Kai seeks to defy their "destiny" as she does.

After agreeing to ignore their bond, the two are determined to go their separate ways. Too bad Fate won't go down without a fight. For when Isla is victorious and achieves her warrior status, her first assignment is in the very land she wishes to avoid—Deimos. And Kai and temptation aren't all that await her. Something wicked dwells in the shadows of his kingdom...and it's coming for them both.]]> 789 Melissa Kieran mel 5 There are a lot of plot holes? Yes
Did I enjoyed it? Like freaking hell
The romance DELIVERED and that’s what matters to me ]]> 3.83 2022 A Warrior's Fate (Wolves of Morai, #1)
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Is it perfect? Absolutely nope
There are a lot of plot holes? Yes
Did I enjoyed it? Like freaking hell
The romance DELIVERED and that’s what matters to me
]]> <![CDATA[A Kingdom's Curse (Wolves of Morai, #3)]]> 195766737
Kai and Isla's story concludes in this final installment.

Blurb TBA]]> Melissa Kieran mel 0 to-read 5.00 2025 A Kingdom's Curse (Wolves of Morai, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Queen's Shadow (Wolves of Morai, #2)]]> 195325587
After meeting her fated mate, Kai, on the eve of her warrior trial, Isla’s life has changed forever. She’s never felt passion or love greater than what burns between them, but it comes at a cost. Thrust into the role of queen at Kai’s side, she’s caught in a deadly game of politics and power against the kingdom she once called home. And without her wolf, she’s more vulnerable than ever.

But she isn’t the only one adjusting to a new reality. In the wake of the challenge, Kai’s newfound abilities grow more harrowing, and as whispers of his gifts make their way across the continent, he finds himself at the center of the burgeoning strife. A hero, a villain, an ally, an enemy—he doesn’t care how he’s perceived as long as he can protect those he cherishes. Isla, most of all.

From the moment they met, from before the defiance of their mating bond, Isla and Kai have felt the goddess, Fate, breathing down their necks. Every step, every decision, every tragedy of their lives winding them together until, finally, they could collide. Haunted by a history both bloody and shadowed, their search for answers finally comes to an end, but the weight of the truth is greater than they ever thought possible.]]> 422 Melissa Kieran mel 0 to-read 3.91 2023 A Queen's Shadow (Wolves of Morai, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pulse (The Landry Family Series)]]> 197801697
Troy Castelli acts like it’s my fault that we’re cooped up together in a room with one bed overlooking the ocean. I didn’t ask for a stalker to break into my house and then send me a threatening email detailing my demise. And I sure as heck didn’t request that my boss send Troy and his uber elite bodyguard skills to accompany me out of town—although I’m not mad about it.

A paid tropical vacation with a grumpy, gray-eyed bad boy in a suit isn’t exactly a burden.

But it is a giant test of my willpower.

Troy’s alpha protector tendencies drive me wild. His arrogant smirk gets under my skin. But it’s his not-so-innocent touches, heated looks and touch-her-and-die vibes that are the final strike that ignite our explosive chemistry.

The longer we’re together, the more his broody exterior slips, and I get a glimpse of the real man beneath the sculpted muscles. I’m determined not only to unearth his mysterious past but also to make him realize what we have is more than just a fling in paradise.

That is, unless my stalker gets me first.]]> 234 Adriana Locke mel 2 4.21 2024 Pulse (The Landry Family Series)
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average rating: 4.21
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I guess I wasn’t in the mood cause they are boring af
]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Beast (Perfectly Imperfect: Mafia Legacy, #1)]]> 209685756 But when the most beautiful woman is brought to face my fury,
My dead heart suddenly begins to beat again.

There are no fairy tales in this life.
Beauty will never fall for the beast.
But this monster doesn't intend to let her go.

Everybody has a price.
It's just a question of currency.
My sweet little hacker can't be swayed by money,
But she will do whatever it takes to save her family.]]> 372 Neva Altaj 1961423405 mel 4 4/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.30 2024 Beautiful Beast (Perfectly Imperfect: Mafia Legacy, #1)
author: Neva Altaj
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average rating: 4.30
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wrecked One (Falcon Falls Security, #7)]]> 209478276
I’ve spent my life chasing stories and mysteries, as well as running from love. I’ve also come face-to-face with evil before. Felt its breath on my skin and survived.

But nothing could prepare me for that one day when my life changed. Impossible choices and unbearable sacrifices were made, and evil still won.

The darkness we’d been hunting stole the only man I’d ever run to instead of from, and I’ll do everything in my power to bring Oliver back to our team. To me.

When I finally track him down—and fall quite literally into his arms—the tension, the passion, and the desire are still there and stronger than ever. And so is our stubbornness.

No matter how much he tries to resist his feelings . . . our connection is undeniable. I won’t give up on him, just like he never gave up on me.

And as secrets are revealed and suppressed memories are unearthed, we’re brought full circle and thrown into the biggest fight of our lives.

This is our story—one of love, survival, and never giving up. —Mya Vanzetti

From Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin comes the conclusion to the Falcon Falls Security Series. This second-chance romantic suspense features a protective hero and the determined woman who brings him back to life.

Although The Wrecked One is a standalone with a happily-ever-after, it is highly recommended it be read after The Fallen One, as it completes an overarching story arc.]]> 528 Brittney Sahin 1947717405 mel 4 4.66 2024 The Wrecked One (Falcon Falls Security, #7)
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average rating: 4.66
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Bourbon & Lies (The Bourbon Boys, #1)]]> 210387742
I’m not a cop anymore, but I’ve seen enough danger to know that Laney Young, the beautiful stranger who just showed up in my small town, is running from it. She’s lying about where she came from and what she’s doing here.

I don’t want her near my family or the quiet life I’ve made for myself. But my brothers have other plans. Now she’s everywhere–working at my distillery, living in our guest house, calling me ‘cowboy� and skinny-dipping in my horse trough.

But it’s the way she dishes out attitude from that pretty mouth of hers that has me wanting things I’ve sworn to myself I’d never want again. I should push her away, forget how her lips taste, and ignore how she makes me want more out of life again.

When her past shows up and mingles too closely with mine, her lies begin to unravel. The rules don’t matter anymore. I mess up, dig too far, and get too close. Only two things have the power to keep her safe now: bourbon and lies.]]> 448 Victoria Wilder mel 4 4,5/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.10 2024 Bourbon & Lies (The Bourbon Boys, #1)
author: Victoria Wilder
name: mel
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Tattered Stars (Tattered & Torn, #1)]]> 57363529
It took every ounce of my courage to return to the small town I fled all those years ago. But I should’ve known he’d hate me. How could he not when my father’s blood still runs through my veins?

Yet here I am, desperate for a chance to make things right. Even if it means facing the family my father almost destroyed and the boy with the dark eyes—now grown—who still haunts my dreams.

I never expected just how explosive things would turn between us. He’s the last person I should want. Yet, somehow, I keep drawing closer—so close I know I’ll end up burned.

But Hayes is a good man, a noble one. Someone who channeled his pain into a career spent protecting those around him. So, when the threats begin, he steps in to keep me safe. And we discover that maybe neither of us knew the other at all.

