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A queen in hiding.

When eighteen-year-old Arianna is stolen from her family and sold into slavery, she spends months disguised as a half-breed Fae struggling against the devastations of a decade-long war. But she never expected to find herself at the mercy of her country's greatest enemy.

General Rion is ruthless and commanding. He relishes in his reputation as The Demon-a vile creature incapable of love or compassion. With a secret no one can know, Arianna strives to placate him while plotting her escape, but sometimes fate has other plans and rumors can't always be trusted.

She'll have to make a choice. Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root. But what will happen when he discovers her secret?]]> 374 J.E. Reed Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 2
These two went from barely speaking, to being obsessed with each other and I don’t even know when it happened. It felt like I blinked and missed half the plot.

Also I’ve never cared LESS about a character than I do Talon. Can the Chaol clone step aside please??

Plus, the Edward Cullen energy pouring off Rion was off the charts y’all. I’m out ]]> 3.75
author: J.E. Reed
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.75
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/30
date added: 2025/04/30
shelves: fantasy-ya, rated-pg13-spice, series-dnf, young-adulty, dnf
review:
DNF @ 70% - I cannot with this book anymore.

These two went from barely speaking, to being obsessed with each other and I don’t even know when it happened. It felt like I blinked and missed half the plot.

Also I’ve never cared LESS about a character than I do Talon. Can the Chaol clone step aside please??

Plus, the Edward Cullen energy pouring off Rion was off the charts y’all. I’m out
]]> 222376560 Pride & Prejudice meets Crave when Austen-loving Lorena Navarro attends a new boarding school expecting to find her own Mr. Darcy, but accidentally finds the world’s last vampire instead!

Pride comes before the fall.


When a boarding school opens in a once-condemned Victorian manor buried in the woods of New Hampshire, Austen-loving Lorena Navarro enrolls in hopes of finding her own Mr. Darcy. Instead, she stumbles across a coffin and accidentally awakens the world’s last vampire.

After hibernating for nearly three centuries, William Pride is desperate to find his family—and clueless about the modern world. Relying on Lorena for more than just blood, he enrolls at the school to catch up on all he’s missed.

Soon, William uncovers a chilling truth: He is the last hope for his kind’s return to power. Torn between protecting the humans around him and fulfilling his fate, William must make a choice that could change everything. Will he sacrifice his species for love . . . or will he embrace his dark destiny at last?]]> 400 Romina Garber 1250863910 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.00 2025
author: Romina Garber
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 222376766 From New York Times bestselling author of the Empire of the Vampire and Empire of the Damned, Jay Kristoff, comes the epic conclusion to the #1 internationally bestselling series.

From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hands sets world aright.
And in the Seven Martyrs� sight,
Mere man shall end this endless night.

Gabriel de León has lost his family, his faith, and the last hope of ending the endless night—his surrogate daughter, Dior. With no thought left but vengeance, he and a band of loyal brothers journey into the war-torn heart of Elidaen to claim the life of the Forever King.


Unbeknownst to the Last Silversaint, the Grail still lives—speeding towards the besieged capital of Augustin in the frail hope of ending Daysdeath. But deadly treachery awaits within the halls of power, and the Forever King’s legions march ever closer. Gabriel and Dior will be drawn into a final battle that will shape the very fate of the Empire, but as the sun sets for what may the last time, there will be no one left for them to trust.

Not even each other.]]> 800 Jay Kristoff 1250245370 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 5.00 2025
author: Jay Kristoff
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/29
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 38085814
They have almost no money for food or shelter and must carry only the essentials for survival on their backs as they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey.

The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.]]> 288 Raynor Winn 0241349648 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 2 non-fiction 3.97 2018
author: Raynor Winn
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2018
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/25
date added: 2025/04/27
shelves: non-fiction
review:

]]> 58902005 Asmodeus, Prince of Hell, just wants to play music. Jazz, specifically.

Unfortunately, he’s a demon, and he’s supposed to be evil. A career as a musician isn’t exactly an option.
And he’s cursed, to top it all off.

Sick of playing by the rules, Ash and his brothers escape Hell in search of freedom on Earth, only to discover it’s harder than they thought to keep their enemies off their tail. The four rogues quickly become the Underworld’s Most Wanted, and if they’re caught�
The consequences will be dire.

Everything changes for Ash when he meets a beautiful violinist who can see through his curse. It must be too good to be true, but he can’t resist the temptation.
No matter the risk, he has to have her.

Evangeline Gregory is just your average human. She works at a jazz bar, plays gigs on weekends�
And, apparently, hallucinates demons.

At least, that’s what she tells herself happens when, moments after she meets the man of her dreams, she sees him shift into a seven-foot-tall, red-skinned monster.

Not believing her own eyes, Eva decides to investigate and soon finds herself caught in the middle of a supernatural clusterf**k of epic proportions. But Ash isn’t the only one keeping secrets, and the search for answers reveals a shocking truth that will change the course of her life forever.

Or maybe just doom it.


My Funny Demon Valentine is a steamy paranormal romance about learning how to love (and what love is in the first place) with an HEA, clothes-ripping-hot love scenes, and a crew of devilish demon brothers who are supposed to be the bad guys.
There’s violence, sex, and too much swearing. You’ve been warned.]]> 360 Aurora Ascher 1777853206 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.76 2021
author: Aurora Ascher
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/04/24
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 204593914 Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game: Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.

When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish.

Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.

Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.

Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.

Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.

Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart . . .]]> 497 Kaylie Smith 1538769255 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5
This Ain’t the Addams Family’s Haunted House

Set in old school New Orleans, everything about the world building set the mood for this creepy competition to the death right from the start. But once Phantasma—the haunted house where competitors fight to stay alive from their worst nightmares—comes into play, shadows dance with secrets and every corner holds a whisper of the mysterious. This gothic romantasy invites readers to embrace their love of the macabre and Kaylie does a fantastic job of bringing this chaotic death mansion to life.

It Was Never a Phase

For all my fellow emos who still feel the pull of black lace and the call of My Chemical Romance, Phantasma feels like a giant hug. Everything in this book from the decor, to the fashion called to my inner goth and I loved every second. Haunted house? Check. Magical murderous competition? Yep. Romance with a ghost? Heck yeah. Spicy scene in blood rain? ]]> 4.05 2024
author: Kaylie Smith
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/31
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: adult-and-na, book-baes, fantasy-adult-and-na, fav-fantasy, mystery-suspense-thriller-horror, rated-r-spice, autumn-spooky-vibes, favorites
review:
As someone who’s not super into the horror genre, when I read this takes place in a haunted house, my dweeby, scardy cat heart was a little worried about Phantasm. But as a lover of Kaylie’s other books A Ruinous Fate and A Reckless Oath, I knew I could trust her. Plus, the lure of a hot ghost romance was too strong to ignore. And LORDY am I glad I got to read this! It was exactly what my emo, romantasy-loving self needed and I can’t recommend it enough.

This Ain’t the Addams Family’s Haunted House

Set in old school New Orleans, everything about the world building set the mood for this creepy competition to the death right from the start. But once Phantasma—the haunted house where competitors fight to stay alive from their worst nightmares—comes into play, shadows dance with secrets and every corner holds a whisper of the mysterious. This gothic romantasy invites readers to embrace their love of the macabre and Kaylie does a fantastic job of bringing this chaotic death mansion to life.

It Was Never a Phase

For all my fellow emos who still feel the pull of black lace and the call of My Chemical Romance, Phantasma feels like a giant hug. Everything in this book from the decor, to the fashion called to my inner goth and I loved every second. Haunted house? Check. Magical murderous competition? Yep. Romance with a ghost? Heck yeah. Spicy scene in blood rain?
]]> 212127083
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 588 Callie Hart Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 4.35 2024
author: Callie Hart
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/03
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: adult-and-na, book-baes, fantasy-adult-and-na, fav-fantasy, literally-laughing-out-loud, rated-r-spice, favorites
review:
The ending of this book shaved five years off my life, I swear to god.
]]> 56651967
Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him.

But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries to kill him again, he will raise her as the undead. Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court.

Except it isn’t the court she fears most � it’s Adrian. Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king � fierce, savage, merciless � chose her as consort.

The answer will shatter her world.]]> 391 Scarlett St. Clair Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 May 2022
Format: Hardback

Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

Ya’ll this book was SO FLIPPING FUN. I’ve been slumping this year in a major way and this book took my hand and brought me back to life. Everything that I want from a romance book is here–vampires, witches, a sassy heroine, a hottie male lead, arranged marriage trope, spicey spice, a cool fantasy world–I mean COME ON.



I’m not understanding some of the hate I see on here. Is it the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But it’s such a good time!! If you love fantasy romance books like Jennifer L. Armentrout, then you’ll have a great time reading this too. I will say that I didn’t love the whole [spoilers removed] thing, but that didn’t detract from my good time at all. Why I love the mate trope, but wasn’t into that I have no idea, but I am who I am.



Anyway, giving this book two thumbs way up and I cannot WAIT to get my hands on book two!!]]> 3.66 2021
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2022/05/14
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: adult-and-na, fantasy-adult-and-na, fav-fantasy, ladies-that-slay, rated-r-spice, trash-book-winners, autumn-spooky-vibes, favorites
review:

May 2022
Format: Hardback

Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

Ya’ll this book was SO FLIPPING FUN. I’ve been slumping this year in a major way and this book took my hand and brought me back to life. Everything that I want from a romance book is here–vampires, witches, a sassy heroine, a hottie male lead, arranged marriage trope, spicey spice, a cool fantasy world–I mean COME ON.



I’m not understanding some of the hate I see on here. Is it the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But it’s such a good time!! If you love fantasy romance books like Jennifer L. Armentrout, then you’ll have a great time reading this too. I will say that I didn’t love the whole [spoilers removed] thing, but that didn’t detract from my good time at all. Why I love the mate trope, but wasn’t into that I have no idea, but I am who I am.



Anyway, giving this book two thumbs way up and I cannot WAIT to get my hands on book two!!
]]> 34196663
But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both.]]> 480 Mary E. Pearson 1250162653 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 *I was graciously given a free copy in exchange for an honest review*
June 2019
Format: eBook
Overall Rating: 5 Stars

*Aggressive panting* I DID IT. *Pants* I’M HERE. *More panting* I MADE IT.



PHEW. Guys. This book. Talk about action. From page one, this story kicks it into high gear and doesn’t let up. It feels like I just ran ten miles and I don’t even care because it was AMAZING. If you thought Dance of Thieves was awesome, just wait because this one packs an even bigger punch. It takes off at a freaking sprint right where we left Kazi and Jase travelling back to Hell’s Mouth in book one, thank god too because that cliffy ending was killing me slowly.

“Maybe I finally understood that history wasn’t just written on walls and in books but made in a thousand daily decisions, and some of them went wrong, some went right, and some decisions just had to be made because time was running out. Waiting for someone else to write your history was no way to live. Sometimes it was only a certain way to die.�

Right off the bat I have to scream about the amazing world building in this novel. Mary E. Pearson has done such an amazing job creating this universe and weaving a story that connects everything together. Everything. Little things that I had forgotten about in the Remnant Chronicles and Dance of Thieves came back and tied to the story in amazing ways. The attention to detail left me completely baffled. It immediately made me want to go back and reread all the other books to see if I missed anything and I love when that happens! This is framed so you don’t HAVE to read the Remnant Chronicles before this series, but the experience is so much richer if you do, which is so smart.

