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Review: Secrets in Edgewood Series by Kate Hawthorne
This post includes reviews of the books in the Secrets in Edgewood series: A Taste of Sin (#1) The Cost of Desire (#2) A Love Made Whole (#3) A Taste of Sin (Book 1) I admit that I first tried to read this book a few months ago and only made it about a quarter…
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Review: Naughty in Pendleton Series by Brigham Vaughn
Read my review of the first book in the Naughty in Pendleton series: Date in a Pinch This post includes reviews of the other currently available books: Embracing His Shame (#2) Made to Order (#3) Flipping the Switch (#4) Embracing His Shame (Book 2) I’m the last person to kink-shame, and I’m certainly aware that…
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Review: What We May Be by Layla Reyne
I love a good poly romance, and I love a good mystery, so when this one came highly recommended by fellow readers, I knew I had to give it a shot. Reyne immediately upended my expectations of this story by weaving a second-chance element into the dynamic between her three extraordinary heroes rather than throwing…
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Review: The Cowboy and the Dom Series by Jodi Payne & B.A. Torgtuga
This post includes reviews of the books in The Cowboy and the Dom series: First Rodeo (#1) Razor’s Edge (#2) No Ghosts (#3) The Soldier and the Angel (#3.5) First Rodeo (Book 1) I’ve become a lot more intentional about which books I write full-length reviews for rather than just a few sentences on Goodreads.…
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Review: Gentlemen of the Emerald City Series by L. A. Witt
This post includes reviews of the books in the Gentlemen of the Emerald City series: Luca (#1) Cole (#2) Bryce (#3) Marco (#4) Andre (#5) Hunter (#6) Luca (Book 1) I hadn’t read anything by Witt in a while, so I decided to rectify that with her newest contemporary romance series. The sex work element…
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Review: Cold Hard Ground (Carpe Noctem #1) by Ariel Millar
I am a huge fan of this author in her persona as a contemporary MM romance writer (E.M. Lindsey), so I immediately pounced on this book when it came out. Then I did that weird thing where I put off reading it, only to devour it in a single evening once I started. I’m not…
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Review: Alphabet of Desire Series by Colette Davison
This post includes reviews of the books in the Alphabet of Desire series: A is for Aftercare (#1) B is for Beg (#2) C is for Comfort (#3) A is for Aftercare (Book 1) This book was a relatively low-angst read, but that doesn’t mean Davison skimps on any of the tension necessary to crafting…
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Review: Making a Mark (Triskelion #2) by Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga
Read my review of Breaking the Rules (Triskelion #1) Disclaimer: I received an advanced electronic ARC of this novel from the author. The first book in this planned trilogy introduced me to an amazing author pairing and lived rent-free in my brain for the entire summer. I put off re-reading it until right before the…
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Review: Beautifully Unexpected by Lily Morton
Morton excels at packing humor and emotion into a vibrant, immersive story that you can’t help but read straight through to the end. I knew that, as usual, her storytelling would leave me with the sort of book hangover that is difficult to shake. Mags and Laurie wormed their way into my heart much as…
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Review: Hallowed Moon by Kelly Fox
Disclaimer: I received an electronic ARC of this novella from the author. I had a lot of fun with this paranormal romance novella because it was a quick introduction to a fascinating new world with lots of possibilities. From the author’s note at the beginning, it’s obvious that Fox has close emotional ties with this…
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Review: Breaking the Rules (Triskelion #1) by Jodi Payne & B. A. Tortuga
This book is the first I’ve read by either of these authors, and I immediately spent the next few days reading more of their work after finishing this one. I already knew going into this title that I enjoy romance that includes power dynamics and age gaps—the fact that this particular story is a “reverse”…
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Review: Blood in the Water by Kate Hawthorne & E.M. Denning
Disclaimer: I received an electronic ARC of this book from the authors. This reaction didn’t happen when I read the previous co-written books by these authors, but it turns out when you combine Hawthorne’s steamy angst with Denning’s sweet feels and add a healthy dose of supernatural…you get tears. Like, all the tears. They’re good…
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Review: Aftermath Series by Cara Dee
This post includes reviews of the books in the Aftermath series: Aftermath (#1) Outcome (#2) Aftermath (Book 1) Dee once again emotionally wrecks her readers in all the best ways with this story about two men who never would have met under “normal” circumstances. Instead, they are thrown together as cellmates when kidnapped by a…
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Review: This is Not a Horror Movie by Sara Dobie Bauer
Disclaimer: I am friends with the author; however, I purchased this book for full price. I happen to know that the author spends time every year in Longboat Key, Florida. Her love for this place shines through the pages of this entertaining book, filled to the brim with sweetness, humor, and just enough touches of…
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Review: Subtle Blood (Will Darling Adventures #3) by K. J. Charles
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Will Darling Adventures series: Slippery Creatures (#1) The Sugared Game (#2) In most series in the suspense/thriller realm, even as a subgenre, the overall sense of danger starts small and then grows larger to encompass a threat to more people. Charles subverts this pattern for the…
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Review: Head Games (Wages of Sin #3) by Onley James & Neve Wilder
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Wages of Sin series: Bad Habits (#1) Play Dirty (#2) A psychologist willing to act as a relationship counselor for a pair of self-proclaimed psychopaths is already an intriguing character to me, so I was hooked on Dr. Tobias Eastman from his first appearance in Play…
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Review: Spare Time (Trouble With Triads #3) by E.M. Denning
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Trouble With Triads series: Spare Room (#1) Spare Parts (#2) Disclaimer: I received an advanced electronic review copy of this book from the author. Denning saved the best for last in her trio of unique poly romances. Once again, she also presents a new arc within…
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Review: Dual Surrender (Duality #2) by Kate Hawthorne
Read my review of the first book in the Duality series, Dual Destruction. Hawthorne mentioned on social media that this was a difficult book to write, and part of me worried that this book would not mesh, thematically, with the previous installment of this trilogy. It features an established couple, and their lifestyle as white-collar…
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Review: “Sanguine” by Sierra Simone
Simone packs a wallop into two short chapters in this excellent paranormal romance story. It appears pretty self-explanatory on the surface: vampire and priest meet, and sexy shenanigans ensue. However, Simone puts her own twist on how vampires work, the priest is not quite a priest, and the shenanigans are surprisingly humorous and sweet (along…
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Review: White House Men Series by Nora Phoenix
This post includes reviews of the currently available books in the White House Men series: Press (#1) Friends (#2) Click (#3) Serve (#4) Care (#5) Puzzle (#6) Press (Book 1) This was the first Nora Phoenix title I picked up a few months ago, and at the time, I read the first 10 percent and…