As the sparks between us ignite into something deeper, someone watches. And they’ll do anything to tear it all apart…]]> 320 Catherine Cowles 195193606X mel 0 to-read 3.95 2022 Tattered Stars (Tattered & Torn, #1)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 3.95
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]]> King of Heartbreak 152675552
I have it all.

A loving fiancé who adores me.
A prospering dancing career.
And a future full of possibilities.
My life is a perfect fairy tale that nothing can break.

Until I’m charged with a murder I didn’t commit.

All the evidence points at me, and the only person who can clear my name?
Is the one man who promised to hate me till his last breath for what I’ve done to him.
And now he craves revenge.

He’s ruthless, cunning, and heartless.
A handsome devil wrapped in a three-piece suit that destroys everything he touches.
He gives me a choice.
I can either marry him or rot in hell.

Three months.
That’s how long our fake marriage will last.
Enough time for him to ruin me and make me atone for my mistake.

Except danger lurks in the darkness, a monster hungry for my blood who won’t rest until he hurts me.
And the only person who can protect me?
Is the powerful and dangerous man who calls me his wife.

King of Heartbreak is dark romantic suspense standalone enemies to lovers romance.]]> 508 V.F. Mason mel 3 3/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 3.96 King of Heartbreak
author: V.F. Mason
name: mel
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruthless Savage (Savage Kings, #1)]]> 195888924 Too young. Too innocent. And far too forbidden.

Her father is the head of the Irish Mob.
And I'm just her bodyguard tasked to keep her safe.

She's my job, but she's also a maddening temptation.
One I need to stay away from.

But I underestimate that feisty little spitfire.
She creeps under my skin.
Pushes all of my buttons.
Until I unravel...

I can’t resist the untouched Irish princess.

With every hungered look, with every illicit touch, I want her more.
Downright needing her, until the lines start to blur.

But I can't have her.

She has no idea who I truly am.
My past is as dark as it is dangerous.

And my enemies are coming.

If she’s mine,
they’ll come for her too.

When her life is threatened,
I have no choice but to save her.

Though saving her comes at a price.]]> 377 Lilian Harris mel 4 3.82 Ruthless Savage (Savage Kings, #1)
author: Lilian Harris
name: mel
average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 31076583 229 Sarah J. Maas 168119631X mel 3 3.77 2019 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: mel
average rating: 3.77
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Ashes of You (Lost & Found, #5)]]> 122781028
Now, I’m finally getting the fresh start I’ve longed for. But when I show up to interview for a nanny position in the small mountain town, the single dad has startlingly familiar blue eyes.

Eyes that have haunted my dreams for the past five years.

Lawson Hartley is everything I know I can’t have. Older, handsome, and my boss. Not to mention the shadows in his eyes that tell me he has demons, too.

Still, he seems to understand me better than anyone I’ve ever met. So gentle and careful of my scars, yet somehow making me believe I’m stronger than I ever thought possible.

And when his lips touch mine, I’m lost.

We find what we've been missing in each other. But the terrors of my past aren’t done with me yet, and this time, Lawson might not be able to save me...]]> 334 Catherine Cowles 1951936515 mel 5 4,75 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 4.41 2024 Ashes of You (Lost & Found, #5)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/17
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]]> <![CDATA[His Tesoro (Empire of Royals, #1)]]> 212470837 I’ve always dreamed of romance, but this wedding is strictly business.

SOFIYA

I’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am.

That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the opportunity to finally be rid of me.

As I head down the aisle towards my mysterious husband, I hope I’m moving towards love and freedom. But Matteo makes it clear he wants nothing to do with me.

I wish I could return his coldness, but the dangerous Don sets my body ablaze whenever he’s near.

MATTEO

My life has been defined by betrayal.

A family traitor murdered my parents, and I’ve carried their blood on my hands all these years. I learned long ago not to open my heart.

As head of the Five Families, I’ve always controlled my city, but with enemies rising up on all sides, a marriage alliance is my only way forward. Except, my bride is not what I expected—and now she’s consuming my every thought.

But when my trust is shattered again, I’ll go to any means necessary to protect the Family.

His Tesoro is a spicy, dual first-person POV Mafia Romance with an age gap, arranged marriage, disabled heroine, and jealous/possessive hero. This book is a standalone that ends in a HEA. See Author’s Note at the beginning of the book for full content warnings.]]> 396 Emilia Rossi mel 0 to-read 3.84 2024 His Tesoro (Empire of Royals, #1)
author: Emilia Rossi
name: mel
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[When She Falls (The Fallen, #3)]]> 77263943 Gentlemen don’t look at engaged women the way Ras Sorrentino looks at me.

Ras Sorrentino is the underboss of the most powerful clan in the Camorra. He’s also chaos and danger poured into a sleek Italian suit.

The first time I met him, I thought he was there to kill me. The second time, I wanted to kill him.

The third was in Ibiza, where I glared at him across the church as my sister married his boss.

It’s not his sharp tongue or his taunting smirks that I hate the most. It’s his gaze.

How it narrows when I flinch. How it hardens when he notices the bruises on my face. How he stares at my engagement ring like he wants to melt it off my finger.

I know it’s a bad idea to let him push my buttons. After all, the fate of my family rests on my upcoming marriage and my fiancé is only interested in me because of my pristine reputation.

A reputation Ras seems to have no qualms with stomping all over.

It’s a good thing him and I live on the opposite sides of the world.

Until he tells me, he’s coming back to New York with me.

And he’s staying.

~

Tropes: dark mafia romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance.]]> 496 Gabrielle Sands mel 4 4,5/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.06 2023 When She Falls (The Fallen, #3)
author: Gabrielle Sands
name: mel
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Riot House (Crooked Sinners, #1)]]> 51976550 As far as the boys who run America’s most exclusive international academy are concerned, I’m an unwelcome interloper, an inconvenience, and they’re determined to make my life a living hell.

When Wren Jacobi sets eyes on Wolf Hall Academy’s newest inductee, all he sees is an easy mark. A reserved little girl with a target painted on her back. He knows nothing of my troubled past, though. Nothing of my mother’s suspicious death, or the horrific treatment I’ve had to endure at the hands of my psychotic father.

And he has no idea of the lengths that I, unassuming little Elodie Stillwater, will go to in order to break the savage beast who dreams of breaking me first.

There’s a wolf stalking the forests that surround my new school.
Little does he know�
There are far scarier predators lurking out there in the dark.]]> 465 Callie Hart mel 2 é� 3.86 2020 Riot House (Crooked Sinners, #1)
author: Callie Hart
name: mel
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2020
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[When She Unravels (The Fallen, #1)]]> 61674305
I’ve been raised to be the perfect mafia wife, but when my marriage turns into a horrific nightmare, I have no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life.

I find myself alone in Ibiza—a place that swallows innocent girls like me alive. I’m robbed the day I arrive, left with nothing but a few euros and the clothes on my back.

My desperation leads me right to Damiano De Rossi. He rules over this island with an iron fist and beneath his strikingly handsome face lies a wicked darkness. I ask him for a job. He gives me far more than that—degradation, jealousy, and toe-curling lust.

When my resistance to him is all but gone, a secret is revealed, and we fall apart like a house of cards.

I know what I have to do. Run.

But when I try, I discover…he’s already got me bound.

