SJ's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:28:00 -0700 60 SJ's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Rebel King (All the King's Men, #2)]]> 86176248
Still, if what they had was a lie, why had it felt so real?

Now, the man she swore to hate is about to have it all, and he wants Lennix at his side. But when the two of them are forced to face the unthinkable, their rocky foundation is tested, as is the invisible thread that seems to wind their fates together. As they navigate a treacherous political landscape in their quest for justice, Maxim and Lennix soon learn that power is a game, and they are merely the pawns and players. Facing insurmountable odds, will they win the world, or will they lose it all?

From beloved, RITA-award-winning author Kennedy Ryan comes the gripping, passionate finale of the All the King's Men duology.]]>
352 Kennedy Ryan 1728284937 SJ 0 to-read 4.05 2019 The Rebel King (All the King's Men, #2)
author: Kennedy Ryan
name: SJ
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2019
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<![CDATA[On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)]]> 402014 Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging -- Georgia's first set of hilarious musings on life -- can get another peek into the mind of this wryly inquisitive English lass in the appealing sequel: On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God.


As the title implies, Georgia has snagged herself a sex god in the form of Robbie, the boy of her dreams. Now that they've indulged in a bit of "full-frontal snogging," Georgia turns her attention to advancing the relationship. But things quickly go wrong when she learns that her father's new job may necessitate a move to New Zealand. Crestfallen, Georgia feels her life might as well be over. Then, miraculously, the dreaded move is cancelled, and things seem to be getting better -- at least until 17-year-old Robbie decides to break up with Georgia because he's bothered by the difference in their ages.


Borrowing freely from her mum's closet and advice books, even as she's steadfastly discounting everything her mum says, a crushed but determined Georgia comes up with a scheme to win Robbie back. As usual, nothing goes as planned, and life is further complicated by Georgia's temperamental cat, Angus (who's having a few amorous leanings of his own), and her baby sister, Libby, whose fascination with (and lack of control over) her bodily functions leads to several intriguing mishaps. Of course, there are other disasters, too: a quick-tan lotion that turns Georgia's legs orange, a run-in with the aptly named Bummer sisters, and friends who insist on focusing on their own problems from time to time.


Who knew the angst of adolescence could be so much fun? This Georgia's-eye view of teenage life is wonderfully egocentric and side-splittingly funny. And despite the occasional language barrier (a glossary of terms is provided in the back of the book), Georgia's thoughts and experiences will prove universally recognizable to anyone who is, or has ever been, a teenager.


--Beth Amos

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243 Louise Rennison 0060288132 SJ 0 to-read 3.96 2000 On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)
author: Louise Rennison
name: SJ
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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Final Approach 28601221
In the control tower at Kansas City International Airport, all the radar displays are red. But for the experienced pilots of North America Airlines, the thunderstorms aren’t the NAA has been cutting costs to stave off bankruptcy, and will do anything to keep their planes in the air. Unfortunately, no matter what they do, one is on its way down.
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After the aircraft collides with another plane on the Kansas City runway, in one of the worst aviation disasters of the decade, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Joe Wallingford arrives on the scene. As he studies the wreckage and pieces together the events that led to the tragedy, he realizes there’s far more at play than pilot error or equipment malfunction. Wallingford will have to risk his career—and perhaps even his life—to solve the puzzle of the crash.]]>
418 John J. Nance 1504027914 SJ 0 to-read 4.15 1990 Final Approach
author: John J. Nance
name: SJ
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)]]> 210459283
"A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants . . . This remarkable book is an instant classic.� � Thea Guanzon, New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars

The bestselling phenomenon, When the Moon Hatched, is a fast-paced fantasy romance featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.

The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons. They certainly did not expect them to FALL.

As an assassin for the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to complete orders and never get caught. When a rival bounty hunter turns her world upside down, blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself imprisoned by the Guild of Nobles—a group of powerful fae who turn her into a political statement.

Crushed by the loss of his great love, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to quell the never-ebbing ache in his chest, a clue lures him into the capitol’s high-security prison where he stumbles upon the imprisoned Raeve �

Echoes of the past race between them.

There’s more to their story than meets the eye, but some truths are too poisonous to swallow.

“When The Moon Hatched breathes new, beautiful life into the genre, as Sarah A. Parker weaves lyrical prose with undeniable chemistry. I laughed, I cried, I got everything out of this. It’s an absolutely stunning fantasy world that everyone should sink their teeth into.� � Raven Kennedy, internationally bestselling author of The Plated Prisoner series]]>
698 Sarah A. Parker 0063415801 SJ 0 to-read 4.05 2024 When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
author: Sarah A. Parker
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average rating: 4.05
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rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Bell Tower: The Case of Jack the Ripper Finally Solved... in San Francisco]]> 105772 552 Robert Graysmith 0895263246 SJ 0 to-read 3.06 1999 The Bell Tower: The Case of Jack the Ripper Finally Solved... in San Francisco
author: Robert Graysmith
name: SJ
average rating: 3.06
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Swallowing Darkness (Merry Gentry, #7)]]> 2798094
Bearing an heir has placed me halfway to my aunt’s throne, that much closer to my reign over the Unseelie Court–and well ahead of her son, my cousin Cel, in this race. Now I must stay alive to see my children born and claim my place as queen.

But not all in faerie are pleased with the news, and conspirators from every court in the realm plot against me and mine. They seek to strip my guards, my lovers, from me by poisoned word or cold steel. But I still have supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh, who will stand by me.

I am Meredith Nic Essus, and those who would defy and destroy me are destined to pay a terrible price—for I am truly my father’s daughter. To protect what is mine, I will sacrifice anything—even if it means waging a great battle against my darkest enemies and making the most momentous decision ever made as princess of faerie.]]>
365 Laurell K. Hamilton 0345495934 SJ 0 to-read 4.16 2008 Swallowing Darkness (Merry Gentry, #7)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
name: SJ
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2008
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<![CDATA[Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide]]> 1350314 7 Maureen Dowd 0143058282 SJ 0 to-read 3.05 2005 Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide
author: Maureen Dowd
name: SJ
average rating: 3.05
book published: 2005
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<![CDATA[Diamond City (Diamond City, #1)]]> 141188630
Only those days are long over. At least, she thinks they are until her nephew sells her out to the royal family, and they’re nowhere near as air-headed as Prince Louis. Tiaras and dinner parties are far from their minds when they blackmail her into confronting a vicious (and flamboyant) warlord whose forces are invading the city. Choosing sides might have been a no-brainer, but Sage learns the royal family is using their citizens as test subjects in experiments to attain immortality, and the warlord is actually fighting to stop them.

If Sage thought kneading dough was difficult, now she must choose between a tyrannical (and charming) warlord or a bubbly prince to take the throne. If Sage wants any semblance of a normal life again, let alone run a pizza shop, she must pray that her longing for love doesn’t cloud her judgment. Then again, what girl would say no to promises of colorful weddings and spectacular fireworks, even if the guy who’s offering them has a not-so-righteous agenda of his own?]]>
409 Astrid Cole SJ 4
I think I'll reread this book to make sure I caught everything I needed to catch and enjoy it properly.

I love love LOVE the cover. 10/10.

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It took me a while to really get into this book because the beginning was so slow-paced for me. However, I persevered and I'm happy I did. Minus 1 star because I hate cliffhangers (lol, who doesn't) and something about the characters just wasn't clicking for me the way I'd like.

I think I'll reread this book to make sure I caught everything I needed to catch and enjoy it properly.

I love love LOVE the cover. 10/10.]]>
4.17 Diamond City (Diamond City, #1)
author: Astrid Cole
name: SJ
average rating: 4.17
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It took me a while to really get into this book because the beginning was so slow-paced for me. However, I persevered and I'm happy I did. Minus 1 star because I hate cliffhangers (lol, who doesn't) and something about the characters just wasn't clicking for me the way I'd like.

I think I'll reread this book to make sure I caught everything I needed to catch and enjoy it properly.

I love love LOVE the cover. 10/10.

Merged review:

It took me a while to really get into this book because the beginning was so slow-paced for me. However, I persevered and I'm happy I did. Minus 1 star because I hate cliffhangers (lol, who doesn't) and something about the characters just wasn't clicking for me the way I'd like.

I think I'll reread this book to make sure I caught everything I needed to catch and enjoy it properly.

I love love LOVE the cover. 10/10.
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<![CDATA[The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]>
163 Kresley Cole SJ 3 4.04 2006 The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: SJ
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Archangel's Lineage (Guild Hunter, #16)]]> 194803871 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s dangerous and beautiful world of archangels, vampires, and mortals has never faced a threat this cataclysmic�

Raphael and Elena are experiencing their first ever year of true peace. No war. No horrors of archangelic power. No nightmares given flesh. Until…the earth beneath the Refuge begins to tremble, endangering not only angelkind’s precious and fragile young, but the very place that has held their most innocent safe for eons.

Amid the chaos, Elena’s father suffers a violent heart attack that threatens to extinguish their last chance to heal the bonds between them and make sense of the ruins of their agonizing shared history.

Even as Elena battles grief, Raphael is torn from her side by the sudden disappearance of an archangel. But worse yet is to come. An Ancestor, an angel unlike any other, stirs from his Sleep to warn the Cadre of a darkness so terrible that it causes empires to fall and civilizations to vanish.

This time, even the Cadre itself may not be able to stop a ticking clock that is counting down at frightening speed…]]>
378 Nalini Singh 0593550013 SJ 4 4.23 2024 Archangel's Lineage (Guild Hunter, #16)
author: Nalini Singh
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average rating: 4.23
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rating: 4
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Shit My Dad Says 167912800 "That woman was sexy. . . . Out of your league? Son, let women figure out why they won't screw you. Don't do it for them."

"Do people your age know how to comb their hair? It looks like two squirrels crawled on their heads and started fucking."

"The worst thing you can be is a liar. . . . Okay, fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but then number two is liar. Nazi one, liar two."More than a million people now follow Mr. Halpern's philosophical musings on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his quotes. An all-American story that unfolds on the Little League field, in Denny's, during excruciating family road trips, and, most frequently, in the Halperns' kitchen over bowls of Grape-Nuts, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice.]]>
0 Justin Halpern SJ 0 3.93 2010 Shit My Dad Says
author: Justin Halpern
name: SJ
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Witch Queen of Halloween (Immortals After Dark, #18.5)]]> 199671073
A demon soldier of fortune . . .
Rök Kours dives into a dangerous mission, only to cross swords with the one woman who bewitched him.

A cursed Wiccan mercenary . . .
Poppy Dyer has never let her uncontrollable magic interfere with her work, but she can barely withstand one demon's charms.

Trapped in a terrifying lair.
If the two rivals can defeat Halloween's worst nightmares to escape a haunted castle, can they overcome their pasts to claim a spellbinding future together?]]>
179 Kresley Cole SJ 0 to-read 4.20 2024 The Witch Queen of Halloween (Immortals After Dark, #18.5)
author: Kresley Cole
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average rating: 4.20
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<![CDATA[Song of Memories (Asphodel, #4)]]> 199923744
Orpheus, now a specter in the Underworld, attempts to rekindle the flames of their unfinished love, his haunting melodies pulling at the strings of Eurydice's heart. Meanwhile, Pan, with his wild nature and unyielding devotion, offers her a different kind of love, one grounded in the present and the vibrant essence of life.

As the harmonies of affection play again, Eurydice faces an impossible choice. Pan, with his allure of freedom, and Orpheus, with his haunting echoes, both vie for Eurydice's affection, leaving her torn between a love resurrected from the depths of the Underworld and a love that has bloomed amidst kindred souls.

