en-US Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:24:09 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 59808269 Something To Talk About comes a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom.

When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend, she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot, older woman Cassie slept with.

Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter, not have a one-night stand with a college senior. In her defense, she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met. To make things worse, Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning. And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad?—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night.

What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore, and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around. Worst of all, they start to realize they have something real. But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost?]]> 352 Meryl Wilsner 1250841003 5
There's too many things to say about this book so I'll just leave it at this..

10/5 Stars. It'll never stop being my GO TO book for when I'm in a reading slump. The spice, character development, plot, and the struggles the characters went through throughout the book were all chef's kiss.

I literally can't get enough of this book lol.

(all over the place and not that good of a review ik...anyways)

xo ♡]]> 3.90 2022
author: Meryl Wilsner
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2025/06/05
shelves: favorites, lgbtq-read, want-to-read-again, will-always-recommend, read-but-need-the-physical-copy
review:
I've reread this book so many times already to the point it might be a problem.

There's too many things to say about this book so I'll just leave it at this..

10/5 Stars. It'll never stop being my GO TO book for when I'm in a reading slump. The spice, character development, plot, and the struggles the characters went through throughout the book were all chef's kiss.

I literally can't get enough of this book lol.

(all over the place and not that good of a review ik...anyways)

xo ��
]]> 204663932 Her boss wants to make Jade hers. Can she handle the heat without getting burned?

Small-town girl Jade Fisher has sacrificed everything for her dream of a high-powered career in Los Angeles. Fresh out of grad school, she’s one step away from landing the perfect job as executive assistant to Simone Weiss, LA’s hotel queen. So when her friend invites her to the opening night of Club Velvet, a luxury club for women to explore their wildest desires, Jade decides to let loose a little, just this once.

She isn’t expecting an encounter with a commanding older woman who makes her heart race and her body burn. And she’s even more surprised to come face to face with the same woman days later. Simone Weiss. Her new boss.

CEO by day, part owner of Club Velvet by night, Simone built her hotel empire from the ground up. She knows what she wants. She’ll stop at nothing to get it. And now, she has her sights set on her curvaceous new assistant.

One sensual night of surrender is all it takes for Jade to fall under her spell. Neither woman is looking for romance. Both bear scars from the past. But the more Simone awakens Jade’s submissive desires, the harder it becomes to ignore the feelings between them. Can love conquer all, even the walls around their hearts?]]> 272 Anna Stone 5 4.20 2024
author: Anna Stone
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2025/06/05
shelves: lgbtq-read, want-to-read-again, will-always-recommend, favorites, read-but-need-the-physical-copy
review:

]]> 60683957 done with chess. Every move counts nowadays. After the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious "Kingkiller" Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning bad boy of chess.

Nolan's loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone—especially Mallory. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes and, despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren't only on the board, the spotlight is hotter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce(-ly attractive. And intelligent...and infuriating...)]]> 347 Ali Hazelwood 0593619919 5 The book had me giggling, kicking my feet, and I even teard up 2 or 3 times.

(this may contain spoilers)

I wouldn't say I went into this completely blind but I also wouldn't say I knew exactly what it was about..haha. The book really opened up my mind to the chess world and I enjoyed learning more about it. Ali Hazelwood had a good ratio on the plot(loved that she stuck with it and didnt switch it up half way throughthe book), relationship between Nolan and Mallory, and also explaining how the chess world works.

The book follows along Mallory's pov.
I had fun reading about her journey going back into the chess world and her dealings with how she lost her father, and how she grieved and and how she ended up healing from her past (that probably makes no sense but oh well). The relationship she formed with Nolan was just chef's kiss to me, and how she got him to soften towards her had me OBSESSED with their relationship. I was so freaking happy that it was a HEA in the end for them.

I didn't really like how short the last chapter was but it still ended good.

The epilogue honestly caught me off guard. I was expecting the story between Nolan and Mallory to continue, but instead it was a reporters review on how things were going between them and ngl how the epilogue was written was a nice surprise. Throughly enjoyed it.

Overall if I could give this book a 10�� rating I would. Going on my recommendation list for others. And I can't wait to read more books by this author.