Note: When She Unravels is an 18+ dark mafia romance with mature themes, profanity, and plenty of steam. It's book one in The Fallen series but can be read as a standalone.]]> 392 Gabrielle Sands mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 3.96 2022 When She Unravels (The Fallen, #1)
author: Gabrielle Sands
name: mel
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) 199368721 She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild.

The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her.

Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont.

After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay―friction that soon turns to blistering heat.

Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things.

And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.]]> 402 Elsie Silver 0349441626 mel 2 The fact that the FCM had a boyfriend, knew it was a failed relationship and didn’t even loved him but dragged the relationship for almost half book bothered me A LOT
Ford was pretty méh and single parent thing was definitely NOT it
So yeah�. Didn’t like it ]]> 3.98 2024 Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1)
author: Elsie Silver
name: mel
average rating: 3.98
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rating: 2
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Their love felt shallow and honestly out of nowhere
The fact that the FCM had a boyfriend, knew it was a failed relationship and didn’t even loved him but dragged the relationship for almost half book bothered me A LOT
Ford was pretty méh and single parent thing was definitely NOT it
So yeah�. Didn’t like it
]]> Ocean of Sin and Starlight 201575237 PRIEST. PIRATE. MONSTER.

From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes Ocean of Sin and Starlight, a dark-fantasy romance with morally grey pirates and monstrous sirens, a standalone spinoff of A Ship of Bones and Teeth.
I wasn’t always a monster.

Once upon a time I had a family, a home, dreams.

Until it was taken away from me and I was turned into a creature only the Devil could love, cursed with bloodlust and immortality.

I spent a century in an isolated monastery for other heathens like me, learning to control my most monstrous impulses, becoming a man of faith so I could put my sins behind me.

I was doing so well.

I was almost…human.

Until I met her.

Larimar, the tempting siren who made me forget my vows, who promised herself to me before she escaped my clutches.

Now I’m obsessed with tracking Larimar down, joining an infamous pirate crew on their ship the Nightwind as we search the high seas for any sign of her.

I don’t know what I’ll do when I find her.

But I know she belongs to me.

And I’ll become a monster once more.

NOTE TO READER: This book can be read as a standalone. HOWEVER, if you were planning on reading A Ship of Bones and Teeth, then I would read that first before you read OOSAS. ALSO...please head the content warnings inside of the book.]]> 0 Karina Halle mel 5 4,5/ 5 ⭐️<br />4 / 5 3.69 Ocean of Sin and Starlight
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Long Live The King (RCA: Royal Crown Academy, #1)]]> 63310918 Rogue Royal
I just need to finish senior year and I'll have access to my inheritance.
I'll be able to leave everything behind and never come back.
Until Bellamy.
She's new. From Chicago. And she's everywhere.
I hate her.

Bellamy Ward
I don't know what I did to Rogue to make him hate me.
Sure, I spilled a milkshake on him, but that wouldn't make someone hate me. Right?
Wrong.
He's decided to make my life hell. But I'm here to finish out senior year at an elite school so I can change my life and my mom's life for the better.
I'm not going to let him distract me or break me.]]> 400 Khai Hara mel 4 4/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 3.84 Long Live The King (RCA: Royal Crown Academy, #1)
author: Khai Hara
name: mel
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Unwritten (Lakefront Billionaires, #2)]]> 201145400 Rafael
Ellie Sinclair is a hopeless romantic who writes love songs.
I’m a struggling workaholic who could inspire a hundred breakup albums.
On paper, we have nothing in common except for my son.
For eight months, I avoid her until our summer trip.
Fourteen days. Two islands. And one nanny I shouldn’t be attracted to.
Spending time with Ellie is expected, but enjoying her company?
That isn’t part of our travel plans.
After my divorce, I swore to protect my heart at all costs.
Even if it means breaking hers in the process.
Ellie
What’s worse than working for a grumpy single dad?
Admitting that I once had a secret crush on him in high school.
Thankfully, Rafael Lopez and I have changed since we graduated from Wisteria High.
He is a billionaire with a company to run and a child to take care of.
I’m an unemployed songwriter he hired to watch his son and teach music.
We coexist without any issues until a vacation changes everything.
Lines blur and old feelings for Rafael return with vengeance as I face a new dilemma.
Being his son’s nanny is one thing, but wishing for more?
Sounds like a heartbreak song waiting to be written.]]> 551 Lauren Asher mel 0 to-read 4.09 2024 Love Unwritten (Lakefront Billionaires, #2)
author: Lauren Asher
name: mel
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hero She Craves (Unbroken Heroes, #3)]]> 214443525 The last thing he expects on his ship is the off-limits woman he can’t stop thinking about—his best friend’s daughter.

After a tough military career as a Navy SEAL, and a member of a covert Ghost Ops team, Lorenzo “Ren� Santoro now calls a research ship home. The ocean, very few people, and solitude…it’s all he needs.

Then as a favor to his best friend, he agrees to take a research team to sea to test a top-secret Navy project. He’s shocked to discover his best friend’s daughter is one of the scientists. The beautiful Halle Bradshaw who Ren once kissed, who ignites a powerful craving inside him. She’s too young, too innocent, and too off-limits.

When strange things start happening to Halle, Ren suspects she’s in danger…and he’ll do anything to keep her safe.

Marine biologist Halle loves the ocean, her work…and Ren Santoro. Being aboard his ship, she finally has the chance to show the stubborn man how good they could be together.

But someone is targeting the highly classified project she’s working on. One she can’t let fall into enemy hands.

The only person she can trust is Ren. Forced to abandon their ship, they will face the danger of the sea and the wilds of a jungle-covered island, all while being hunted by a relentless enemy.

Ren and Halle will no longer be able to hide from their white-hot desire or their demons. She’s determined to convince him to take a chance on love…but first, they have to survive.]]> 217 Anna Hackett 1923134191 mel 4 4,5/ 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.41 2024 The Hero She Craves (Unbroken Heroes, #3)
author: Anna Hackett
name: mel
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)]]> 203146594 A standalone enemies-to-lovers, marriage of convenience romance.

I fell for the villain.
It happened back when I was a clueless girl.
But he ruthlessly broke my heart and trapped it in a jar.
Since then, I’ve sworn to hate him to the end of my days.
Eli King might be a savage devil, but I’m out of his way. And league.
That is until I wake up in a hospital and find him holding my hand.
He tells me the words that change my life forever.
“We got married two years ago, Mrs. King.�
So I set out to investigate how I landed myself into this marriage.
Turns out, my memories are darker than my present.
I thought I was ready for the hurricane.
I thought I could handle his soulless eyes and cold shoulder.
I thought wrong.
Nothing can stop my husband.
Not the secrets surrounding us.
Not the hatred between us.
Not even me.

This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.]]> 488 Rina Kent mel 3 3 / 5 ⭐️<br />3,5 / 5 4.20 2024 God of War (Legacy of Gods, #6)
author: Rina Kent
name: mel
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Crossroads (Haven River Ranch, #1)]]> 203420369 A sweeping small-town romance about love, loss, and a Montana legacy from USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry.