Will Eurydice embrace the echoes of her past, or will she succumb to the wild, untamed spirit that beckons her toward an uncertain yet vibrant future? "Song of Memories" is a captivating saga of love, sacrifice, and the enduring power of choice, set against the backdrop of ancient Greece.

"Song of Memories" is a mythological, historical fiction set in the ancient world; it contains graphic violence, swearing, and sex scenes.]]>
284 Molly Tullis SJ 3 4.22 Song of Memories (Asphodel, #4)
author: Molly Tullis
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average rating: 4.22
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A Holly Jolly Mess 202503993 115 C.M. Nascosta SJ 2 3.96 2023 A Holly Jolly Mess
author: C.M. Nascosta
name: SJ
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[To Win a Witch's Heart (Dangerous Tides)]]> 157736553 173 Andie J. Christopher SJ 4 3.19 To Win a Witch's Heart (Dangerous Tides)
author: Andie J. Christopher
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average rating: 3.19
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<![CDATA[To Seduce a Siren (Dangerous Tides)]]> 157627697
Talon Thorvald is an exiled prince of Daneland, a berserker who’s near invincible in a fight. But he’s powerless to fight what he feels for his treacherous wife. She ran from him seven years ago, and now she’s a feared pirate captain in her own right.

Now he's hunting his wife...]]>
237 Jenny Nordbak SJ 4 3.77 To Seduce a Siren (Dangerous Tides)
author: Jenny Nordbak
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average rating: 3.77
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Dr. Perfect (Doctors #2) 60687143
They call him Dr. Perfect.

I call him Dr. Aloof, Dr. Arrogant, Dr. If-you're-going-to-fire-me-just-get-it-over-with.

If I had other options, I'd quit, but I need this job. Badly. So I jump at the chance to impress him by hand-delivering some important documents.

Yes, he's staying on a remote Scottish Island, but I've got it covered...

Until the ferry back is cancelled, there are no hotels on the island and there's a storm headed our way.

So I'm snowed in with my impossibly handsome boss, who barely knows my name, in a tiny one-bedroom cottage in the middle of nowhere.

But unlike the snow outside, his icy stare is beginning to melt and we don't need a generator to keep it warm inside.]]>
284 Louise Bay SJ 3 4.08 2023 Dr. Perfect (Doctors #2)
author: Louise Bay
name: SJ
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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Dr. Off Limits (Doctors, #1) 58668507 Dr. Off Limits? I have a fever and I think you might be the medicine I need.

I’ve sworn off men to focus on my dream job that starts on Monday. But my best friend talks me into a final night of fun—a blind date.

I only agree because the guy is going to work as a doctor in Africa.

It’s the best date of my life. Dr. Africa makes me laugh and swoon and I want to give him a thorough physical examination.

He turns into Dr. One Night Stand, and I’m not sad about it.

Monday morning, I’m enthusiastic and excited, until I bump into . . . you guessed it.

Apparently Dr. Africa got his brother to fill in on our date, and now I work at the same hospital as the guy I got naked with on Saturday.

Did I mention he’s my new boss?

I need to go right to the Emergency Room and find a cure for my crush on Dr. Off Limits.]]>
288 Louise Bay SJ 3 3.76 2022 Dr. Off Limits (Doctors, #1)
author: Louise Bay
name: SJ
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Nameless Trickster (Beloved Villains, #3)]]> 202772890 When Juliette’s older brother makes an astounding claim to save his own skin, Juliette is escorted to the palace, along with other magically gifted young women who are being taken from their villages so the king can choose a bride.
But Juliette’s brother lied. She has no magic. She’s a baker and a businesswoman, not a sorceress� and now she’s trapped, facing death if she displeases the king.
When a handsome tattooed man shows up and proposes a bargain, Juliette makes a deal with him out of desperation. But their collaboration results in a crisis neither of them expected, one with dire consequences�
Unless Juliette can learn the stranger’s true name.

This spicy grownup retelling of Rumplestiltskin is perfect for fans of romantasy & fantasy romance books, and it blends a cozy fantasy atmosphere with more intense, dark fantasy vibes. Reading guidance for the darker moments can be found in the front of the book.]]>
335 Rebecca F. Kenney SJ 3 3.94 The Nameless Trickster (Beloved Villains, #3)
author: Rebecca F. Kenney
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average rating: 3.94
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<![CDATA[The Trickster's Heart (Asphodel, #3.5)]]> 86195939 150 Molly Tullis SJ 4 4.19 The Trickster's Heart (Asphodel, #3.5)
author: Molly Tullis
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average rating: 4.19
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<![CDATA[Enamored in Death (Asphodel, #3)]]> 62340784
When Nyx, the Goddess of Night, assigns him a partner for the first time, Thanatos is forced to accommodate the newcomer � the one thing that ancient gods don’t do well, is change.

Makaria is the newest goddess of the Underworld, plucked from her isolated life as a solitary priestess by Nyx herself. When she learns her new immortality is conditional, she realizes it’s more tenuous than she ever bargained for.

Meanwhile, Apollo holds an ancient grudge and plans his revenge meticulously. When he unleashes his wrath on the mortal realm, it may destroy all of Greece.

Thanatos and Makaria are forced to combine their forces to try and save the world, but both will have to put aside their differences and learn how to be a team in order to have a chance at surviving.

Molly Tullis’s “Enamored in Death�, the third in the Asphodel Series, takes a look at the ancient world of Greece with a new kind of myth � putting the spotlight back on the powerful women that the world hopes we would forget.

“Enamored in Death� is a mythological historical fiction set in the ancient world; it contains graphic violence, swearing, and sex scenes.]]>
313 Molly Tullis SJ 3 4.23 Enamored in Death (Asphodel, #3)
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average rating: 4.23
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<![CDATA[Lost to Witchcraft (Asphodel, #2)]]> 61300183
When Hera curses one man in particular, Hecate finds herself swept up in the affairs of the pantheon, and begins to wonder if she's intervening for the right reasons � or the right man.

Aeëtes is both a prince and a demigod, who has never entirely fit into the realm of gods or men. He has always done what princes do best � run away � until a meeting with the Queen of the Gods results in Aeëtes being drawn into the politics of Olympus.

Few mortals and immortals alike know the expanse of Hecate's true power, and when she vows to protect Aeëtes from Hera's wrath, no one can be ready for what's unleashed.

Hecate and Aeëtes are going to have to work together to avoid Hera's clutches, but both will have to lower the walls around their hearts and learn to trust each other if they are going to survive.

Molly Tullis’s “Lost to Witchcraft�, the second in the Asphodel Series, takes a look at the ancient world of Greece with a new kind of myth � putting the spotlight back on the powerful women that the world hopes we would forget, and what it means when those women fall in love.

"Lost to Witchcraft" is a mythological historical fiction set in the ancient world; it contains graphic violence, swearing, and sex scenes.]]>
344 Molly Tullis SJ 4 4.20 Lost to Witchcraft (Asphodel, #2)
author: Molly Tullis
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average rating: 4.20
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<![CDATA[Her Filthy Rockstar (The Key Club Series, #2)]]> 63885657 364 Jenny Nordbak SJ 2 4.09 2022 Her Filthy Rockstar (The Key Club Series, #2)
author: Jenny Nordbak
name: SJ
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[His Leading Lady (The Key Club, #1)]]> 63892746
Elena thrives on control, never letting anyone get too close, but her well-ordered life is upended when superstar Alex Chase swaggers in one night with an offer too tempting to ignore--no matter how much she wants to wipe the smug grin off his face.

All Alex and Elena have to do is make it through a month in the spotlight without killing each other or crossing professional boundaries, but the fake dating handbook fails to mention how to proceed when the attraction is all too real. Elena discovers there are hidden depths to this Hollywood Pretty Boy, and her steely control melts in his presence, making her want to surrender to him completely. Alex falls fast for the intimidating woman who's challenging him to explore his dark side, but he struggles to trust it's real when he's used to everyone catering to his fame.

With a secret from Elena’s past hanging between them and both of their careers on the line, they'll have to decide whether their singular connection is worth risking it all.]]>
Jenny Nordbak 1956447008 SJ 4 3.96 His Leading Lady (The Key Club, #1)
author: Jenny Nordbak
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average rating: 3.96
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<![CDATA[Consort of Darkness (Asphodel, #1)]]> 60697643
Beside her, Erebus, the God of Darkness, grows restless. The primordial God has spent thousands of years amplifying Nyx and the powers of the night, acting as the final knell to her command. He has watched their children � Thanatos, Hypnos, and Chiron � usher the souls of mankind through life and threatens to blanket the world in darkness when his family’s reputations begin to tarnish.

Power hungry, a young Zeus lurks in the daylight, creating a cult of perception. He hatches a plan to take the throne from his father, Kronos, and bring down anyone who has the strength to defy him... primordials included. As Nyx and Erebus are divided on different sides of the struggle, their relationship is tested as well as the balance of night and day itself.]]>
334 Molly Tullis SJ 4 3.67 Consort of Darkness (Asphodel, #1)
author: Molly Tullis
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average rating: 3.67
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<![CDATA[Persephone (The Lost Goddesses, #1; The Gods Universe, #11)]]> 207993539 'Persephone' unfolds in the captivating world of 'The God's Universe,' introducing a blend of familiar and fresh faces and the inevitable chaos accompanying them.

Life in Styx is finally stable for Persephone and Hades. The city is safe, and their re-established friendship with the Egyptian Gods brings a welcomed calm—until the meddling Fates disrupt their peace with an unexpected a baby.

As if the idea of motherhood isn't daunting enough, a mysterious voice beckons Persephone to an enigmatic island on the Nile. Ever drawn to adventure and somewhat avoiding a challenging conversation with Hades, Persephone embarks on a quest to find the source of the voice…and finds a whole lot more than she could ever dream of.

Please note that 'Persephone' is a novella that contains adult content, swearing, and steamy sex scenes. ]]>
117 Alessa Thorn SJ 4 4.22 Persephone (The Lost Goddesses, #1; The Gods Universe, #11)
author: Alessa Thorn
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average rating: 4.22
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<![CDATA[The Demon Court (Seven Deadly Demons, #1)]]> 122759163
As a child, Selene was left at the foot of the White Tower—given to the sorceresses who train those with magic. Her life has been spent honing her powers. But she can't fully join their ranks until she fulfills a single, impossible task. Bring the Demon King, Lust, to his knees.

Lust has ruled his kingdom for centuries. He is the reason his people live without remorse and indulge in their senses. Life is mundane and boring…until he runs into a dark haired enchantress with eyes the color of the night sky.

With one whispered sentence, she changes everything.

"I'm the beginning of something new."

Suddenly, the weight of centuries consumes him. He tries to use his powers of lust to sway her. He can bend the emotion, manipulate it, use that lust to control anyone he wants. But she's a blank slate. He can't feel anything inside her mind but ice and defiance.

All it took was one sentence to get into his castle, even less to capture his attention. And suddenly, the weakest of the sorceresses finds herself in a game of wits she has to control.

A game of deceiving a demon king while desperately trying not to fall in love with a creature who cannot feel anything but lust.]]>
563 Emma Hamm SJ 4 3.79 2023 The Demon Court (Seven Deadly Demons, #1)
author: Emma Hamm
name: SJ
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Beastly & Bookish (A Winter Bliss Romance)]]> 199434364 This beauty didn’t ask for a beastly bookworm for Christmas, but maybe she should have . . .

All Noelle wants is to save the Winter Bliss library. She has a plan, too—a New Year’s Eve fundraiser during the annual fire-magic festival. The last thing she needs is a distracting romance with the sexy, binge-reading demon she hasn’t seen in over a decade. Too bad fate (and Mount Winter Bliss) has other plans.