Until my next review ♡]]> 3.93 2023
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/22
date added: 2025/06/02
shelves: favorites, want-to-read-again, will-always-recommend, ya
review:
I don't usually go for YA but im trying to expand my horizon and I am so glad I did! I'm completely in love with this book. Everything about it has won my heart and it'll 100% be a re-read for me.
The book had me giggling, kicking my feet, and I even teard up 2 or 3 times.

(this may contain spoilers)

I wouldn't say I went into this completely blind but I also wouldn't say I knew exactly what it was about..haha. The book really opened up my mind to the chess world and I enjoyed learning more about it. Ali Hazelwood had a good ratio on the plot(loved that she stuck with it and didnt switch it up half way throughthe book), relationship between Nolan and Mallory, and also explaining how the chess world works.

The book follows along Mallory's pov.
I had fun reading about her journey going back into the chess world and her dealings with how she lost her father, and how she grieved and and how she ended up healing from her past (that probably makes no sense but oh well). The relationship she formed with Nolan was just chef's kiss to me, and how she got him to soften towards her had me OBSESSED with their relationship. I was so freaking happy that it was a HEA in the end for them.

I didn't really like how short the last chapter was but it still ended good.

The epilogue honestly caught me off guard. I was expecting the story between Nolan and Mallory to continue, but instead it was a reporters review on how things were going between them and ngl how the epilogue was written was a nice surprise. Throughly enjoyed it.

Overall if I could give this book a 10�� rating I would. Going on my recommendation list for others. And I can't wait to read more books by this author.

Until my next review ��
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Unfortunately, Meredith's longtime boyfriend unexpectedly dumped her two weeks before the wedding, leaving her dateless. Luckily, she has the perfect distraction. Her family has a tradition of playing the ultimate game of Assassin every summer, and this year it will take place during the week of wedding festivities.

But her target just happens to be a very cute groomsman. She's determined to not let herself get distracted, not let herself be lost in another doomed relationship. But as the week progresses, she can't help falling for him, which may cost her not only the game, but also her heart.

Meredith's family's annual game of assassin at Martha's Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister's legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she's at risk of losing both the game�� and her heart.]]> 359 K.L. Walther 1728210291 4 3.88 2021
author: K.L. Walther
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2025/06/02
shelves: favorites, will-always-recommend, want-to-read-again, ya
review:
I absolutely ate this up! I've never read a book so quickly. It has a very investing plot and was quick paced if I remember correctly. Loved the relationship between the main characters and found both of them adorable in their own way.
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Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.

He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.

She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.

Every monster has their weakness. She's his.

His obsession.

His addiction.

His only exception.

***

Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.

Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.

But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms―and house―of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.

Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.

Passionate.

Protected.

Truly wanted.

Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies…and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.]]> 560 Ana Huang 1728274893 0 4.11 2022
author: Ana Huang
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/01
shelves: currently-reading, want-to-read-again, will-always-recommend, favorites
review:

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The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has.

When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that’ll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules.

No jealousy.

No strings attached.

And absolutely no falling in love.

**

Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who’s focused on one thing: passing the attorney’s bar exam.

The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable�� no matter how good-looking he is.

But the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there’s more than meets the eye to the man she’s hated for so long.

Her best friend’s brother.

Her nemesis.

And her only salvation.


Theirs is a match made in hell, and when the demons from their past catch up with them, they’re faced with truths that could either save them�� or destroy everything they’ve worked for.

Twisted Hate is a steamy enemies with benefits/enemies to lovers romance. It's book three in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

Warning: It contains explicit content and profanity. Recommended for 18+.]]> 500 Ana Huang 1728274885 5 3.88 2022
author: Ana Huang
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2025/06/01
shelves: want-to-read-again, will-always-recommend, favorites
review:

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Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.

He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.

Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.

Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.

Because she's his.

His princess.

His forbidden fruit.

His every depraved fantasy.

***

Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.

But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.

And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.

Her bodyguard.

Her protector.

Her ultimate ruin.

Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.

Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.]]> 448 Ana Huang 1728274877 5 4.08 2021
author: Ana Huang
name: ⋆☆TαƚҽɾTσƚ RҽαԃʂᯓCԋɾσɳιƈαʅʅ�� Iɳʂαɳҽ Vαɱριɾҽ☆⋆
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2025/06/01
shelves: will-always-recommend, want-to-read-again, favorites
review:

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