Friday, January 31, 2025

Hope & Harmony: A Music Romance Anthology

 


Exclusive, heartfelt stories from romance's top authors, celebrating the enduring connection between love and music.

Hope & Harmony is a groundbreaking anthology of entirely new and exclusive romance stories from fourteen of romance’s best-selling authors. Authors include Chelle Bliss, Stacey Marie Brown, Mari Carr, Jaine Diamond, Helen Hardt, Jillian Liota, Kat Mizera, Layla Reyne, M. Robinson, Becca Steele, Rachel Van Dyken, Meredith Wild, Kaylene Winter, and Julia Wolf.

Vibrant, poignant, and heartfelt, each tale is a testament to the enduring connection between love and music. From the vibrant, upbeat tracks signifying new beginnings, to the slow, soulful tunes accompanying dramatic happily ever afters, each story is like a song on your “playlist”, bursting with authenticity and passion.

Whether you're a fan of classical harmonies or hard rock, jazz or emo, the authors of Hope & Harmony will tug at your heartstrings and leave you wanting more.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214151679-hope-harmony

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Connected by Becca Steele

I solely bought this anthology to read Becca’s short story! It’s set in the LSU world series she has and since I love that series, I couldn’t not read this one. Especially when we see some familiar faces! Connected follows Curtis and Jaxon. Curtis is in the band 2Bit Princes as the drummer and has been seeing this cute guy in his music store a few times now. Finally, the guy has the courage to come talk to Curtis and they immediately hit it off. But Jaxon hasn’t really opened up when it comes to what he was doing before he came to England. Jaxon needed a getaway and that was out of the spotlight. He was part of a music group in the US and when the band broke up, he just wanted out and figure out who he was after so many years in the spotlight. Then he meets Curtis and feels like he can finally be himself with someone. But he hasn’t told him exactly who he was yet. Something that could threaten to hurt this new relationship between them. Really cute story! And with any short story, I wish there was more! But I really loved Curtis and Jaxon’s connection. It was clear how much they clicked even when Jaxon hadn’t told Curtis everything about his past. But overall, really loved this!

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Fairfield U Book 3: The Puck Chase by GN Wright

 

Fairfield U Book 3

Hockey is my life. It’s my only goal, my only escape, and everything was going according to plan. All I had to do was focus on the game, keep my head down, then get drafted into the NHL.

Starting my senior year at FU everything was as perfect as always, but sometimes just because you play on the same team, doesn’t mean you can play nice. And it turns out I enjoy taunting a certain teammate just as much as I enjoy being on the ice.

Daemon Forbes loathes me, but I love nothing more than fanning the flames of that hatred into an inferno.

Yet lately it seems that fire is burning even hotter than ever, and what I thought was a fun little game, is turning into something else entirely. It doesn’t matter that he hates me, it doesn’t even matter that we are teammates. No, it seems we were doomed the night we met and he found me occupied in his bedroom.

I know he has a dark past, and I know my sights should be on the ice and the life I want, but burning with him feels better than anything else.

But what do I do when the shadows that surround him threaten to consume me whole?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213879327-the-puck-chase


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My Review: 5/5 Stars



Daemon and Archer have been getting under one another’s skin since freshman year of college. They play hockey together, but as hard as Archer does to be friends with Daemon (and that means getting under his skin in anyway he can), Daemon won’t budge. It’s not until senior year that Archer slowly comes to realize that this pull between them, this need to poke him and get under his skin, is something way deeper than just a rival teammate. It’s an attraction and connection stronger than anything he has felt before. And he won’t let Daemon push him away. Not anymore. For Daemon, he knew Archer would be his downfall. So he has done his best over the years to keep his distance and push him away. Because he knows that letting someone in is dangerous. He won’t do it. He has built his walls for a reason. His past reflects the scars on his body and he is still paying the consequences of it. He won’t let Archer, the embodiment of a ray of sunshine, be broken by his own darkness. But things are changing between them. And keeping Archer away becomes harder and harder when Archer just keeps coming back. And bit by bit, Daemon’s walls are being brought down. And it’s only a matter of time until Daemon won’t have the strength to deny himself the one thing he wants: Archer. Oh man, these two!! The more you get to know these two, the more you can’t help but love them. They are opposites in a lot of ways but yet not. They match one another, challenge one another, and love deeply. Especially when it comes to each other. You are rooting for them to figure out what they are to one another and hoping they will fight for it. Archer doesn’t give up. He knows deep down that Daemon doesn’t want him to. So he will prove to Daemon that he is there and won’t be going anywhere. And I love that Daemon slowly lets Archer in and lets himself have that bit of happiness he so clearly deserves. Really enjoyed their story!