Rom only returned to his small hometown to open Perkatory, his family's newest coffee shop. Seeing Noelle again is a welcome surprise, but there’s no way the beautiful librarian could ever fall for a scarred-up monster like him, right?

When an avalanche leaves Noelle and Rom snowed in together, the forced proximity might be their second chance at first love. But will their happily ever after come at the expense of saving Noelle’s beloved library?

Beastly & Bookish is a cozy, contemporary, holiday romance featuring a roller skating librarian and book-loving demon's emotional journey from friends to lovers.

Horned up for the Holidays is a series of three steamy, same-world, stand-alone novellas. Download today and escape to Winter Bliss.]]>
205 Catrina Bell SJ 4 4.01 2024 Beastly & Bookish (A Winter Bliss Romance)
author: Catrina Bell
name: SJ
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Heart of Silk and Shadows (Fae Isles, #0.5)]]> 60728315 Stealing from a fae lord is a desperate plan�

As a human servant at the Crimson Court, Allie knows better than to anger the fae. Cunning and politics are her tools of survival. But when an unwanted suitor threatens her younger sister, Allie can think of only one way to protect her family�

Steal from the fae.

Agenor, Lord Protector of the Fae Isles and right hand of the Mother herself, doesn’t expect anything to still surprise him after twelve centuries of life. Finding a taunting note from an anonymous thief in his wardrobe is enough to rouse his curiosity, though. Enough to do the unthinkable � write back.

Then he finds out he’s been exchanging letters with a humble human. Worse, a human challenging him to his face.

A simple bargain is supposed to teach her a lesson. But the harder he tries to put her in her place, the harder she defies him� Soon their game sparks an unexpected romance � but will even love be enough when their loyalties collide?


Heart of Silk and Shadows is a prequel novel to the upcoming Fae Isles series. It can be read as a standalone, but the characters� journey continues in the main series.

Note: this adult fae romance contains a generous dose of smouldering glances, passionate longing, and midnight meetings of the illicit type. It is recommended for a mature audience.
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217 Lisette Marshall SJ 3 4.10 2022 Heart of Silk and Shadows (Fae Isles, #0.5)
author: Lisette Marshall
name: SJ
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Treasured by the Troll (Monstrous Deals, #3)]]> 198376704 158 Ami Wright SJ 3 4.01 Treasured by the Troll (Monstrous Deals, #3)
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<![CDATA[Given to the Gargoyle (Monstrous Deals, #2)]]> 198471464 194 Ami Wright SJ 2 3.52 2023 Given to the Gargoyle (Monstrous Deals, #2)
author: Ami Wright
name: SJ
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Deal with a Demon (Monstrous Deals, #1)]]> 144699275 Would you make a deal with a monster?

I need money. My rent is overdue, my aircon is busted and my bank account is overdrawn. So when I get an email from Monstrous Deals offering discreet well-paying clients willing to negotiate all sorts of arrangements, I’m not too proud to sign up.

Then I meet Rin. Impeccably styled, perfectly cultured and devastatingly gorgeous, this handsome billionaire is too good to be true. When I find out exactly what he has in mind, it’s even more unbelievable. Beneath his smooth, polished facade, hides a beast. A ferocious oni demon set on devouring one my pleasure. Over and over again.

Will he demand more than I can give? Is that even a thing? Or will Rin be the answer to all of my fantasies?]]>
158 Ami Wright SJ 3 3.80 2023 Deal with a Demon (Monstrous Deals, #1)
author: Ami Wright
name: SJ
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Tik Tok Boom (Trending For You)]]> 202651313 AndieMy dream of becoming a world-famous travel photographer is done, over, kaput. Which is fine. I’m happy rearranging screaming triplets for family portraits at my photo center and teaching the Photography 101 class at my local community college. Honest! I could have done it forever if I hadn’t laid eyes on him. The most handsome man talking on a cell phone alone in a park I’d ever seen. With my libido sitting up and paying attention, I snap his picture.My one-in-a-million photo is the best I’ve ever taken, and my students have decided I need to find my mystery man. I agree! I just wish they hadn’t put out a plea on TikTok. Now we’ve gone viral, and my boss is demanding answers. If I can’t find Hot Park Guy and get him to sign a consent form, I’m out of a job.MiloIt was only supposed to be a short trip to the park to prove to my therapist that I hadn’t become a complete hermit. I was only going to ask the woman with the camera a quick question and then be on my way. I certainly didn’t expect my first trip out of the house in ages to catapult me to internet virality. Now Andie and I are taking charge of our newfound fame and budding friendship. She's smart, funny, and I can't keep my hands off her. As we grow more famous, we start to lose control of the situation, and I have to hang on tight to her and hope our carefully constructed world doesn't blow up.]]> 318 Christine d'Abo 1990064191 SJ 3
the blurb grabbed me but tbh the book didn't live up to the premise as i wanted.

not a bad book. not necessarily a good one either.

3 stars.]]>
3.83 Tik Tok Boom (Trending For You)
author: Christine d'Abo
name: SJ
average rating: 3.83
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(thanks to netgalley for the free arc)

the blurb grabbed me but tbh the book didn't live up to the premise as i wanted.

not a bad book. not necessarily a good one either.

3 stars.
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<![CDATA[Courtney Can't Decide (Hot Mess Trilogy, #2)]]> 105734307
She can’t pick between jobs � she works both.

She can’t pick what to eat � she eats nothing.

She can’t pick which film to watch � she gets wasted with her friends instead.

Struggling with her mental health, jumping between jobs and constantly postponing the appointment that would confirm her ADHD diagnosis, the last thing Courtney needs is the attention of a wealthy Londoner currently staying at the hotel she works reception for every evening.

Right?

The only problem is…Courtney can’t make the decision to stay away from Simon Saint any more than she can decide not to order takeaway three days in a row. Add in dog day care centre owner � and Courtney’s best friend � Richard Blake professing his feelings for her, and Courtney is stuck in the middle of a dilemma no amount of booze, insomnia or procrastination can solve.

She can’t date them both…right?

An ADHD-addled take on the classic love triangle, Courtney Can't Decide is perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and Love, Comment, Subscribe.

Courtney Can't Decide is the second book in the Hot Mess Trilogy � a series of standalone but connected rom-coms set in Glasgow. Happy Ever After guaranteed with no children, marriage or unexpected pregnancies involved!]]>
314 H.L. Macfarlane 1914210123 SJ 2 Premise is good. Love me a love triangle done right.
Just...kinda wish she didn't have to choose, y'know? I feel like this could've been a really nice MFM why choose. But that's just me.
This is also kinda why I'm not a fan of friends to lovers (and especially best friends to lovers) bc see look what happened and it'll never be the same between them in my head.

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3.33 Courtney Can't Decide (Hot Mess Trilogy, #2)
author: H.L. Macfarlane
name: SJ
average rating: 3.33
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Eh. Just...eh.
Premise is good. Love me a love triangle done right.
Just...kinda wish she didn't have to choose, y'know? I feel like this could've been a really nice MFM why choose. But that's just me.
This is also kinda why I'm not a fan of friends to lovers (and especially best friends to lovers) bc see look what happened and it'll never be the same between them in my head.

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Sorcerers and Saints 60289670
Melbourne’s magic is broken, and it’s going to take a cursed saint, a surly sorcerer, and a hell of a miracle to fix.

Born into a family of cursed saints, Mara Corvo has never met a heart ache she couldn’t heal. The price she pays for such a gift is that no one can remember her afterward…except for a drunk sorcerer that should never have been able to find her tea shop to begin with.

Augustus Vance has lived with his failure for over a century. In his effort to stop a rogue sorcerer, he killed the woman he loved, and left a hole in Melbourne’s magic that he’s never been able to fix. When a chance encounter accidentally lands him in Mara’s store, he has his first dangerous dose of hope in decades.

If the women of the Corvo family have one golden rule, it’s to stay the hell away from sorcerers, and yet there’s a wild, dangerous magic in play, that keeps bringing Augustus to Mara’s door.

Only together, can they heal the hole in magic, and maybe with a big enough miracle, they might even be able to heal each other.

â€Sorcerer’s and Saintsâ€� is a new fantasy romance for readers who loved â€The Night Circus,â€� â€Chocolat,â€� and â€The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.â€� Please note, this is an adult fantasy and it has swearing and sex scenes.]]>
248 Amy Kuivalainen SJ 3 4.10 2022 Sorcerers and Saints
author: Amy Kuivalainen
name: SJ
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Rock Chick Rematch (Rock Chick, #9.5)]]> 193330791 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley brings a new story in her Rock Chick series�

In high school, Malia Clark found the man of her dreams.

Darius Tucker.

But life hits them full in the face way before it ever should. Darius makes a drastic decision to keep his family safe and Malia leaves town with a secret.

When Malia returns, she seeks Darius to share all, but Darius finds out before she can tell him. At the same time, she finds out just how much Darius has changed in the years she’s been away.

She just refuses to give up on him.

Until he forces her hand.

Secrets come between Malia and Darius, at the same time Malia has to worry about weird things going on at the law firm where she works, her kid wants a car and she’s stuck in slow-cooker hell. Luckily, her ride or dies have her back.

And in the meantime, she might just learn she never should have lost hope in Darius Tucker.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**]]>
246 Kristen Ashley SJ 3 4.37 2024 Rock Chick Rematch (Rock Chick, #9.5)
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average rating: 4.37
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[A Polar Expedition and Other Stimulating Research Opportunities (Shades of Sanctuary, #1)]]> 123280223
Sirin is determined to find the source of magic, and nothing is going to stop her. Not expulsion from her guild, not their warnings about her “certain death,� and certainly not the damned polar bear stalking her through the taiga.

Berne is a simple bear. He likes spending time shifted, a good meal, and apparently, round little scientists. When his duty to protect a thousand-year-old secret is tested against the strange pull he feels toward her, Berne can't help but sink his teeth into the one solution that might let him keep his adorable prey.


For fans of determined plus-sized heroines and cinnamon-roll bear shifters, A Polar Expedition: and Other Stimulating Research Opportunities is the first standalone novella in The Shades of Sanctuary, where the vibes are cozy, the heat is high and the mates are monstrous. Grab a cup of tea and snuggle in, because while the burn might be slow the HEA is still only a few hours away! CWs and a list of tropes are available soon. Actual Est release date Summer '23]]>
296 Kass O'Shire SJ 3 3.83 A Polar Expedition and Other Stimulating Research Opportunities (Shades of Sanctuary, #1)
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average rating: 3.83
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<![CDATA[On the Care and Keeping of Orcs (Shades of Sanctuary, #2)]]> 167938537
Catrin's half-orc children are going through a difficult... growing phase. But since their orcish father left while she was pregnant, she doesn't know how to help. When Torsten, the first orc to break her heart, swaggers back into her life, he's got all the answers she needs.

Torsten has always regretted what happened with his best friend's sister when they were kids, but he had no choice. After fifteen years away, he's returned with no direction, no ties, and every reason to explore where they went wrong. A ridiculous horse heist might just be the perfect time to figure out what he wants in life� and it might involve an adorable rabbit-shifter and her orcish children. After all she's suffered, Catrin can't weather another heartbreak, but can she afford to miss out on a second chance at true love?

For fans of plus-sized heroines and golden retriever orcs, On the Care and Keeping of Orcs is the second standalone in The Shades of Sanctuary, where the vibes are cozy, the heat is high and the mates are monstrous. Grab a cup of tea and snuggle in, because while there might be some angst along the way, the burn is fast, the stakes are low, and the HEA is only a few hours away!]]>
298 Kass O'Shire SJ 3 4.11 2024 On the Care and Keeping of Orcs (Shades of Sanctuary, #2)
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average rating: 4.11
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Wings of Snow (Fae of Snow & Ice, #3)]]> 199213600
Left with no choice, I flee from the Solis continent even though my heart is shattering at leaving my love behind. But I can’t return to Solisarium until I’ve reclaimed my affinities and am able to fight with the crown prince at my side.