Plus, the story is INSANELY good. I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish and genuinely had no idea how things were going to end up for a while. Warning for anyone who has high blood pressure: maybe steer clear. And I was so happy to see magic make a comeback in this installment! Magic played a fairly large part in The Remnant Chronicles and I remember finding it interesting that Dance of Thieves has hardly any. But FEAR NOT FRIENDS. Pearson’s subtle way of weaving magic came back for this sequel and I loved it.



Overall I was worried about this suffering from second book syndrome since the first one was so perfect, but I shouldn’t have stressed because Vow of Thieves is just as good, if not better than book one.

"We wove our dreams together like armor. Nothing could stop us now."

FINAL WORD

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I thought this book was AMAZING. The perfect end to a perfect series.

#1 � Dance of Thieves � ✦✦✦✦�
#2 � Vow of Thieves � ✦✦✦✦�

______________________________ .

I only have about 10% more of this book left to read because I fell asleep last night before I could finish (damn you body!! *Shakes fist*) but I 100% feel confident giving this 5 stars now. What a ride. I think this gave me high blood pressure and I don't even care. #WorthIt]]> 4.30 2019
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/01
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: book-baes, fantasy-ya, fav-fantasy, ladies-that-slay, rated-pg-romance, young-adulty, characters-im-slapping, arcs-and-giveaways, favorites
review:

*I was graciously given a free copy in exchange for an honest review*
June 2019
Format: eBook
Overall Rating: 5 Stars

*Aggressive panting* I DID IT. *Pants* I’M HERE. *More panting* I MADE IT.



PHEW. Guys. This book. Talk about action. From page one, this story kicks it into high gear and doesn’t let up. It feels like I just ran ten miles and I don’t even care because it was AMAZING. If you thought Dance of Thieves was awesome, just wait because this one packs an even bigger punch. It takes off at a freaking sprint right where we left Kazi and Jase travelling back to Hell’s Mouth in book one, thank god too because that cliffy ending was killing me slowly.

“Maybe I finally understood that history wasn’t just written on walls and in books but made in a thousand daily decisions, and some of them went wrong, some went right, and some decisions just had to be made because time was running out. Waiting for someone else to write your history was no way to live. Sometimes it was only a certain way to die.�

Right off the bat I have to scream about the amazing world building in this novel. Mary E. Pearson has done such an amazing job creating this universe and weaving a story that connects everything together. Everything. Little things that I had forgotten about in the Remnant Chronicles and Dance of Thieves came back and tied to the story in amazing ways. The attention to detail left me completely baffled. It immediately made me want to go back and reread all the other books to see if I missed anything and I love when that happens! This is framed so you don’t HAVE to read the Remnant Chronicles before this series, but the experience is so much richer if you do, which is so smart.

Plus, the story is INSANELY good. I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish and genuinely had no idea how things were going to end up for a while. Warning for anyone who has high blood pressure: maybe steer clear. And I was so happy to see magic make a comeback in this installment! Magic played a fairly large part in The Remnant Chronicles and I remember finding it interesting that Dance of Thieves has hardly any. But FEAR NOT FRIENDS. Pearson’s subtle way of weaving magic came back for this sequel and I loved it.



Overall I was worried about this suffering from second book syndrome since the first one was so perfect, but I shouldn’t have stressed because Vow of Thieves is just as good, if not better than book one.

"We wove our dreams together like armor. Nothing could stop us now."

FINAL WORD

If you haven’t figured it out yet, I thought this book was AMAZING. The perfect end to a perfect series.

#1 � Dance of Thieves � ✦✦✦✦�
#2 � Vow of Thieves � ✦✦✦✦�

______________________________ .

I only have about 10% more of this book left to read because I fell asleep last night before I could finish (damn you body!! *Shakes fist*) but I 100% feel confident giving this 5 stars now. What a ride. I think this gave me high blood pressure and I don't even care. #WorthIt
]]> 39722196
When Laia's grandparents are brutally murdered and her brother arrested for treason by the empire, the only people she has left to turn to are the rebels.

But in exchange for their help in saving her brother, they demand that Laia spy on the ruthless Commandant of Blackcliff, the Empire's greatest military academy. Should she fail it's more than her brother's freedom at risk . . . Laia's very life is at stake.

There, she meets Elias, the academy's finest soldier. But Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he's being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined � and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

Alternative cover edition for ISBN-13: 9780008108427.]]> 464 Sabaa Tahir 0008108420 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 Reread March 2019
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Fiona Hardingham & Steve West
Length: 15 hours & 22 minutes

Story Rating: 4 Stars
Performance Rating: 5 Stars
Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

Okay, I’ve already read this and written a raving review and normally I don’t write a second review when I reread stuff. But my feelings about this book have changed slightly and I wanted to write a review that reflected that. Plus, the old one was super embarrassing. It was one of my first reviews and I think I had an out-of-body experience rereading it. *Cringes*



THE GOOD

Like I’ve praised before, the universe of this book is super cool. I absolutely LOOOOOVE the strong Roman vibes and it was great rereading this and being immersed in this world again. As awful as all the soldiers are (excluding our dear Elias of course), I really liked reading about them and the school. It’s interesting seeing how Blackcliff Academy operates and it gives the reader such an excellent villain/force to hate. Plus, I really liked watching all the friendships and close relationships the students are able to form in such a demonic hell hole. There’s also such a huge world outside of the school and it’s so obvious that Tahir thought through every detail when she was creating it.

