Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart by Emma Simmerman
The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman
A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) by Joe Abercrombie
The Devils (The Devils, #1) by Joe Abercrombie
This is a very good first book in a new dragon romantasy series featuring the first female dragon rider cadet at the Emberquell Academy. Bren starts the book out as a lowborn country girl dating a newly raised Furyknight, the famous dragon riders that serve and protect the kingdom. She sneaks out of her house to say goodbye to him before he leaves on a mission, but discovers his betrayal. Embarassed and ashamed she throws herself off a mountain but is saved and bonded with a young dragon. Everyone that bonds with a dragon must go through the dragonfury Trials and if successful, will become a Furyknight.
Continue reading “Flameborne: Chosen (Emberquell Academy, #1) by Aimee Lynn”
This is a fun Olympic romance that features Ari, a hockey player on the Great Britain’s hockey team, and Drew, an American that dropped out of graduate school, broke up with his girlfriend, and needs a fresh start. They bump into each other at a New Year’s Eve party and have instant chemistry, but neither is looking for a relationship. A couple months later they run into each other at the Olympics, where Drew has secured a position as a sports photographer. The combination of complicated exes, over-involved families, and stress-inducing teammates convinces them to fake date their way through the Games.
Continue reading “Skate It Till You Make it by Rufaro Faith Mazarura”
I love this hockey romance series, and Aiden and Morgan’s story is another great addition to this funny, flirty, and steamy series. What started out as a one-night fling in Bermuda gets complicated when the duo discover they are new step-siblings. Thinking they will never see each other again, but secretly hoping they would, both are shocked when they walk into their jobs and find the other there. Despite their vow to be professional, they can’t deny the attraction and decide to have a secret friends-with-benefits arrangement. No feelings, no commitment. Like that ever works.
Continue reading “Penalty Play (Boston Rebels, #5) by Julia Connors”
This is a twisty mystery thriller about a very private woman living in London that feels like someone is following her. And they are – and planning to kill her.
Nell has a secret past that she changed her name to hide. She limits her social circle and holds back her secrets from her new partner Alex. Nell can’t shake the feeling that someone is following her and she wonders if it has something to do with her past. Before she was Nell, she was Elle. She witnessed a student entering a stranger’s car who later turned up dead. She was convinced she knew who’s car the girl entered and was obsessed with proving to the police, and herself, that she was right. Her obsession turned dangerous and she fled that life to escape her decisions.
Continue reading “When I Kill You by B.A. Paris”
This is a twisty mystery/thriller set at an exclusive recovery retreat for the rich and famous. It’s tucked away in the Hamptons and this time Lord Edward, fighting an addiction to pain medication after a terrible accident, Amelia Blue, the daughter of a 90s rock legend struggling with an eating disorder; and Florence Bloom, a pop star trying to lay low after her latest tabloid scandal are the guests. But of course, not everything is as it seems. The patients are treated one-on-one with their own chef, housekeeper, and therapist that all live with them in their private cottage.
Continue reading “Such Sheltered Lives by Alyssa Sheinmel”
This is a very sweet, heartwarming contemporary small town romance between dog groomer Sutton and firefighter Jameson. Sutton fled L.A. because of some messed-up family drama and landed in small town Amity, WA. She is hired by a small grooming business which overlooks the town fire department and the hot men that work there, including Jameson. Sutton has no desire to get involved with anyone, but Jameson is intent on wearing her down.
Continue reading “Embers of You (Amity #1) by Madi Danielle”
This is a sweet and spicy novella romance between Harry and Darius, two teachers at the same school. Harry agrees to chaperone the boy’s hockey team on a road trip even though he knows nothing about hockey and the gym teacher, Darius, has teased him relentlessly for the last 4 years. But, road trips have a way of lessening inhibitions and when the only room left at the hotel for Darius and Harry has one bed, Harry discovers that not only is Darius not straight (much to Harry’s dismay), but he’s attracted to Harry. The couple connect, but of course, real life gets in the way once they get home.
Continue reading “Peaches and Pucks by M.A. Wardell”
4.5 stars rounded up
Wow, what a wild ride! What did I just read? I requested this book because of these two lines in the book blurb:
Cameron Mortem has a problem―he can’t stop killing his partners.
His one directive? Don’t kill the new girl.
I was intrigued, but had no idea how crazy good this book would be. I couldn’t put it down and literally read it in one sitting, and then went straight to Kindle Unlimited and downloaded the second book in the series My Blade, Your Back and read that book in less than 24 hours. So. Freaking. Good.
Continue reading “Your Knife, My Heart (Dark Forces, #1) by K. M. Moronova”
Callie gave up her career on the east coast to follow her husband’s job to Sacramento, CA for just a “couple years”. Twenty years later her husband dumps her for a new woman with a baby on the way. She’s an empty nester with no job prospects, a mother showing signs of dementia, and is facing a health scare. After taking to her bed and binging on junk food and booze, she realizes she needs to get back to the strong, smart, ambitious woman she started out being at the beginning of her marriage.
Continue reading “Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans”
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