I met West Haven when I was eight years old. He taught me to play poker when I was nine, and we made paper airplanes together when I was eleven. He kissed me when I was sixteen. He was the best part about my family’s summer vacations to Montana. He was the boy who stole my heart. I was twenty-three when life ripped us apart.

Years later, I’m breaking my vow and returning to the ranch, not as a guest but its new owner. West might want me gone, but even he has to admit the only way to save his family’s legacy is with my help.

It’s not easy working side by side and facing those old memories. But this situation is only temporary. We’re at a crossroads. And as long as I don’t let myself fall in love with West Haven again, maybe this is our chance to put those ghosts to rest. Maybe this time we’ll finally be able to say goodbye.]]> 300 Devney Perry 166251879X mel 0 to-read 4.12 2024 Crossroads (Haven River Ranch, #1)
author: Devney Perry
name: mel
average rating: 4.12
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]]> Flowers For The Devil 60488163
Two men. One woman.
Two lies. One truth.
A happening that left London speechless.
A witness—the entire city.

On December 19th, 1851, a crime took place in the center of London. One of the few who knows what truly happened is Countess Alina Bronskaya.
But she will never speak of it.
The crime is her curse and her salvation.
Her culprits are the men who gave her their hearts.
One is a gentleman-devil.
The other is the Duke of Ravenaugh.
This is a story of redemption.
And in the center of it all—love. Passionate. Overpowering. Changing the course of history.
The sort of love that can ruin a man. The one that can save him...

"Flowers for the Devil" is a dark Victorian romance with tormented villain/ strong heroine/ forbidden love/ secret identity/ diverse characters tropes. It is NOT a love triangle. It has mature situations and themes which may be considered triggers for some. Readers' discretion is advised.]]> 452 Vlad Kahany mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 3.97 Flowers For The Devil
author: Vlad Kahany
name: mel
average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10)]]> 8712343 NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh’s exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is “paranormal romance at its best� (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants—and of the only woman who dares tangle with him.

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness.

Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would’ve been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf.

Then Sienna changes the rules and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other’s secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight . . .

A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna’s darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home . . . and the alpha who is its heartbeat . . .]]> 432 Nalini Singh 0575100133 mel 5 paranormal-romance, favs
still 5⭐️ how I LOVE them!

5 / 5 ⭐️
3 / 5 ]]> 4.43 2011 Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changeling, #10)
author: Nalini Singh
name: mel
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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still 5⭐️ how I LOVE them!

5 / 5 ⭐️
3 / 5
]]> <![CDATA[Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)]]> 127611580
And they can’t stand each other.

Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend’s soulmate, Lachlan thinks she’s just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.

As Lachlan and Lark navigate the dark world that binds them together, it becomesimpossible to discerntheirfake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them.
There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep.

And this one has come for blood.]]> 416 Brynne Weaver 0349441588 mel 2 3.98 2024 Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)
author: Brynne Weaver
name: mel
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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I wanted to love it like I did with the fist one but ugh I didn’t
]]> <![CDATA[Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls, #1)]]> 209773181
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 can’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…]]> 366 Catherine Cowles 1951936574 mel 4 4.10 2024 Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls, #1)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Devil Mine (London Underworld, #1)]]> 210915275
When I attend an event a week later and see him there, I’m determined to find out who he is.

I get more than I bargained for when I witness him execute a man.

Turns out the handsome stranger from the club is the head of the most powerful drug cartel in England. And once he sees me, he’s as determined to have me as I am to evade him.

I refuse to be sold, to be given away as payment for my father’s gambling debts, to suffer the same fate as my mother.

So I run away.

But Thiago ‘El Diablo� da Silva has decided he wants me and what the devil wants, he gets.

And he won’t stop until he’s found me and made me his.

This is a mature, dark cartel romance with a sometimes very irredeemable jealous/possessive hero with extreme proclivities towards violence. It contains situations that some readers might find offensive.]]> 550 Khai Hara mel 0 to-read 4.00 Devil Mine (London Underworld, #1)
author: Khai Hara
name: mel
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)]]> 196864520

The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice—unlike anything you’ve read before—now available in all bookstores.


When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of like-minded, pitch-black souls. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.


But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?

]]> 360 Brynne Weaver mel 4 4.00 2023 Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
author: Brynne Weaver
name: mel
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)]]> 58340706
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.]]> 399 Rachel Gillig 0316312487 mel 0 to-read 4.26 2022 One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
author: Rachel Gillig
name: mel
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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Who is going to be an amazing so and tell me if there is a love triangle?????
]]> <![CDATA[The Dixon Rule (Campus Diaries, #2)]]> 200338241
Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he’s a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he’s messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and—most importantly—leave her alone.

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

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

And it might just be getting a little too real.]]> 498 Elle Kennedy mel 0 to-read 4.16 2024 The Dixon Rule (Campus Diaries, #2)
author: Elle Kennedy
name: mel
average rating: 4.16
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rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Learn Your Lesson (Kings of the Ice, #3)]]> 198266455 Men are trash.

Her father left her, and then my father left us. Being raised by her and my grandmother, I was surrounded by the reminder to be independent and guard my heart.

After my one and only experience with a boy in college fell flatter than a pancake, I realized they were right � and I was content to live the life of a twenty-six-year-old cat lady.

Until Will Perry blew my quiet world to smithereens.

Starting goalie for the Tampa Bay Ospreys and the kind of hot that scrambles your brain, all I was ever supposed to be to him was his daughter’s kindergarten teacher. Then, in a twist of events, his temporary nanny.

But temporary turns to permanent, and when I move into his pool house, everything changes.

He’s impossibly grumpy and focused on only two things: hockey, and taking care of his daughter. I’m only focused on using this new income to pay back my student loans.

But in that house, I feel his heated gaze beneath that permanent scowl, the way it lingers and warms my skin. And though I know my mother would lose her mind if she knew, my dreams have become midnight fantasies about my long-haired, muscle-lined mystery of a boss.

When the tension becomes too much, we break, and we make a deal.

He still needs a nanny. I still need a paycheck and for my matriarchy to not disown me. But Will agrees to teach me everything I’ve always wanted to learn, and I’m all too eager to be his student.

I can do this. I’m a grown woman. I can explore my sexuality with the hottest goalie on earth and still remain one-hundred percent professional. And I can definitely do it all without catching feelings.

I have to.

Otherwise, I’ll end up heartbroken in my mother’s arms while she shakes her head and asks me if I’ll ever learn my lesson.

___________________________________________

TROPES:
Pro Hockey Romance
Single Dad/Nanny
Forced Proximity
Spicy Lessons
Grumpy Sunshine
Age Gap
Opposites Attract
Found Family�
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Learn Your Lesson is book three in the Kings of the Ice series:a series of interconnected standalones following a team of professional hockey players and the women who bring them to their knees. They do not need to be read in order, but you will gain glimpses of future characters/couples in each book.]]> 470 Kandi Steiner mel 0 to-read 4.12 2024 Learn Your Lesson (Kings of the Ice, #3)
author: Kandi Steiner
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Does It Hurt? 60034351
I've forgotten the answer to that question long ago. Ever since I ran from that house, so desperate to escape, I left with only the clothes on my back and socks on my feet. After that day, I've only ever walked in stolen shoes.

Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead.

Enzo Vitale.

