Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison

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Lovelight Farms

(Lovelight, Book 1)

By B.K. Borison

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Holiday

Friends to Lovers 

Fake Dating

Slow Burn

Fun holiday read about taking that step you might be too afraid to take. How we can sometimes sabotage ourselves by staying in a comfortable place and not taking the risk to grab what you really want. Loved the side mystery about the farm and the side characters.

Good Elf Gone Wrong By Alina Jacobs

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Good Elf Gone Wrong

By Alina Jacobs 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Holiday

Fake Dating

Virgin Heroine 

Revenge

Whew! This is a steamy holiday romcom, and I'm here for it!! I love I have for Granny Murray is real. She is who I want to be when I grow up.   Gracie's family is just messed up but I loved how Hudson swooped in & helped build up her self esteem. 

Nick & Noel's Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall

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Nick & Noel's Christmas Playlist

(Mistletoe Romance, Book 1)

By Codi Hall

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Holiday

Friends to Lovers

Fake Dating

What a cute, funny & touching holiday story. Holidays can be tough for those who have lost loved ones & this was a great way to share that you can still enjoy life even with loss. Loved the best friends & Winters family. They never gave up on Noel & were patiently waiting for her to come to the realization of their love & support.

Tell Me You're Mine by JS Scott

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Tell Me You're Mine

(British Billionaire, Book 1)

By JS Scott

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Fake Dating

Billionaire

Great story of mistaken identity & family loyalty. I love that Damian & Nicole met on the plane & were able to form a friendship before everything unfolded. Loyalty was the underlying theme of this story. Loyalty to his brother & loyalty her her mother. They both had to decide when to let themselves be more important & I'm glad they did it together.

One Chance By Lena Hendrix - ARC

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One Chance 

(Sullivan Family, Book 3)

By Lena Hendrix

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Fake Dating

Friends to Lovers 

Small-town

Firefighter

This is another smash hit from Lena! I knew Lee & Annie's story would be fantastic and Lena did not disappoint. I do have to say that Royal King has me so intrigued though. 

After years of being "just friends" Lee really went full court press on Annie & I loved every minute. I really enjoyed learning about Margo & how Lee, Margo & Annie's friendship evolved. I absolutely loved the dates that the Bluebirds put on for the auction. Seeing the deeper more serious side of Lee after all the joking, pranks & fun was refreshing. 

Shadow Beast Shifters: Compelled (Simone & Lucien) by Jaymin Eve

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Compelled

(Shadow Beast Shifters, Book 5)

By Jaymin Eve

Simone & Lucien's story

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Fantasy

Paranormal 

Shifter

Fake Dating

Found Family

The vampires combined their version of the Hunger Games & The Bachelorette.

It was a great story of loyalty & love. Simone and Lucien had so much in common, but both fought their initial pull.  Simone was a lot stronger than she thought, and I loved that we got more incite into both hers & Luciens childhood.

Simone really grew up while she was away from Lucien. But she also wasn't living. I loved that she went back & owned up to her initial mistakes from her last trip to Valdor. But Lucien's need to protect her was swoon worthy.

Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke (ARC)

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Rogue Romeo

(Rogues of Manhattan, Book 1)

By Pamela O'Rourke

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶.5

Fake Dating

Friends to Lovers

Billionaire

Broken Boy

"I want to absorb your light and keep it forever."

What a fantastic story. Alex is so swoony and broken that you just can't help root for him. Reyna is just a light, or Sunshine, in the world. Her goodness and heart really helps bring light to all the dark corners of Alex's world.

I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I swooned. It really had it all. The love between Reyna and Lita was beautiful. Reyna's story is one of sadness but also of hope. Alex's story is full of deep hurts and loneliness. It takes Reyna to help him get past those hurts.

Taste of Torment by Stacey Trombley

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Taste of Torment

(Shadow Hills Academy, Book 1)

By Stacey Trombley

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

.5🌶

Paranormal

Childhood Friends

Fake Dating

Mystery/Suspense 

Wow. What a fantastic story. From revenge to the paranormal hunger games, it was full of mystery, intrigue & magic. There were so many amazing details & imagery in this story from the magical archways to the pixie perches & so much more. 

Jarron is so misunderstood as a powerful prince. Candice is a disillusioned human wanting & needing power & revenge. Candice is super smart, and her thought process as well as potions talent is impressive. You could tell Jarron cared about Candice, but she just doesn't have the confidence in herself to see what he sees.

Undeniable by Cara Dion (ARC)

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Undeniable 

(Love Song, Book 2)

By Cara Dion

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Fake Dating

One Bed

Best Friends Brother 

Chronic Illness 

Music

Oh my goodness, this book. I knew Noah was going to have a good story to tell, and I fell for Callie in Liv & Daemon's story. Callie and Noah's music really tells their story. From love, pain, despair, and hope. 

One of my favorite things about this story was the way they worked together to make music, and when Callie thought she couldn't make music anymore, Noah was there to help her. When Callie can't physically continue, Noah was there to pick her up, literally & figuratively.

There are so many emotions that weave through this story that it sucks you in. I couldn't put it down. I can not wait for more!

