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Enemies to Lovers by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review

Enemies to Lovers by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Jul. 08, 2025

Copper was asked to help Baker by her father, whom Copper met in prison, and he didn’t hesitate. She was in a bad situation and he helped her have a place to land and get her feet underneath her.  Baker knows she needs to leave her boyfriend for not only herself but also for her…

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Look at Her and Die Book Review

Look at Her and Die by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Jun. 10, 2025

Searcy has an attitude that simply said she didn’t care what other people thought at all. She works in a diner that her family owns but she hates, she is raising her siblings because her mother has checked out, and she is struggling to put food on the table some days. Her passion is creating…

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Grumpy Sunshine by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review

Grumpy Sunshine by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

May. 06, 2025

Chevy and Aella could not have been more perfect for one another. He is an anesthesiologist and she is studying to be a surgical technician while also working as a nurse technician. So they work together often. I love that they both notice one another but don’t act on it at first. Aella because she…

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Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review updated 2025

Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Apr. 08, 2025

I always say how much I love Lani Lynn Vale books and I do but this one had me rolling in laughter at times. It was so funny without meaning to be. Dima Semyonov is his brother’s right hand man after getting out of the military. He is being a good brother and watching a…

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Mind Games Book Review

Mind Games by Nora Roberts| Book Review

Mar. 30, 2025

Mind Games by Nora Roberts absolutely blew me away. I always look forward to her books, but this one exceeded every expectation—I devoured it with my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes. Roberts once again proves she’s a master of emotional, layered storytelling, effortlessly weaving suspense, family bonds, heartbreak, healing, and yes—mind…

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Rocky Mountain Standoff by Laura Scott Book Review

Rocky Mountain Standoff by Laura Scott | Book Review

Mar. 11, 2025

Federal Judge Sidney Logan is forced to go on the run with her foster daughter under the protection of Deputy Marshal Tanner Wilcox, as a dangerous threat looms over her upcoming ruling. With danger at every turn, Tanner is determined to keep them safe while uncovering who is trying to intimidate her. From the very…

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Walking Red Flag by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review updated

Walking Red Flag by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Mar. 04, 2025

In this book we get Milena, the other sister in the family whose story was so captivating. I liked her from the beginning but she had plenty of secrets that came out. Secrets that help explain why her two brothers are much more protective of her. Though being in the mafia is more than reason…

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Hey Daddy Book Review updated

Hey, Daddy by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Feb. 04, 2025

Nastya is one of the Semyonov sisters and can I just say I love her job. She is a product reviewer and secret shopper. While out with her sisters she sees Haze for the first time from across the room and they are both immediately attracted to one another. However, they never speak. When they…

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All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles Book REview

All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles | Book Review

Jan. 25, 2025

Let me begin by saying that I am a huge Catherine Coweles fan. I discovered her last year and just fell right into all of her books. So picking her newest one as our first book club read of 2025 was easy for me. I am so glad that I did too. In All the…

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Stay Toxic Book Review updated

Stay Toxic by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Jan. 07, 2025

I  have been waiting for the Seymonov family since we first met them in Clap Back. They are Maven’s biological family which is a whole story and I suggest reading it. This is a standalone so you certainly don’t need to read anything to be able to read this one. Here we meet Sasha who…

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This book was ADORABLE. 🥰 Small-town charm ✔️ Wol This book was ADORABLE. 🥰

Small-town charm ✔️
Wolf shifter Chief of Police ✔️
Slow-burn romance ✔️
Found family vibes ✔️
A town full of lovable busybodies ✔️

I loved how Liza and Cassian slowly became part of each other's everyday lives before romance really took center stage. They were so comfortable together and completely made me smile.

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Bridger was the Rogue Pack wolf I most wanted to k Bridger was the Rogue Pack wolf I most wanted to know more about, and his story absolutely delivered. We've seen glimpses of him throughout the series—always keeping his distance while still showing up when it mattered most. Finally learning the truth behind his past and the loss he carries was heartbreaking.

Kit was not at all who I expected for Bridger, but she ended up being exactly what he needed. Their story felt a little different from the other books in the series, focusing more on healing, guilt, and emotional growth than outside conflict. I actually loved that change of pace.

The Rogue Pack's matchmaking antics had me shaking my head and laughing at the same time, and as always, the pack dynamics were one of my favorite parts of the book.

