Review: With This Ring by Amy Clipston

Title: With This Ring

Author: Amy Clipston

Publication date: January 1, 2025

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Dakota Jamison is living her dream running Fairytale Bridal Shop in her hometown of Flowering Grove, NC. But despite helping others find their Happily Ever Afters, getting married and settling down isn't on her radar. In fact, she decided she'd never get engaged again after Hudson Garrity broke her heart and left her to pursue a career in New York City. Besides, she doesn't have time for a relationship between running her shop and giving roller skating lessons at the local rink.

Hudson Garrity made his dream a reality when he started his own software company in the big city, but now that he's sold it, he's at a crossroads. He's finally made enough money to provide a comfortable life for his younger sister and the aunt who raised them after their parents died. Hoping that a return home will help return his focus, he's instead thrown into family chaos and roped into helping his sister plan her wedding . . . bringing him once more into contact with the one who got away.

As Hudson's sister's wedding date draws closer, he starts to remember how much he loved Flowering Grove and the smalltown life. And as he and Dakota start to wonder what could have been, they reevaluate what went wrong between them.

Will Dakota and Hudson find it in their hearts to forgive each other and forge a new life together?

Review: I had the honor of reviewing this audiobook through Netgalley. I am so happy i am i did because this is such a sweet romance. I loved all the characters and honestly would been so happy to read more about their little world. mmc frustrated me at times but i love the character growth.

Review: Stateless by Meli Raine

Title: Stateless

Author: Meli Raine

Publication date: October 15, 2019

Series: Stateless

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: When you’re born without a trace, no one knows you’re a weapon.

I lie for her.

I hunt for her.

I kill for her.

And above all, I betray my mission for her.

She doesn’t know why. She doesn’t care why.

I do.

Treason comes in many forms.

Love is one of them.

Our training taught me to be a sociopath. A machine. A pawn. Nothing more than a tool for a larger goal, without attachments or feelings.

Our teachers forgot one important detail:

Pawns shouldn’t have hearts.

Yet we do.

It turns out our emotions are our greatest weapon.

And I know exactly where mine are aimed.

Review: While this is listed as a romance. I wouldn't normally consider it my style. It took me a while to get into it. However I absolutely will be reading the next book in the series. It got me hooked and I think I may have to hunt down more romantic suspense books. This was kind of giving adult Maze Runner.

Review: Blade by Fiona Davenport

Title: Blade

Author: Fiona Davenport

Publication date: January 8, 2024

Series: Iron Rogues

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Toby “Blade” Barker didn’t plan to claim an old lady like his club president and VP had recently done. As the doctor for the Iron Rogues, his time was rarely his own. But his good intentions went out the window when he met Elise Ayers.

It didn’t matter that the injured beauty was too young for him. Or that she was his club brother’s little sister. All it took was one look for Blade to know that Elise was meant to be his.

Review: I absolutely adore this book series. The Fiona Davenport writing team has me in a chokehold. They are one of my automatic reads. Blade's real name is horrible but I can't be mad at it. haha. I cannot wait to read the next book!

Review: The Bet by J.L. Beck and C. Hallman

Title: The Bet

Author: J.L. Beck and C. Hallman

Publication date: May 26, 2019

Series: North Woods University

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: The bet was simple.

You draw a name from the hat.
That’s the girl you have to seduce.
The girl you have to make fall head over heels in love with you.

It wasn’t hard for me to do, in fact, it was something I did all the time. I was known for breaking hearts. Sex was just that, sex. And it didn’t take me very long to get a woman on her back.

And then I drew her name: Jules Peterson.

My former best friend. My first kiss. My first love. She shattered my heart into a million pieces three years ago. She left me right when I needed her most.

And as fate who have it, she had entered my life once again, at almost the perfect time.

She was a transfer, fresh meat, and she had just put a target on her back. It was my turn to make her pay. It was my turn to break her heart.

Holding onto that hate, that anger, that f*cking heartbreak. It does something to you. It breaks you, and it broke me, it tainted me, just like I would do to Jules.

She used to be my everything, but now she was nothing but The Bet.

Review: This book had me feeling big mad. Remington absolutely pissed me off. It took me 30% of the book just pure hatred. I almost DNF'd. Then it happened. If you read this book and want to not finish because of him i beg of you just hold on. This book is worth it! Massive character growth.

Review: My Eye Adored You by Kylie Marcus

Title: My Eye Adored You

Author: Kylie Marcus

Publication date: May 10, 2023

Series: Monster Between the Sheets, Season 2

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: He may only have one eye, but it adores her … he just doesn’t know it yet.

Reece Spencer became a monster after a Halloween party gone wrong, but instead of letting it ruin his life, he dedicated his life to monsters. After selling his portion of a successful investment firm, he funded the creation of a college for monsters just outside the monstrous little town of Screaming Woods.

