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Review: My Only Wish

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My Only Wish by Leigh Lennon My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2022✨ The love that I have for these 3 men is insurmountable!  The way they are with each other is EVERYTHING! Lane and Shaw, just the 2 of them are an awesome couple.... they love hard and have fun with each other.  In comes Keegan.  Mr. Serious.  Doesn't want a relationship because it will get in the way of his career plans of becoming the head coach.  That was BEFORE Lane and Shaw got a hold him.... he brings a whole other level to the dynamic that makes it all HOT AF!  It's a fantastic story, and there wasn't TOO much angst, but a whole lot of swooning! Story     🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon     😍😍😍😍 Angst       💔💔💔 View all my reviews

Audio Review: Saint

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Saint by Sierra Simone My rating: 5 of 5 stars "I love you like everything!" I have always been a fan of Sierra Simone's books, but this one was something super special! It damn near broke me! As someone who battles depression (and has recently been having to deal with med adjustments) I could empathize SO MUCH with how Aiden was thinking and feeling! When dealing with a mental illness the most important thing is to be open about it with the ones you love.....but that is also the hardest thing to do. With Aiden and Elijah, that was a HUGE part of the relationship falling apart. When Aiden finally told his truth..... I totally felt myself spiraling right along with him. There was such joy in "watching" these 2 men travel through Europe together. The beautiful places that they were able to see.... together! The feelings that they were having for one another (still- not again). The very spiritual feel to the whole trip, even when...

Review: Death Wish

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Death Wish by K. Webster My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2022✨ Yep.... she sure did it!  K Webster got me to fall for the Terror Triplets!  WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?!?  By the end of Triple Threat I was on board with Sully and Sparrow..... but Scout was still a hard pass..... OMG!  He had me swooning all over this book!  I started to love them so much that when Ash was talking bad about them late in the book I was defending them in my head.  And boy did they get hot!  I needed a fan!  They way that they all were with Landry, and the affection that they also showed to her sister (especially by learning sign language for her), gave her the strength and courage to be able to stand up to her dad later on when she had to deal with him again.  They showed her that she was right in thinking that both she and her sister were worthy of love and to be taken care of!   This book was a FANTASTIC d...

Audio Review: Dark Ruler

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Dark Ruler by Xavier Neal My rating: 3 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Narrated by Joy Behaire & Tom Haire I was not a huge fan 🙈.  It started out great!  I was loving the sexual tension and banter between Chantal and Benicio that was starting right off the bat..... but then there was all the Italian dialogue.  Ok I get that the men are Italian.... and yes it was translated, but the constant conversations that were happening in another language, just to be translated right away became quite annoying.  I also feel like the word "chortle" was WAY overused!  I also wasn't a fan of the over descriptive violent scenes.  There weren't a lot of them, but the ones there were had my stomach churning a bit.  I did like the story and I thought the narration was great.  They had some fantastic accents going on... and even when Joy Behaire was speaking Italian as Chantal.... she nail a bad Italian accent just as great as she had t...

Review: Dirty Filthy Rich Men

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Dirty Filthy Rich Men by Laurelin Paige My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy hotness!!! What I hate about this book.....that I have to wait nearly 6 months to see how it turns out!!! After one review I read I was concerned that I was going to end up not liking it. I should have known better. Yes, Donovan's hot and cold got frustrating. Sabrina's back and forth got annoying. But that is what makes it a story. Not everyone had an easy path to love...and we sure wouldn't be buying books with such an easy story. I think it was another fantastic example of the great writing and story telling Laurelin Paige has been giving us and I am eagerly awaiting September when I can get back to their story!!! View all my reviews

Review: Say You Swear

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Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2022✨ Absolutely one of the best books I have read this year!  Meagan has this way of pulling you in so that it feels like you are right there in the story watching the characters as if you were one of their friends hanging out with them.  This love triangle between Chase, Ari and Noah was one for the ages!  I won't get into details because I don't want to ruin it for you but my opinion was that Chase was total douche canoe and that Noah was the swooniest men I have read so far this year.  With everything that goes on in his life, the fact that he can still go with the whole "let it go and if it comes back, it will be yours forever" thing is MIND BLOWING!  Letting Ari go to figure out her feelings is the hardest thing that he has ever had to do.... AND HE DOES IT TWICE!!!  I was doing alright.... getting through the angst without totally breaking down.... and then th...

