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Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This was sweet, always going to love a firefighter hero especially when he's a sunny sweetheart that says please and is eager to feast on the stairs.
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the review copy.
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the review copy.
All by My Elf by Olivia Dade
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
It's not just a romance between two colleagues, it's also a PSA highlighting the injustice of how badly adjunct professors are paid that they have to take many side gigs including riding around in a penis-mobile for a marketing gimmick.
The story is convoluted and the whole mincemeat business seems like it was for the puns and I didn't care for the characters. The end was great though.
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the review copy.
The story is convoluted and the whole mincemeat business seems like it was for the puns and I didn't care for the characters. The end was great though.
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the review copy.
Holiday Hot Wife by Daisy Jane
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Surprise wedding night deflowering request from the groom, give a girl some notice! Heroine is a trooper taking the best man's big candy cane, need this whole back story expanded but quick holiday themed read.
Braving the Storm by Elliott Rose
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Oh my days, I cannot get enough of filthy cowboys written by Elliott Rose. The first book (Chasing the Wild) with Daddy Cole blew me away and so did Uncle Storm who, by the way, has his own name tattooed on his hand. I'm into it.
So it's a taboo romance between the estranged step uncle/ niece and they had to live in an one bedroom cabin together for the foreseeable future. The forced proximity was sizzling and it only got hotter because of the forbidden. Compelling first chapter with their meet cute when he thought she was a buckle bunny who broke into his house, so he was gonna bang her and maybe let her come because he's feeling generous but oops it's his niece. Amazing.
Hard to write a spoiler free review when I just want to shout about all the delicious things they got up to. The heroine was escaping from her old life and wanted to relinquish control and be dominated so the hero obliged. He'll have her whenever and wherever if she's wearing his leather cuff which was all the time, the saucy minx.
I was in love with the first 3/4 of the book, happy times with jealous plots, sexy stick shift driving lessons, bathroom shenanigans and the obligatory barn funsies.
Thanks to Elliott Rose and Luna Literary for the review copy.
So it's a taboo romance between the estranged step uncle/ niece and they had to live in an one bedroom cabin together for the foreseeable future. The forced proximity was sizzling and it only got hotter because of the forbidden. Compelling first chapter with their meet cute when he thought she was a buckle bunny who broke into his house, so he was gonna bang her and maybe let her come because he's feeling generous but oops it's his niece. Amazing.
Hard to write a spoiler free review when I just want to shout about all the delicious things they got up to. The heroine was escaping from her old life and wanted to relinquish control and be dominated so the hero obliged. He'll have her whenever and wherever if she's wearing his leather cuff which was all the time, the saucy minx.
I was in love with the first 3/4 of the book, happy times with jealous plots, sexy stick shift driving lessons, bathroom shenanigans and the obligatory barn funsies.
Thanks to Elliott Rose and Luna Literary for the review copy.
Craving in His Blood by Zoey Draven
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Love the duet audiobook for reread, so sweet but whenever the male narrator says sasiral, I can't unheard sausage roll.
When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Am I spoiled by Maiden Lane because I found this flat? It's got many things I love: obsessed and dramatic hero like he can't live without her and grin and bear it heroine with a spine. It just didn't land but I'm still excited for the next book.
See You Next Winter by Holly June Smith
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I knew reading about a long distance relationship would wreck me, and it absolutely did, but it was also unexpectedly sweet—like a comforting, warm embrace. This book spanned across the couples' lives with overlapping events from Can I Tell You Something, where the MCs were first introduced.
Side note: if you've not read CITYS, you should! It's not necessary in order to read See You Next Winter but it introduces the delightful world of erotic audio and the audiobook is *chef's kiss*
But I digress. Like CITYS, this book is a continuation of Holly June Smith's love letter to the Alps and French food, so don't read it when you're hungry.
The hero and heroine grew up together, were each others firsts and a safe habour for sexual exploration every winter, like an annual friends with benefits situation. They both wanted something more, but with the distance and their individual dreams, they never asked for anything beyond what they had.
HJS really captured the heartache and difficulty of being in a long distance relationship and the hesitation to ask for more due to their circumstance. The airport goodbyes gave me flashbacks and constantly missing each other due to time difference was so frustratingly relatable.
I also loved the sex positivity and how well they communicated in the bedroom. They're comfortable to experiment and explore their kinks no matter how "unconventional" it may be.
Thanks to Holly June Smith and Love Notes PR for the review copy and this is my honest review. See You Next Winter is out now and available on KU.
Side note: if you've not read CITYS, you should! It's not necessary in order to read See You Next Winter but it introduces the delightful world of erotic audio and the audiobook is *chef's kiss*
But I digress. Like CITYS, this book is a continuation of Holly June Smith's love letter to the Alps and French food, so don't read it when you're hungry.