An enigmatic man that will only ever love the deep sea. Or rather the predators that inhabit it. Turns out, he's not so different than the monsters he feeds. He lured me onto his boat like a fish in the ocean, seeking vengeance for my crime. Had I realized his intentions, and that a massive storm would leave us shipwrecked, I would've ran.

Now, I'm a girl who's seeking refuge in a decrepit lighthouse with a man who loathes me almost as much as he craves me. He wants to hurt me, but the old caretaker of the abandoned island may have intentions far more sinister.

It's no longer a question of who I am, but rather, will I survive?]]> 432 H.D. Carlton mel 3 dark-romance 3,5 / 5 ⭐️<br />5 / 5 3.90 2022 Does It Hurt?
author: H.D. Carlton
name: mel
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2022/07/31
date added: 2024/05/24
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3,5 / 5 ⭐️
5 / 5
]]> <![CDATA[Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)]]> 178476 Dive into a world torn apart by a powerful race with phenomenal powers of the mind—and none of the heart . . .

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of “rehabilitation”—the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was . . .

Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy co-existence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion—and that the animal in him is fascinated by her.

Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities—or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation . . .]]> 334 Nalini Singh mel 4 paranormal-romance, favs 4/ 5 ⭐️<br />3/ 5 4.09 2006 Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)
author: Nalini Singh
name: mel
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2023/03/12
date added: 2024/05/20
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4/ 5 ⭐️
3/ 5
]]> <![CDATA[Shadows of You (Lost & Found, #4)]]> 63884111
The last thing I expected was him.

A surly, broody mountain of a man who helps me save an injured deer in a snowstorm.

Now, Roan Hartley keeps showing up with his glowers and grimaces. But they only make his rare smiles and the gentle way he talks to my daughter mean that much more.

When forces from my past find us, Roan is determined to keep us safe—even if that means sleeping on my ancient couch every night.

As days turn to weeks, his touch has my walls crashing down. But someone out there doesn’t want me to find happiness. He doesn’t want me left breathing at all…]]> 348 Catherine Cowles 1951936450 mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 4.36 2023 Shadows of You (Lost & Found, #4)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/19
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4 / 5 ⭐️
2 / 5
]]> <![CDATA[Glimmers of You (Lost & Found, #3)]]> 63116532
Now, Caden’s back. With his cocky smirk and infuriating nicknames. And I’m struggling to ignore his presence.

When my ex refuses to leave me alone, Caden steps in, suggesting that it will get my ex and Caden’s calculating father off both our backs if we just pretend to be madly in love.

There’s just one problem� Nothing I feel for Caden Shaw is fake—even when I thought I hated him. And there’s no denying how the touch of his lips sparks a flame I’ll never be able to extinguish.

As those pretend moments start to turn oh so real, someone’s watching. They’re not happy about Caden’s new role in my life. And they’ll do anything to rip me away from him—even burn us all to the ground…]]> 342 Catherine Cowles 1951936418 mel 4 3,5 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 4.21 2023 Glimmers of You (Lost & Found, #3)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/13
date added: 2024/05/15
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]]> <![CDATA[Echoes of You (Lost & Found, #2)]]> 63123221
But my heart wanted so much more. So, when I knew for certain Nash didn’t feel the same about me, I tried to move on. What a mistake that turned out to be.

Now, I’m back in our small town, desperate to escape my living nightmare, and the only person I want to see is him.

As secrets are revealed, and Nash finds out what happened to me, he’ll do anything to keep me safe.

But there are those who will do anything to stop him, and this time neither of us may make out alive…]]> 330 Catherine Cowles 1951936388 mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 4.16 2023 Echoes of You (Lost & Found, #2)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> Bewitched (Bewitched, #1) 60225993 Come to me, Empress �

At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one of the requirements for entry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness, Selene books a trip to South America. When a nefarious supernatural force tries to drag her plane from the sky, Selene's magic awakens to save her life―at a cost. Using her powers devours her memories, one by one.

Worse, when Selene braves the jungle and discovers the source of the attack, she finds herself awakening an ancient evil, Memnon the Cursed, who mistakes Selene for his long-dead wife. The wife who betrayed him. Selene manages to escape and begin her studies at Henbane, but when Memnon turns up at the coven and witches are found dead across campus, Selene becomes entangled in a dangerous plot. Accused of the murders on the basis of her memory loss, Selene must rely on Memnon's help for answers―and his plans for her will change everything.]]> 443 Laura Thalassa mel 0 3.83 2023 Bewitched (Bewitched, #1)
author: Laura Thalassa
name: mel
average rating: 3.83
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Who is going to be a kind soul and tell me if it’s a love triangle or not??????
]]> <![CDATA[His Possession: An out for revenge, billionaire romance]]> 208698225
I’d been on the hunt for four long years, and I finally found her.

I planned the perfect revenge. Kidnapping Rapsody on the day she was set to marry another man and forcing her to face my wrath while trapped in the confines of my family’s gothic manor.

Despite my desire to punish her, there is still an undeniable pull between us. But as the walls of the manor close in around us, we both have to confront the truth. Can we trust each other, or will my dark past consume us both?

SHATTERED VOWS is a dark contemporary romance that weaves together the themes of desire and redemption and is a Rapunzel reimagining with the following tropes: age gap, anti-hero, gothic romance, secret society, forced proximity, opposites attract, enemies to lovers, morality chain, billionaire, and second chance.]]> 374 P. Rayne mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.10 His Possession: An out for revenge, billionaire romance
author: P. Rayne
name: mel
average rating: 4.10
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]]> <![CDATA[Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1)]]> 61045446
My body, broken beyond repair. The boy I’d thought was my forever. The life I’d always dreamt of.

Now, Holt’s back. And he’s no longer a boy, but a man with shadows in his eyes and demons haunting him.

He says he’s here to make things right. To get back a little bit of all we’ve lost. And he doesn’t show any signs of leaving the small town that has been my refuge.

As stolen moments turn to days, Holt’s around every corner. With his burning stare and lingering touches. Before long, my walls come crashing down and I’m just hoping that taking this second chance isn’t as reckless as it feels.

But not everyone is happy that Holt has returned. As tragedy strikes again, I’m the one left in the crosshairs. And Holt might not be able to save me this time…]]> 334 Catherine Cowles 1951936337 mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2,5 / 5 4.00 2023 Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1)
author: Catherine Cowles
name: mel
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/07
date added: 2024/05/07
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2,5 / 5
]]> <![CDATA[When She Tempts (The Fallen, #2)]]> 62040146
Martina De Rossi is off-limits, and not just because her brother is about to become the Don.

When I agree to protect her while he’s out waging a brutal war, it isn’t only out of loyalty.

It’s because Martina is the perfect pawn in my game of revenge.

Unfortunately, she’s also temptation personified.

Innocent eyes. A body to die for. Silky blond hair that begs to be wrapped around my fist.

I’m a master of staying in control, but with each day she spends with me inside the walls of my remote Italian castle, I can feel my resolve cracking.

My gaze starts to drift.

My touch starts to linger.

And when she tempts, I realize this game we’re playing might be one I won’t win.]]> 472 Gabrielle Sands mel 3 3,5 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.05 When She Tempts (The Fallen, #2)
author: Gabrielle Sands
name: mel
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 3
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]]> A Ship of Bones & Teeth 138358709
Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.