This is his life now, trying to help monsters live as normally as possible, and nothing could disrupt that except for one new student who sets his entire world Kamila Letreuc, his former business partner’s daughter.

The last time he saw her, she was a grieving seventeen-year-old, and now she’s blossomed into a gorgeous woman. He may only have one eye, but he can tell how beautiful she is. Too bad she’s off-limits.

When Kamila's father asks him to keep his eye on her, Reece makes a promise that soon becomes personal.

Now he's got an injured Kamila staying in his house, flouncing around in his clothing, and keeping his eye and hands off her is increasingly difficult—not to mention that someone is out to kill his gorgeous little half-dryad.

Review: I definitely need more of this story or even just the world. Love a taboo couple. The book went a little too fast for me personally but it was enjoyable.

Review: Demon's Own by Rochelle Paige

Title: Demon's Own

Author: Rochelle Paige

Publication date: May 3, 2023

Series: Monster Between the Sheets, season 2

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Living in a town turned monstrous didn't leave much hope for finding love, especially when you unexpectedly wound up with horns and flames swirling in your eyes.

Koen Kelly didn’t think he’d find a ray of sunshine to ever break through his grumpiness. Then he met Soraya Hart.

The pretty author wasn’t afraid of much except for her looming deadline. She needed inspiration for her next paranormal romance, and staying in a place with real monsters seemed like the perfect way to get it. Only she never expected to find her own happily ever after with one of them.

Review: When i finished this book the very first thing i did was grab the next one not even realizing the series is all different authors. So i will definitely be looking for more monster romance from Rochelle Paige because this was fantastic!

Review: Darling Venom by Parker S. Huntington

Title: Darling Venom

Author: Parker S. Huntington

Publication date: December 11, 2021

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: My first love ended in tragedy.
My second began with his brother.

From Wall Street Journal bestseller Parker S. Huntington comes a broken love story laced with angst and forbidden romance.

I wasn’t supposed to be on that roof on Valentine’s Day.

Neither was Kellan Marchetti, the school’s designated freak.

We met on the verge of ending our lives.

Somehow, the tattered strings of our tragedies tangled and tightened into an unlikely bond.

We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine’s Day until school ended.

Same time.

One roof.

Two restless souls.

We kept our promise for three years.

On the fourth, Kellan made a decision, and I was left to deal with the consequences.

Just when I thought our story ended, another one began.

They say all love stories look the same and taste different.

Mine was venomous, disgraceful, and written in scarlet scars.

My name is Charlotte Richards, but you can call me Venom.

Review: This book shattered and rebuilt me so many times it's not even funny. I struggled a bit at th3 beginning and it's probably because it reminds me of myself in high-school. But once i got past that the book absolutely consumed me. Added perk is the GIFS added to the book.

Review: Take Two by Ava Colt

Title: Take Two

Author: Ava Colt

Publication date: October 8. 2024 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: One night, two best friends and the threesome she’s been craving.

Introverted Anne can’t make the first move. Theo is too intimidating with his blond hair and his bespoke leather shoes, and Nathaniel is too broad with his messy man bun and his frayed T-shirts. What happens when they can no longer deny the sexual tension?

*** If you like erotic MFM romance with new adult characters, you’ll love this story. It contains multiple erotic scenes for lovers of explicit sex with a touch of romance and humor. ***



If you're looking for a full-length plot, this is not the book for you. This is a hot, steamy New Adult standalone MFM story with an HEA. No TWs apply to the spicy scenes.

Review: This is one spicy quick story. I will be checking out Ava Colts books in the future! Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to review this!

Review: The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent

Title: The Stillwater Girls

Author: Minka Kent

Publication date: April 9, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Two sisters raised in fear are about to find out why in a chilling novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Thinnest Air.

Ignorant of civilization and cautioned against its evils, nineteen-year-old Wren and her two sisters, Sage and Evie, were raised in off-the-grid isolation in a primitive cabin in upstate New York. When the youngest grows gravely ill, their mother leaves with the child to get help from a nearby town. And they never return.

As months pass, hope vanishes. Supplies are low. Livestock are dying. A brutal winter is bearing down. Then comes the stranger. He claims to be looking for the girls’ mother, and he’s not leaving without them.

To escape, Wren and her sister must break the rule they’ve grown up with: never go beyond the forest.

Past the thicket of dread, they come upon a house on the other side of the pines. This is where Wren and Sage must confront something more chilling than the unknowable. They’ll discover what’s been hidden from them, what they’re running from, and the secrets that have left them in the dark their entire lives.

Review: This is not my normal genre. But it was a good read. Little confused on how this is listed as a thriller but past that good read all around.

