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It all starts with Rafael going to Chicago for a business trip when he sees a beautiful girl across the street that he just has to have. When he finds out that she underage and still in high school, he launches into a 16-18 month plan to find out all the information he can possibly find on her on her while putting his people in place to befriend her and gain her trust. Once Isa graduates, she goes on a trip to Spain with her friends and meet this incredible guy, Rafe, that sweeps her off her feet. And when she tries to leave and go back home to Chicago, Rafe decides to keep Isa all time himself....forever! And from that moment the story of Rafe and Isa is one hell of a ride you don't want to miss!

Listen I read this book in a box set and I cant tell you how many times I just kept turning the page not knowing which book I was reading because it that good. In book three is where I felt like the story line was really good but it dragged on and on. Yes, it very action packed and keeps you on your toes but it's very repetitive when it comes to Isa and her need to get under Rafe skin. Don't get me wrong, when Rafe is mad they have some of the best "moments" but the story could have been wrapped up in this book.

It all starts with Rafael going to Chicago for a business trip when he sees a beautiful girl across the street that he just has to have. When he finds out that she underage and still in high school, he launches into a 16-18 month plan to find out all the information he can possibly find on her on her while putting his people in place to befriend her and gain her trust. Once Isa graduates, she goes on a trip to Spain with her friends and meet this incredible guy, Rafe, that sweeps her off her feet. And when she tries to leave and go back home to Chicago, Rafe decides to keep Isa all time himself....forever! And from that moment the story of Rafe and Isa is one hell of a ride you don't want to miss!

Listen I read this book in a box set and I cant tell you how many times I just kept turning the page not knowing which book I was reading because it that good. Book 4!!! We finally made it to the end! It was a good ride but a very long one that should have only been 3 books. I'm still head over hills in love with Rafe and I would love to see more of him in this universe. Do I want to see Isa, NO! But if it involve cute moments between Rafe and their son, Leo, I guess I will suffer through her parts.

Yea…I don’t know how I feel about this one. I couldn’t really get into it and didn’t find myself caring about the characters. Maybe I didn’t like the post-apocalyptic feel to the book given that it was my first book like this or maybe the actors on audiobook turned me off. I don’t know. I didn’t like it and I can’t tell you why? This has never happened to me before.

Yea...I'm going to have to charge this one to the game of adulting, high stress, and anxiety. I couldn't get into the book even though it had all my favorite tropes and triggers. I'll be rereading soon when I'm in a better head space.

First time reading a book by this author and it was pretty good.

It's short and sweet professor/student relationship with a lot of spice and a HEA.

I will be reading the rest of the series!

I don’t know where I’ve been but I’ve been living under a rock because this was my first time reading anything by @mvalentineauthor and I need her entire back log now because this book is exactly what my grieving heart needed this week!

This story starts off with Deacon returning home to bury his younger brother, Rhett. As he’s getting ready to leave and head back to Seattle, his mother ask him to drop off a box to Julian, Rhett’s boyfriend. When Deacon walks into the house, he knows something is instantly wrong. When he walks into the bedroom that Julian and Rhett shared, Julian is balled up in the middle of the bed, with his funeral clothes on, not moving or responding. From that moment on, Julian and Deacon find comfort in each other and explore where grief and new found love will take them.

My entire soul smiled, laughed, and ugly cried while I listen to this book. There were so many raw and emotional moments in this book that made it so easy for me to connect to the characters but made me want to wrap both of them in a tight hug because the pain they went through together was so real. From fighting their feelings for each other to grieving Rhett’s death while feeling guilty of how they feel for each other was top tier gold. If you want an emotional read that will leave you believing in love, read this book! Highly recommend the audio book!

This was my first time reading a book by @rebekahweatherspoon and listen, I wasn’t prepared to devour this book and jump right into the second one!

