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Prisoner, Annika Martin & Skye Warren

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My top reads of 2023

I honestly have reached a point where I read books from the same authours, either to get through their back lists, or keep up with their new releases. I still try out someone new, but it doesn’t happen as much as it used to. That was a factor when I went to figure out my top reads of 2023, there were several books by the same authours that I loved, so I decided I had to pick my favourite

There is quite a selection here: fantasy, MM, DD/lg, womens lit, fake dating, hockey, alien angels, and former service men. They deal with prejudice, abuse, addiction, homophobia, disabilities, and PTSD. Not all were new releases, some had been on my TBR, and made it out this year. They were the stories that stuck with me, brought me into their world and took me along with them, the ones that made me remember and think about the characters long after the I finished. It wasn’t easy wheedling this list down, I started with over 20, but I ended up with these eight because I was immediately drawn back to them time and time again. So, in no particular order, my top reads of 2023

The Rising by Kristen Ashley. I am crying just thinking about this book as I write this. This is a fantasy read, a four book story arc that ends with The Rising, the name of the series. It follows 4 couples, destined to be together, to save the world. It has a rich and full cast of characters, and even more, side characters that are just as important as our couples. I listened to it on audible, and each character has their own narrator, with one narrator for the common story threads. Alternating POV’s, flawed and broken, proud and strong, this whole cast will take you through a myriad of emotions and situations. The audiobooks are only on audible, but the ebooks are available everywhere and in Kobo Plus

The Rising by Kristen Ashley

5 stars audiobook As this book ended, I was sobbing, tears of happiness, tears of sadness, and simply a release of the emotions it bro

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J Daniels. Don’t let the title turn you away, this is a heart wrenching story of two addicts, trying to keep their lives together, while falling for each other. It was smart, it was sexy, and it ran the gamut of emotions more than once. It didn’t shy away from the struggles and pain, and the joy and the fun, that life alternately gives to you, and depending on where you are, how it affects you. Ebook available in KU

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J Daniels

5 stars This book is raw in it’s emotions and reactions, with nothing held back or glossed over. It is a romance, there is an HEA, and

Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield. Kicking myself on this one, because I had it on my TBR forever, and when I finally dove in, I completely understood what all the fuss was about that I heard for years! This is a workplace romance. This is a journey of self-acceptance for both our hero and heroine, and the DD/lg dynamic they crave. Add in their age gap, family drama, and possible conditioning elements, and there was a lot for them to unpack, know themselves, and accept their desires. I listened to this with Kobo Plus (with Australian actors narrating), and both the ebook and audio books are available everywhere and in Kobo Plus

Act Your Age by Eve Dangerfield

5 stars audiobook I am so late to the game on this one, and kicking myself because of it! This was so freakin’ good, the flow, how it

The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader. When Molly writes a story, I know she is taking me on a journey. This book covers the friendship between two women, who take very different paths in life, yet, stay connected throughout it all. It consumed me, my thoughts, my feelings, and all my moments while I was listening to it, and, long after I finished. Not only do we get our two friends, we get the daughters of one of them, as they try to figure out the connection and why they didn’t know about the friendship. Available everywhere in ebook and audio

The Sunshine Girls by Molly Fader available everywhere and in audio

 5 stars I can’t even express how utterly amazing this story was, how it drew me in, how I fell in love with these characters, h

Three to Get Ready by Skye Warren. This is the third book in a trilogy, and what made it stand out for me was that everything wasn’t wrapped up in a neat “life is wonderful” bow when it ended. There is an HEA, there are two people deeply in love and living life, it is just life has some adjustments and situations as a chronic disease is part of the package. Over the course of the three books, which starts with fake dating, we learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of our characters, as the maneuver in uncharted waters. Audiobook available at audible and ebook in KU

Three to Get Ready by Skye Warren

5 stars This was an emotional roller coaster! Everything about it seemed so hopeful, then so hopeless, then, as reality set in, a sense

I’m Your Guy by Sarina Bowen. The irony of this book, featuring a gay hockey player, is it came out during the real-life ban of pride tape in the NHL. This book highlighted the homophobia the LGBTQ2+ players would be presented with, and the scariness, of being able to be who you are, in those conditions. Our main character has hidden who he is all his life, conditioned by his family and society, to not rock the boat. It doesn’t mean he wasn’t abused, ridiculed, or mocked, he just learned to accept it. His outside persona doesn’t match his inner turmoil, which skewers peoples perceptions. When he can’t hold back his feelings or actions, he becomes even more conflicted. Loved how it worked through it all, without fanfare or comment, just deciding to live his life. Audiobook available at audible, ebook available everywhere and in Kobo Plus