Ten years agoshe sold her soul to the sea witch Edonia, giving up a life underwater in exchange for the love of Prince Aerik on land. But after a decade of abuse and misery inflicted by the cruel prince, Maren wants nothing more than to leave him and her royal role behind and find Edonia to reverse the spell.

An opportunity for escape presents itself when the prince and princess are traveling overseas and are taken hostage by a band of notorious pirates, led by the fearsome Captain Ramsay "Bones" Battista. Maren has heard the sordid stories about the infamous pirate--not only is his ship supposedly haunted and crewed by the damned, but that no prisoners ever survive.

Fortunately for Maren, she learns that the captain also has a score to settle with the sea witch. With any luck, Maren may be able to get her old life back, even if it's being held in the captain's wicked hands.

But Ramsay gets more than he bargained for when he learns who--and what --Maren is, and that her appetite for revenge, freedom, and bloodlust rivals his.

Meanwhile Maren finds herself falling for the pirate's dark nature, even as she discovers that Ramsay has a secret more deadly than her own.

When it comes to the high seas, not all monsters lurk beneath the surface.]]> 442 Karina Halle mel 4 4,75 / 5 ⭐️<br />3,5 / 5 3.78 2023 A Ship of Bones & Teeth
author: Karina Halle
name: mel
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Wild Card (Roseville Ramblers #1)]]> 210061606 The hot baseball player I’m forced to stay with for my best friend’s wedding is off limits.

Remy Winfield has more muscles than manners, and he’s on a mission to get me into bed by way of the filthiest mouth I’ve ever wanted to kiss. He doesn’t care about my long time crush or my certainty that we’re finally about to happen.

Remy's sure I’ll break first and kiss him, and he’ll tease me to the limit to make sure I do. I might be a Lady, but I can still play his dirty little game. It’s perfectly safe, totally harmless.

Until I fall for him.

Suddenly, Mr. Long-Time Crush doesn’t matter at all.

And my best friend can never know.]]> 360 Staci Hart mel 0 to-read 4.20 2024 Wild Card (Roseville Ramblers #1)
author: Staci Hart
name: mel
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)]]> 62335396 Love is a sacrifice at the altar of power.

In the wake of the Kejari, everything Oraya once thought to be true has been destroyed. A prisoner in her own kingdom, grieving the only family she ever had, and reeling from a gutting betrayal, she no longer even knows the truth of her own blood. She’s left only with one certainty: she cannot trust anyone, least of all Raihn.

The House of Night, too, is surrounded by enemies. Raihn’s own nobles are none too eager to accept a Turned king, especially one who was once a slave. And the House of Blood digs their claws into the kingdom, threatening to tear it apart from the inside.

When Raihn offers Oraya a secret alliance, taking the deal is her only chance at reclaiming her kingdom–and gaining her vengeance against the lover who betrayed her. But to do so, she’ll need to harness a devastating ancient power, intertwined with her father’s greatest secrets.

But with enemies closing in on all sides, nothing is as it seems. As she unravels her past and faces her future, Oraya finds herself forced to choose between the bloody reality of seizing power � and the devastating love that could be her downfall.]]> 626 Carissa Broadbent mel 5 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2 / 5 4.10 2023 The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: mel
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)]]> 60714999 Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always � always � guard your heart.

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

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

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

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

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 504 Carissa Broadbent mel 5 4,75 / 5 ⭐️<br />1,5 / 5 4.30 2022 The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, #1)
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: mel
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/03
date added: 2024/04/21
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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 can’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 can’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 mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.39 2023 The Right Move (Windy City, #2)
author: Liz Tomforde
name: mel
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/21
date added: 2024/04/21
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3 / 5
]]> <![CDATA[By Frenzy I Ruin (Sins of the Fathers, #5)]]> 210444471
Nevio Falcone is darkness. It seeps from his pores. It’s where his monster comes out to play to satisfy its cravings. Until he starts to crave something other than the one woman he shouldn’t pursue - Aurora.

What Nevio craves, he ruins. He told her to keep her distance. Now it’s too late to run away. Consequences be damned.]]> 418 Cora Reilly mel 1
in summary: this book don’t even deserve to be a door weight IT’S PURE TRASH

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maybe Cora was visiting Chernobyl when she came with this book ideia?

in summary: this book don’t even deserve to be a door weight IT’S PURE TRASH

Merged review:

maybe Cora was visiting Chernobyl when she came with this book ideia?

in summary: this book don’t even deserve to be a door weight IT’S PURE TRASH]]> 3.37 2024 By Frenzy I Ruin (Sins of the Fathers, #5)
author: Cora Reilly
name: mel
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2024
rating: 1
read at: 2024/03/28
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maybe Cora was visiting Chernobyl when she came with this book ideia?

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maybe Cora was visiting Chernobyl when she came with this book ideia?

in summary: this book don’t even deserve to be a door weight IT’S PURE TRASH

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maybe Cora was visiting Chernobyl when she came with this book ideia?

in summary: this book don’t even deserve to be a door weight IT’S PURE TRASH
]]> <![CDATA[Sweet Prison (Perfectly Imperfect, #10)]]> 209685893 ZAHARA

Is it possible to fall for a man you don't know?

Before I saw his face,
Or heard his voice,
Or felt the warmth of his touch,
I fell in love with his mind.
Devious. Cunning. Deceptive .

The master of deadly and dangerous plans.
The silent threat no one saw coming.
Manipulating people's lives like pawns on a chessboard.

When he steps out of the shadows,
The king reclaiming his throne,
He sets the world aflame,
And burns my heart to ash.

MASSIMO

After eighteen years,
I finally got my freedom back.
My dark empire was waiting.
Primed for me to take the reins.

I'll punish the traitors who stole my life.
And make them feel true pain.
The era of peace is over.
I’m ready to unleash mayhem.

But I left one prison,
Only to be trapped again,
In a battle between my conscience and my desire.

The one thing I desire above all else,
I can never have.

My sweet angel.
My magnificent queen.
My Zahara.


The Perfectly Imperfect is a series of interconnected standalones, where books can be read in any order. However, Sweet Prison (Book 10, Massimo & Zahara’s story) was written as a companion to Darkest Sins (Book 9, Kai & Nera’s story), and I strongly recommend reading the duet in tandem and proper order. ]]> 378 Neva Altaj mel 0 to-read 3.86 2024 Sweet Prison (Perfectly Imperfect, #10)
author: Neva Altaj
name: mel
average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Darkest Sins (Perfectly Imperfect, #9)]]> 199599389 NERA

In a night of blood and death,
Fate brought us together.
I thought I was saving the life of an innocent man,
A man I'd never see again.
I was wrong.

A slight shift in the air.
A glint of silver eyes in the darkness.
I may not see him, but I know he's there.
My angel of death,
Lurking in the shadows,
Watching over me.
Protecting me,
Before disappearing into thin air,
Until we meet again.

A man who took a bullet for me,
But he won't touch me,
Love me,
Or even share his name.


KAI

Darkness. Pain. Blood.
It's all I have ever known.
An empty shell of a human being,
No heart. No soul. No dreams.
Surrounded by death,
I was a dead man walking.