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Not Catching Love
The Revenge Agenda Book Cover

NOT CATCHING LOVE

Accidental Love #5

by Saxon James

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Release Date: January 30, 2025


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Genre: M/M Romance

Trope: Nurse x Artist, friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, forbidden romance, slow burn, it's about time, found family

Synopsis


Xander

There’s something seriously wrong with me.

For once, I’m not talking about the health anxiety that randomly pops up and wreaks havoc on my life. I'm talking about, well, everything else.

All my roommates have found someone to love them, and it hurts to see the guys who used to have me at the center of their worlds pair off and grow up, especially when it’s a reminder of everything wrong with me. I’ve always had an issue with relationships. With forming a connection with people outside of Seven, but this is more.

Because I want to find my someone.

Except the one person my brain has latched onto is the one person I can never have. The one person who’s there to help me when my panic attacks get too much.

Nurse Derek.


Derek

I should never have offered to treat Xander Moore.

And now here I am years later, my life on hold, while I wait day in and day out for the call that Xander needs me. It always comes, and I always answer, but I’m starting to dread those visits.

Lately, I’m looking at Xander in a way a medical professional should never look at their patient.

When Xander starts volunteering at the same nursing home that I do, I get to see a new side of him. The artistic, charismatic side that draws the residents in. I get glimpses of a man who’s so much more than his anxiety, and it does nothing to help my feelings for him.

When lines begin to blur, I have no choice but to stop treating him. That at least allows us to be friends. The only problem is, being friends isn’t enough for either of us.

It’s wrong, unethical, and unprofessional, but my heart won’t listen. It’s decided on Xander, and it doesn’t want to wait. Neither does Xander.

But if I want to keep my job, I have to resist.

I just wish he didn’t make that so difficult.

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Other Titles Within this Series

THE HUSBAND HOAX

Accidental Love #1
PURCHASE

NOT DATING MATERIAL

Accidental Love #2
PURCHASE

THE REVENGE AGENDA

Accidental Love #3
PURCHASE

JUST BROMANTICALLY INVESTED

Accidental Love #4
PURCHASE

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Saxon James unapologetically writes happy endings for LGBT+ characters.

While not writing, SM is a readaholic and Netflix addict who regularly lives on a sustainable diet of chocolate and coffee.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Longwood U Book 2: Wicked Confessions by Crea Reitan

 

Longwood U Book 2

What started as a job has led to some frightening confessions.

Edin

One mistake can ruin your life. I learned that at fifteen when my hormones got the best of me and I was landed with an unwanted pregnancy. My parents decided to punish me and forced me out of the sport I love to raise my child and provide for my newly forced-upon-us-both marriage.

One mistake can cost a life. My life. If not for my best friend who rescued me and my daughter, I’d have ended it all.

It’s been three years and all I want is to embrace this new lease I have on life - my daughter, school, and hockey.

One mistake can change your life. When an “adult” job leads to some complications, I realize that maybe I didn’t build my walls high enough to keep everyone out.

Elijah

My obsession started through a screen as I edited the videos my fraternity’s basement project Confessions produces. His name is Edin and I’m enthralled. While I don’t participate in shoots often, I make an exception.

Edin is everything - Beautiful, mysterious, needy. He’s also very clearly broken. The very first time we’re together on screen, he breaks down after the shoot and I hold him for what feels like days as he trembles.

He refuses to let me into his life, no matter how many times I partner with him or run into him completely coincidentally. That is, until he has a hockey accident that leaves him bed-ridden and he needs help with his daughter.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221378144-wicked-confessions