A sweet, emotional paranormal romance filled with heart, healing, and one grumpy wolf who finally gets the happiness he deserves. 🐺

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I’m right in the middle of reading this but I have I’m right in the middle of reading this but I have to say if you haven’t picked this up yet, run grab it. It is s good and while all the characters are great, Aunt Pip is simply the best side character ever written if that’s possible!

Blurb: I should’ve worn underwear that day. 

I’d have far less hate mail in my inbox. I’d also still have a job. 
 
But I didn’t wear underwear. And I had a wardrobe malfunction on a livestream. 
 
So now I’m the proud owner of the internet’s most famous… you know. 
 
The good news? I’ve been invited to hide from my sudden infamy at a closed winery with other women who’ve suffered their own five minutes of shame. 
 
The bad news? The winery has a live-in handyman. 
 
A competent, compassionate, patient, sexy, single dad handyman. 
 
Whom I met when I punched him in the face. 
 
Accidentally, of course. But I still get why he’s happy keeping his distance from me. 
 
But when we find out the winery that’s saving my life is in danger of foreclosure, he and I become accidental partners. 
 
No big deal, working with a guy that I’m falling harder for each day. 
 
I’m already the internet’s favorite punching bag. Why not add an unrequited crush to my life? 
 
But what if it’s not unrequited after all? 
 
From USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author Pippa Grant comes a funny, heartwarming, swoony romance perfect for readers who love protective book boyfriends, found sisterhoods, slow burns, epically awkward meet-cutes, and love conquering all. 
 
Content note: This book contains toxic family and references to bullying, suicide, abuse, and the off-page cancer death of the hero’s first wife several years before the story begins. 

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Bring an author to work day just got spicy.

River
I moved to Santa Maria for peace and quiet.
Not for a saucy little bookworm determined to ruin both.
But Jasmine Knudsen is the most infuriatingly stubborn woman I've ever met.
Everywhere I go, she's there, refusing to take no for an answer.
She might be winning because I've never wanted anything the way I want her.
But she isn't interested in being caught…until I don't leave her a choice.
Now, we aren't playing her game. We're playing mine.
And when a future with her is on the line?
There's nothing I won't do to win.

Jasmine
I read smut, and I know things. It's what I do.
What I don't do is back down.
So when local romance author, River "I'm Too Good for Your Book Club" Jamison, refuses to come speak, I declare war.
He thought I was kidding when I swore to annoy him until he agreed.
I wasn't.
I thought he was joking when he threatened to have me arrested.
Turns out, the big grump wasn't kidding, either.
Now, he's refusing to drop the charges unless I go out with him.
And I must be losing it because I'm not saying no.
But I did not expect to become the main suspect when his latest manuscript goes missing.
Which means I might end up right back in jail.
Only this time, it's not just my freedom at stake.
It's my heart, too.

📕 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞
✔️ Grumpy x Sunshine
✔️ Stalker Heroine
✔️ Rom-Com
✔️ Small Town Romance
✔️ Age Gap
✔️ Opposites Attract

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Why you will love this book…
🔥retired assassin hero 
🔥underground fighter 
🔥age gap 
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She needs me to fight for her.
Cole
I’m no hero. I’m a former mercenary and retired assassin. I’m rough, I live in the darkness, and keep the demons at bay by fighting in the underground Las Vegas fight rings.
Then I see her.
She’s offered up as a prize. She’s young, pretty, and far too innocent.
She’s everything I’m not.
I’ll fight for her, then I’ll set her free.
And I’ll keep my hands to myself…no matter how much I want to touch her.
Lili
I shouldn’t have been surprised when my deadbeat dad sells me to a ruthless businessman to pay his debt. Now, I’m the prize for a deadly illegal fight and I’m terrified.
Until I hear the fighter known as the Wolf will fight.
I know Cole Black is quiet, intense, and dangerous, but something tells me I can trust the scarred fighter.
But when he gets me free of the ring, that’s when my real troubles begin.
That businessman…he won’t let me go.
Now, I’m being hunted and the only person who can keep me safe is Cole.
But I soon learn Cole has his own secrets, his own burning need for revenge, and I might end up caught in the crossfire.
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Cover Credit:
Cover Designer: Hang Le Designs
Photographer: Wander Aguiar

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