But then, her light shone through my darkness,
Breathing life into my dead soul.
My fearless tiger cub,
My only reason to keep living.

Every time I have to leave her in the light,
My black heart breaks and bleeds,
As I retreat to the shadows,
Where I belong.

I cannot change the past,
Cannot take back what I have done.
My darkest sin.

*Darkest Sins is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is book 9 in Perfectly Imperfect mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order.]]> 372 Neva Altaj mel 4 RTC 4.15 2024 Darkest Sins (Perfectly Imperfect, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[His Ultimatum: A boss/employee billionaire romance (The Ritual Room Book 1)]]> 205713514
The home of the Voss brothers sits like a sentinel looking down on our small town, remaining a mystery. The four brooding billionaires rarely leave the confines of the iron gates, fueling rumors that have existed for decades.

When my father dies, all the security I’ve known is ripped away, forcing me to come face to face with the eldest brother, Asher Voss. His outward beauty is just as I’d heard—it belies a predatory nature, irresistibly drawing me in.

A bargain is made, and I have no choice but to live in the shadowy confines of his gothic manor to save my family. As time passes, it becomes harder and harder to deny our attraction.

Asher Voss might be too old for me, and he’s definitely cursed by his own demons, but an inferno of passion between us threatens to either consume or destroy us both.

MOONLIT THORNS is a dark contemporary romance Beauty and the Beast retelling.]]> 462 P. Rayne mel 3 3,5 / 5 ⭐️<br />2,5 / 5 3.79 2024 His Ultimatum: A boss/employee billionaire romance (The Ritual Room Book 1)
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name: mel
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> Thorn (Rosewood High, #1) 48907109
He’s a bully, and it was most definitely hate at first sight� for him.

I don’t know what I did to piss off the campus king.�

But apparently my existence was reason enough for him to make my life miserable.�

Jake Thorn is used to people falling at his feet, but the high school quarterback could forget it.�

He could try all he wanted.�

He wouldn’t break me.

How could he� I was already broken.�


Jake

She's an English Rose and I’m about to be a thorn in her side…�

She doesn’t belong here, and from the moment she steps foot in Rosewood High, I’m determined to get rid of her.�

Lost little rich girl, trying to recover from the death of her parents. Cry me a river.�

The betrayal I see reflected each time our eyes lock must end; I can’t live with the constant reminder.�

This is my life. My school. My rules.�

What I say goes. And I say she's done.�

Until she proves me wrong...

Dear readers, THORN is a high school bully romance with high levels of angst, drama and emotions. It is an upper YA romance and not intended for readers under 17. If you don't like your alphas wicked and dirty, then this might not be for you.]]> 358 Tracy Lorraine mel 0 to-read 3.86 2019 Thorn (Rosewood High, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Real Deal (Dublin Nights, #3)]]> 52507796
Holly McGregor shouldn't be attracted to someone with ulterior motives at her company. But she can't avoid his unforgiving stare, deny their electric chemistry, or resist his touch, his mouth, the dangerous invitation she sees in his eyes.

Her family hates him, and the city fears him, but she knows there's another side to Sebastian Renaud because he slipped - he let her witness the light beneath the dark. He's protective and compassionate, and now that she's had a taste, she only wants to discover more.

When Sebastian first laid eyes on Holly, all he saw was a woman he could never have. But when Holly gets caught in the crosshairs of a sick game of vengeance, he has no choice but to step into her life, and resisting her will seriously test his resolve.

He'll do anything to keep Holly safe, but amid the biggest deal of his life, protecting her means facing his demons - consequences be damned.

The Irish billionaire family, the McGregors, are back in this all-new Dublin Nights romantic suspense. The Real Deal can be listened to as a stand-alone.]]> 366 Brittney Sahin 1947717219 mel 4 4.43 The Real Deal (Dublin Nights, #3)
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]]> Burn (Fury Brothers #3) 209699731 I have one goal—arrest billionaire businessman Kavner Fury.

I’m dedicated to my job as a Treasury agent, and taking down crooked financial criminals. Just like the one who destroyed my family.

Kavner Fury is wealthy, powerful, and ambitious, a combination I know too well. He’s New Orleans� favorite billionaire. Sure, he’s also handsome, charming, with a hard body no man who sits behind a desk should have, but I have no plans to let that distract me.

He’s my enemy, my nemesis� and pure temptation. I won’t let our scorching attraction derail my investigation. But as my money laundering case leads me into dangerous territory, I find myself under attack.

Injured and betrayed, I’m shocked that there is only one man I can turn to. One man who can keep me safe.
Now I’m working with Kavner, side by side, and I uncover a protective man who’s taking a blow-torch to my icy defenses. I get to see the real man beneath the gorgeous exterior, and I’m having trouble keeping my hands off him.

Suddenly, the only man I trust is my enemy, and we’re both caught up in a fiery attraction that could leave us both burned.]]> 248 Anna Hackett 1923134108 mel 3 4.42 2024 Burn (Fury Brothers #3)
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny (Aspen Grove, #1)]]> 204708093
Should I have agreed to nanny his cute six year old who loves my dog Waffles? Absolutely not.

But her dad seems to think he can do everything himself. ( no one can)

3 reasons why I absolutely cannot fall for Dylan

1. He’s grumpy and doesn’t seem to like me very much
2.He lives next door � literally next door to my perfect pink house
3. There are no secrets in a small town

I’m an optimistic artist, never living in one place for too long.

He’s a cynical billionaire, trying to raise his kid on his own like a “normal� person.

Since I’m not going to fall for Dylan Stafford, it shouldn’t matter that he shovels my driveway or looks at me like he could devour me.

One kiss later � I, Marlow Taylor, am completely screwed.]]> 312 Ann Einerson mel 3 3,5 / 5 ⭐️<br />2,5 / 5 3.88 If You Give a Single Dad a Nanny (Aspen Grove, #1)
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average rating: 3.88
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fallen One (Falcon Falls Security, #6)]]> 194954295 From Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author Brittney Sahin, comes a sizzling love story between a morally gray hero who doesn’t believe in second chances, and the woman who will make him question everything.

Five years ago, a phone call forever changed my life as I listened to my wife being murdered half a world away.

Going rogue from the CIA, I became a man feared by everyone as I sought vengeance. Lies she’d told and secrets she’d kept, pushed me over an even darker edge.

With nothing to lose, I became unstoppable. A devil among men. Until justice was served, or so I’d thought it’d been . . .

Working alongside a team of veterans, trying to find my way back to the man I’d once been, another life-altering call came, drawing me back to the dark world I’d left behind.

The assignment should’ve been straightforward. Rescue a brilliant scientist working on a classified government project and save the nation from an attack while I was at it. But nothing in my life was ever simple.

When the missing scientist turned out to be the same off-limits woman I’d been obsessing over for months, saving her life was the easy part.

Not corrupting her in the process was the challenge. Especially when that gorgeous woman, innocent and untainted by the evils of the world, begged me to do exactly that.

Our past was complicated. The chemistry between us, undeniable. The desire to claim her as my own and never let go, unbearable.

My team may have been up against our most formidable threat ever, but there I was about to do something I never did. Lose my control.