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Oh man. I LOVED this story. I could not put it down. Highly recommend reading the previous book before diving into this one because you will have better appreciation for it. And reading the For Puck’s Sake series too! Just because this is like the sequel/next generation series. So familiar names and faces appear. But I was so excited to read this one after learning Edin was our main character. We met him in the last book and the guy needed a happy ending after everything he has been through. Edin has been struggling for a long time. He became a father as a teen and it went downhill from there. His parents made sure to tell him how bad he messed up and the woman who was the mother of his child made sure he knew how much she hated him and this situation and even their daughter. It was toxic as hell. And lead him down a dangerous path until his best friend and his best friend’s husband pulled him out. Three years later, he is in the best place he could be at the moment. He is in college, playing hockey, and taking care of his daughter, Morgan. But though he is in a better place, his walls are still up high. He never wants to risk someone breaking him. Never again. But he doesn’t expect Eli. Eli who doesn’t allow him to hide behind his wall and bit by bit breaks it down. And though he tries to fight it at first, he finds he can’t. Not with Eli who seems to get him and shows how much he cares for Edin and Morgan. Eli is entranced the moment he sees Edin. And when he actually gets a chance to be near him, he can’t stay away. He’ll be whatever Edin needs him to be. But he won’t give up trying to gain Edin’s trust. To show him he doesn’t have to do it all on his own. Ugh, my heart. I couldn’t get enough of these two as they opened up to one another and faced the challenges that came their way. The book had a range from heavy moments to so much laughter. Edin’s daughter is a trip and I loved how she had the hockey team and the frat house where her and Edin lived, wrapped around her finger. So many laughs and sweet moments throughout this story. I absolutely adored it! I’m so excited to see who our next couple will be!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Legacy Mechanics Book 3: In Plain Sight by Willow Dixon

 

Legacy Mechanics Book 3

Zander
The last thing I expect when I meet the new guy at work is for my life to be thrown into chaos. I’ve spent years hiding my attraction to men, but Luka is funny, outgoing, and for reasons I can’t explain, he sees past my introverted nature and wants to be friends.

I’ve never felt a connection with anyone like I do with Luka. He makes me want to open up and share the parts of myself I usually keep hidden. I don’t want to make things awkward between us, but the more I try to get over my feelings, the harder it is to stay away.

Just when I think my life can’t get any more complicated, I start chatting with a guy on an anonymous kink app. Sinbin might be a stranger, but he’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. But then again, so is Luka.

How did I go from never having guy trouble to wanting two men I can’t have?

Luka
Being the new guy at work isn’t easy. Neither is having a crush on one of my coworkers. Zander is quiet and shy, and doesn’t have the best social skills, but he’s also sweet and caring and one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.

I’ve never known anyone like Zander, and the more time we spend together, the harder it is to only see him as a friend. I want him, but he’s straight. And to the outside world, so am I.

In a desperate attempt to get over my crush, I log into an anonymous kink app and start chatting with a man who doesn’t just rock my world but understands me in ways no one else ever has. I might not know what MrNiceGuy looks like, but he feels familiar, like we’ve known each other forever. But then again, so does Zander.

How can I be drawn to two men at the same time? And more how do I choose between them?

Zander and Luka’s story is a coworkers to friends to lovers romance featuring two mechanics who have no idea they’ve been sexting with each other on a kink app. You can expect anonymous texting, D/s vibes, found family, hurt/comfort, fantasy exploration, lots of dirty talk, tons of steam, all the heat, and so many feels as these coworkers realize that what you see isn't always what you get. It is book 3 in my exciting new Legacy Mechanics series but can be read as a standalone.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219835797-in-plain-sight

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Luka is the new guy at work but he has to admit, being there is so much better than his previous jobs. Unfortunately, his personal life has been giving him some issues between friends and family issues, that his anxiety has been kicking in more and more. Even subtly staring at his new crush and coworker, Zander, isn’t enough for a distraction. So he decides to try a new hook up app. He may not have told anyone else in his life he is bi, but here he can be himself. And when he matches with someone and actually connects with the guy and has an awesome hook up, he can’t help but start to feel things. But what he doesn’t know is that this app guy is none other than Zander. Only a few people in Zander’s life know he is gay and for now he plans to keep it that way. He is pretty sure his mom, his only family, won’t like it and he isn’t ready to lose her. In the meantime, he’ll try to keep his crush on his new coworker, Luka, under control. Then he goes on this hook up app and has a great experience and somehow him and Luka are starting to be friends and get closer. It’s only a matter of time until the truth comes out! And it’s wonderful! I adored Luka and Zander. They have such a sweet relationship and they balance one another so well. They both have introvert tendencies and yet with one another, they find that comfort and ease of loneliness they both have been feeling. I love how they just found who they were very clearly meant to be with. This is such a fun world, with such amazing characters, and I loved getting to know Luka and Zander! So excited for the next book in this series!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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The Crimson Moth Book 1: Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

 

Crimson Moth Book 1

On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets. Now, in the aftermath of a devastating revolution, witches have been diminished from powerful rulers to outcasts ruthlessly hunted due to their waning magic, and Rune must hide what she is.

Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe – a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution – who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127305713-heartless-hunter

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

This has been on my TBR list for a while and I finally got a chance to read it! Which I’m glad I read it now because now my wait for book two is only a month, LOL. I love a good witch and witch hunter story and this one definitely was a good one! With a few twists that I haven’t seen in that particular trope. Rune is a witch spending her days pretending to be a young socialite while at night doing what she can to rescue witches from their deaths. While Gideon is a leader in the hunt for witches, he will do what it takes to see them gone. And considering his past, you can’t really blame him. But when Rune needs access to save a particular witch she has been looking for and Gideon received some information that may point Rune to being the Crimson Moth, a witch wanted for aiding other witches, both of them find themselves playing a dangerous game. They each set sights to court one another. But the line between what is real and what is not gets blurred the more time they spend with one another. Because in order to sell their act, they must give some truths. I loved when their guards were down enough to let the other in, because it was clear how easily they could fall for one another by giving their true selves. I really enjoyed the story, though there were some things that were a bit predictable. However, I’m still really excited to see what book two has in store after that ending!

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Sunday, January 26, 2025

Desires Unleashed Collection Book 1: Mine by Riley Hart

 

Desires Unleashed Collection Book 1

JT

For as long as I can remember, I’ve craved submission, but have struggled to put my wants into words. Then along comes a man online that I know only as Sir, and the connection is instant. Our desires align in a way I’ve never experienced. Anonymous or not, Sir is exactly what I’m looking for.

After several intense online sessions, no faces involved, we finally agree to meet. Except the man waiting for me isn’t a stranger—it’s my dad’s lifelong best friend, Marshall.

Marsh

John’s my chosen family, my safe space. The only thing we don’t see eye to eye on are my personal needs in the bedroom. So, when his son, JT, turns out to be the first person who’s excited me in longer than I can remember, I’m devastated. John would never forgive me if I let this happen.

And I try to stay away, I swear, but I can’t.

What starts out as simple fulfilment of physical desires grows into something more. The trust JT and I share, his submission…it reaches me on levels I didn’t know were possible. He makes me crave forever.

JT is mine, but to claim him, I’m sure to lose everything else in the process.

Mine is a dad’s best friend, steamy romance. Naughtier than most of my books, please use the look inside feature to check the content warning.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221332313-mine

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Riley Hart has become a favorite author of mine, so I’m always willing to try to read new things she writes. With that said, this is definitely a different kind of romance than her norm. Exploring a way steamier romance that explores different types of kinks. So depending on what type of romance you like, may determine if this is something you are into. So this story follows Marshall and JT. The two of them meet online through a site that caters to the type of kinks they are very much into. As they talk anonymously, they begin to realize that they may be a good match and be exactly what the other one has been looking for in a partner to explore this side of their sexuality. However, the two of them are shocked when they finally come face to face. Because JT is the son of Marshall’s best friend since they were kids. They shouldn’t feel this way for one another. However, neither has ever felt this way about someone before. So they decide to take the leap. Knowing that they can lose those most important to them in the process. But the more you read about their relationship with one another, the more you realize just how great a match they are. Marshall allows JT to be exactly who he wants to be without judgment. Something JT needs, especially when his owns parents are so determined to do right by him, that they end up making him feel like he is doing it wrong. And Marshall never imagined he could fall for someone and accepted that relationships were never in the cards for him. But JT changes it all. When they just get to be themselves with one another, and not think about the things that tied them together before they met online, they are perfect together. Expect lots of steamy scenes in this one as they explore their kinks! And a love that is just as sweet.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Friday, January 24, 2025

Knight Blade Boys by Renee Kiser

 


NOEL

Being called a “loner Knight” doesn’t faze me; I’m not a typical eighteen-year-old compared to my classmates, and that’s fine. I prefer solitude.

The only reason I'm a Knight in the first place is because my mom thinks I'm alone too much. She wants me to make friends, which is why I joined the Knight's fencing club, even though I'd much rather be stargazing or watching anime.

When a new student shows up, I'm surprised to see it's Alexander Madison, a boy who was my science partner at thirteen, and broke my heart when he moved away without a goodbye.

He was my best friend.

But Alex doesn't recognize me when I take off my mask, and I don't tell him who I am.

I’m devastated, but more than that, I’m pissed.

From this moment on, I hate Alex.

ALEX

Running away and moving back to Vermont, into the home of a woman that never wanted custody of me, is the last thing I wanted to do my senior year of high school.

But I didn't have any other choice.

My father took things too far, and I had to get out.

Now I'm at Knight's Valor Academy and on the fencing team for shits and giggles.