Also, the Augurs are so cool?? They remind me so much of the Silent Brothers from the Shadowhunter Chronicles and I LOVED puzzling out all their little warnings, especially since I know what happens in book two. I caught so many little things I didn’t notice the first time!

And Elias!! I love him! I was worried rereading this book would make me hate him or see him in a different light, but it didn’t. It’s true that his “attentions� tend to wander whenever a pretty girl walks by, but I found it more funny than anything else. And the guy has been surrounded by a bunch of dudes since he was a preteen. I can’t blame his hormones for running amok. Honestly he’s kind of a f*ckboi, but a lovable one??? Like a f*ckboi with a conscience.



Helene was better for me this time around too because I was NOT a Helene fan at first. I always felt bad that Elias and his wandering attentions were leading her on, but she completely lost me talking about the scholars. She makes a whole speech at one point that basically says they should be treated better, but they deserve what they’ve gotten. And old me was like NOPE—anyone who’s okay suppressing and abusing an entire group of people is not okay with me. I still struggle a bit with her character for that very reason, but this second read gave me an appreciation for Helene that I didn’t have before. She’s so strong and badass and SMART, which I LOVE. I understand her personality and her history more. I know what her family is like and the struggles she’s had. If anything, I can appreciate her because Helene is definitely the most rich and complicated character in this book.

THE UGLY

The awkward romance between Helene and Elias felt soooooo unnecessary. Why is that a thing??? This book would have been perfectly fine without it. There was already a love triangle between Elias, Laia, and Keenan. Why the heck do we need a second one??? It would have made me so much happier to see Helene and Elias as friends working together. Friendships in books are underrated people!!



FINAL WORD

Despite my shifting opinions, this book is still A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and I love it! It’s kinda like Roman The Hunger Games ??? If you love drama and tons of action, this book is for you.]]> 4.22 2015
author: Sabaa Tahir
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2021/01/09
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: fav-fantasy, young-adulty, rated-pg-romance, fantasy-ya, ladies-that-slay, favorites
review:

Reread March 2019
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Fiona Hardingham & Steve West
Length: 15 hours & 22 minutes

Story Rating: 4 Stars
Performance Rating: 5 Stars
Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

Okay, I’ve already read this and written a raving review and normally I don’t write a second review when I reread stuff. But my feelings about this book have changed slightly and I wanted to write a review that reflected that. Plus, the old one was super embarrassing. It was one of my first reviews and I think I had an out-of-body experience rereading it. *Cringes*



THE GOOD

Like I’ve praised before, the universe of this book is super cool. I absolutely LOOOOOVE the strong Roman vibes and it was great rereading this and being immersed in this world again. As awful as all the soldiers are (excluding our dear Elias of course), I really liked reading about them and the school. It’s interesting seeing how Blackcliff Academy operates and it gives the reader such an excellent villain/force to hate. Plus, I really liked watching all the friendships and close relationships the students are able to form in such a demonic hell hole. There’s also such a huge world outside of the school and it’s so obvious that Tahir thought through every detail when she was creating it.

Also, the Augurs are so cool?? They remind me so much of the Silent Brothers from the Shadowhunter Chronicles and I LOVED puzzling out all their little warnings, especially since I know what happens in book two. I caught so many little things I didn’t notice the first time!

And Elias!! I love him! I was worried rereading this book would make me hate him or see him in a different light, but it didn’t. It’s true that his “attentions� tend to wander whenever a pretty girl walks by, but I found it more funny than anything else. And the guy has been surrounded by a bunch of dudes since he was a preteen. I can’t blame his hormones for running amok. Honestly he’s kind of a f*ckboi, but a lovable one??? Like a f*ckboi with a conscience.



Helene was better for me this time around too because I was NOT a Helene fan at first. I always felt bad that Elias and his wandering attentions were leading her on, but she completely lost me talking about the scholars. She makes a whole speech at one point that basically says they should be treated better, but they deserve what they’ve gotten. And old me was like NOPE—anyone who’s okay suppressing and abusing an entire group of people is not okay with me. I still struggle a bit with her character for that very reason, but this second read gave me an appreciation for Helene that I didn’t have before. She’s so strong and badass and SMART, which I LOVE. I understand her personality and her history more. I know what her family is like and the struggles she’s had. If anything, I can appreciate her because Helene is definitely the most rich and complicated character in this book.

THE UGLY

The awkward romance between Helene and Elias felt soooooo unnecessary. Why is that a thing??? This book would have been perfectly fine without it. There was already a love triangle between Elias, Laia, and Keenan. Why the heck do we need a second one??? It would have made me so much happier to see Helene and Elias as friends working together. Friendships in books are underrated people!!



FINAL WORD

Despite my shifting opinions, this book is still A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and I love it! It’s kinda like Roman The Hunger Games ??? If you love drama and tons of action, this book is for you.
]]> 22693181 Beauty and the Beast meets the adventure of Graceling in a dazzling fantasy novel about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

For fans of bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses, this gorgeously written debut infuses the classic fairy tale with glittering magic, a feisty heroine, and a romance sure to take your breath away.

Betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, Nyx has always known that her fate was to marry him, kill him, and free her people from his tyranny. But on her seventeenth birthday when she moves into his castle high on the kingdom's mountaintop, nothing is what she expected—particularly her charming and beguiling new husband. Nyx knows she must save her homeland at all costs, yet she can't resist the pull of her sworn enemy—who's gotten in her way by stealing her heart.]]> 346 Rosamund Hodge 0062224743 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 entirely true to me. The Beauty and the Beast vibes are more minor to the story than you'd think. It's actually more Beauty and the Beast meets Alice in Wonderland??? And honestly, you're either gonna love this book or you're gonna hate it. It's just soooooo atmospheric.