Author’s Note: This is Carter Dominick’s book in the Falcon Falls Security Series. This romantic suspense novel may be read as a standalone.]]> 700 Brittney Sahin 1947717391 mel 5 4,75 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.60 2024 The Fallen One (Falcon Falls Security, #6)
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average rating: 4.60
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Oath We Give (Hollow Boys, #5)]]> 126835939
Two years.
That’s all the peace we had before our past awoke from the dead.
Rose from the grave with malicious hands, famished, and ready to bury us six feet below. The tombstones of our enemies have been overturned, and we are reminded that we can never escape the chains of the corrupt.
Seeking retribution for my lost love consumed my past, but that violence and desire for punishment now jeopardized the future of those closest to me.
We are given one choice, a singular option.
Return to Ponderosa Springs. Or reap the consequences.
But it’s more than the infamous Hollow Boys in danger this time.
It’s her.
The cursed one.
A mirage of a woman too stubborn for her own good.
Coraline Whittaker and I share a common enemy. Her fear of him and his possession over her is the only reason she agrees to work with me.
We promise to protect one another. Share the weight of his return and the misery his presences brings; Till death do us part or the man plaguing her dreams is finally sent to the grave.
What she doesn’t know is there is more than a villain weaving us together.
It’s not just the revenge I want. It’s not the satisfaction of ruining the town that tainted us.
I want her.
Once again, I’ve taken a vow to protect someone, took her vengeance and made it my own.
Still waters have always run deep.
Ponderosa Springs isn’t the only one with secrets. I’ll let the world know mine before they take her away from me. That rotting town knows what I do to people who take things that belong to me.
A mistake repeated?
Not even God himself will deliver them from my evil.]]> 429 Monty Jay mel 4 5 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.29 2023 The Oath We Give (Hollow Boys, #5)
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name: mel
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blood We Crave: Part Two (The Hollow Boys, #4)]]> 123018867
I'd always believed my love was enough to save him. To protect him.

I was wrong.

The Copycat killer gets closer every day, and I can’t help but feel his every move is in my direction.

With dead ends around every curve and bodies piling up, it seems our time is running out.

They took him from me. Stole the last bit of light and left him empty.

Now, it’s not only the Hollow Boys who are seeking revenge.

I'm out for blood. A war path for vengeance.

They wanted a villain?

I’ll give them one.]]> 333 Monty Jay mel 4 4.19 The Blood We Crave: Part Two (The Hollow Boys, #4)
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blood We Crave: Part One (The Hollow Boys, #3)]]> 66089602
His cravings are dripping in blood.

Is it love?

Or is it something much darker�

An obsession.

Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul.

No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I’d become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor.

Until he noticed me.

Thatcher Alexander Pierson: Cunning. Sharp. Beautiful.

A man bred from the seed of a serial killer. Stitched together with old money and Dolce & Gabbana clothing.

He is my strongest fixation. My sweetest, darkest addiction.

And I’m his phantom.

I have haunted him my entire life and now?

He sees me for exactly what I am.

A killer.

I sicken him. But he has always mesmerized me.

When a copycat murderer prowls among the trees of Ponderosa Springs, our loyalty is tested.

It had been foolish of us to believe our revenge would go unpunished. That the town wouldn’t retaliate after what we did.

With our lives hanging in the balance, Thatcher and I have no choice but to coexist.

In the twilight of musty cabins and haunted library towers, my somber secrets are exposed, and his cravings are revealed.

So the question is…What is love without obsession?]]> 383 Monty Jay mel 4
NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL I FINISH THE BEXT ONE BYE]]> 4.09 The Blood We Crave: Part One (The Hollow Boys, #3)
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NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL I FINISH THE BEXT ONE BYE
]]> <![CDATA[Through the Glen (The Highlands, #3)]]> 203863358
Theo Cavendish is the second son of a British viscount, and he’s spent years running from the aristocratic world he grew up in. Betrayal and loss taught him lessons he’s not quick to forget. As an award-winning screenwriter and creator, Theo prefers to throw himself into the world of film and television. He moves from one project to another, never really letting anyone truly know him.

As a housekeeper at the exclusive Ardnoch Estate, shy Sarah McCulloch feels invisible most days. No one really knows her, and they definitely don’t know she’s a bestselling crime writer. She dreams of seeing her series on screen and believes only one person can develop it for television. On the day she quits the estate for good, she shares her secret with club member, Theo, and asks him to consider her books.

Sarah never expected him to say yes or to show up on her doorstep ready to write with her. Or that weeks spent locked up in her cottage would lead them to form an intense but undeniable connection. A bond that Theo is not sure he’s ready to accept, even though he can’t bear to be without her.

However, when they finally venture out of their bubble, Theo finds he’ll have to battle more than his own demons to protect Sarah from hurt. For he has another fan, one intent on bringing the darkest elements of his most famous script to life. And unless he can figure out this real-life antagonist’s next move, Theo could be in danger of losing Sarah forever.]]> 384 Samantha Young 1915243149 mel 5 RTC 4.05 2024 Through the Glen (The Highlands, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Taken One (Falcon Falls Security, #4)]]> 63222343
Gray Chandler, co-founder of Falcon Falls Security, was given a second chance at life after a helicopter crash in the Army. What he never expected was to fall for his physical therapist—his colonel’s off-limits daughter.

After sharing one hot night with Tessa, he promised himself he’d move on and never look back. But thirteen years later, her late-night call for help sends him on a mission like no other. And this time, there’s no turning his back on her or his feelings.

Tessa Sloane never forgot her first physical therapy patient back in college. The handsome, rugged, and stubborn Green Beret had been a challenge, but he also stole her heart. Only to break it, leaving her unlucky in love ever since.

When Tessa bumps into Gray in her thirties, and is in need of a rescue, she’s surprised it feels as though their summer together was only yesterday. And their sizzling-hot chemistry is even stronger than before.

But in the face of danger, where old friends become new enemies, and lies and betrayal are at every corner, Gray and Tessa quickly realize “what can go wrong will.�

No longer the broken man Gray thought he was, he’ll do whatever it takes to save Tessa . . . even if it means sacrificing their second chance at forever.]]> 478 Brittney Sahin 1947717359 mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />2,5 / 5 4.55 2023 The Taken One (Falcon Falls Security, #4)
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average rating: 4.55
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rating: 4
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]]> Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

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

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

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.]]> 410 Ali Hazelwood mel 5 5 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> Reputation (Tempt) 203098978 Pretending to be a celebrity billionaire's fake fiancée is anything but simple, especially when the man is my boss, Nate Crawford.

He's fifteen years older than me. One of the hottest actor-producers in Hollywood.
And my childhood celebrity crush. Or at least, he used to be—before I became his daughter's nanny and realized how demanding he could be.

The only reason I haven't quit is because I adore his daughter, and I'd do anything for her.
Which is how I find myself agreeing to a fake engagement to prevent Nate’s ex-wife from gaining full custody.

But when Nate kisses me, it feels real. And the longer we pretend, the easier it is to believe it's not all just an act.
Now I'm worried his daughter’s future isn't the only thing at stake because I’m falling in love with my fake fiancé.]]> 390 Jenna Hartley mel 4 4 / 5 ⭐️<br />3 / 5 4.16 Reputation (Tempt)
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average rating: 4.16
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