Noel Hale likes to challenge me every chance he gets, and I push every single button of his with my biting comments and playful personality that he doesn't understand.

When our coach catches wind of the animosity and the almost fight we get into, she forces us to practice together outside of school.

Our mandatory bouts turn into so much more. 

Our foils clash just as hard as our personalities do, but I like our kind of foreplay. 

Noel's senior year gets a little wild when our three teammates and I drag him along into our world of parties, drama, and illegal activities he’d never attempt, resulting in unexpected friendships, a brawl or two, and I somehow make him fall in love with me, even though he doesn’t like people.

But fate had already written our love in the stars a long time ago.

KBB is written in first person, dual POV. Knight Blade Boys is a high school fencing romance with +18 consenting adults. There is found family, high angst, slow burn to high heat, and features a neurodivergent MC. It is a full length MM romance standalone in a series. Each book will have a separate couple.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222803134-knight-blade-boys

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Noel has always had trouble making friends. He’s always felt different and views things differently from others. Then there was the time he thought he finally found someone who had understood him. Alex was different and the best friend Noel had been waiting for. Until he left without saying goodbye. Now, Noel is a senior in high school just trying to make it to graduation. He is used to being on his own and hasn’t tried to make any friends. But then Alex shows up at Noel’s fencing practice. And for a moment, the hope that Noel had sparked to being reunited. Until Alex looks at him without recognition. Acting like they have never met before. Heartbreak once more but this time anger too. He won’t let Alex hurt him again. Meanwhile, Alex’s home life has been anything but good. His father hurts him and finally Alex’s self-preservation forces him to flee. Back to Vermont and to a mother who wants nothing to do with him. But he doesn’t expect Noel. Or any of the guys who want to be his friend. And Noel has a way of getting under his skin. And no matter how much Alex pushes away, he finds himself right back by his side. The two of them are magnets. Bound to come together again and again. And when they finally accept that truth, they’ll realize they are exactly what one another needs. I really loved this story! I couldn’t put it down. We had such interesting characters and dynamics. It was fun getting to know them. Even when things got rough when it came to their pasts that shaped them. I loved Noel and Alex’s romance and how they found one another once more. This time giving them a chance to be together in a way they were beginning to unwrap when they first met. Great story all around! And it looks like we are getting another one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Empyrean Book 3: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

 

The Empyrean Book 3

THE STORM IS COMING . . .

Get ready to fly or die in the breathtaking follow-up to Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons.
No more time for uncertainty.
Because the battle has truly begun; and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre.
The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves - her dragons, her family, her home, and him.
Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.
They need an army.
They need power.
They need magic.
And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth.
But a storm is coming... and not everyone can survive its wrath

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209439446-onyx-storm

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Incredible!! Oh man, what a wild ride. I could not put this book down. And it’s probably my favorite of the series so far. So, so much goes down in this story. And I’m gonna do my best not spoil anything because this is one book you don’t want spoiled! And if you haven’t read the previous two books then definitely don’t read past this! The book starts shortly after the previous book ended and Violet, Xaden, and all their friends and family have a lot to deal with. The war has truly begun and it will take everyone working together to survive. But Violet has a few priorities in this book. And the first and most important: Curing Xaden. She will look for any answers, everywhere she can. Including helping Andarna find her family. The seventh breed of dragon that disappeared long ago. She hopes they will be the key to defeating the venin and even saving Xaden. Like I said, a lot happens in this book. We learn a lot about the world we are in and see places we haven’t seen before. We learn more about their families and the secrets they carried. A lot of our own questions will be answered. Again, not gonna spoil, but some pretty big things we’ve been wondering the last few books are touched upon. Things become clearer just in time to ask more questions. And then no one will be surprised to find a cliffhanger ending to this one. I figured there would be one, but not the way we saw!! So mean to have to wait so long to learn what the hell happened at the end. Cause that final chapter alone brought way too many questions. Overall, really loved this book. Violet and Xaden have grown a lot in this one even with the threat of him fully turning over their heads. Everyone has stepped up in so many ways and we learn so much more about them. I really can’t wait to see how this series goes! 

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Frat Wars Book 4: Royal Scoundrel by Saxon James

 

Frat Wars Book 4

Royal Scoundrel is the prequel novella between Charles's dads. Even though it takes place twenty years before the Frat Wars books, it's best enjoyed last. 