Yet enemies lie everywhere, and those I thought I could trust prove to be the biggest traitors of them all.

Trapped far from the icy north, I struggle to survive while learning who I’m destined to become.

One thing I know—victory comes to those who are worthy—if only I can achieve the destiny the gods have created for me.


Wings of Snow is book three in a four-book enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy romance that takes place in Krista Street’s Supernatural World. This series contains steamy romance, a strong female fae who refuses to bow, a morally gray prince whose brutality knows no bounds, and a deadly tangle of royal strife and intrigue.]]>
390 Krista Street SJ 2 4.09 2023 Wings of Snow (Fae of Snow & Ice, #3)
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average rating: 4.09
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rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Thorns of Frost (Fae of Snow & Ice, #2)]]> 199213595
Intent on fleeing, I train my new affinities and learn what’s needed to survive while pretending to vie for the throne. With my sister at my side, I know we’ll find a way to prevent my enslavement to the Court of Winter.

But the Crown Prince has other ideas. As Prince Norivun’s interest in me grows, I’m determined to avoid his allure, until he reveals sides of himself he’d kept hidden—sides that make me want to succumb to the innate need burning inside me.

Now that his secrets are laid bare, devastating consequences loom for me and him. Consequences that not even the powerful prince could have foreseen.

Thorns of Frost is book two in a four-book enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy romance that takes place in Krista Street’s Supernatural World. This series contains steamy romance, a strong female fae who refuses to bow, a morally gray prince whose brutality knows no bounds, and a deadly tangle of royal strife and intrigue.]]>
388 Krista Street SJ 2 4.26 2023 Thorns of Frost (Fae of Snow & Ice, #2)
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average rating: 4.26
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rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Court of Winter (Fae of Snow & Ice, #1)]]> 198207910 defective marks me in the eyes of the Solis Fae. Wingless. Magicless. Weak. To my kind, I’m nothing—not when strength is needed to survive the perpetual snow and ice that shrouds our northern continent in endless winter.

But I’ve persevered, living a meaningful yet simple life with my sister . . . until the hated Crown Prince of the Winter Court thunders into our village.

Prince Norivun’s massive black wings and potent magic cloud my senses and steal my breath. He’s beautiful yet brutal, so when he whisks me away and locks me in his castle I’m certain my death is tomorrow’s promise.

Yet my end doesn’t come, not when the prince looks at me with hunger in his gaze while revealing the true reason for my abduction.

Now I’m faced with an impossible choice—either join forces with the hated prince who’s robbed me of everything I love or watch our kingdom start a devastating war.


Court of Winter is book one in a four-book enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy romance that takes place in Krista Street’s Supernatural World. This series contains steamy romance, a strong female fae who refuses to bow, a morally gray prince whose brutality knows no bounds, and a deadly tangle of royal strife and intrigue.]]>
354 Krista Street SJ 2 4.12 2023 Court of Winter (Fae of Snow & Ice, #1)
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<![CDATA[King of Coins (The Tarot Kings, #4)]]> 205490958 'King of Coins' is the fourth book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance.

Arkon, the Grand Sorcerer of Venice, grapples with two unyielding duty and the enigmatic Wolf Mage. Unfortunately, he can’t escape either while the war with the Varangians continues to tear Europe apart.

Zarya Verasha, once loyal to the Emperor until his betrayal, seeks vengeance. Armed with a list of six names, she wants Arkon’s aid to take them down and end the war’s ceaseless turmoil.

The Varangians have created formidable war mages from the essence of magical captives, and it will take the combined might of Arkon and Zarya to stop them. As Fate weaves them closer together, Arkon and Zarya will discover unexpected similarities, forcing them both to question their perceptions of each other and themselves.

Please note, 'The Tarot Kings' is a shared world but they can be read as stand alones. They are all HEA adult fantasy romance books, containing sex scenes, violence and swearing.]]>
226 Amy Kuivalainen SJ 3 4.36 2024 King of Coins (The Tarot Kings, #4)
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average rating: 4.36
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<![CDATA[King of Cups (The Tarot Kings, #3)]]> 199775005 'King of Cups' is the third book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance.

Nico D’Argento has a pirate problem in the Adriatic that is only getting worse. As a general in Venice's navy, he should be above petty vendettas, but the Pirate King has robbed one ship too many, and now Nico is out for blood.

Sophia Osara wants what any Pirate King wants, to roam the seas, get a pile of booty, and harass the navy any chance she gets. She wants one prize above all, to capture Nico D'Argento and ransom the arrogant bastard back to the Republic for a premium price.

Both get more than what they bargain for when Sophia captures Nico's ship and the naval captain causes her men to mutiny.

Manacled to your worst enemy is bad enough, but when they uncover a plot for new warships powered by magic, they'll have to put their vendetta aside to stop their common enemy from bringing the Republic to its knees.

Please note, 'The Tarot Kings' is a shared world but they can be read as stand alones. They are all HEA adult fantasy romance books, containing sex scenes, violence and swearing.]]>
212 Amy Kuivalainen SJ 3 4.20 2023 King of Cups (The Tarot Kings, #3)
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average rating: 4.20
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Sorcerers Always Satisfy (Hidden Species, #4)]]> 57906420 Just because I enjoy planning and researching doesn’t mean I’m not the most dangerous badass mothercracker around.

The world sees me as boring, dependable David. And I like it that way. I know things and I’m organized. Plus, I’ve seen firsthand the harm a chaotic life can inflict, and I’d rather have my lists and be called dull.

Which is what makes it all the more disconcerting when a sexy elf declares his adoration and begins to “woo� me. What am I supposed to do?

Hide, mostly. It’s hard, though, because Caolan and I are supposed to be working together. And he’s tough to resist: sweet, competent, and so incredibly beautiful. He sees something in me that no one else does. Would it really be such a bad thing if I gave in to temptation?

My personal life can’t be the priority right now, though. The bad guys are gearing up to strike, and if we don’t stop them, the end of the world could be nigh. I need to focus on that, not on letting Caolan show me the benefits of spontaneity. Or do I?]]>
284 Louisa Masters SJ 2 4.26 2021 Sorcerers Always Satisfy (Hidden Species, #4)
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Hijinks With a Hellhound (Hidden Species #3)]]> 56476386 I’m a one-and-done kind of hellhound� I don’t catch feeeeeeeelings�

Once upon a time, my first and last relationship taught me that romantic love isn’t enough to stop your boyfriend from trying to kill you. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. My awesomeness is now strictly reserved for one-nighters and casual hookups. Sure, my friends seem to be matching up in romantic bliss, but screw that—I’m not interested.

Besides, things are heating up at the Community of Species Government, and I’m right in the thick of it all. Those bad guys are going down—and not in the good way. They might seem to have the drop on us right now, but we’re going to turn the tables on them. Even if it means going on a mission with Aidan Byrne.

I’m still not happy about the way Aidan handled things with my bestest bestie a few months back, even if he did turn out to be right. Plus, there’s something about him that rubs my fur in the wrong direction. He’s the kind of guy who thinks karaoke is only for college kids and looks down on me for licking my own balls. He also thinks that just because he’s the species leader, he’s in charge.

Too bad for him, I’ve never backed away from a challenge� even if it is unnervingly sexy and really bendy. A hookup won’t lead to feelings� right?]]>
251 Louisa Masters SJ 3 4.15 2021 Hijinks With a Hellhound (Hidden Species #3)
author: Louisa Masters
name: SJ
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[One Bite With a Vampire (Hidden Species #2)]]> 55526167
It’s not easy being the only human at the Community of Species Government—and especially not when you’re the rescue case. Two years ago, I was planning to go to college, have a wild time, then settle into a normal life. Instead, I was kidnapped, spent months being a test subject, was in hiding for nearly a year, and then found out that my whole existence is a science experiment conducted by the bad guys. It’s definitely time to reassess.


My rescuers at CSG have been awesome� mostly. They gave me a job, a home, and a support network. But the whole demons, vampires, shifters thing is not easy to get used to. Especially when one particular vampire makes me want to take up stake sharpening for a hobby. How can someone be over eight centuries old and have the maturity of a drunk frat boy?


The thing is, teenage mentality or not, Andrew is a fierce protector. With the bad guys still on the loose, I need someone like that on my side. Plus, did I mention that he’s not hard to look at? I could stare at him all day if only he never opened his mouth.


As we race to find my former captor before he can find me, life takes another twist and upends my world all over again. This time, though, I’m ready—after all, I’ve got an eight-hundred-year-old vampire at my back. What could possibly go wrong?

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292 Louisa Masters SJ 3 4.11 2021 One Bite With a Vampire (Hidden Species #2)
author: Louisa Masters
name: SJ
average rating: 4.11
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Demons Do It Better (Hidden Species #1)]]> 54245921
The truth is, I’m an admin assistant who applied for a job that sounded kind of interesting and ended up working for the Community of Species Government. I’m the only human in the office, and basically I ride herd on a team of rambunctious shifters and demons.

I also spend a lot of time avoiding Gideon Bailey, the demon I had a one-night stand with right before I took this job. He hates me, and I really want to avoid being murdered. But I’ve been offered a promotion that will mean working with him, so we’re both going to have to get over it.

Plus, people are going missing. Pregnant people. And the word is that someone is dabbling in genetic experimentation. Putting a stop to that is more important than the sexual tension Gideon and I have been ignoring� isn’t it?]]>
296 Louisa Masters SJ 3 4.12 2020 Demons Do It Better (Hidden Species #1)
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)]]> 123487291 336 Katee Robert 1728262798 SJ 4
And....Katee did not disappoint.

(Well, okay, maybe a little bit bc I wanted more smut looool but they made up for it with advancing the overarching plot of there being trouble on the horizon. FINALLY we find out who Minos' anonymous benefactress is.)

4.5 stars bc I still don't understand the barrier situation. Is it magic? Is it something else entirely? Same for the bridges.

(Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC; my review is honest feedback.)]]>
3.84 2024 Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)
author: Katee Robert
name: SJ
average rating: 3.84
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rating: 4
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As someone who immediately one-clicks anything with Katee's name attached, I'll admit I had high hopes for this book. More so because it was kinda built up from book 1.

And....Katee did not disappoint.

(Well, okay, maybe a little bit bc I wanted more smut looool but they made up for it with advancing the overarching plot of there being trouble on the horizon. FINALLY we find out who Minos' anonymous benefactress is.)

4.5 stars bc I still don't understand the barrier situation. Is it magic? Is it something else entirely? Same for the bridges.

(Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC; my review is honest feedback.)
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<![CDATA[Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)]]> 123416326
Charon Ariti has been Hades's right-hand man for years. He's given everything to the lower city, but now he's ready to take something for himself. He's only too happy to give Eurydice a special kind of education…but is her heart really free enough to be claimed?

Orpheus Makos will do whatever it takes to make things right. Once the golden boy of the upper city, he's now a shadow of his former self. He'll do anything to get Eurydice back…even if it means she's not coming into his arms alone. Three hearts. Three futures. Countless ways to get it wrong.

But with enemies slipping through Olympus's faltering barrier to lay siege on the lower city, a trio of broken hearts will be the least of these would-be lovers' worries…]]>
316 Katee Robert SJ 4 3.70 2024 Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)
author: Katee Robert
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average rating: 3.70
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Conquering the King of Storms (Kings of Disaster, #2)]]> 108519252
I've managed to avoid him for the most part, if you don't count the way his magic is constantly whispering dirty things in my ears. His power makes him pretty much insane unless I kiss him, which simplifies the avoidance.