I’m Your Guy by Sarina Bowen

5 stars audiobook That was so good, so real, and so raw, and beautifully narrated! Tomasso and Carter, complete opposites, but so much

Elija by Eve Langlais. I love how Eve can take preconceived notions of religion and turn it on its’ head! Her space angels series, Elyon’s Warriors, is a serious take on that, with devoted angels to heavens cause, with a twist. Elija was the one book that I loved a little bit more than the rest, though they all were on my top list. For a bit of a paranormal/alien/angel story, with all of our angels finding love with a human woman, you need to check this series out! Ebooks and audiobooks available everywhere. Ebooks in Kobo Plus and audiobook available in Everand

Elija by Eve Langlais

5 stars audiobook With each book, this story becomes more and more interesting, and unbelievably addicting! It is smart, it is witty,

Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker. The series, The Refuge, is all about having a safe place for people suffering from PTSD to go and be themselves. Deserving Henley takes one of the owners who is the most reclusive, and letting him be himself. That was what made the book for me, he didn’t need to change, he just needed to have a life that worked for him. Audiobook available at audible and ebook available everywhere and in Kobo Plus

Deserving Henley by Susan Stoker

5 stars audiobook The thing I love about this series it that it doesn’t shy away from the fragility of life. It also doesn’t hide the

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🖤🖤Skye Warren book cover appreciation 🖤🖤

Warren always has really nice covers for her romances. Any romance author that has a cover that doesn’t have a half naked man/ woman or a close up to the lower half of a person’s face or anything with a couple somewhat embracing is an automatic plus! Her titles are also nice 👍

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Prisoner, Annika Martin & Skye Warren

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Prisoner, Annika Martin & Skye Warren

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Private Property by Skye Warren

5 stars

Can you  feel secrets oozing off the page? You can with this story! The atmosphere of  the entire book is the dark, dreary, wet, and dangerous as the cliff surrounded  Maine coast it is set in. You feel the raindrops, hear the wind, not just as  the surrounding, but in the characters, their actions, their feelings, it is  all part and parcel. The characters have those storm clouds hanging over  them, even little Paige, with fleeting moments where the sun shines, before  it all becomes overcast and stormy again. The attraction between Jane and  Beau, as electric and as bright as the lightening strikes. The changes in  their emotions as volatile as the winds buffeting off the rocks. The ending  as chilling as the ocean waters crashing against the shore. This trilogy is  off to a start that has me drawn in and wanting more!

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Gold Mine by Skye Warren

5 stars

Wow, the  story got more in-depth, both with suspense and with emotions. Holly and  Elijah made some stark revelations in the year they have been apart, but they  don’t realize the bulk of them until they are together again. The tie that  they have to the other, they don’t fight it, but they ignore the root of it.  By the time they realize the depth of their feelings, more has happened to  tear them apart. But there is no apart for these two, and the perfection they  achieve when they are together is mesmerizing to watch and see. Great  cliffhanger, can’t wait to see how this conclusion will play out, and  hopefully, we’ll get an Elijah/Hunter meeting out of it!

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In a castle adorned with gems, coated in gold, and dusted with luxury, the youngest of the Constantine Family will be introduced to the elite of New York. But the party isn’t all glamor. Villains lurk in dark corners, evil deals are struck, and starcrossed loves are born. FAIRY TALES INCLUDED:

The Ugly Duckling by CJ Roberts Beauty and the Beast by Willow Winters Cinderella by Aleatha Romig Little Red Riding Hood by Karina Halle Jack & the Beanstalk by Marley Valentine Snow White by T.M. Frazier Rumplestiltskin by Celia Aaron King Midas by Skye Warren King Thrushbeard by Cora Reilly Princess and the Pea by Sierra Simone Swan Princess by Natasha Knight 

Attend the ball, wear a red cloak, lose your shoe, spin straw to gold, or fall prey to a witch. In these fairytale retellings from bestselling authors, you will find a prince, but you might choose your happily ever after with the beast. DARK FAIRY TALES is a limited-time anthology of modern fairy tales containing all NEW novellas. Add to your TBR

Oooooh, knowing T.M. Frazier, Celia Aaron, Skye Warren, and Cora Reilly are on this anthology for dark fairytale rewrites is a certainty this is gonna be good!