Review: Last Resort

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Last Resort by Amelia Wilde My rating: 4 of 5 stars A great conclusion to the story of the Little Painter and the Collector.  It really does frustrate me how much of a hypocrite Leo is in the whole thing.  And then the fact that he wouldn't listen to Daphne at all was really making me mad.  But moving along..... Emerson was killing me with his severe anxiety!  I felt his panic in my soul!  I am looking forward to getting more stories in this world.  Will and Sin are particularly intriguing to me right now... along with Eva!  I want her story so bad!  Story       🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice        🔥🔥🔥 Swoon      😍😍😍 Angst       💔💔💔 View all my reviews

Audio Review: The Carrera Cartel

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The Carrera Cartel by Cora Kenborn My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Narrated by:  Sarah Puckett, Brian Pallino, Alan Carlson, Aaron Shedlock and Stacy Gonzalez I did write individual reviews for each book if you would like to see a more specific review.....  The series as a whole was really good!  The only thing that knocked it down a bit was the 3rd book.  But the 2nd one was my favorite!!  There was so much that happened with in these 3 books, but as a whole the 3 Hero's (who didn't always get along that well) were there for each other and worked through the different situations.  There was a lot of family betrayal, and so much suspense I was all in!  I would totally recommend that people listen to this series!   View all my reviews

Audio Review: Drawn Blue Lines

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Drawn Blue Lines by Cora Kenborn My rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez & Alan Carlson.   🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 I was not as impressed with this story as I was the other 2.  After everything that had happened I was quite excited to get Adrianna's story and I totally wanted Brody to get his HEA.  But this one just kind of fell flat for me.  And in all fairness it could have been the narration.  I felt that Stacy's inflection was way to intense and nonstop angry, which maybe that was how the character was interpreted, but it was a bit over the top for me.  And Alan's female voice was almost like nails on a chalkboard to me.  This was a slow burn, which would have been fine had I felt some of that sexual tension (again, that may have been due to narration).  But I have to say I was super impressed with the Epilogue!  The proposal was the cutest!  And how it ended up bringing in the other family m...

Review: The Bonds that Make Us

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The Bonds that Make Us by Dee Garcia My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2022✨ Woah!  I am at such a loss right now.  My heart is in a billion pieces!  I am still 100%  #TeamAndres.... that man is the swooniest and hottest (excuse me while I fan myself!)  While Angel has come in and made a great argument for himself.... I can't let go of Andres!  And I am hoping beyond all hope that Benni doesn't either!  I will say that I did struggle to get through parts of the book because Benni was suffering from PTSD and Anxiety..... when she had panic attacks I had to put the book down for a bit because I was having to calm myself.... and the scene where her mother dies (not a spoiler because we all knew it would happen) I cried my freaking eyes out! And through it all Andres is there!  He is there!!!  And now Benni is not at all sure who she will end up being with!  I just can't with the heart break.... and now I ha...