But all of that changes when we have to go after one of his buddies in an underground cave system, and end up separated from the rest of our group.

Suddenly, he's the only person who can keep me alive, and I have to keep him sane.

I still don't know much about this world, but I have to figure it out quickly. Because if I can't... well, then we're not going to make it out alive.


*This is the second in a series of steamy connected standalones. Humor and happily-ever-after guaranteed ;)]]>
290 Lola Glass SJ 2 4.10 Conquering the King of Storms (Kings of Disaster, #2)
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average rating: 4.10
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<![CDATA[Capturing the King of Flames (Kings of Disaster, #1)]]> 65602235
One moment, I’m asleep in my crappy apartment, having nightmares about the stack of overdue bills on my table. The next I’m in an entirely different world, being told I’ve been magically married to a gorgeous, insane fae king who keeps looking at me like he wants to eat me� in one way or another.

He thinks that I belong to him, and says that if he has to, he'll burn the whole world down to keep me.

I may not be from this place, but it's looking like I’m the only one who can tame the king. And if I can’t� well, then we're all going to go up in flames.]]>
234 Lola Glass SJ 2 3.79 2022 Capturing the King of Flames (Kings of Disaster, #1)
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average rating: 3.79
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[King of Wands (The Tarot Kings, #2)]]> 123014372 King of Wands is the second book in a new fated mates series based in a fantasy Venice and packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance.

Things are finally going right for Ezra. She’s living in Florence, and her skill with rare sigil magic is unbeatable. Everything was going fine…right up until a crazy cabal of magicians decide to drag her back to Venice. Not only is her new captors determined to sell golem soldiers to the Varangians, they want Ezra's magic to make it happen.

To save herself, Ezra will have to swallow her own prejudices and go to the one person in Venice that could help her; The Djinn King of Wands, Zahir Matani.

Zahir knows how to get the most from a deal. Sure, he’ll help Ezra, but only once she’s exposed the Republic's enemies and fulfilled the small caveat that she has to spend three nights with the djinn king at a time and place of his choosing.

It’s better to make a deal with the Devil than a djinn, and Ezra has never met a man as ruthless as Zahir. He might be willing to save her from her captors, but who is going to save her from him?

Please note, 'The Tarot Kings' is a shared world but they can be read as stand alones. They are all HEA adult fantasy romance books, containing sex scenes, violence and swearing.]]>
202 Amy Kuivalainen SJ 4 4.20 2023 King of Wands (The Tarot Kings, #2)
author: Amy Kuivalainen
name: SJ
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Succubus's Song (Office of Highland Magic #2)]]> 123237229
â€The Succubus’s Songâ€� is the second book in the Office of Highland Magic series, featuring a department of academics keeping track of Scotland’s magical peoples and relics.

Mara Parker is a researcher first and a succubus second. Technically, she’s a baobhan sith, but it’s an identity she rejected long ago. When Scotland’s magic was bound, Mara found a way to live with it, swearing off men, magic, and falling in love. But now, the veil has been lifted, and her family wants her back—and that’s one song that might be irresistible, even to her.

Finley McEwan has always been accepting of whatever life throws at him. Recently, that meant learning about the existence of magic in Scotland—thanks to Fern, his sister—while playing for the Heart of Midlothian F.C. and trying to avoid an old heartbreak of his own.

Mara must protect Edinburgh from her own family and find a way to stop them once and for all. Finley is happy to help, but when Mara's family realizes her affections for him, Mara and Finley will have to work together to keep history from repeating itself.

Please note â€The Succubus’s Songâ€� is an adult paranormal romance with sex scenes, graphic violence, and swearing.]]>
177 Molly Tullis SJ 3 4.04 2023 The Succubus's Song (Office of Highland Magic #2)
author: Molly Tullis
name: SJ
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Fae's Gamble (Office of Highland Magic #1)]]> 75459775
â€The Fae’s Gambleâ€� is the first book in the Office of Highland Magic series, featuring a department of academics keeping track of Scotland’s magical peoples and relics.

Fern McEwan has witch blood in her veins. She doesn’t know that and only cares about finishing her thesis. Out of options, she has to accept a mysterious fellowship offer from an unknown Office of Highland Magic. When she realizes the invitation centers on her breaking a centuries-old curse, she’ll need convincing to finish the term, no matter how cute the department head is.

Dr. Calum Welsh used to go by â€Your Highnessâ€� and not â€Professor.â€� When he found himself on the wrong side of a magical barrier after the Battle of Culloden, he was forced to trade his sword for spectacles and spent years researching ways to get back. He might have found his last option, but it’s a gamble, and a crush on Ms. McEwan isn’t part of the lesson plan.

After a hundred years, the curse threatens to rip the Highlands apart and banish its magical residents forever. Both Fern and Calum will have to put aside their differences and their growing attraction to try and release Scotland’s magic before it's too late.

Please note â€The Fae’s Gambleâ€� is an adult paranormal romance with sex scenes, graphic violence, and swearing.]]>
221 Molly Tullis SJ 3 3.87 The Fae's Gamble (Office of Highland Magic #1)
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name: SJ
average rating: 3.87
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<![CDATA[King of Swords (The Tarot Kings, #1)]]> 57620690 King of Swords is a fast pacedĚý paranormal romance based in a future Venice full of magic, hot heroes and the women who love to sass them. Fans of C N Crawford, Linsey Hall and Jennifer Armentrout will love this story that's packed with shifters, sorcerers, and sizzling romance.

In the year 2210, magic has replaced technology and Venice is once again the center of a powerful empire, but everything is not as serene in the new republic as it seems.

Stella is an unregistered magic-user, and a creator of tarot decks, two things that are illegal when they go together. She'll do anything to protect her secret, even ignore the attentions of Dom Aladoro.

Dom knows power and what people will do to get it. As the heir of the most prominent shifter family in Venice, and a member of the Council of Ten, his life is one of wealth, privilege, and any woman he wants...except for one that he met by chance at Carnevale and who has spent the last eight months ghosting him.

When Dom stumbles across a fight in the dark streets of San Marco, he has no idea he is about to come face to face with his mystery woman. Stella convinces him to help her search for the missing people but they are going to have to work together, and ignore their growing feelings for each other, if they going to find out who is behind the abductions.

From glittering palazzos to dockside brothels, their search will take them into the dark heart of Venice, where money and power has always made the rules, and the price of life comes cheap to those who are only interested in profit.

Please note, this an adult romance book, containing sex scenes, violence and swearing.]]>
242 Amy Kuivalainen SJ 3 4.11 2021 King of Swords (The Tarot Kings, #1)
author: Amy Kuivalainen
name: SJ
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)]]> 60784546 After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again�

All eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants to do is hold her family together. With a brother on the frontline forced to fight on behalf of the Gods now missing from the frontline and a mother drowning her sorrows, Iris’s best bet is winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

But when Iris’s letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands � that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper � an unlikely magical connection forms.

Expelled into the middle of a mystical war, magical typewriters in tow, can their bond withstand the fight for the fate of mankind and, most importantly, love?

An epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.]]>
357 Rebecca Ross 1250857430 SJ 4 4.14 2023 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
author: Rebecca Ross
name: SJ
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures #1)]]> 63028719 Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro.

As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that’s been the case so far...

Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?�

Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.]]>
480 Rick Riordan 1368081347 SJ 4 4.21 2023 The Sun and the Star (The Nico di Angelo Adventures  #1)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.21
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)]]> 18705209 Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold.

Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. He may not know how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. He will complete his line of the prophecy: To storm or fire the world must fall.

Reyna fears the ghosts of her ancestors, who radiate anger. But she can't allow them to distract her from getting the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood before war breaks out between the Romans and Greeks. Will she have enough strength to succeed, especially with a deadly hunter on her trail?

Leo fears that his plan won't work, that his friends might interfere. But there is no other way. All of them know that one of the Seven has to die in order to defeat Gaea, the Earth Mother.

Piper must learn to give herself over to fear. Only then will she be able to do her part at the end: utter a single word.

Heroes, gods, and monsters all have a role to play in the climactic fulfillment of the prophecy in The Blood of Olympus, the electrifying finale of the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series.]]>
516 Rick Riordan SJ 4 4.42 2014 The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
author: Rick Riordan
name: SJ
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)]]> 12127810 Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out. Gaea, the bloodthirsty Earth Mother, has set the date of August 1 for her rise to power.

Annabeth and Percy are overwhelmed. How will the two of them make it through Tartarus? Starving, thirsty, and in pain, they are barely able to stumble on in the dark and poisonous landscape that holds new horrors at every turn. They have no way of locating the Doors of Death. Even if they did, a legion of Gaea's strongest monsters guards the Doors on the Tartarus side. Annabeth and Percy can't exactly launch a frontal assault.

Despite the terrible odds, Hazel, Annabeth, Percy, and the other demigods of the prophecy know that there is only one choice: to attempt the impossible. Not just for themselves, but for everyone they love. Even though love can be the riskiest choice of all.

Join the demigods as they face their biggest challenges yet in The House of Hades, the hair-raising penultimate book in the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series.]]>
597 Rick Riordan 1423146727 SJ 4 4.56 2013 The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4)
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average rating: 4.56
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)]]> 12127750 Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that's only one of her worries. In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader—but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side

Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare. . . .]]>
586 Rick Riordan 1423140605 SJ 4 4.47 2012 The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.47
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)]]> 9520360 PERCY IS CONFUSED. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name: Annabeth.

HAZEL IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. Sure, she was an obedient daughter, even when her mother was possessed by greed. But that was the problem—when the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. Now because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk. Hazel wishes she could ride away from it all on the stallion that appears in her dreams.

FRANK IS A KLUTZ. His grandmother says he is descended from heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it. He doesn't even know who his father is. He keeps hoping Apollo will claim him, because the only thing he is good at is archery—although not good enough to win camp war games. His bulky physique makes him feel like an ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp. He trusts her completely—enough to share the secret he holds close to his heart.

Beginning at the "other" camp for half-bloods and extending as far as the land beyond the gods, this breathtaking second installment of the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all destined to play a part in the Prophesy of Seven.]]>
521 Rick Riordan 1423140591 SJ 4 4.41 2011 The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.41
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)]]> 7736182 JASON HAS A PROBLEM. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper, and his best friend is a guy named Leo. They’re all students at the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids," as Leo puts it. What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? Jason doesn't know anything—except that everything seems very wrong.

PIPER HAS A SECRET. Her father has been missing for three days, ever since she had that terrifying nightmare about his being in trouble. Piper doesn’t understand her dream, or why her boyfriend suddenly doesn’t recognize her. When a freak storm hits during the school trip, unleashing strange creatures and whisking her, Jason, and Leo away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood, she has a feeling she’s going to find out, whether she wants to or not.

LEO HAS A WAY WITH TOOLS. When he sees his cabin at Camp Half-Blood, filled with power tools and machine parts, he feels right at home. But there’s weird stuff, too—like the curse everyone keeps talking about, and some camper who's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist that each of them—including Leo—is related to a god. Does this have anything to do with Jason's amnesia, or the fact that Leo keeps seeing ghosts?

Join new and old friends from Camp Half-Blood in this thrilling first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Best-selling author Rick Riordan has pumped up the action, humor, suspense, and mystery in an epic adventure that will leave readers panting for the next installment.]]>
576 Rick Riordan 142311339X SJ 4 4.28 2010 The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: SJ
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Cosmic Crush (Galactic Gems #2)]]> 180787285 Mari is a famous star in her intergalactic troupe. As headliner at the Comet Canyon Saloon, the last thing she expected to go wrong was being lassoed off stage by a chaps-wearing outlaw.