The hero and heroine grew up together, were each others firsts and a safe habour for sexual exploration every winter, like an annual friends with benefits situation. They both wanted something more, but with the distance and their individual dreams, they never asked for anything beyond what they had.
HJS really captured the heartache and difficulty of being in a long distance relationship and the hesitation to ask for more due to their circumstance. The airport goodbyes gave me flashbacks and constantly missing each other due to time difference was so frustratingly relatable.
I also loved the sex positivity and how well they communicated in the bedroom. They're comfortable to experiment and explore their kinks no matter how "unconventional" it may be.
Thanks to Holly June Smith and Love Notes PR for the review copy and this is my honest review. See You Next Winter is out now and available on KU.
Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
All I want for a Christmas novella is a sweet talking daddy doing some defiling and drinking hot chocolate. I mean that didn't happen in the novella cause it sounds messy but the hero was definitely whispering filthy things, wrecking the heroine with his big festivus pole and hot chocolates were drunk.
The challenge of an insta love novella is always whether you buy the immediate connection and I bought it. I bought the way the characters were brought together through a dating app, starting with that very first message he sent her. A 20 year old who's never been kissed and wanted an older man to show her the ropes? Feck yes, and the kiss was so scorching, the hero deleted the app because he got scared due to their age gap? Yasss. Then of course they ended up chance meeting and she is his daughter's friend. Delicious.
The throuple from Cabin Mates are also in this, one of the men is the hero's brother and he's got the best comedic lines. If you fancy some strangers in the cabin situation, check that out too to give this some texture.
Thanks to Chloe Maine for the review copy and this is my honest review. Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine is out now on KU and also make sure you get the downloadable epilogue from CM's website.
The challenge of an insta love novella is always whether you buy the immediate connection and I bought it. I bought the way the characters were brought together through a dating app, starting with that very first message he sent her. A 20 year old who's never been kissed and wanted an older man to show her the ropes? Feck yes, and the kiss was so scorching, the hero deleted the app because he got scared due to their age gap? Yasss. Then of course they ended up chance meeting and she is his daughter's friend. Delicious.
The throuple from Cabin Mates are also in this, one of the men is the hero's brother and he's got the best comedic lines. If you fancy some strangers in the cabin situation, check that out too to give this some texture.
Thanks to Chloe Maine for the review copy and this is my honest review. Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine is out now on KU and also make sure you get the downloadable epilogue from CM's website.
The Remains of Christmas by Megan Montgomery
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wowowie. This book was 100% horny Christmas brilliance. The perfect winter reading to get in the mood for the holidays with the story set over Christmas and enough Noel cosiness but not over the top where it spews candy canes at you.
Overall plot is a road trip gone wrong but also gone right since they're making detours to Bone Town and frequent stops at Squirtsville. It's insta-lust/love between two forensic anthropologists and their chemistry is fire. They bang before 20% and does not stop. Can't stop, won't stop.
The hero is the prim and proper type with his glasses, a hot dentist that goes feral for the heroine and I love it. He is daddy, he caretakes and he protects, and indulges the heroine time and time again. The daddy of it all was an unexpectedly delightful surprise.
Heroine is young and sweet, who makes friends with everyone but she can be relentless in her pursuit. Her vulnerability ached my heart and her knowledge of random niche trivia made me chuckle.
Thanks to Megan Montgomery and Luna Literary for the review copy and this is my honest review. It's my first by this author and I'm definitely reading more. Especially the Last Responders series where the characters make an appearance in this book. The Remains of Christmas is out on 5 November.
Overall plot is a road trip gone wrong but also gone right since they're making detours to Bone Town and frequent stops at Squirtsville. It's insta-lust/love between two forensic anthropologists and their chemistry is fire. They bang before 20% and does not stop. Can't stop, won't stop.
The hero is the prim and proper type with his glasses, a hot dentist that goes feral for the heroine and I love it. He is daddy, he caretakes and he protects, and indulges the heroine time and time again. The daddy of it all was an unexpectedly delightful surprise.
Heroine is young and sweet, who makes friends with everyone but she can be relentless in her pursuit. Her vulnerability ached my heart and her knowledge of random niche trivia made me chuckle.
Thanks to Megan Montgomery and Luna Literary for the review copy and this is my honest review. It's my first by this author and I'm definitely reading more. Especially the Last Responders series where the characters make an appearance in this book. The Remains of Christmas is out on 5 November.
The Striker by Ana Huang
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was about 100 pages too long and definitely reads like an American writing about the British culture and football. This was disappointingly average and the plot dragged.