DASH

Archibald Levine the third is a pain in my ass. Rich, cocky and the closest thing to a prince that our school has. 
I hate everything about his entitled attitude and the stupid Kappa crown he wears. 
I also hate the gigantic crush I have on the guy. 
One night, backed up by the courage of tequila, my mouth gets away from me and I offer him the one thing he can't stop thinking about. 
Me. 
On my knees. 
Because Archibald Levine also has a secret, and one kiss between us seals his fate. 
The fling between us can never go anywhere, not with his powerful and homophobic father, but we don't let it stop us from indulging at every opportunity that we get. 
I also don't let it stop me from falling stupidly in love with the guy. 
He's always made it clear he can never come out and I know we're destined for destruction. 
After all, happily ever after doesn't exist between a prince and a scoundrel.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217457649-royal-scoundrel

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

If you have read this series, you will possibly recognize Archie and Dash. They are Charles’s parents from book 3 and now we get to rewind a bit to their story! I was super excited for this book and wasn’t disappointed! Dash can’t believe he can’t get Archie out of his head. He has had a crush on him for a while but knows nothing will come from it. Yet, when Archie seeks him out and reminds Dash of their last encounter (an encounter Dash didn’t remember much of, thank you tequila), Dash begins to realize that perhaps Archie is just as interested in him. One problem though. It is clear Archie is deep in the closet and seems to have a pretty big reason to be. Yet, even after these two hook up, they can’t stay away from one another. Archie knows he shouldn’t keep seeking Dash out. He can’t ever truly be with him but maybe he can pretend for a while. But the more they see one another, the harder it is to let go. Can they find a way to have a future together? These two were so fun! Great banter between them and I loved how they slowly fell in love. They knew it was a bad idea to pretend but couldn’t help but hope that a future could happen for them. So happy we got to see their story! It was definitely worth the long wait!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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Monday, January 20, 2025

Desert Ice Hockey Book 4: Spinning to the Goal by Christie Gordon

 

Desert Ice Hockey Book 4

As a hockey goalie, I don’t back down. When I meet my match in a figure skater, will my relentless pursuit win his heart?
Ace
Being in a dry spell sucks. Not my hockey game, my love life.
My friends decide it’s time to fix it. So they drag me out, dressed to impress.
Then I see him—exactly my type, all smoldering eyes and a slender body that’s got me forgetting how to breathe.
When our hookup leads to a connection, he gives me his number and I can't believe my luck.
Then... he ghosts me. Out of nowhere. Why?

Zoma
All I wanted was a quick hookup to take the edge off. No complications, no strings.
In walks this guy. He’s massive and sweet. Plus, he’s got a way of making me feel safe. I think he could be more.
Then I find out he’s a goalie.
I’ve been down this road before, and still bear the scars. The last time I fell for a hockey player, I gave him everything and he left me shattered.
No, I’ll focus on my figure skating competitions and the kids I train. It’s easier.
But Ace keeps showing up, all broad shoulders and an infuriatingly irresistible, aw-shucks smile.
How am I supposed to guard my heart when he refuses to give up on me?

Spinning to the Goal is the fourth book in the college hockey series, Desert Ice Hockey, and is the follow up to the Rock U series. It features a figure skater burned by love and a goalie with a cowboy background, size difference, opposites attract and found family. Desert Ice Hockey follows a group of queer hockey players, known as the squad, while they each battle for their HEA.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220269221-spinning-to-the-goal

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Ace has watched so many of his closest friends achieve their hockey dreams and find the person they are meant to be with. And he can’t help but hope the same will happen to him. He is praying that the Coyotes will sign him as their goalie so he cannot only remain in town but play with two of his best friends. But until the, he’ll keep playing his heart out. He just never expects that his heart will find the one he has been waiting for. When he meets Zoma at a club, it’s like everything clicks. Their chemistry is undeniable. And Ace knows Zoma feels it too. Yet at the end of the night and even after they exchanged numbers, he can’t help but feel like something happened. Especially with Zoma ghosts him. Zoma has one rule. No hockey players. Not after his ex smashed his heart. So of course it is his luck that when he meets the most perfect guy he has ever met, at the end of the night he learns he is a hockey player. Nope. Not happening… right? He tries to stay away. Even when his best friend tells him he is crazy. But fate has other ideas when they cross paths again. And this time, Ace isn’t letting Zoma go without a fight. As the two navigate a new relationship, Ace will have to figure out his hockey future and Zoma will have to decide if he can take a chance on another hockey player. Ace and Zoma were such a great couple! Loved their chemistry. And I loved how Ace wasn’t going to let his dream guy go. He really fought for Zoma. And Zoma wasn’t so closed off as he thought he would be. A fun story all around and I am looking forward to the next one!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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