Review: Seduced by the Assassin by Shayla Black

Title: Seduced by the Assassin

Author: Shayla Black

Publication date: 

Series: Forbidden Confesstions #7

Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: What lengths will he go to in order to claim his babygirl?

I’m Ransom.
I’m thirty four…and I’m in love with a girl who’s eighteen.
Did I mention that Havana is my son’s ex-girlfriend?
Yeah, this isn’t complicated at all.
When I’m grazed by a Glock in a parking lot, she keeps me from bleeding out.
We hole up in a luxurious hideaway that’s like a fantasy.
Clear of danger and interference, I stop resisting her.
And I get the surprise of my life.
But if I don’t eliminate my enemies, we won’t see the sun rise…

Review: I really love this series. It's been a good pallet cleanser between books. Hot, heavy and quick. I listened to this one while i added all my business spending up for 2024. 😭 So the distraction was much appreciated.

Review: This is Crazy by Natasha Madison

Title: This is Crazy

Author: Natasha Madison

Publication date: June 2, 2019

Series: This is

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Zara Stone

All my life, I've said I will never date a hockey player. I know better because I've seen and lived it all. My father is a hockey god, my brother is the captain of the most successful NHL team in the world, and my brother-in-law also plays in the league. Their lives are complicated, so I went in the opposite direction.
I fell in love with a scholar. But instead of proposing marriage, he broke up with me.
Three months later, I saw his engagement picture on Instagram. I couldn't let him get away with that. No, it didn't matter what, I was going to make that man see that I didn't need him.

Evan Richards
I was in the running to pass my point record from last year, ready to claim the number one spot in the league. On top of my game, I was riding my career high wave.
Then, Hockey's Princess, Zara Stone tweeted me. She wanted me to crash her ex's wedding.
The worst that could happen? A PR nightmare. The best? A fun night with a beautiful woman.
It started out as a game—something I'm good at. Her crazy idea twisted into something I wasn't looking for, something neither of us wanted.

When push comes to shove, one thing runs through my mind:
This is Crazy. Also, this is crazy right.

Review: I have read some really good books so far this year but this one hits really high on my list! The second i started it i couldn't put it down! There were some characters i would have loved to have read the book for and honestly I will probably read everything else she's ever written as soon as i can! Looking back on this book and after a little more research. I recommend starting with the series Something So Right. 

Review: Love Between the Lines: A Romance Anthology

Title: Love Between the Lines

Publication date: January 27, 2025

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: With six stories ranging from sweet to scorching, Love Between the Lines will have you swooning over sexy matches and kicking your feet at adorable meet-cutes.

A burly, burnt-out Cupid finally finds his soulmate—and she’s human. Two rugby teammates vie for the attention of their new athletic therapist. Co-workers at a tattoo parlour secretly pine for one another. An unexpected inheritance leads to a sweet romp with the handyman. Rival archeologists discover eternal love at the bottom of a dig site in Scotland. Getting reacquainted with small-town life leads to something unexpected: the good kind of wiener.

There’s love for everyone. Sometimes, you just need to read between the lines.

Review: As always i went in fully blind. The first story was fantastic! The second one has me begging for more. The third one has me in a hold and refusing to let me go. Fifth book has me cackling. Love The mummy.

Review: Variation by Rebecca Yarros

Title: Variation

Author: Rebecca Yarros

Publication date: November 19, 2024

Series: N/A

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.

Review: First and foremost I would just like to say do not read this while hormonal unless you are down to cry. Because it will make you. I went into this read hesitant and I came out with (so far) a top 5 read of 2025! This was everything I needed in love, character growth and I learned a few new things along the way. While I don't normally read contemporary this one will definitely encourage me to read it a bit more frequently in the future!

Review: Devil of Dublin by BB Easton

Title: Devil of Dublin

Author: BB Easton

Publication date: September 22, 2022

Series: Devil of Dublin

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: I can’t remember anymore if my grandfather’s eyes were blue or green, but I’ll never forget the way they wrinkled at the corners when he laughed at one of his own jokes. Or the way they sparkled with mischief when he told me tales about the magical creatures that dwelled in the forest behind his humble Irish sheep farm—shy fairies who liked to eat tea biscuits, cruel witches who liked to eat children, a moody lake spirit with a taste for expensive gifts.

As a child, I believed every fantastical word. But when he warned me about the mute boy who also lurked in those woods, the one the priest had declared to be the spawn of Satan himself, I refused to listen. Kellen wasn’t evil. He was kind, and beautiful, and special, and hurting. He was my friend. And with every summer I spent stolen away with him in those enchanted woods, he grew to become so much more.

But when I return to Glenshire as an adult, grieving and engaged to someone else, all those legends quickly morph into nightmares.

