Fiction

The Odds of You by Kate Dramis

Sage leaves her data analyst job to become an author. She writes a bestseller, but now has writer’s block as she writes her next book. On her way to Comic Con, she runs into a hot, but irritating passenger named Theo. He’s a breakout actor on the verge of fame. As they are leaving the plane, the paparazzi snap photos and mistake her as his girlfriend. They connect during the Con, but the pressure his fans put on her squashes anything actually happening between them. In an effort to cure her writer’s block, Sage goes to a location in Scotland that Theo told her about was special to him and his family. What she didn’t expect was to see Theo again.

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January 4, 2026 0

The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a YA Fantasy/Romance vampire book and it’s great to get back to the genre. This book is a new twist, combining the Civil War and supernatural beings. I listened to the audio of the book and the narrators did a fantastic job portraying the numerous characters and instilling the danger they went through and the anger, desperation, grief, and determination of then during the story. Jerusalem is a black woman that spent years on a plantation as a slave with her family under the rule of a cruel and vicious vampire. After gaining her freedom she joins the military fighting the Confederate Army. She discovers she’s a Saint, people with enormous strength and incredible reflexes, and is paired with an ancient vampire, Alexei, and other Saint allies. The Saints often have special weapons that help them harness their power and Jerusalem’s is an ancient spear.

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December 31, 2025 0

The Storm by Rachel Hawkins

3.5 stars

The book is set at a century-old hotel in Alabama that’s survived every hurricane. The other notable thing that’s happened at the hotel is a local girl accused of murdering a politician’s son in 1984. Geneva grew up in the hotel and is the current owner. It’s about to go under, but she is contacted by a writer that wants to rent a room for a long term stay while he writes a book about the infamous murder.

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December 29, 2025 0

All This Time (Blossom Peak #1) by Harlow James

This is a sweet second chance romance featuring two MCs that grew up together. Laney had a huge crush on Fletcher, who was her brother’s best friend and football teammate. Their attraction was undeniable, but Fletcher stayed true to the “no sisters” rule his buddies agreed to in high school. After turning 18, Laney confessed her feelings for Fletcher, but after a misunderstanding, the couple didn’t talk for the next 12 years. Fletcher becomes a pro football player and Laney stays in their small town. A mutual friend is getting married and Fletcher is the best man and Laney is the maid of honor. This means they are thrust together and forced to work together to fulfill their duties.

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December 25, 2025 0

False Witness by Phillip Margolin

This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it won’t be the last. The book is a fast-paced, action-packed mystery/thriller that incorporates multiple interconnected plots into one explosive ending.

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December 21, 2025 0

Casting Shade ( Welcome to Amoresville #3) by Brandy Ayers

This is such a cute small-town romance about Delia and Wesley, filled with plenty of laughter, banter and spice.

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December 21, 2025 0

Nash Falls (Walter Nash #1) by David Baldacci

This is the first book in a new series featuring mild mannered, kind, business genius Walter Nash. He’s got a prestigious job at a financial firm and is good at it. He has a beautiful wife and daughter and is making a good living. After his father’s funeral, he’s approached by the FBI and asked to be their inside man to take down a criminal enterprise that his business is involved in. At the top of this illegal operation is Victoria Steers, an international criminal mastermind that the FBI has been trying to bring down for years.

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December 21, 2025 0

Downpour (The Griffith Brothers #2) by Maggie C. Gates

This is my first foray into cowboy romances and it did not disappoint. I loved this book! It has great chemistry between the main characters Ray and Brooke, cute banter, a loving & supportive family, & spice that will warm you up on a cold night.

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December 20, 2025 0

Hold Me Tight (Chicago Railers Hockey #2) by Jennifer Sucevic

This is a very sweet hockey romance about a hot hockey player that has been yearning for a player’s ex-girlfriend for years and her reluctance to trust again. Callie’s bakery is in the verge of bankruptcy and her rent just went up. River finally sees his chance to go for Callie and her sweet daughter Nora, and he’s decided to shoot his shot. He offers to let her live with him, but she must sleep in his bed – just sleep, for now. Callie reluctantly agrees, thinking it’s the only way to stay afloat until she figures things out, which she always does.

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November 28, 2025 0