Raider’s name has been tarnished by his good-for-nothing brother. The only way to clear it is by kidnapping the precious burlesque gem, Little Miss Mercury. After being stranded together during a desert storm, Mari and Raider discover that there’s more between them than a hostage situation gone wrong�

One pleasure-inducing stinger, two souls roped together by fate, and an affinity for boots—they’re in for a Wild West ride. Will Raider and Mari claim their cosmic love? Or will they be whisked apart by the villain that wants to stop them?

Cosmic Crush is book two in the Galactic Gems series. This alien romance has the following:

A chaps-wearing outlaw alienA pleasure-inducing stinger ;)Fated Mates Love and fast burnRope play, boot worship, DVP, and moreSwoony romance with delicious SPICE]]>
202 Clio Evans SJ 3 4.04 2023 Cosmic Crush (Galactic Gems #2)
author: Clio Evans
name: SJ
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)]]> 4556058
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.]]>
381 Rick Riordan 1423101472 SJ 4 4.59 2009 The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.59
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 8130423 In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan SJ 4 4.44 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.44
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)]]> 561456
But when you're the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster.

Oh, and guess what? The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive...]]>
352 Rick Riordan SJ 4 4.37 2007 The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.37
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)]]> 40727118
But things don't stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: The magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters--the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millenia--only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name...the Bermuda Triangle.

Now Percy and his friends--Grover, Annabeth, and Tyson--must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family--one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.]]>
279 Rick Riordan 0120000318 SJ 4 4.24 2006 The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]>
377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 SJ 4 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.31
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Alien's Prize (Warriors of Luxiria, #1)]]> 197487994 Welcome to Luxiria, where the twin suns are hot and the alien warriors are hotter�

Kate Harper finally had it all back on Earth: her dream job, an amazing best friend, and an apartment completely void of her cheating ex. But when she wakes up chained on an alien planet known as the Pit, her whole reality flips upside down. Here, aliens fight to the death for the right to claim a human female. Even worse? She realizes she’s up for grabs.

Vaxa’an, the Prime Leader of Luxiria, has a duty to his people: ensure their dwindling race’s survival. Infamously ruthless and deadly, the Luxirian knows he’ll have no trouble claiming a female at the Pit. What he doesn’t expect to find is his fated mate, with her lush curves and haunting eyes that call to him, and he’ll stop at nothing to claim her.

When Kate becomes the warrior king’s prize, her only goal is to return to her old life. Certainly not to fall for an overbearing barbarian with a wicked tongue, whose determined to make her his own.]]>
Zoey Draven SJ 3 3.37 2017 The Alien's Prize (Warriors of Luxiria, #1)
author: Zoey Draven
name: SJ
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Cosmic Kiss (Galactic Gems #1)]]> 134093083 Stella is a rising star in her intergalactic troupe. Focused on her blooming career, she never expected to be blindsided by one handsome alien, let alone two.

Prince Zin and Chancellor Toras are determined to win their dazzling human over, even if they have to put their differences aside. The two sexy space hunks will do anything for Stella. Worship her, seduce her, charm her� and protect her from the mysterious poison spreading through the troupe.

A fateful encounter leads to an unforgettable cosmic kiss that puts this trio in the spotlight of love. Will Stella, Zin, and Toras follow their hearts and shoot for the stars?

Cosmic Kiss is book one in the Galactic Gems series. This alien romance has the following:

- Aliens that WORSHIP their woman
- Tentacles, magic, and other things ;)
- Fated Mates Love and fast burn
- Love triangle to a polyamorous relationship
- Swoony romance and delicious SPICE

Cosmic Kiss is book one in the Galactic Gems series. Each book will follow a different performer finding their alien love, spicy scenes, and lots of romance with a dash of mystery. They can be read as standalone, although there will be character cross-over. Follow Clio Evans on Instagram, Facebook, or Tiktok to stay up to date on monster-related shenanigans.]]>
216 Clio Evans SJ 4 3.87 2023 Cosmic Kiss (Galactic Gems #1)
author: Clio Evans
name: SJ
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Alien's Mate (Warriors of Luxiria, #2)]]> 197489795 Welcome to Luxiria, where the twin suns are hot and the alien warriors are hotter�

Kate Harper's life has taken a wild turn. Just a month ago, she was living a mundane human existence on Earth. Now? She's pregnant with the child of an alien warrior king who ignites a primal desire in her that she never knew existed. As she tries to find her footing on Luxiria, Kate grapples with the challenges of being an intergalactic queen all while carrying a baby that loves to kick.

With unrest brewing on Luxiria and her powerful mate's authority questioned, Kate tries to navigate the complexities of her new life…though she can't shake the feeling that her husband is keeping secrets from her. Will their love be enough to overcome the obstacles in their path? Or will Luxiria tear them apart?

The Alien's Mate is Book 2 of the Warriors of Luxiria series and is the direct sequel to The Alien's Prize. This book concludes Vaxa'an and Kate's story and the rest of the series will focus on other Luxirian warriors that can be read as standalones.]]>
Zoey Draven SJ 3 3.53 2017 The Alien's Mate (Warriors of Luxiria, #2)
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name: SJ
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Trash and Treasure (Ironwood, #1; The Fae Universe, #4)]]> 60300494 Hell hath no fury like an Ironwood scorned. Charlotte might be forced to work with Reeve Greatdrakes again, but that doesn't mean she's going to pretend to like it.

'Trash and Treasure' is book one of the new spin-off series in the best-selling 'Fae Universe,' featuring everyone's favorite supernatural hunting family, the Ironwoods.

Morrigan's incursion of Ireland might have been stopped, but her escaped general, the Battle Bard, Aneirin, isn't going to take defeat lightly.

As the family magician, Charlotte is tasked to hunt down the general so that they can remove the threat of him once and for all. There's only one problem... she's expected to work with Reeve Greatdrakes, trash magician, and the man that broke her heart without even realizing it.

Her new brother Prince Kian makes her a deal: find Aneirin with Reeve, and she gets to go and study with the legendary fae mages. It's an offer that Charlotte can't refuse, even if she has to suck up her pride and hurt feelings to do it. No problem, right?

Reeve Greatdrakes has been wondering for five years what he did to Charlotte to make her burn their friendship. Reeve will do everything he can to make amends and win Charlotte over again. There's also the small matter of a dragon curse lurking in the Greatdrakes family, and it knows a treasure when it sees it. It wants Charlotte, and Reeve can't fight it anymore.

The Ironwoods, the Fae, and the Greatdrakes are going to have to work together to stop Aneirin from releasing the other two generals into the world. It's a good thing for the world they are family and have no choice but to play nice.

Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Linsey Hall, and C.N. Crawford, this series follows all of the Ironwood sisters as they get into all kinds of trouble, slay their enemies, and find true love.

'Trash and Treasure' is an adult paranormal romance that contains graphic violence, swearing, and sex scenes.]]>
236 Alessa Thorn SJ 4 4.16 2022 Trash and Treasure (Ironwood, #1; The Fae Universe, #4)
author: Alessa Thorn
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The C*ck Down the Block (The Cocky Kingmans, #1)]]> 63318188 Always the nerdy girl, never the girlfriend~
Until her cocky best friend and his *ahem* rooster take charge.

Look, I've had it bad for the girl with all the curves next door forever. She turned me down in high school and since I'm not a total douchecanoe, I lusted after her all by myself in my shower, and we stayed just friends for years.

Now she's the adorkable librarian next door and I'm the star quarterback of the best pro football team in the league.
So when she asks me to be her fake date to her all-girls school reunion I am totally down to show her off to the mean girls who bullied her back then so they can see just how incredible she is.
I'll be the best boyfriend they've ever seen. The best fake boyfriend that is.

Until I find out from her slightly-stalkery classmates that she still has her v-card. I don't see how that is even possible. Not with how sexy and sweet she is. Could it be because she knows she belongs with me?

This curvy girl and football quarterback sports romance has a baddie plus-size woman who knows her own worth and a Bridgertons-meets-American-Football family you'll wish you were a part of.]]>
296 Amy Award SJ 3 3.72 2023 The C*ck Down the Block (The Cocky Kingmans, #1)
author: Amy Award
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Broken by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar #4)]]> 58275337
When I was a child, I fell in love with a Dakkari boy. The prince of our clan. Rukkar, we called him. For he was destined to become the greatest horde king of our time.

He was Kiran of Rath Okkili. My friend. My strong, unyielding protector. His mischievous smile and golden eyes made my heart flutter and my soul sing. And just when I began to believe he returned my love…he shattered me so completely and never once looked back to see how I’d survived.

Nine years later, he’s returned.

Only, he’s not a prince anymore.

He’s a horde king. Cold and cruel. With molten eyes like sin and a body made for war.

I promised myself I’d never love him again.

He intends to make a liar out of me.

Because he not only wants my love again…he also demands me as his queen.]]>
462 Zoey Draven SJ 2 4.17 2021 Broken by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar #4)
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name: SJ
average rating: 4.17
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<![CDATA[Madness of the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar #3)]]> 56129508
Over a year ago, I was ripped away from my human village to serve the Ghertun, a brutal enemy alien race. With the lives of my family at risk, I am tasked to deliver a message to the one place no human has ever gone before: the capital city of Dakkar.

Before I succeed, however, I am captured by a Horde King. A Horde King of the Dakkari, a merciless barbaric race, bred for war and violence, that rule over the hostile and unforgiving planet of Dakkar.

And this Horde King? He’s the most ruthless and insane of them all—with his scarred face, glowing red eyes, and his wicked, dark grin that hides an even darker past.

I am no one. I am quiet, meek, and fearful…and yet this fearsome king wants me in his furs. I tremble when he touches me but he awakens my desire, something I fear I’ll crave…all while I struggle to save my family.

Now the Mad Horde King has me in his possession�

I fear he never intends to let me go.]]>
423 Zoey Draven SJ 3 4.21 2020 Madness of the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar #3)
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name: SJ
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #2)]]> 175636652 She broke their laws. Now, he has come to punish her�

In my human settlement on the hostile plains of Dakkar, I am an outcast, a strange girl orphaned since birth, alone, and dreaming of a life I don't have. I hunt to survive, though it is forbidden, though it breaks the strict Dakkari laws that we all must follow.

When my desperate actions catch the attention of a Dakkari horde king—a cold, powerful, and merciless warrior leader, with eyes like flint and a body like steel—he seeks to punish me…and he succeeds.

But then he does the unexpected.

Instead of taking my life, he claims me as his own.

He steals me from my village and brings me back to his battle-bred horde. There, I warm his bed. I make bargains with him on starry, cold nights. I look into his grey eyes and see not a monster, but a demon king who captures my soul.

But demons have a way of never letting go…and as the cold season descends upon Dakkar, I begin to wonder if I even want him to, even when it hurts.

Claimed by the Horde King is a full-length SFR novel (95,000+ words) with an HEA. It is the second book of the Horde Kings of Dakkar series.]]>
358 Zoey Draven SJ 4 4.09 2019 Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #2)
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average rating: 4.09
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Hookah Smoking Caterpillar 150124589
In this story you'll
Author This is a monster retelling of Alice in Wonderland and is an extended version of the short story by the same title in the Into the Woods Anthology published April 2022.]]>
194 Beatrix Hollow SJ 0 3.50 Hookah Smoking Caterpillar
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<![CDATA[Creepy Court vol. 1: A Monster Mall Anthology]]> 199519277
*Please note that volume 1 contains the first seven stories of Creepy A Monster Mall Anthology. The other half is found in volume 2.]]>
604 Evangeline Priest SJ 0 4.01 2023 Creepy Court vol. 1: A Monster Mall Anthology
author: Evangeline Priest
name: SJ
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Eighth House: Hades & Persephone (Flames of Olympos #1)]]> 58513665 Catch me, Darkness. Again and again.