Audio Review: Faded Gray Lines

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Faded Gray Lines by Cora Kenborn Narrated by: Sarah Puckett & Aaron Shedlock My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP LISTEN OF 2022✨ 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Damn! I loved this story so much! There was so much involved that it would have been easy to get lost if it wasn't so intriguing! It had me thinking so many things and my brain went in so many directions! Mateo and Leighton were PERFECT! I so wanted some really bad things to happen to her mom.... that woman was just about the worst villain that I have read about so far this year. And then the way that it all blended together was phenomenal! As a couple I FLOVE Mateo & Leighton..... and their story was so very interesting! More so than the other 2 stories in the series! The narration was fantastic!  All the feels were there and totally came through in Sarah and Aaron's performances!  Story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon 😍😍😍😍 Angst 💔💔💔 Narration 👏👏👏👏👏 View all my reviews

Audio Review: Blurred Red Lines

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Blurred Red Lines by Cora Kenborn My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Narrated by : Sarah Puckett, Brian Pallino & Alan Carlson I was so enthralled with this one right from the beginning! Eden & Valentin are HOT AF! The tension they put off from the very first meeting is INSANE! Brodie pops in for a bit and you get he idea that there may be a love triangle at work..... but you can not even touch what Eden and Val have building. The story had me totally sucked in! There were a few times that I thought a story line was about to happen and then it fell flat, but they was kind of picked up later. Like information was dropped that I thought was going to be a bigger deal than it was. But other than that I was all in! Their story is a great start to this cartel series! I can not wait to hear more about the other men in the cartel! Mateo especially! Story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon 😍😍 Angst 💔💔 Narration 👏👏👏👏👏 View all...

Review: A Billion Vendettas

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A Billion Vendettas by Jessa York My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow!  Wow!  Wow!  This one took me on a ride! I was on the edge of my seat hoping the worst didn't happen!  And there was a really interesting twist in there that I didn't see coming at all!  Eve's determination to make things right and try to keep herself alive is awe inspiring!  The way that she does not let this man get her spirit down is just wonderful.  And Nick's efforts to get to her are swoony!  All in all this whole series had been a crazy ride, and I wouldn't have changed a since second of it!   Story      🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥 Swoon      😍 Angst        💔💔💔💔 View all my reviews

Review: The Monster and the Doll

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The Monster and the Doll by Jade West My rating: 4 of 5 stars Glad I was able to read this all in one shot!  Lucia is super ALPHA!  And though Elaine was groomed from an early age to be a total submissive, Lucian teachers her the right way that a Dom is supposed to be.  They have serious heat and chemistry from that beginning that was hard to stay away from.  You want to keep reading because you want to see when they will FINALLY quit fighting it and get busy! (warning.... it takes them a while).  And when Lucian would call her his little doll.... well at first it was said in a derogatory way, but once the shift in his feeling happened and he would call her that .... totally made me melt!  I have come to the conclusion that Bryant Morelli is STRAIGHT EVIL!  But there was a twist at the end that I did not see coming at all!  Loved it!  Story       🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice     ...

Audio Review: Brix

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Brix by Brooke O'Brien         Narrated by Stefanie Kay & Michael Gallagher My rating: 5 of 5 stars New to me author and I was loving this story!  Brix and Ivy were so entertaining!  Their relationship was through many years.... Brix is Ivy's stepbrother.  BUT  his dad and her mom didn't get married until the beginning of they story.  They grew up going to school together, but were not step siblings while growing up.  I finished this audio in 1 freaking day!!!  I didn't want to stop listening!   Brix and Ivy had some off the charts sexual tension right from the beginning!  Totally had me squirming in my seat.  And there were quite a few sexy scenes.  Brix's dirty talking was ON POINT!   There is a bet! Brix was all offended because Ivy rejected him..... so he made some comments about how he could sleep with her and send her back with a broken heart..... too bad he f...

Audio Review: The Thorns Remain by Jennifer Hartmann & Chelley St Clair Narrated by Neill Thorne and ft. Kelley Huston

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The Thorns Remain  by Jennifer Hartmann & Chelley St Clair                            Narrated by Neill Thorne and ft. Kelley Huston My rating:  5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧   ✨A TOP LISTEN OF 2022✨ (reposting entire review.... originally posted in December 2021 when I read the book..... now I have also listened to the audio.... that addition is at the end of the review) I was not prepared! This book took my heart and ripped it out of my chest. Then it stomped on it. And then when I thought that it was already beat to a pulp...... the book stomped on it some more! Evan is a Hero that will have you questioning your morals. But he is the epitome of the "I'm a lover not a fighter" type hero that tries to be a fighter only to fall hard back into that lover role! The slow burn of this book is almost infuriating at times! But damn when they finally get to it..... so worth the wait! Josie is the type...