My grandfather had been right about everything, especially the boy.

If only I had listened.

Review: I enjoyed the story. I liked all the background and build up. But Darby is a bit delusional. I get it as a kid to live in a fantasy world but as an adult or even a teen, I'm not sure. And how was there not someone better for her to live with then a parent who lost custody. Good book but won't be in my top 5.

Review: Interception by Fiona Davenport

Title: Interception

Author: Fiona Davenport
Publication Date: June 27, 2022

Series: The New York Nighthawks

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Nixon Scott’s dream of playing professional football had finally come true. His focus needed to be on making the most of his rookie season. But then he met Ember Walsh.

All it took was one look for Nixon to know Ember was meant to be his, but the timing was all wrong. She was also off-limits.

Falling for his sister’s best friend wasn’t the right move. But when she was set up with one of his teammates, Nixon had no choice but to intercept Ember and lay claim to his woman.

Review: I was hoping they were going to be the next couple and they were!! Not my favorite couple but hard to top Prentice and Nomi! I can't wait to read the next book!

Review: Better Than Friends by Jill Shalvis

Title: Better Than Friends

Author: Jill Shalvis

Publication date: January 21, 2025

Series: Sunrise Cove

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.

When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all.

As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah’s used to living under intense pressure. Or he was until he got injured on the job. Now unhappily recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family, he’d love nothing more than a good distraction.

So when Olive shows up looking like a million bucks, he has to do a gut and heart check. Because nope, no matter what, he can’t fall for her again, the woman who once blew up his entire life and never looked back. How ironic then that his own personal hell (Olive) is also his ticket out of town. The question is, will the risk be worth the reward?

Review: This was such a sweet read. I absolutely would have devoured this in one day if it hadn't been for my horrible cold. I can't wait to start the series from the beginning. I absolutely adore Joe and katie, Joey makes me crack up. Gram is the apple of my eye and Noah's and Olive are everything.

Of Battles and Covenants

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Of Battles and Covenants

Pandemonium College Knights, #2

By Mona Black

𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙨 – 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.

What to expect:

Paranormal Romance

Friends to enemies to lovers to mates

They fall first

Academy setting

Sharing a room

MM relationships

FMC with ev!l mom

Found family

5 Supernatural hunks

Why Choose

Dem0ns

Vampires

Fae

Witch

Werewolf

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With the dome covering the College, preventing any side from interfering, Frankie has to deal with the five supernatural hunks – when each one of them is determined to take her for himself.

And for his party, of course. The four Houses and Heaven all want a piece of her and the boys have made deals whose details she doesn't know.

Truths are coming to light about the boys' motivations in befriending her, and though her heart is broken, Frankie must accept that they never really cared for her and move on.

As much as one can move on in a College-turned-prison.

With five gorgeous and unavailable roommates.

While still trying to figure out who her dad is and why she is on the Most Wanted list.

Could it be that small incident of bringing someone back from the dead? Surely it isn't that important?

As if dealing death with her scream wasn't enough, dealing life seems to be the final straw for everyone in power.

As the boys' betrayal feels like the last straw for her heart.

When things get tough, that's when you discover your allies, or so they say. Will the boys come through in the end and will it be enough to save her?

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Review: Unlawful Temptations by Alexandria Lee

Title: Unlawful Temptations 

Author: Alexandria Lee

Publication date: July 12, 2023

Series: Star-Crossed

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: Breaking the rules is never without consequence.

And that's what Dominic Reed was to me. A devastating consequence.

It seemed harmless when we met. He needed a nanny, and I needed a job. Badly. I was the only thing keeping food on the table and lights on in our not-so-happily-ever-after home.

I thought working for Dominic Reed would be easy.

I thought very wrong.

It was the exact opposite of easy. In fact, it was impossible when he was my boss and I was his employee, and fate decided it didn't care about professionalism or boundaries. It didn't care that I was ten years younger. It didn't care that I'd built the entire foundation of my adult life on the fact that love was poison and men were the devil.

And it certainly didn't care about the wedding band around Dominic's finger either.

No matter how off limits he was to me or how wild and rebellious I was to him, our chemistry was heroin, and it demanded our submission despite how hard we scrambled to stop it.

And I needed to stop it, because it wasn't just my heart in jeopardy if I fell in love with Dominic Reed.

Apparently, it was my life.

Review: I had a friend tell me this was a must read. While this book is probably not going to be part of my top 5 for 2025. It was really well written and extremely hard to put down. But my one downfall for it was cheating. It's the one thing I really don't like to read about. It was my own mistake I try to always go into books fully blind. I can't quiet decide where this falls in the romance section. So if you are looking for a book that will suck you in an refuse to let go, Look no further.