The life of a virgin goddess might suit Artemis or Athena, but Persephone, daughter of Zeus, wants no part of it. While the rest of the immortals cavort, she grows restless in the shadow of Olympos.

Rules, rules. Always the rules. Her mother’s edict forbids her the company of any male god. She can’t speak to them, can’t look at them. Can’t even attend the Olympian feasts. As far as Demeter knows, her daughter remains a maiden.

But Persephone leads a double life. She finds her affection elsewhere, and in plentiful supply. If only the sons of Man made her happy. If only she could put a name to this need she feels. It grows by the day, dark and unfulfilled. An eternity of enforced loneliness looms, and Persephone contemplates a drastic choice to escape it.

Only one thing stands in her way.

Hades.

Where earthquakes rend hill and vale asunder, and the abyss yawns to devour falling screams, the black halls of the Underworld await. The Lord of the Dead follows only one set of his own.

And he expects Persephone to obey.

Eris Adderly draws you into a spectacular world of dark mythology, where legends bloom with sensual new life and the stories you thought you knew turn out to be just the beginning.

This scorching hot romance takes the reader on a journey of discovery and submission, including graphic descriptions of sexual acts, and is intended for mature readers only.]]>
280 Eris Adderly SJ 0 to-read 3.69 2017 The Eighth House: Hades & Persephone (Flames of Olympos #1)
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<![CDATA[The Mortal Coil: Medousa & Perseus (Flames of Olympos, #2)]]> 50655594 Medousa is Vengeance. Medousa is the Bane of Men.

Marble statues appear on the streets where the gorgon hunts down men who would prey on women. If the sons of man will not yield respect, Medousa will teach them to fear.

Perseus is the Destroyer. Perseus is the Golden Son.

The mercenary son of Zeus seeks no help from his absent sire. He would make his own reputation, without kneeling to beg favor from Olympos.

When a tyrant king demands Perseus bring back the head of the gorgon Medousa, the price of failure becomes more than his reputation. More than he can ever hope to bear.


Medousa is a daughter of the old gods, fast and sleek and terrible. Against such strength and cunning, what hope could the warrior have? What weapon could strike out faster than the curse of the stone, should Perseus meet her eye?


His arrogance appalls her. How dare this son of Olympos set foot on the gorgon’s island?

Another hero, come to collect a trophy? Medousa would pitch his stone carcass over the edge of a cliff. But would he learn anything? No.

The Bane of Men would have him cower and tremble. She would have him crawl and beg.

Medousa will seal this hero’s fate.

But first � she will break him.

The Mortal Coil is a viper's nest of cruelty, vengeance, and redemption. Mortals avoid the island of the gorgones—like this dark tale, it is no place for the faint of heart. Step foot ashore, but beware: danger lives here. And she does not like trespassers.]]>
Eris Adderly SJ 0 to-read 3.91 2021 The Mortal Coil: Medousa & Perseus (Flames of Olympos, #2)
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<![CDATA[Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals After Dark, #5)]]> 2003625 RITA Award-winning author Kresley Cole continues her bestselling Immortals After Dark series with this electrifying tale of a ruthless demon mercenary and the lovely young halfling who enchants him.

A seductive beauty he can never have, yet can't resist...
Cadeon Woede will stop at nothing to atone for the one wrong that will haunt him forever. But once he secures the key to his redemption, the halfling Holly Ashwin, Cade finds that the woman he thought he could use for his own ends and then forget haunts him as much as his past.

A tormented warrior she should fear, but can't deny...
Raised as a human, Holly never knew that some frightening legends are real until she encounters a brutal demon who inexplicably guards her like a treasure. Thrust into a sensual new world of myth and power, with him as her protector, she begins to crave the demon's wicked touch.

Surrender to dark desires...
Yet just when he earns Holly's trust, will Cade be forced to betray the only woman who can sate his wildest needs -- and claim his heart?]]>
368 Kresley Cole 1416576754 SJ 3 4.33 2008 Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals After Dark, #5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: SJ
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals After Dark, #4)]]> 1611656 Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they cannot resist.

A RAVEN-HAIRED TEMPTRESS OF THE DARK...

Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina from a past century, became a phantom the night she was murdered. Imbued with otherworldly powers but invisible to the living, she haunts her beloved home, scaring away trespassers -- until she encounters a ruthless immortal even more terrifying than Néomi herself.

A VAMPIRE WARRIOR CONSUMED BY MADNESS...

To prevent him from harming others, Conrad Wroth's brothers imprison him in an abandoned manor. But there, a female only he can see seems determined to drive him further into madness. The exquisite creature torments him with desire, leaving his body racked with lust and his soul torn as he finds himself coveting her for his own.

HOW FAR WILL HE GO TO CLAIM HER?

Yet even if Conrad can win Néomi, evil still surrounds her. Once he returns to the brutality of his past to protect her, will he succumb to the dark needs seething inside him?]]>
368 Kresley Cole 141654707X SJ 3 4.29 2008 Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals After Dark, #4)
author: Kresley Cole
name: SJ
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #3)]]> 435045 This seductive paranormal series continues with a brutal Highland werewolf and an exquisite young witch, adversaries with a blood vendetta between them.

Her breathless kiss haunts him...

Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him. The ruthless warrior grew even colder, never taking another to his bed—until a smoldering encounter with his enemy, Mariketa the Awaited, reawakens his darkest desires. When sinister forces unite against her, the Highlander finds himself using all his strength and skill to keep her alive.

His slow, hot touch is irresistible...

Temporarily stripped of her powers, Mari is forced to take refuge with her sworn adversary. It's rumored that no one can tempt Bowen's hardened heart, but soon passion burns between them. Though a future together is impossible, she fears he has no intention of letting her go.

No deed is too wicked for her seduction...

If they defeat the evil that surrounds them, can Mari deny Bowen when he demands her body and soul—or will she risk everything for her fierce protector?]]>
359 Kresley Cole 1416547037 SJ 3 4.33 2007 Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #3)
author: Kresley Cole
name: SJ
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[The Player (The Game Maker, #3)]]> 25343787 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole brings readers a tale of a man wracked with dark desires and the beautiful young woman who could sate him at last.

A madman with a shadowed past . . .

In the City of Sin, Dmitri Sevastyan finds her, Victoria Valentine--sexy, vulnerable, and in need of a protector. Obsession takes root deep inside him. Despite a history tainted with violation and betrayal, he will stop at nothing to possess her.

A grifter with nothing to lose . . .

Descended from a long line of con artists, twenty-three-year-old Victoria, a.k.a Vice, needs the score of a lifetime to keep her loved ones safe. She sets her sights on gorgeous and rich Dmitri Sevastyan. Even as the irresistible Russian toys with her body and mind, he tempts her heart.

Love is the ultimate wildcard.
When Vice and her associates maneuver Dmitri into a hasty Vegas wedding, he refuses to protect himself with a prenup, trusting her with all that he has. But can she trust him? As secrets unfold, the newlyweds share days of doubts and nights of the wickedest pleasures. Yet once Vice discovers her husband's past, will she stay to fight for her marriage or cut her losses and run?]]>
334 Kresley Cole SJ 2 4.12 2016 The Player (The Game Maker, #3)
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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<![CDATA[The Master (The Game Maker, #2)]]> 22471007 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole’s sultry new Game Maker novel.

Everyone fears the Master...

Rich, irresistible politician/Mafya boss Maksimilian Sevastyan prefers tall, obedient blondes to fulfill his... complicated desires. That is, until the icy Russian encounters a disobedient brunette whose exquisite little body threatens his legendary restraint.

Except her.

Catarina Marín was a well-off young wife until her world fell apart. Now she’s hiding out, forced to start working as an escort in Miami. Her very first client is beyond gorgeous, but when he tells her what he plans to do to her, Cat almost walks out of the door.

If pleasure is a game, play to win.

After their mind-blowing encounter burns out of control, the lovers crave more. If they escape the deadly threats surrounding them, can Maksim overcome his past—to offer Cat his future? Only then will she tempt him with what he really wants: her, all tied up with a bow.]]>
448 Kresley Cole 1451650078 SJ 3 4.25 2015 The Master (The Game Maker, #2)
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average rating: 4.25
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #2)]]> 14383 alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781416509882

In this next installment in the Immortals After Dark Series, USA Today Bestselling author Kresley Cole delivers a scorching tale about a forbidding vampire who lives in the shadows and the beautiful assassin who hunts him there.

A vampire soldier weary of life...

Centuries ago, Sebastian Wroth was turned into a vampire—a nightmare in his mind—against his will. Burdened with hatred and alone for ages, he sees little reason to live. Until an exquisite, fey creature comes to kill him, inadvertently saving him instead.

A valkyrie assassin dispatched to destroy him...

When Kaderin the Cold Hearted lost her two beloved sisters to a vampire attack long ago, a benevolent force deadened her sorrow—accidentally extinguishing all of her emotions. Yet whenever she encounters Sebastian, her feelings—particularly lust—emerge multiplied. For the first time, she's unable to complete a kill.

Competitors in a legendary hunt...

The prize of the month-long contest is powerful enough to change history, and Kaderin will do anything to win it for her sisters. Wanting only to win her, forever, Sebastian competes as well, taking every opportunity—as they travel to ancient tombs and through catacombs, seeking relics around the world—to use her new feelings to seduce her. But when forced to choose between the vampire she's falling for and reuniting her family, how can Kaderin live without either?]]>
356 Kresley Cole SJ 4 4.27 2006 No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #2)
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average rating: 4.27
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<![CDATA[A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1)]]> 14384
After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he’s waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. Emmaline Troy is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

Sheltered Emmaline finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents—until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae—and their notorious dark desires—ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?]]>
360 Kresley Cole 1416509879 SJ 3 4.09 2006 A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1)
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average rating: 4.09
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Darling Venom 150304767 My second began with his brother.

From Wall Street Journal bestseller Parker S. Huntington comes a broken love story laced with angst and forbidden romance.

I wasn’t supposed to be on that roof on Valentine’s Day.

Neither was Kellan Marchetti, the school’s designated freak.

We met on the verge of ending our lives.

Somehow, the tattered strings of our tragedies tangled and tightened into an unlikely bond.

We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine’s Day until school ended.

Same time.

One roof.

Two restless souls.

We kept our promise for three years.

On the fourth, Kellan made a decision, and I was left to deal with the consequences.

Just when I thought our story ended, another one began.

They say all love stories look the same and taste different.

Mine was venomous, disgraceful, and written in scarlet scars.

My name is Charlotte Richards, but you can call me Venom.]]>
470 Parker S. Huntington 1950209032 SJ 0 4.08 2021 Darling Venom
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average rating: 4.08
book published: 2021
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<![CDATA[Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails, #1)]]> 106307751
Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his band of pirates are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she’ll steal.

But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, the danger at sea escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price....]]>
326 Katee Robert 059363909X SJ 0 3.45 2023 Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails, #1)
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average rating: 3.45
book published: 2023
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<![CDATA[Blood on the Tide (Crimson Sails, #2)]]> 196848638
As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own—and her allies have bigger things to worry about.