Audio Review: Sinner

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Sinner by Sierra Simone   Narrated by Jacob Morgan My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧   ✨A TOP LISTEN OF 2022✨ Whew!  I personally don't think you can ever go wrong with a Sierra Simone book.... and for that hotness to be narrated by Jacob Morgan just puts the icing on the cake!  I absolutely LOVE how this total alpha male was the one to fall and Zenny was the one to run the other way.  Sean Bell is used to taking care of everyone in his life.  He has no faith in religion after the tragic end to his sister's life.  This story has him reevaluating everything he has worked so hard for, and questioning his lack of faith.  Zenny is so freaking awesome!  She is very strong willed and is concerned that she would love herself if she were to fall in love with Sean.  Changing her life plans would mean that she had worked so hard toward something, that everyone told her she should not do, just to give it up....

Audio Review: Roam Series

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Roam Series by Kimberly Stedronsky Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧    🚨TRIGGER WARNINGS for S/A and Graphic Violence🚨 Narrated by: Kelli Tager , Gregory Salinas , Jonathan Waters , Michael Norman Johnson Holy craziness I was not ready for this story!  Let me start by saying that this is absolutely NOT my normal reading material!  I would not have sought out  a book like this to read (or listen to), but it fell into my lap so I gave it a shot.  BOY AM I GLAD THAT I DID!!!  Now if I were to try to give you an synopsis of these books I would just confuse the heck out of you, so I wont even try.   The story had a Camelot type feel to it with extras attached.  There is time travel through portals to past lives.  Troy and West are both immortal and don't die.  Roam and Logan are immortal SOULS and keep dying but are born again.  There is an epic battle that includes magic and mythica...

Review: F*ck It

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F*ck It by C.M. Owens My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2022✨ Easily finished this book in the span of 24 hours..... it was too funny to put down!  The story is told about 2 couples.  2 POV.  Both FMC POV.  I always love a good brother's best friend story, and this one was a fantastic one!  This book was so much fun to read. (and I have been reading a lot of dark books lately so this came at the perfect time).  Definitely in the top reads list for the year!  LOVED IT!   Story        🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice         🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon        😍😍😍 Angst          💔💔 Humor       🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 View all my reviews

Review: A Billion Regrets

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A Billion Regrets by Jessa York My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holy craziness!  Honestly I don't even know what I can say about these books that I had not already said!  I love Even and Nick together!  I love that he takes care of her family.  I love that he refuses to give up on her, but not in a scary mafia guy way (even though that is what he is) but in a swoony AF Hero type way.  I love that Eve sticks to her guns on things and isn't being a pushover at all.  I love it all!  And I love Stephan and Carlo 😍😍😍  And then there is the cliffy!  I almost thew my kindle!  And I already have my ideas on what better happen and what better not happen in the final book!  I need it all to work out!   Story       🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice        🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon      😍😍😍😍 Angst        💔💔💔💔 View all my reviews

Review: Grumpy As Hell

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Grumpy As Hell by Marika Ray My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don't know how she does it!  Marika has a knack for taking this town full of people and making it into a place that you want to live because you want to know all these people and witness their stories in person!  Another fantastic enemies-to-lovers story with a ton of hilarity involved!  And I am quite excited to see how the rest of the brothers fall!!!   Good times in Auburn Hill Hell ..... looking forward to more! Story       🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice        🔥🔥🔥 Swoon       😍😍😍😍 Angst         💔💔 View all my reviews