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Shot to the Hart by Katelyn Snyder

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Sub/Genre: Hockey Romance 
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 2/5 🌶️
Dark Rating: 0/5 🖤
Tropes: Single Dad x Nanny, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Forbidden, Boss x Employee, Slow Burn, Spicy Scenes
Triggers: Mentions of PPD
Ending: 3 epilogues with an HEA in each!

This story was so cute! I can’t believe this is Katelyn Snyder debut book. It. Was. Perfect!

With Kodis long term relationship ending as well as the family she nanny’s for moving away.. she’s gone into hiding while couch surfing with a friend. That is until she gets a can back for a new nanny position, runs into a super hot dad and then finds out they are one and the same

And then the sparks just continue to fly!

Enjoy!!
Worth the Fall by J. Sterling

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Grump Widowed Dad 
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 2/5 🌶️
Dark Rating: 0/5 🖤
Tropes: Small Town, Widowed MMC, Single Dad, Divorced FMC, Miscommunication, Grump x Sunshine, Big Family
Triggers: Divorce, Falling out of love, Death via childbirth. I cried. Be prepared.
Ending: HEA with so many hints at more in the series!

This story was not only cute but SO. REAL. There was nothing I questioned in the feelings of the characters. How they talked, survived… loved. It felt as if they were real people. 
Guarded by a Protective Vet by Hope Ford

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

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Contemporary 
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 2/5 🌶️
Dark Rating: 0/5 🖤
Tropes: Small Town, Retired military MMC, Romance Writer FMC, Brothers Best Friend, Insta-love, Stalker, Touch her & ☠️
Ending: HEA with pregnancy

I wish I lived in a small town like Whiskey Run. Where men fall for their women and stay devoted forever and ever.
Mistlehoe by Tori Woods

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funny hopeful 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

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Sub/Genre: Contemporary 
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating: 2/5 🌶️
Dark Rating: 0/5 🖤
Tropes: Ex-BF, Dad, Small Town, Age Gap, S3x Club/app, Anonymous Hookup, Workplace, Boss, Christmas Fun, 3rd Act Breakup, Forced Proximity
Ending: HEA

I love a romance book that is set for around Christmas. When the characters are named after the Christmas theme too?? Awesome! Add in spicy adventures with references to Christmas time fun…. I’m hooked. Tori Woods had me blushing and making sure no one was reading over my shoulder many times.
Ready or Not by Jenn Plummer

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dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Sub/Genre: Halloween Novella 
Storyline Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice Rating:2/5 🌶️
Dark Rating: 3/5 🖤
Tropes: Ex Boyfriends,Dad, Small Town, Age Gap, Stalking, Insta-attraction
Ending: HEA with

“I was going to take her so much further into the dark, neither of us would ever find our way out.”