To help, here are some cold hard facts:
1. The writing is beautiful (I thought)
2. There's a love triangle that's unlike any love triangle I've ever read
3. Ignifex kind of reminded me of Loki and I'm here for it
4. The mansion they live in has rooms that move around and it's all very Harry Potter with the moving staircases
5. You will never ever guess the ending and if you say you did, you're a liar
6. At times it may feel like you're on drugs and I mean that in the best possible way]]> 3.65 2014
author: Rosamund Hodge
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2017/06/06
date added: 2025/04/21
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I know in the description this novel is compared to Beauty and the Beast, but that doesn't feel entirely true to me. The Beauty and the Beast vibes are more minor to the story than you'd think. It's actually more Beauty and the Beast meets Alice in Wonderland??? And honestly, you're either gonna love this book or you're gonna hate it. It's just soooooo atmospheric.

To help, here are some cold hard facts:
1. The writing is beautiful (I thought)
2. There's a love triangle that's unlike any love triangle I've ever read
3. Ignifex kind of reminded me of Loki and I'm here for it
4. The mansion they live in has rooms that move around and it's all very Harry Potter with the moving staircases
5. You will never ever guess the ending and if you say you did, you're a liar
6. At times it may feel like you're on drugs and I mean that in the best possible way
]]> 22456224 Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here.

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus' master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus' stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.]]> 377 Rick Riordan Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 4.36 2005
author: Rick Riordan
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/18
date added: 2025/04/21
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]]> 28960222 Go and catch a falling star . . .

Tristran Thorn promises to bring back a fallen star for his beloved, the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester—and crosses the wall that divides his English country town from another, more dangerous world of lords and witches, all of them in search of the star. Rich with adventure and magic, Stardust is one of master storyteller Neil Gaiman's most beloved tales.

“Eminently readable—a charming piece of work.�
ĚýĚýĚýâ€�Washington Post Book World

“Beautiful, memorable . . . A book full of marvels.�
ĚýĚýĚýâ€�Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

]]> 271 Neil Gaiman 006256434X Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 4.15 1999
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2017/06/09
date added: 2025/04/21
shelves: adult-and-na, fantasy-adult-and-na, standalones, fav-fantasy, rated-r-spice, ladies-that-slay, toxic-authors
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]]> 51901147
The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.]]> 541 Suzanne Collins Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 currently-reading 3.99 2020
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> 225414096 From author Emily Blackwood comes a new dark and twisted romantasy about two powerful mystics and the forces that urge them together—even if they hate each other.

Athena is an earthly. She wields no power, and though war rages across the lands, she lives a relatively normal life in isolation until she’s kidnapped by the Ministry and questioned for the magic they’re certain she possesses.
As she struggles to grasp her new reality, she’s forced into a dungeon with dozens of mystics. Only to discover she’s the only female.
True unleashing of power can only be obtained by the claiming—a mating ritual under the powerful blood moon. But Athena is in luck. Those mating must be willing, and she is certainly not willing to come within a foot of any of her options.
Until she meets Sinner.
Sinner is a tier three—the only three in the entire dungeon, making him the most dangerous and powerful of the men. He has very little interest in getting along with others and prefers to live his life alone.
So it comes as a shock when he volunteers to complete the claiming with Athena. She’s his ticket out of that dungeon, and she knows it.
The two struggle for the upper hand as Sinner tries to convince Athena to mate with him willingly.
But Athena resists. She has a secret, and it’s one the Ministry would do anything to get their hands on.
Can she keep her secret hidden long enough to survive? Or is Sinner the one person who will expose her for what she truly is�a monster?]]> 352 Emily Blackwood Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.97
author: Emily Blackwood
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
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]]> 197978060
In the neighboring Mage Kingdom, Princess Bahira Daxel is the first of her kind to be born without magic. Fixated on finding a way to unlock the power she believes to be hidden within, Bahira knows there is no price too great to achieve her goals. As tensions rise and her kingdom prepares for a threat they can not defend against, her desperation comes to a head. Ultimatums push Bahria to rethink who she truly is and the future that she had pictured for herself.

In a post-war world where kingdoms are divided by a powerful spell, can Rhea and Bahira each break free from the shackles of the lives expected of them to forge their own paths? Or will lies and obsession threaten to destroy everything.]]> 485 Jenessa Ren Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.18
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.18
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]]> 217387866 From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes The Executioners Three, a mystery filled with rivalry, romance, best friends, and a gruesome curse that dates back centuries.

Freddie Gellar didn't mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She’d simply heard shrieks coming from the woods, so she’d called the cops like any good human would do. How was she supposed to know it was just kids partying?

Except the next day, a body is found. And while the local sheriff might call it suicide, Freddie's instincts tell her otherwise. So, like the aspiring sleuth (and true X-Files aficionado) she is, Freddie sets out to prove there's a murderer at large.]]> 304 Susan Dennard 1250334667 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.49 2025
author: Susan Dennard
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.49
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]]> 223640997 They stole his crown, so he stole their daughter�

For years Erik, the scarred king of the Ever Kingdom, has thought of nothing but vengeance against the man who killed his father and trapped him beneath the waves, making Erik a prisoner in his own realm.

But on a dare gone wrong, his enemy’s daughter recklessly breaks the chains on the Ever. She soon becomes the unwitting pawn in Erik's vicious game of revenge.

She’s innocent. He’s vicious. But he will take back what he lost, no matter the price.

Unless she steals his heart first.

Welcome to the passionate world of the Ever Kingdom where pirates, sirens, and fae collide with Vikings in a spicy, dark fantasy romance between a made villain and the innocent princess who holds his heart.