When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it’s the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to help her get her skin back.ĚýĚýMaeve didn’t choose to give up her skin—it was stolen from her. Now she’s in an uneasy partnership with a dangerous woman who seems more apt to kill than to share a kind word. It’s terrifying…and a bit alluring. Even though she knows it will end in heartbreak, Maeve can’t help being drawn to Lizzie and her all-too-pleasurable vampire bite.Ěý

Unfortunately, the danger to Maeve’s heart is the least of her worries. The ship Lizzie’s chasing belongs to the Cŵn Annwn, and they don’t take kindly to people who steal from them. Not even Lizzie’s viciousness or Maeve’s selkie strength will be enough to save them if the Cŵn Annwn seek retribution…]]>
336 Katee Robert 0593639103 SJ 0 to-read 3.41 2024 Blood on the Tide (Crimson Sails, #2)
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<![CDATA[Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails, #1)]]> 112974914
Bowen and his crew are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn't expect to be attracted to the unflappable pickpocket, but the longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she'll steal.

As tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, the danger escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price . . .]]>
320 Katee Robert 0593639081 SJ 0 3.23 2023 Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sails, #1)
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Single and Ready to Jingle 63113046
What started as a dumpster fire of a blind date turns into a deal.

In truth, it probably didn’t help that I showed up dressed like an elf but that’s a story for another time. Our start was rocky at best which is why it’s so frustrating that I can’t stop thinking about his sexy British accent. Or the way his chest and arms fill out his suit. Or his perfect hair with that single streak of grey at the front.

Santa likes lists and so do I, so here’s all the reasons why Andrew and I aren’t right for each other:

He’s my brother’s best friend
He’s the biggest grump I’ve ever met.
He hates Christmas.

That last one is big for a girl like me who thinks that the entire month of December should be a national holiday. So, when he calls for my help in planning his firm’s holiday party, I can’t pass up the opportunity to grow my small business. Bonus, we make a deal, and he agrees to attend three holiday events with me so I can make him fall in love with Christmas. As if I’d pass up an opportunity to make a Grinch’s heart grow three times its size.

It isn’t long until I discover Andrew has a very real reason to hate Christmas and I start to see him in a different light. That’s when the Christmas miracle begins.]]>
260 Piper Rayne SJ 0 3.59 2022 Single and Ready to Jingle
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<![CDATA[The Fall of the Orc (Orc Forged #2)]]> 197125145 The orc broke him in battle. Now he’s aiming for his heart�

In a world of warring orcs and men, Lieutenant Aulis Gerrard can’t afford to lose one more battle. But when he faces off against the biggest, most brutal berserker in the orcs� war-band, he knows he’s met his doom�

Until the deadly orc drops his axe. Draws Gerrard close. And orders him� to run.

In the heat of the moment, caught in the orc’s inexplicable thrall, Gerrard obeys � but the fallout costs him his rank, his position, and his pride. With little left to lose, he decides to hunt down the brazen brute in the forest, and demand a rematch.

But the orc doesn’t want just a rematch.

He wants to court the pretty human lieutenant.
To convert him.
To conquer him�

But Gerrard would never yield to high treason with an orc� right? Even if the devious devil offers up gifts, sweaty sparring-matches, and sweet surrender in the dark. Because fraternizing with a fearsome, fallen enemy might destroy everything Gerrard has left� and leave his heart shattered, too.

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A dark, angsty, MM fantasy romance. Comes after The Sins of the Orc, but also reads as a total standalone.]]>
332 Finley Fenn SJ 0 4.31 The Fall of the Orc (Orc Forged #2)
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<![CDATA[Wanting My Brother's Best Friend (Milestone Mischief #4)]]> 57098788
Lola
I’d had a crush on Dane Webster since I was old enough to know what one was. But he only ever saw me as his best friend’s kid sister.

Now that I was all grown up and working side-by-side with both of them, the close proximity was making me feel things I shouldn’t have been feeling—especially since Dane locked me down firmly in the friend zone.

His offer of friendship came complete with the suggestion that he should be my wingman. After the horror wore off, I considered the possibilities…would helping me meet other men make him finally see me?

It was worth a shot�

Dane
Nate Walton was my brother from another mother, which made Lola like a sister to me. Sure, I flirted with her outrageously, but that was just to mess with Nate…and he fell for it every time.

But I couldn’t deny she was attractive, with her glossy black hair, dark eyes, and secret smiles. My constant friendly teasing quickly turned into real lust, and I fought it…until I couldn’t.

One confession from her set my resolve—and my body—on fire.

Now, I was obsessed with two things—pleasuring Lola Walton and making sure her brother never found out about it.

Wanting My Brother’s Best Friend is book #4 in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a sweet & steamy standalone with no cliffhanger.]]>
288 Piper James SJ 0 4.20 Wanting My Brother's Best Friend (Milestone Mischief #4)
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<![CDATA[Teasing Mr. Moneybags (Milestone Mischief #3)]]> 56759466
Karly
I really scored when I became the receptionist for Milestone’s newest law firm.
Cushy office job with great hours and holiday pay? Check.
Great location? Check.
Two incredibly hot, identical twin lawyers? Check and check.

But after a series of mishaps on my first day left the Parker brothers with a less-than-stellar first impression of my sparkling personality, I knew I had my work cut out for me. Especially where Max Parker was concerned. He wanted me gone the minute he laid eyes on me.

I had two choices. I could make nice and be the professional, meek employee Max wanted. Or, I could be me and bring a little pleasure into that uptight, yet delicious man’s life.

Fun. I meant fun, not pleasure. But hey, if he’s game�

Max
Karly Brooks had no respect for authority, no sense of propriety, and a terrible disregard for punctuality. I wanted her gone.

It didn’t matter that she was gorgeous. Curvy, with flaming red hair and glittering green eyes. It didn’t matter that my traitorous body reacted every time I saw her. I could ignore all that.

She liked to play games? Well, game on. One way or another, I planned to win.
Teasing Mr. Moneybags is book three in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a steamy standalone novel with no cliffhanger.]]>
294 Piper James SJ 0 4.10 Teasing Mr. Moneybags (Milestone Mischief #3)
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<![CDATA[Snubbing My Billionaire Boss (Milestone Mischief #5)]]> 57803874
Felicia
Yeah. That was what my life looked like less than a year after picking up and moving away from my hometown.

I’d lied. To everyone I loved. My family. My best friends.

My baby-daddy.

Yep. I, Felicia Stone, had run from my hometown of Milestone with my tail between my legs and a bun in the oven without telling a soul I’d gotten myself knocked up during a one night stand.

Now, I was back, trying to fix my mistakes.

I thought coping with a secret pregnancy far from home was hard, but I quickly realized resisting Marshall Parker was much harder.

Marshall
When I found out what Felicia had been hiding from me, I panicked and said some things I regretted. But one look into my son’s blue eyes, and I was in love.

I made a lot of mistakes with her, but now that she was back in my life, I wanted to fix them all. She thought keeping our relationship strictly platonic and professional was the right choice, but I had other ideas.

I wanted her. And I was pretty sure that despite her fears, she secretly wanted me, too. Our one night together had been incredible until I went and messed it all up, and I wanted a do-over.

And I intended to get it.
Snubbing My Billionaire Boss is book #5 in the Milestone Mischief Series. It is a sweet & steamy standalone with no cliffhanger.]]>
268 Piper James SJ 0 3.84 Snubbing My Billionaire Boss (Milestone Mischief #5)
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<![CDATA[Breaking Them Up with Brodie (Sweet Pea Flings #3)]]> 59736308 What do you do when your strictly casual friend-with-benefits decides he wants to get serious…with someone else? You hatch a crazy fake-dating scheme with a stranger to make him jealous. Right?

Keira
I never wanted to be in a relationship…until I did. But when I asked my casual booty call to be my date for my best friend’s wedding, he dumped me for another woman. What’s a lonely, heartbroken woman to do?

Kiss a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve, of course!

When my ex saw me kissing the handsome Brodie, I could tell he was jealous, which got me thinking�

Could seeing me with another man bring him crawling back?

Brodie
My career couldn’t take another scandal. And while being photographed kissing a beautiful blonde wouldn’t be a scandal for most people, it was for Broderick Bennet—a Hollywood heartthrob who cheated on his longtime girlfriend with a stripper.

That wasn’t how it went down, at all, but people will believe anything they read…including the director of the film I was dying to star in.

There was only one way out of this mess. I had to convince Keira McCain to pretend to be my girlfriend and fool the world—and the director—into thinking we were happy and in love. I’d get the role of a lifetime and afterward, we’d quietly break up with no one being the wiser.

It was the perfect plan. What could possibly go wrong?

Breaking Them Up with Brodie is the third book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.]]>
214 Piper James SJ 0 4.43 Breaking Them Up with Brodie (Sweet Pea Flings #3)
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<![CDATA[Sneaking Around with Slade (Sweet Pea Flings, #2)]]> 59631861 When life gives you a second chance, you should grab on tight and refuse to let go. Right?

Saylor
I knew I’d never love a man the way I loved Slade Pearson. But it wasn't meant to be. He was my big brother’s best friend, nine years older than me, and completely off-limits.

It wasn’t until six years ago that every one of my dreams came true…before they were dashed to bits by Slade’s guilt and regret.

Then, out of nowhere, he was back in Sweet Pea…living in the apartment next door.

And we had to learn to be friends again if we were going to keep our families—my brother, especially—from finding out what happened between us all those years ago.

Slade
I’d known Saylor Birmingham since the day she was born. She was like a kid sister to me for two decades…until she wasn’t.

The day I saw her as a woman was the day she first kissed me. A day that was seared into my brain forever. I’d given myself one week with her, a secret we swore to keep to our graves.

Now, she was back in my life, and the walls I thought I’d fortified around my heart were crumbling, fast. I told myself we could be friends again. That we could forget the fire between us.

But I was wrong, and now we were sliding down a slippery slope of secrets, lies, and deception…and I knew the landing was going to hurt like hell.
Sneaking Around with Slade is the second book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.]]>
224 Piper James SJ 0 4.31 Sneaking Around with Slade (Sweet Pea Flings, #2)
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<![CDATA[Fooling Around with Ford (Sweet Pea Flings #1)]]> 59236224 Merry freaking Christmas to me.
Virginia
I was set up. Tricked. Manipulated. The life and career I’d worked so hard to build crumbled around me, so I abandoned it and moved in with my parents. Shady Springs Retirement Community in Sweet Pea, Florida was the perfect place to hide out, even if I was stuck sleeping on the couch.

Then along came Ford Birmingham, a jerk who ran over my things with his lawnmower, destroying them and blaming me for the whole thing. As frustrating as he was charming, it didn’t take long for me to soften toward him…but I knew it was a dead end.

His life was here, but mine wasn’t. I would be leaving as soon as I found a new job in a new town where I could rebuild my shattered world.

Ford
I’d mowed the grass at Shady Springs for twenty years and never met a resident as intriguing as the beautiful and feisty Virginia Jones. Of course, everyone else who lived there was at least twenty years my senior, so�

When I accidentally shredded her e-reader, sunglasses, and towel one bright and sunny December afternoon—starting a feud I was definitely all-in for—I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I knew I’d eventually win her over, but to what end?

She would leave Sweet Pea, and me, eventually. But sometimes, the reward was worth the risk.
Fooling Around with Ford is the first book in the Sweet Pea Flings series of interconnected standalone novels. A sweet & steamy romance, this book has all the spice with a guaranteed HEA.]]>
227 Piper James SJ 0 4.31 Fooling Around with Ford (Sweet Pea Flings #1)
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<![CDATA[Hoarded by the Dragon (Monstrous Matches, #4)]]> 75424169 He’s powerful and wealthy and he hates me.
But I have something he wants.
It wasn’t a part of the plan.
I’m the thief stupid enough to break into a dragon’s hoard� and walk away pregnant with his baby.

More details to come...]]>
379 Lillian Lark SJ 0 4.05 2023 Hoarded by the Dragon (Monstrous Matches, #4)
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