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[New Post] ARC Review: Hersey by Lily White

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Title: Hersey

Author: Lily White

Page count: 521

Published: April 18th, 2023

Publisher: The NextStepPR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the Publisher/Author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Sixth Circle
Heresy
Also Known as Shane Carter

There are no rules with this man.
No courtesies.
No acceptable behaviors he’ll conform to in order to be accepted.

He marches to his own beat.
Gives the finger to expectations.
And does whatever pleases him because nobody can control him.

Arrogant.
Aggravating.
Absolute Chaos.
Shane is the last person you want walking into your world.

It’s too bad he walked into mine.
Now I can’t get rid of him.
Not that I’m sure I want to.

He wants something from me.
He’s playing a game.
And every time we come together, I can’t help feeling like I’m dancing with the Devil.

It all started with a chance meeting.
With the exchange of a few angry words.
And now that I’m trapped in this man’s maze, I fear I won’t be strong enough to resist being seduced.

***Each novel in the series depicts a unique romance, but the plots through each book connect in one world. For the best experience, read the series in order.

Nine Ruthless Men. Nine Unrepentant Sinners. Nine Irresistible Manipulators.

The anticipation that I had for this book was insane so when it popped on my Kindle I started it immediately. Lily had taken some personal time away from writing and came back with this epic mindblowing read. This book is packed with amazing banter that will have you laughing out loud. The chemistry they have is out of this world. I had no idea Shane was such a charmer. Brinly is a fantastic heroine that isn’t afraid to tell Shane off or anyone. There’s so much that I want to say but I don’t want to give anything away because it’s so good. This can be read as a standalone but after you read this you’re going to want to meet the other guys in the Antihero Inferno series. I loved everything about this book and I’m just patiently waiting for Damon’s story.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Wicked Empire by Tracy Lorraine

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Title: Wicked Empire

Author: Tracy Lorraine

Page count: 336

Published: December 16th, 2021

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you the next installment of her new dark mafia, high school bully romance series.

She didn’t want to believe me.

She wanted to believe the threat wasn’t really there.

But as the sirens ring out in the distance and she stares down into my eyes, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her.

I’m not going to go down without a fight.

And I’m sure as hell not going to lose her now.

Even as our stubbornness tries to force us apart, severing everything we’ve built thus far.

With our nerves frayed and tempers close to breaking point, our fractured family sets about discovering the truth.

But we soon uncover more corruption and betrayal that only causes more pain to those I love.

Our entire empire is at risk, and it’s time to put the past behind us and carve out the future we deserve.

Dear Readers,

Wicked Empire is the third and final in Stella and Sebastian’s trilogy and the first couples story in my Knight’s Ridge Empire series. This book is a dark bully romance that contains mature content and demanding alphaholes that some readers may find disturbing. You have been warned.

Ahhhh! After the cliffhanger after the last book, I was dying to get my hands on this book. There were plenty of twists and turns just when you think that you have everything right then you get tossed another curve ball. The chemistry that these two have is kindle melting I couldn’t get enough.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Dirty Secrets by Tori Fox

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Title: Dirty Secrets

Author: Tori Fox

Page count: 224

Published: March 2nd 2023

Publisher: Wildfire Marketing Solutions

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

I’ve always been good about keeping my eyes away from my best friend’s sister.But it gets harder every day now that she’s on tour with us.A brush of a hand. A laugh that reaches her eyes.I can’t have her and for some reason that makes me want her more.We can keep it a secret. The late nights. The stolen kisses.But someone is threatening her.And all my secrets will come to light if I step in and stop it.She thinks I’m her knight in shining armor.But I’m the villain in this story.

When you read the title you may think that this is going to get some story of secret kinky desires or something, but what happens in this is much more intense than that and I couldn’t read fast enough to know what was going to happen, Saylor and Knox have been through some things that were intense, too say the least and were able to find love and heal one another to forget the past. They can understand one another like no one else. They finally got the HEA they deserved.

There are many TWs: Rape, Child loss, Self Harm, PTSD, Drugs and more.

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[New Post] ARC Review: When Darkness Ends by Marni Mann

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Title: When Darkness Ends

Author: Marni Mann

Page count: 354

Published: May 25th, 2021

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the author in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

An all new angsty, dark, stand-alone Contemporary Romance in the Moments in Boston Series …
You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.

There was before.
When we were together, when we were happy.
When we had nothing but dreams.
When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.

And there was after.
When the unthinkable occurs, how do you count time, knowing how precious it is?
When dreams turn to nightmares, how do you wake up every day and choose to go on?
When you have a chance to save another, how can you not?

Even if it changes everything.
Even if it destroys you.

A harrowing, heartbreaking dark contemporary romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann, the third installment in the Moments in Boston series of stand-alones that explores the darkest nights and brightest dawns of the heart. A book that will leave you aching … and looking over your shoulder.

I was completely sucked in from the start the book flowed beautifully. It was a beautiful roller coaster of emotions that just starts off as a typical collage romance. I loved that we were able to see the past and the present with these two.
Ashe oh Ashe he was head over heals in love with Pearl right from they start. I absolutely love them together. He was supportive through it all.
I NEVER wanted this book to end I just wanted it to keep going. They deserved the HEA that they got so many tears and I loved every minute of it.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Heartless Beloved by Lola King

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Title: Heartless Beloved

Author: Lola King

Page count: 524

Published: August 21st, 2023

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

I’m from a place where you eat or get eaten. Two gangs are at war, and I’m hungry for survival. Growing up in a broken town doesn’t make you a good man. In fact, the North Shore of the Falls has made me merciless.
I survive because I’m a good soldier for the North Shore Crew. I’m cool-headed, I never lose sight of my goals, and my only obsession is to wrench our town from the clutches of our sworn enemies, the Kings. Alexandra Delacroix is just a job. Plain and simple. She lives in our neighboring town, in the millionaires’ heaven they call Stoneview.
The plan is charm her, uncover incriminating information about her senator father, and tip the balance of power in our favor. But unlike the other rich girls from Stoneview I use as toys, Alexandra is kind, selfless… sweet. Sickeningly so. A bright pink cupcake with glitter and sprinkles on the icing. That kind of sweet. We have nothing in common. Nothing but the secrets we keep. And before I know it, my priorities change. Before I know it… Alexandra Delacroix is my new obsession.

If you’re a fan of dark romance, preorder Heartless Beloved today!

Heartless Beloved is the second book in the North Shore Stories but can be read as a standalone.
Please, read the content warning inside the book.

This book has quite a few TW so I would definitely look into these before reading this dark romance.
Everything about this book was fantastic the chemistry the feelings they had for one another the character development were all on par. Xi and Alex have a whirlwind of things that happen between them, There were moments I was emersed into the story that I needed to pick up my jaw off the floor. After reading the first one I thought that the second one wouldn’t be able to top it but this one is way above anything that I had anticipated it was wonderful. I can’t wait for the next one.

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