*This series is a spinoff series from the bestselling Broken Kingdoms series, but can be read independently*]]> 480 L.J. Andrews 0593955021 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.42 2023
author: L.J. Andrews
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 219858230 For fans of One Dark Window and The Serpent and the Wings of Night comes a dark, delicious gothic fantasy about a woman who vows to vanquish the creatures of the dark haunting their villages.

But the blood coursing through her veins holds a secret...

When Amalie stabs Theo Vallon in the heart with an ash spike, she finally proves her uncle Vampires do exist, and she will be the one to vanquish them.

When Theo attacks her alone late that night, she comes face to face with her deadly mistake. He can’t die, at least not in the way the legends proclaimed, and her life will be payment for her naivety.

Instead, Theo offers her a bargain. The truth about her bloodline for help only she can offer him.

He swears they both want the same thing. His death.

But the curse of the Shadow won’t release its claws that easily, and creatures of the dark are better known for seduction than honesty.

Amalie can’t relinquish her chance to avenge her mother’s death and rid the region of the vampire’s dark plague, but as her blood surges toward the darkness she was created to satisfy, she realizes she may have traipsed willingly into the spider’s den.

And she may not want to retreat.]]> 368 Cindy Gunderson Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.55
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
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]]> 220908944 #1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in What Fury Brings, a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen.

There's a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the women of Amarra must obtain their husbands (should they want one) by kidnapping them from other kingdoms.

Olerra, a warrior princess vying for the throne, is determined to prove her worth by kidnapping a husband. And not just any husband. To outmaneuver her treacherous cousin, she needs the best. Fortunately, the second-born prince of their greatest enemy is widely known for both his looks and his sweet, docile temperament. He's the perfect choice to secure her claim to the throne.

Sanos, heir to the Kingdom of Brutus, has nothing but contempt for the idea of a society run by women. Trained from birth to fight, lead, and follow in his father's overbearing footsteps, his path has always been set. Until he takes his younger brother's place in a drunken prank and finds himself kidnapped, carted off to the Amarran Palace, and informed that he is to become the husband of Queen Potential Olerra. Sanos needs to escape before anyone learns his real identity, but the more he gets to know his captor, the less sure he is of what he truly wants.]]> 368 Tricia Levenseller 1250379377 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.33 2025
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
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]]> 227913530 A dragon princess joins forces with a scarred prince to escape a competition for her hand in marriage, unaware he is hiding dark secrets of his own in the first of a new romantasy duology from the author of Bride of the Shadow King.

Swept from her quiet life as an apothecary’s apprentice to the treacherous court of the High King, Rosie Harpwood is shocked to discover she is the long-lost daughter of the demonic Dragon Queen. Reawakening her dormant magic is the kingdom's only hope for salvation, but the journey is perilous, and she'll need a champion to guide her. So the High King hosts a series of trials to determine which prince is worthy of the honor � as well as claiming Rosie's hand in marriage.

Rosie, however, has other ideas.

A talented healer and lover of small, fluffy creatures, Rosie wants nothing to do with demon queens or saving the world. Determined to escape this fate, she joins forces with one of the champions to plot her getaway. Prince Valtar may be enigmatic and a little bit terrifying, but something about him makes her blood burn in ways that have nothing to do with her dragon heritage.

Trained from youth to serve the Dragon Queen, Valtar has proven himself a ruthless assassin. Posing as a suitor to get close enough to his target shouldn't be a problem. But Valtar wasn’t planning on his target being Rosie, the girl he failed to assassinate years ago . . . who has haunted his dreams ever since.]]> Sylvia Mercedes 0593952243 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 0.0 2025
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]]> 62982768
Actually, scratch that. I had planned the first bit. But I was supposed to be sold to the werewolves so I could save my friend from a fate worse than death. Instead, the bloodsuckers have me and so far? It's not going great. I've been shoved into a corset and made to look like an extra on the cast of Bridgerton, all to take part in the Harvest Games—think The Bachelor set in the 1800s, but the men are all vampires, and then add a decidedly terrifying Squid Games element to the mix.

No problem.

My goal—besides keeping the number of holes in my body to the current norm—is more than surviving. It is escaping the inescapable, finding my way to the werewolf territory, and getting Jordan back.

Cue the political strife.

Armed with nothing more than a super sharp hairpin, my questionable charm, and an irrational amount of optimism plans to get both me and my bestie out alive are in full swing.

Until the General of the Vampire Army and his molten eyes light me on fire and leave me wondering if escape is what I want after all.

Maybe one extra set of holes wouldn’t be the worst thing ever...]]> 347 Shannon Mayer Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.21 2022
author: Shannon Mayer
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2022
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]]> 220207768 From the viral TikTok author of the stalker romcom, Lights Out, comes Navessa Allen’s second book in bestselling The Into Darkness Trilogy, upping the ante with voyeurism and play club kink.

“I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.�

Nico “Junior� Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior’s innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a distance isn’t enough; he needs to make her his.

“He’s ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.�

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she’s developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who?]]> 352 Navessa Allen 1638932255 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.15 2025
author: Navessa Allen
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.15
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]]> 223730430 I can see the dead. They tell me their secrets. But this time, their secrets might get me killed.

My name is Kat Sinclair, and the Volkov family owns me. People like me, born with special abilities, are called Avids. But my gift doesn’t spare me from the demands of Marco Volkov, the ruthless family patriarch who keeps me in line with the ever-present threat of violence.

When a grisly double murder involving a family nephew and a cook shakes the household, I’m forced to uncover the truth. The whispers of the dead reveal more than I bargained for, unearthing secrets that could destroy the Volkovs—and me.

