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Title: Forbidden King

Author: Laura Pavlov

Page count: 340

Published: June 6th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

Saylor Woodson is the one girl I can’t have, and the only girl I want.
She’s my best friend’s little sister, and completely off limits.
We have a history, a connection—one that no one else knows about.
One that I’ve tried hard to forget.
I’ve kept my distance for years, which was easy because she’d been away at school.
But now she’s home, and she’s everywhere I turn.
And the way that I want her is unexplainable.
She’s always on my mind.
She’s sunshine on a cloudy day.
So, I do everything in my power to keep my distance, because her brother is my best friend.
My family.
But the pull is too strong.
Overpowering in every way possible.
I want to claim her and keep her and make her mine.
So, we cross that line in the sand—slowly at first.
Until I’m drowning in this girl and can’t find my way up for air.
Betrayal runs deep, and guilt hangs over me like a dark cloud.
But I can’t seem to walk away, no matter how hard I try.
Because she makes me want things that I never thought possible.
And now that I’ve had a taste of forever, I’m willing to risk everything to keep it.
But can we weather the storm that’s coming for us?
Only time will tell.

Saylor and King have been friends since they were young with him being friends with her brother Hayes. Saylor is opening her own bookstore with the help of King and his construction company. Something comes up and she needs to stay with King. With them being force proximity it’s only a matter of time before they can’t hold onto there feelings needing to give in. Brothers’ friend or childhood friends are always going to be one of my favorite tropes because it gives and extra layer to the story because they have history with one another which this a fantastic read. I can’t wait to see who’s next.

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Title: Saxon

Author: Jasinda Wilder

Page count: 371

Published: July 26th, 2024

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

We are the cast-offs, the forgotten, the broken; we are dark, dangerous men haunted by our violent pasts.

The Guardian collects us, rehabilitates us, and gives us a new lease on life…if we follow a few, simple rules:

Once you’re in, there’s no going back; never take a life; loyalty to the brotherhood above all.

My mother killed my father in a murder-suicide. The old bastard deserved it, so I’m not exactly mourning his loss. My brothers and I attended the funeral, of course. We were the only three there, and only for our mother. Walking away from that funeral to clear my head, I’m accosted on the sidewalk by a fiery, feisty crimson-haired siren with a foul mouth and a body wars have been fought over. The problem? I have enemies. Bad men who will kill anyone even seen near me, just to spite me. Why? I used to be an assassin for a crime syndicate and refused to kill an innocent woman. They want me dead…and Terra, just for being seen with me. We’re on the run and I have to keep us both alive without breaking my vow, and try to figure out if it’s mere lust pulling me to Terra Connolly, or something deeper that could change both our lives…

I was able to read this book in one sitting. It’s everything that you would expect from a Jasinda read. It was sexy, dirty, raw and real. Terra is in need for a date to her friend Em’s wedding so, she goes outside to find the first hot guy that she finds. The guy that she finds is Saxon and he’s known as the Bloody Viking for a reason. While reading it was like I was watching a movie that I didn’t want to end. Sol is up next and I can’t wait for him.

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Title: Steal My Heart

Author: Laura Pavlov

Page count: 370

Published: January 9th, 2025

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace, Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.

Henley Holloway is my boss’s daughter and I’ve been assigned to mentor her.
The problem is, I’m not looking to babysit anyone.
But I’m determined to make partner at the firm, and this is the final obstacle in my way.
So, I agree to take the little princess under my wing.
I’ll work her so hard, she’ll beg me to leave her alone.
But from the first day she walks into the office and spills scalding hot coffee on my chest—I’m
intrigued.
She’s a Harvard grad.
Her work ethic rivals mine.
She’s witty and funny and beautiful all at the same time.
I don’t want to like her.
I have a hard and fast rule about relationships, and I will not break it with my boss’s daughter.
That’s a hard no.
But she’s everywhere I turn, and I can’t seem to get enough.
Weren’t rules meant to be broken anyway?
From the moment we cross the line—I’m done for.
Henley Holloway has seeped her way into my heart, one that I didn’t even know still worked.
But sometimes loving someone isn’t enough.
I’m living proof of that.

Easton is a successful lawyer that’s a workaholic and known as a shark in the court room. He’s confident and insanely good looking. He had a hard past and due to that he doesn’t want to have a relationship. That is until he meets Henely. Easton thinks that she’s just the boss’s daughter. Before long he starts to notice that she’s able to prove him wrong. Their chemistry and banter is one that felt real. The way they were able to heal one another from their troubled pasts and how they were able to communicate through the rough patches. The personal growth, just everything stole my heart. This was a fantastic, I can’t wait to meet the others.