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Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m lost the world of Catherine Cowles
And I never ever want to go home

The perfect mix happy & sad feelings. 
Having a traumatic past and still being able to find happiness is my cat nip
Sweet Girl by Jenn Plummer

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dark funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy Why Choose Romance!

This was phenomenal. I can’t get enough of this series.
So far this just might be my favorite. It has everything from voyeurism to knife play. And ends with the best kind of epilogue — a breeding kink.

Sharing is caring and I’ll forever be here for one of Jenn’s books!!!
Fight by Sloane St. James

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 5/5 🌶️
Tropes: Small Town, Workplace Romance, One Bed, Cheating, He Falls Hard, Miscommunication, “F$&k It”, Friends with Benefits, Mental Health Representation 
Ending: so dang HEA I can’t breathe

Callahan is the perfect book boyfriend! Starting out as the local playboy he quickly falls for the new girl in town and becomes possessive, protective & the filth that comes out of good mouth is Chefs Kiss!

I can’t wait for the next books!!!!!
Wildly Inappropriate (Wild Bluffs #2) by Emma Kate

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There is something so satisfying when a main character realizes they actually are deserving of happiness. And @authoremmakate wrote both JT & Lila perfectly when it comes to character growth!
Both are misguided in what they think they want in their lives. And it takes a whole lot of heart break to figure it out. Make this your first book of 2025!!! You won’t be disappointed.
5/5⭐️
3/5 🌶️
Wrapped Up in You by Nikki Ash

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Contemporary Small Town
Storyline Rating: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 3/5 🌶️
Tropes: Small Town, Single Mom FMC, Firefighter MMC, Insta-love, He Falls First, Meet Cute
Ending: HEA with pregnancy

I did not expect to cry within the first 14% of this book but the way Nikki Ash wrote these characters.. there was nothing I could do about it. 

This story was an emotional roller coaster that I did not want to get off! And the best meet cute ever! 🖤🖤
The Trouble with Christmas by Loren Sorensen, Loren Sorensen

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emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

4.0

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Sub/Genre: Contemporary Romance
Storyline Rating: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 1/5 🌶️
Tropes: Best Friends Little Brother, Fighting Attraction, Childhood Friends, One Sided Crush, The Breaking Point
Ending: A questionable Happy For Now 

I devoured this book. There is something so enjoyable about a best friends brother trope.

Rayanne has too many reasons not to call Caleb. The main one being he’s had a crush on her since they were teens. And now that she needs his help and he pulls through for her… looking like a grown a$$ man, she now has another reason: damn he’s fine, damn he’s *Caleb*
The Knot Before Christmas: A Dark Christmas Omegaverse Novella by Alisha Williams

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Dark Christmastime Omegaverse Novella
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 3/5 🌶️
Tropes: Wickedverse, Omegaverse, DarThieving Alphas, Noel Pack, Sassy Omega, Anti-alpha/pack FMC, Forced Proximity, Scent Matches, Wrong Time Wrong Place, Fighting attraction, Heats & Bites
Ending: An HEA that will lead into their full story!

Novas day is going down hill fast. And it all started with losing her job. After that it keeps getting worse and she finds herself alone. Fear works in mysterious ways and she ends up stealing a van, with alpha owners of said van inside it, only to then be kidnapped by those alphas because.. gasp! Scent match?! She hates alphas. And she hates it even more that they are her *gulp* fated mates!!

Enjoy the ride!
Santa Baby by Nichole Rose

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Spicy Christmas Novella
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 4/5 🌶️
Tropes: Age Gap, BossXAssistant, Workplace, Curvy FMC, Billionaire MMC, Obsession, Stalking, Breeding Kink, Baby for Xmas
Ending: HEA!!

Nichole Rose writes the BEST spicy novellas. I never feel like anything is missing.

I don’t want to give anything  away so read the tropes above and enjoy a super spicy Christmas romance where the assistants boss is obsessed with her. 🖤
Christmas at Fox Ridge by Bailey Hannah

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Sub/Genre: Christmas Novella
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 4/5 🌶️
Tropes: Cowboy MMC, City Girl FMC, Best Friends Brother, One Night Stand, GrumpXSunshine, Second Chance, Forced Proximity, Christmas Getaway, Opposites Attract, Long Distance
Ending: HEA!!

Eira has a secret. She hooked up with her best friends brother. But no big  deal, he never comes out to the city.

But now 6 months later, her bestie is asking her to stay at and review their soon to be rented out cabin on the family property. The property Lucas owns. 

How can she say no?

And how’s he going to react when he finds out she’s there??
Worth Every Game by Rae Ryder

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Contemporary Billiinaire Romance
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 3/5 🌶️
Tropes: Best Friends Brother, Opposites Attract, Billionaire MMC, Quirky Musician FMC, Opposites Attract, Flirty Banter, Slow Burn, Third Act Breakup
Ending: HEA!!

Reformed playboy becomes obsessed with sisters best friend? Yes, please!!!!
Add in flirty banter just steaming with sexual tension and I’m hooked. It’s. So. Good!

No need to read the first book, but you’ll definitely want to go back for it.