But I met a charming stranger who might be able to help. Except he doesn’t know about my gift, my scars, or the dark past I can’t escape. But in his eyes, I see something I thought I’d lost long ago—hope.

If I want to escape, I’ll have to play along. But this murder might be hiding something even more dangerous. If I’m not careful, I’ll be the next one the dead are whispering about.]]> 358 Ashley R. O'Donovan Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.16
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.16
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]]> 196037368
As a slave to the Giant King, Estela's life is an endless torment. Her sole hope is to escape with her half-brother and find refuge among the elves.

Teo, the Troll King, is desperate. His people are dying, and he's running out of options. When the giants come for diamonds, Teo's crystal sings.

The slave is the king's mate, and with her comes a solution to save his people.

Even after the king steals her from her masters, Estela's one desire is to flee. She doesn’t see herself as the savior of the Enduar Trolls. She would rather die than be their queen, and, by extension, his mate.

Any amount of time with him is dangerous. His stolen glances and longing stares won’t make her forget the truth—if she stays, she’ll still be caged.

To Steal a Bride is the first book in Estela and Teo's duet, but it is part of a larger series called Entangled with the Enduar. It is an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a desperate heroine and a powerful hero. This adult fantasy romance is perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Danielle L. Jensen.

Note: This story is an adult/new adult novel with mentions of trauma, abuse, and illicit meetings between consenting adults, as well as other mature themes.]]> 375 Daniela A. Mera Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 dnf 3.56 2023
author: Daniela A. Mera
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2023
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]]> 220444955 A dark magic academy, fated mate bonds, and secret societies collide in this Greek mythology-inspired fantasy. If you love Throne of Glass, Zodiac Academy, and Harry Potter, welcome to Academy of Villains.

In a kingdom where magic is slowly disappearing, an evil king expands his territory to gain more power, destroying towns and villages along the way. He collects the orphaned children with no magic and trains them as assassins in his army to be used as weapons against his enemies. Meanwhile, those who possess magic are sent to a ruthless academy to train as mages, ruling with cruelty under the evil king’s expanding reign.

Kiara, once an assassin for the king, infiltrates the magic academy to slay the prince and end the royal bloodline. But within the academy's walls, she discovers a startling truth—she has magic.

The Cursed Prince will tempt her.

Secret societies will hunt her.

And the mysterious headmaster hides sinister truths of his own.

As students begin to vanish and Heartstrings are forged, Kiara's quest for vengeance turns into a battle for survival—and a choice between love and destiny as she finds herself torn between killing the prince or saving the world with him.

-
Academy of Villains is a dark academia fantasy romance where morally complex villains navigate dark magic, fated mate bonds, and secret societies in a cursed kingdom. Each book follows a different couple inspired by a Greek mythology love story, packed with political intrigue, monsters, romance, and high-stakes trials. If you’re a fan of character-driven romantasy, unique world-building, and dual POV storytelling, Academy of Villains is your next obsession.]]> 448 Ever King 1069104000 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.00
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]]> 223207919 The all-knowing semelees swirled around me in the Veiled Between, crooning and writhing. “You’ve come to us, Daughter of Darkness, Princess of Shadows. Tell us what you seek.�

On the Silten continent, I’m the only fae who can walk the Veiled Between. My rare power is immense and dangerous, so the authorities have entrusted me to my guardian who controls my potent magic with an enchanted device.

To avoid the device’s searing punishment, I submit to a dutiful life. Until one terrifying night everything changes.

I’m taken captive by the ruthless Dark Raider—an outlaw wanted in all four kingdoms, who hides behind a mask, and has a body created for sin.

But the Raider whispers a promise I can’t resist—use my magic to find who he seeks, and he’ll obliterate my chains.

Finally, the freedom I’ve craved is within my reach.

Yet finding who he hunts plunges me into a game of deceit among the kingdoms. After uncovering truths I was never meant to know, I’m caught in a web of betrayal, and if I can’t find a way to break free, I’ll have simply traded one imprisonment for another.


Kingdom of Faewood is book one in Fae of Woodlands & Wild, a fae fantasy romance trilogy that takes place in Krista Street’s Supernatural World. This series contains spicy romance, epic worldbuilding, a female fae who’s determined to wield her own fate, a ruthless Dark Raider who will stop at nothing to protect those he loves, and a mysterious ploy circulating throughout the kingdoms.]]> 386 Krista Street 1946884324 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.90 2025
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]]> 220160831 A princess murdered at the altar makes a deal with the god of death for vengeance and to save her people in this first in a unique romantasy trilogy from USA TODAY bestselling author Emma Hamm.

Jessamine was raised to be a leader for her people, but when the land is overrun by an incurable plague, she must enter a political marriage to save them all. A union that should have brought hope only brings death as her new husband murders her at the wedding altar and seizes the throne.

But her death is just the beginning. Her spirit is met by the Deathless One, a god of death yearning to return to the mortal plane, and he needs her help. The two of them make a deal—her life and the return of her kingdom in exchange for his resurrection. But the Deathless One is a known trickster, and a deal with him is one made in blood.

Jessamine knows the Deathless One is a dangerous ally, but the longer they work together, the more she wants him and the less she can stay away. As their connection deepens, soon she wonders if she even wants this contract to end. Perhaps the more appealing throne is the one by his side, but she’d have to turn her back on her people to get it.]]> 336 Emma Hamm 1668063123 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.82
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]]> 203938054 Princess Bride meets The Wheel of Time, in an epic romantasy where a sharp-tongued barmaid and an infuriatingly handsome prince agree to a fake engagement to stop a deadly magical power.]]> 512 Melissa de la Cruz 1649376952 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.50 2025
author: Melissa de la Cruz
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
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]]> 223854848 From the beloved USA Today bestselling author Falon Ballard comes a seductive romantasy that blends Macbeth and Moulin Rouge! into a hypnotic saga of sex, love, and murder.