This story starts off with Dr. Sloan coming home from a long day of work to find her 6 year old twin daughters home alone because their nanny ran off in the middle of the day. In complete distress, Sloan leans on her support system for help. Luckily for her, one her friends know of a live in nanny that would be happy to fill in on short notice. But what Sloan didn’t know was the nanny would be this tall, tattooed, bike riding, white man that’s ready to do more than be her nanny and has a heart of gold.

There’s nothing like a good low angst forbidden love story to make your day better and this book did not disappoint. When I tell you by the end of this book I found myself wanting to borrow someone else’s kids to see if my husband would reenact some of the most intamate and heartwarming moments in this book. You couldn’t tell me Rafe didn’t love them girls just as must if not more than Sloan did. A man that can cook, learns how to do mixed kids hair, and don’t mind stepping to your ex husband respectfully, is a man that can put me on the kitchen counter anyday.

I didn’t think I could love this series any more than I already did with Rafe, but Xeni and Mason’s love story was just what my wholesome but kinky heart needed.

This story starts off with Xeni flying to upstate New York to spread her aunt Sable’s ashes and clean out of her house before returning back to California. At the small ceremony her aunt Sable arranged for her home going, Xeni gets to meet several different friendly faces that were impacted and forever changed by her aunt Sable. One of those people being a very tall, Scottish, white man name Mason who just so happens to play the bagpipe during her aunt’s ceremony. The next day when Xeni goes to meet with her aunts lawyers to figure out what to do with her estate, Xeni is met with some very shocking news and in order for her to receive the inheritance that aunt Sable left her, she has to marry Mason.

When I tell you I laughed, swooned, gasp, wrote down some ideas (wink wink) and had my heart hurt for how Xeni and Mason were treated and how hard they had to work through all their family issues in this book! I could honestly say I never in my life wanted a male mc to stump a mud hole in their parent as much as I wanted Mason to square his father up. But the love and affection both Xeni and Mason had for each other was unmatched. They listen, talked through problems, and was there for each other when the other one needed it the most. I can’t wait to see more of them and see more stories about Xenia’s friend group.

This was my first book by this author and I’m unwell! When I tell you this book has all the tropes my blacken soul lives for and I can’t wait for the first book in this series to come out this fall!

This story starts off with 17 year old Alice becoming a ward of the state after her mother and stepfather die in a tragic car accident. Within the same year of them passing, her aunt who took her in passes away as well. In order for her not to be tossed around from group home to group home until she turns 18, her older twin step brothers, Tristan and Jameson, offered to take her in. Alice has always been afraid of them and the twins have always kept their distance from her but now that they are all under the same roof, the truth about how they really feel about each other is starting to come to the surface.

If you are looking for a taboo spicy good time, read this book!! Even though it was 145 pages, you instantly get pulled into this world and attached to the characters. This book gives you enough bread crumbs and delicious spicy scenes that will leave you wanting so much more. The entire time I was reading this book I felt myself wanting to get to know more about the characters and their back stories. I wanted to dive deeper into the twins and Alice’s relationship and them beginning to fall in love for each other. I wanted to see them defend their relationship to the world and pledge their love and loyalty for each other to anyone that would listen. I wanted to know more about Alice friend Ellie and how she’s connected to this mafia world and will she have a HEA. I can’t wait for the next book!

It’s nothing like a good ole mmf romance to pull your right back into your monster romance bag!

This book starts off with Icarus, a phoenix shifter, meeting with the Barista to get a human mate for his twin brother, Dalus. After some convincing, the Barista agrees to helping Dalus as long as they are aware of the danger that may come their way because of this pairing. While Dalus is on stage performing at the cafe a few days later, Icarus becomes overwhelmed by this beautiful woman, Melody, and nearly jumps her in the bathroom. Little did he know that Melody was Dalus’s human date for the night, or did he know?

Yessssss!! This is what I needed to end a beautiful reading month!! The tension, the tender moments, the spicy moments, the protectiveness, the running plot line through all the books in this series, to the love and attachment these three have for each other is so beautiful! It’s books like this that remind me why I’m in love with monster romances! There’s something so sweet seeing three different creatures fall in love and defend that love to the world!