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Kiss Me Forever by Carrie Ann Ryan

5 stars

Grumpy and sunshine finally admit they have been eyeing each other for some time! But to get even to that point, there needs to be some heartbreak, some unexpected moments, and a whole lot of family, pseudo family, and unwanted family. No Montgomery story would be complete without a visit to the hospital, and some inflicted pain. It all gets us to their HEA, and they were just too perfect for each other not to end up together <3

Swamp and Circumstance by AC Ruttan

5 stars

So happy these two finally figured things out! All it took was a little time, some maturity, and an honest conversation, to get things moving. An unexpected visitor actually helps them out, as they move towards their HEA <3

Waiting for a Ghoul Like You by AC Ruttan

5 stars

Sleeping Beauty, but make it ghoulish! Or for the undead, because we are in that realm with these two. Svan wants his second chance, but his lady love is invisible to him, and she has no memory of them together. Lots of helpful beings around, revelations abound, and that magic moment when all becomes clear, and our couple get their long, long, long, delayed HEA <3

Cyrus by NJ Walters

5 stars

These two had a chance meeting that changed their lives forever! They didn’t realize how much for 16 years, but, somehow, that was the way fate was supposed to happen. Because, a second chance meeting brings everything into focus. Vinnie and Cyrus are well matched in ability, stubbornness, reliance, and caring. They clash, but are reasonable. They have chemistry, but let their heads rule. They love with the whole being, and that is what gets them in the end, they knew it then, they know it know, they were fated to be together <3

Are You Gonna Be My Ghoul by Amy Ruttan

5 stars

I loved how these two shouldn’t have worked, but they kept coming back to each other. Like, they were great until they met, then it all fell apart. Then on their second meeting, still not good, but the more they were around each other, the more they remembered what they liked about the other. She has some secrets, and that adds another layer of worry. They make it all work out in the end, and get the HEA that was a bit delayed, but worth the wait <3

Honey and Howls by Eliza Gayle

5 stars

These two caused so much turmoil for each other! Being attracted to and having a connection to someone and having a connection, only for them to constantly reject and attack you. Being drawn to someone and allowing your inner fear and turmoil to have you pushing them away and wounding them. These two didn’t need fate, they needed trust and honesty. They needed to feel their emotions and let go of their doubts. They needed each other, and they needed to want to have the other. It was a painful path, but with their pack and coven behind them, they get there, eventually. And because they chose this, because they worked for this, their HEA is stronger, bolder, and more satisfying to them <3

Reclaim by Mari Carr

5 stars

These two had slow burn down to an art! But once they gave in, and it did take them a while to do so, it was a fast track to secret nights together. While they were secure in their feelings, they did have some trouble expressing those, but, as with their chemistry and desire, once those were out of the bag, they were all in and ready for immediate HEA <3

Torture in Paradise by Candance Blevins

5 stars

“Pain and Beauty. They’re not opposites” and this quote encapsulates this story entirely! It wasn’t about one thing, but showed how the blending of the physicality with emotions changes everything. How the perspective of the beings involved shapes the outcome for them both. There was pain, but there was a depth of soul searching and awareness that I was not expecting at all. It really was about the nuance of sadism, and the complexities of the psyche, and I loved that <3

Lady X by Molly Fader

5 stars

What do you do when you’ve had enough? Obviously, you become Lady X! Set in the then (1977) and now (2024), we see three generations of woman get fed up. Each has their own tribulations, each with varying degrees of severity, but all that changes them on a molecular level. Whether it is standing up for what you believe in, realizing you have settled into an alternate reality, or being your true and genuine self, the goal remains the same, living your life in such a way that you love yourself, and give back to the world. Lady X takes our characters on a journey of self-discovery, through turbulent and troublesome times, and in the end, brings the sisterhood closer than they ever would have been otherwise <3

Stolen Hope by Zoe York

5 stars

Is there anything better than a sweet-talking cowboy? I think not! Zane has been through a lot in life, and so has Hope. Parts of their trauma’s intersect, and that allows them to have an understanding of each other they might not otherwise feel. It takes time, it takes bravery, and it takes hope, but moment by moment, they get there. And once they get there, it is all the more special and beautiful because of the paths their lives took to get to those moments <3