Tumbling Head Over Heels by Kacie West

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Tumbling Head Over Heels

By Kacie West

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Novella

Fake Dating

Grumpy Sunshine 

Billionaire

Opposites Attract 

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Such a cute, quick read. Loved the carefree Kelly and how she approached life. The fact that she was super smart and surprised everyone was priceless. Jack is your typical grumpy businessman, high strung and focused. Kelly really brought out his easy-going side & I loved seeing his growth, especially for a novella.

The Fake by Rebecca Jenshak

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The Fake

(Smart Jocks, Book 4)

By Rebecca Jenshak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Sports Romance 

Basketball 

Fake Dating

College

Second Chances

Nathan and Chloe are such a great couple. I am so glad we got Nathan's back story. And I loved Chloe's story. I love that her experiences helped her see how Nathan could do the things he had to do for his family.

Nathan's past comes to haunt him in more ways than one. But I love that Chloe was able to calm him during his nightmare. Chloe's situation with her team is hard, but I loved seeing the team grow super close after the initial cold shoulder. 

Dirty Little Midlife Mess by Lilian Monroe

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Dirty Litte Midlife Mess

(Heart's Cove Hotties, Book 2)

By Lilian Monroe

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Slow burn

Fake dating

Grumpy Sunshine 

Small town

Second chance

Multiple POV

Hearts Cove has become one of my favorite series!! It's funny, it's real-life situations, it's sexy & all the characters are hilarious.

I love that this series is a multiple pov book, but each book has its main storyline with the other POVs woven through to keep the other characters as relevant.

Wes & Simone I knew would be fire and water, and I was not disappointed. I do have to give Wes props for his restraint. We had a glimpse into Simone's past last book, and this one we get to peel back the layers of grump to discover who Wes is. I loved it.

 

Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills

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Beauty and the Baller

(Strangers in Love, Book 1)

Audio 🎧

By Ilsa Madden-Mills

"We are different flowers from the same garden, but we're perfect together."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Football

Sports 

Second chances

Broken Boy

Fake Dating

Such a great book!  I laughed so hard in places, and I couldn't put it down. I loved Nova's confidence throughout the entire story. The love she has for her special needs sister is just amazing, especially after their loss of their mother. 

Ronan's story is tragic. I do love that he didn't try to hide his love for his fiance. But that he had to grow and move past their accident. Loved the scenes with actual football plays with the high school team. 

Ronan & Nova had chemistry from the beginning when he didn't even know her name. The fact that she was the one who brought about a change in him speaks to the deep connection even though their first meeting didn't end very well.

Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton

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Black Ties & White Lies

By Kat Singleton

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

He Falls First

Billionaire

Second Chance

Age Gap

Ex's Brother

Fake Engagement 

Forced Proximity 

Unrequited 

This book had it all. Love the fact that Beck fell first and loved Margo for so long. The Ex, Carter, was a real winner (enter sacarasim). The lengths Beck went to for Margo was what every girl dreams of. Their story from the beach was so perfect and the angst they both felt!! 🤌

Emma & Winnie definitely need their own stories too!! They were amazing for comedic relief. And the banter in the group chat along with the emails from Beck to Margo were spot on!!

After getting Margo to agree to pretend to be in engaged, Becks plan to win Margo over for real comes into play. Carter being the villain tries to destroy their real love affair. 

Dwar Santa By Kristen Granata

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Dear Santa

By Kristen Granata

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Fake Dating

Second Chances 

Mental Illness Representation 

Holiday

Novella

 

This was such a great  short story for the holidays. Christina hires a male escort to be her boyfriend for the holidays due to the strained relationship with her mother. 

Jake is a former rockstar who suffers from depression.  His story was so heartwarming and sad at the same time. As someone who suffers depression I was glad to see the representation and normalization of the mental illness. 

Christina is supposed to meet the escort at a dive bar, but Jake overhears what she is telling the bartender, and he pretends to be the escort, so he knows Christina will be safe.

The Devil You Know by Veronica Eden

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The Devil You Know

By Veronica Eden

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Friends to Lovers

Fake Dating

Forbidden Romance 

Brother's Best Friend

Small Town

This was a great read. I loved seeing Tatum grow and loosen the tight reigns she thought she had to have to conquer her anxiety. 

Cooper was a great character more layers than just a sex machine. It was a great reminder that we shouldn't judge others, we don't always know what is going on inside someone.

This was a highly sexual book. But I have to say the way she wrote the steps Cooper took to make sure Tatum was ready and taught her about herself and her body was tastefully written. Trust, friendship and love. I always worry about the virgin loss story but this was well written and the chemistry they had was off the charts. 

Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt

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Funny Feelings

By Tarah DeWitt

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Rom-Com 

Single Dad

Slow Burn

Fake Dating

Such a great book. I laughed so much throughout the entire thing but also felt heart ache. I did love how the hear impaired was represented in this story.

Meyer is a single dad of a hearing impaired child. Ex stand up comedian turned writer who ends up managing Farley Jones an up & coming female comedian.

Farley is trying to make a name for herself in the stand up world & winds up finding a found family in Meyer & Hazel as well!! 

You could feel the tension between Meyer & Hazel which I love how the growth of their feelings was written. And once they gave in, it was worth the wait.