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The Endzone

Atlanta Lightning 

Riley Hart

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

I really liked this book, but if I had to choose, The Endgame is my favorite.

Jeremy was a solid character. He was strong and supportive of Darren, but still had insecurities about his place in Darren’s life. I liked that he was exploring himself as well. He may have been out, but he was discovering what he wanted from life after his divorce. 

Darren was just precious. I loved that he was this seemingly typical jock, but peel back that layer and he was just the sweetest guy. His relationship ship with his mother and sister was so much fun and touching to read. Riley always does a great job creating familial connections in her books. I did like that Darren was less worried about his career than Anson was. Jeremy was his everything and he wasn’t going to allow anything to take him away.

As for the spice, once they break the seal, these two are like bunnies. 

While I liked this book, The Endgame had me in a chokehold and I connected with it so much that it overshadowed The Endzone a little. I almost wish I would have taken sometime in between them. 

Operation Read Riley is officially underway and I’m going to try and read as many of her books as I can this year! 🤞🏻

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas 

Meghan Quinn

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I absolutely loved everything about this book. I need a sweet romance through the holiday after being in a dark romance binge. 

Storee was a quirky little mess and I loved her for it. She hated the cold, but she suffered through it for her Aunt. The Kringle contest was icing on the cake and brought up memories of her past disastrous participation in the towns events. The contest forced her to be near Cole and had them butting heads in the most hilarious ways.

Poor Cole! He lost his parents so young and at Christmas no less. No wonder he had some Grinch-like tendencies. Then you add in Storee’s dismissal of him during that time was even worse. His distaste for her was understandable, but a misunderstanding. 

When they finally talk to each other on the fateful trip to make candy canes, their relationship was just Hallmark level cute. I enjoyed the secrecy of the relationship, keeping a secret from Tarren. Speaking of Tarren, she just irked the crap out of me. Seriously, mind your own damned business!

I would love to see an adaptation of this in December! 🤞🏻

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