Burned by Melissa Schroeder

5 stars

Absolutely devoured this story! Once I started, I couldn’t stop. There was so much to unpack, realize, and discover, and the biggest parts were within the characters themselves. Sam/Lila and Ian had suppressed so much of their feelings to function. The unravelling of those internal constructs left them confused and disoriented. The attraction between them, undeniable. The danger they were in, absolute. The trust needed to take a chance on living, that took a while, but it was beautiful once it was achieved <3

Untamed Flame Claimed by Ice by Candace Blevins

5 stars

I feel so satisfied after finishing this story! These three just filled their wells, with love and contentment; with satisfaction and fulfillment; with pleasure and pain, and it radiated from them to me, and I was just so there for them. They didn’t shy away from fears and concerns; they didn’t hold back from difficulties and challenges; they didn’t withhold happiness and joy. I loved how they got to where they are, the path it took them to get there, and that they were happy and whole at the end of this story <3

The Reckoning by Megan Crane

5 stars

When the ending you thought you had isn’t sticking, then you just have to figure out why and try again! Our couple this time are our wolves King and Queen, and they are determined to do things their way, though, they didn’t always realize they agreed. One thing is sure, they have wild heat and no problem acting on it. Another thing that is positive, as things progress, is they have been in sync for a while, they just needed time to be in the right place to act on it. That big bad, somehow, someway, causing issues again. Some things seem fairly obvious on that front, but what we don’t know is the how and why, and that takes us almost to the very end. We aren’t quite done yet, we still have Savi’s story, and something tells me it will be just as epic!!!

Mountain Grump Secret by Lena Rae

5 stars

She fell first, he fell harder! These two had lots of barriers to being together, but one thing that wasn’t a problem, the attraction between them. All that heat was not being shelved, regardless of what logic told them. That didn’t help them overcome the problems, that took some harsh truths they needed to realize for themselves. Once that was done, an HEA was inevitable for them <3

Crossroads by Carrie Ann Ryan

4 1/2 stars

That was an emotional read! I knew it was going to be based on the MMC and his background, yet certain moments still snuck up on me. What I did not expect was Kiera and how she was a perfect blend of confidence and worry. These two were definitely not looking for anything, their pasts made them sure to avoid any entanglements, but attraction was not to be denied. They still had obstacles to overcome, and problems from both their pasts to contend with, before they could get started on their HEA <3

She can’t escape. He can’t either.

The Woman from Nowhere, an all-new page-turning grumpy-sunshine, small town, mystery romance set in the Misted Pines world from New York Times bestselling Kristen Ashley is now live!

After a heartbreaking betrayal, Mabel Adams reinvents herself for the fourth time. Regardless of the alarming reputation of the deceptively sleepy town of Misted Pines, she decides to move all the way across the country to start yet again.

Mabel has a one-night stand with a mountain man who rocks her world in bed but doesn’t tell her his name.

The next day, after receiving a threatening note from her neighbors, she discovers she’s living next to an extremist cult where the women go in and are never seen again.

After serving, former Navy SEAL Hutch Hutchison is living a peaceful life on his patch in the mountains outside Misted Pines. He’s been burned so many times by women, he’s happy to train his guard dogs, play his guitar, live remote, and most of all, quiet.

Until he hooks up with a beautiful woman who lives just down the way. And then he discovers she’s been threatened by the cult next door.

Hutch’s protective instinct sparks, and he decides his next mission is to keep Mabel safe at all costs.

But there’s something even hinkier about that cult than Hutch or local law enforcement expect.

As Hutch executes the riskiest mission of his life—keeping Mabel safe at the same time keeping both of their hearts intact—Hutch and the Sheriff’s Department try to unravel the mystery of The Lion and The Lamb before it’s too late.

Because Mabel is in their crosshairs.

And Hutch is not about to allow her to disappear.

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Ms. Renfield and the Deadly Puzzle by Annika Martin

5 stars

This series just keeps getting better and better! Yes, we have a mystery to solve, and many, many, interesting characters along the way. There are twists, there are turns, and there are dead ends, and all through it, our crime fighting couple clash. Great banter, great heat, great confusion as they stumble through the puzzle, and the feelings they don’t want to have. They get there, solving the crime, but it only adds another layer of tension between them, and then, that ending, we are well set up for the next installment <3

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