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[New Post] ARC Review: Moments for You by Carrie Ann Ryan

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Title: Moments for You

Author: Carrie Ann Ryan

Page count: 298

Published: April 22nd, 2024

Publisher: Literally Yours PR

Genre: Contemporary

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Two widows. One wedding dress. And a promise of forever in the next installment of the Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan.
A wedding dress is meant to be worn only once.
When a stranger finds herself in need of a miracle at the last minute, I do the unthinkable: I offer mine to her.
The same one I wore down the aisle for my late husband.
Now I’m invited to the wedding and finding myself wondering why I shut myself away from the world for so long.
I’m only meant to be at the Wilder Retreat for a single day except I go home with not only a job offer, but the promise of something more.
Ridge Wilder is hiding secrets of his own. And the undeniable chemistry between us burns before we even contemplate taking that first step.
Only I’ve already had my happy ever after. I never planned on finding another.
And Ridge is even far more broken than I am—with a past that might come back to haunt us both.

Aurora is a pastry chef loses her husband, and everything falls apart for her. Ridge had lost his girlfriend and unborn child that he has been keeping a secret. Aurora and Ridge have great chemistry and banter, but they were able to go though something as tragic as they did, were able to find one another and love again with a roller coaster that you don’t want to miss.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Lawless God by Lola King

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Title: Lawless God

Author: Lola King

Page count: 556

Published: April 4th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: BDSM Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

I sent a psychopath to prison. Now he’s out and back for revenge.
They call me Kayla ‘The Ruthless’ King. The Queen of the North Shore and leader of the Kings’ Crew.

Because of the sacrifices I’ve made and the merciless way I run my crew, the North Shore belongs to me.

In our town, you can only thrive if you’re the worst of the worst. But that all ended when the psychopath I put away returned with a target on my back.

If I’m The Ruthless King, Nathan White is The Lawless God. The biggest and baddest of them all. He’s heartless and cruel, and everyone is safer out of his way. Including me.

When he comes back to the North Shore with only my name on his lips, I know my days are numbered. Or so I thought until he took me.

Nathan doesn’t want me dead. He wants me to suffer. And what better way than to keep me captive as he destroys my crew and legacy.

I’m fighting a war that I’m unprepared for, and in the midst of chaos, my feelings blur with the need for survival. My secrets aren’t safe anymore, and neither is my heart.

You know what they say? Never fall in love with the enemy.

Too late for that.

This book is a standalone in a series of interconnected standalones. It can be read on its own.

I can’t believe that this series is over, this was such a fantastic series. I will be reading this again in the future. There is just so much that I want to say about this series and everyone, but this is about Kayla and Nate. The banter and chemistry between Nate and Kayla were top notch. I enjoyed how they pushed one another’s buttons but at the same time they were able to grow as a couple. The moment that Nate was in the series book I was instantly intrigued by him and I’m happy that he was the last because this was my favourite in the series. We do get to see everyone for one last hurrah which is great. I will say this book has a lot of triggers so be sure to check them before reading.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Burnout by Rebecca Jenshak

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Title: Burnout

Author: Rebecca Jenshak

Page count: 454

Published: April 25th, 2024

Publisher: Valentine PR

Genre: Sports Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 5/5

He’s the hot, tattooed bad boy that I traded insults with…and now he wants my help?

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.

Knox is a tattooed bad boy that comes off as a grump but once you get to know him, he’s a teddy bear. Avery is not taking any flack from Knox with some moments left me loling. She’s a gymnast that is just coming back offer a knee injury and is nervous that she’s not going to be the same since her accident. I haven’t read that many gymnastic books, so this was a nice spin on a motocross read. This was a cute read that had the perfect balance of love, steam, tension and banter, these two find out they have more in common then they both at the start was wonderful. If you are in the mood for a good girl/bad boy book? Then this is the book for you.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Forbidden Flame by Lea Coll

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Title: Forbidden Flame

Author: Lea Coll

Page count: 288

Published: April 16th, 2024

Publisher: Self Published

Genre: Christmas Romance

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

Rating: 5/5

Why do forbidden flames always seem to burn brightest?
Daphne Calloway is off limits. Our families have been bitter rivals for years. I shouldn’t want her.
But I do.

Which is why I bid on her at the bachelorette auction. Letting some other guy get his hands on her was…unthinkable.
Then she suggested our date take place in a hot tub and everything got harder. Literally.

See, as a single mom with a new business, Daphne was in desperate need of a fun, sexy, one-night stand—and I was more than happy to deliver. That should’ve been the end of it.

Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.

Because now that I know how amazing she truly is, now that I’ve started fantasizing about being there for her and her daughter in a happily-ever-after kind of way, I have a huge problem.

Choosing Daphne could cost me everything I’ve been working so hard for. What remains to be seen is whether any of it will be worth a damn thing if I lose her…

This is the last of the brothers that we got to meet, Lea has saved the best for last. Cole and Daphne have instant chemistry that we get to see in the previous books. They are from the opposite sides of the track having a Romeo and Juliet vibe to their story having their family’s being both against them being together. Despite the odds and certain circumstances, they had faced along the way. One of the things that I loved about them together they were always wanting to have the best for one another and having to make things work. I can’t wait to see the next books that Lea releases.

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[New Post] ARC Review: Sin and Betrayal by Sienna Snow

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Title: Sin and Betrayal

Author: Sienna Snow

Page count: 414

Published: April 11th, 2024

Publisher: The Author Agency

Genre: Dark Romance

Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Princess in a Tower

Captive in a Cage.

There is no Power.

Only Rage.

They promised me love and devotion,

And left me with shattered dreams.

They’re back expecting forgiveness.

But my price is very steep.

Betrayal is a risky business,

Now that I’m the Queen they wish to keep.

This was a fantastic book that kept me on the edge of my seat not knowing what was going to happen next. I have read a few books by Sienna and this was my favorite of hers by far. They way that Xander and Theo are devoted to show Nerine that they are the ones of her. She doesn’t know what she wants but getting to see the journey of that she does decide is an emotional roller coaster that I didn’t expect to enjoy as much as I did. The cliffhanger… was a great end to this but I can’t wait to see what happens because this book was fantastic.

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