The country of Avon is in deep turmoil. The Uprising has overthrown Avon's monarchial rulers, and a decree has been issued. Candidates for the first presidential election will be selected by the completion of a special to kill the former monarch of their home province. 

Callum, the son of the recently dethroned king, is determined to be in the running. But to do so, he must come to terms with killing his father, the key to which lies in the hands of Lady Caterine, a Gifted courtesan at La Puissance, Avon’s premiere sex club.

Lady Caterine has always had the magical ability to manipulate the emotions of anyone who experiences an orgasm in her presence. If Callum can only open up to Cate, he will be able to commit the newly fated murder without suffering the guilt and take his place as the rightful candidate from his province. But Callum has a deep-seated mistrust of the Gifted. And the last thing he expects is to be confronted with an undeniable connection with Cate that neither of them understands, nor wants.

With the fate of the country at stake, Callum and Cate search for ways to bare themselves to each other, and discover a darker force building within La Puissance, one that might ruin the future of Avon for good. To stop Avon from violently falling to ashes, they must sacrifice everything they have . . . even if it requires betraying each other.]]> 384 Falon Ballard 0593854675 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.17
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]]> 211998948 Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them, who finds herself caught between two princes, and the fact that love alone may not stop the coming war. A thrilling romantasy from the bestselling author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods.

"Beautifully written and brimming with defiance."
—Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow

*The first edition hardcover of The Nightblood Prince will feature stunning decorative sprayed edges!*

Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun.

The night Fei was born, a prophecy was made: she would one day become the Empress of All Empresses.

Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land, Fei has only ever known loneliness. When the opportunity arises to seize her own destiny for the first time in her life, Fei sets out to hunt a legendary tiger, knowing it might cost her everything. What she doesn’t expect is to fall under the mercy of Yexue, the beautiful runaway prince from a rival kingdom. Blessed by the night, harboring a dangerous magic, and capable of commanding an army of deadly vampires, Yexue could be the key to Fei gaining more than just her freedom.

But to outrun destiny, Fei must spark a wave of events that will change the world as she knows it. Torn between two princes and plagued by nightmares of bloodshed, she finds that the stars might be more inescapable—and more irresistible—than she ever considered before. . . .]]> Molly X. Chang Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.49 2025
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]]> 219398273 Bi king x genderfluid princess fantasy romance

When my mother betrothed me to a murderous tyrant, I used my magic to disguise myself as a man and run away to his court to prove he’s a monster.But instead, I found a broken king.

I didn’t expect him to fall for me as a man, and I’m falling for him, too.

He’s been betrayed before—should I tell him who I am and be his queen who broke his heart?

Or should I love him as his king?

The King’s Weaver is a bisexual mistaken identity fantasy romance with a genderfluid awakening.]]> 339 Novae Caelum 1958696358 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.09
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]]> 222314134 She was there when her mother, the beloved Queen, was murdered. And yet, she has no memory of the event. In fact, she hardly has any solid memories of her mother at all. She was nine when it happened, and ten years later she still can't put the pieces together. Her father, who has since become imperious and overprotective, refuses to touch on the subject while forcing Aurelia to remain hidden � unable to leave the confines of her home.
But when a vivid dream comes to her again and again, she can't resist the urge to find out more. She has to unveil what the dream is trying to tell her � why she can't remember her childhood before her mother was brutally taken from her.
After escaping her father, she finds a brooding stranger named Elias who agrees to escort her to a forgotten corner of the world, where she is certain her answers lie. She is unsure why she is so drawn to Elias, but he may be the only person able and willing to help her.
Aurelia and Elias brave the dangers of the Four Kingdoms while being hunted by her father, on an epic journey to find answers. And they may find more than they bargained for.]]> 413 Jaime Wilburn Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.23
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]]> 34237100
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal. George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.]]> 302 George Orwell 0735234612 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 5 4.09 1949
author: George Orwell
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1949
rating: 5
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]]> 49826643
Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.

Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders.

The Orders� intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future� or the downfall of them both.

But Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it means gambling in the Orders� deadly games. Even if it means sacrificing her heart.

Even if it means wielding death itself.

Fans of epic romantic fantasy like Sarah J. Maas and Raven Kennedy will devour this tale of dark magic, passionate romance, vengeance, and redemption.]]> 520 Carissa Broadbent Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.03 2020
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.03
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]]> 205435930 The special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, brilliantly illustrated four-color endpapers, striking and detailed-stained edges, and a beautiful foil-stamped case.

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman determined to save her family joins forces with an unlikely partner, in this steamy romantasy by USA Today bestselling author Ruby Dixon.

As a Holder’s daughter, Aspeth Honori knows the importance of magical artifacts . . . which is why it’s a disaster that her father has gambled all theirs away. Now that her family is in danger of losing their hold—and their heads—if anyone finds out the truth, Aspeth decides to do something about it. She’ll join the Royal Artifactual Guild and the adventurers who explore ancient underground ruins to retrieve the coveted arcane items.

It’s a great plan—with one big problem. The guild won’t let her train because she’s a woman. Aspeth needs a chaperone of some kind. The best way to get around this problem? Marry someone who will let her become an apprentice. Who better than a surly guild member who requires a favor of his own? He’s a minotaur (it’s fine) who is her teacher (also fine) . . . and he’s about to go into rut (which is where it gets tricky). He also has no idea she’s a noble (oops), and he’ll want nothing to do with her if he discovers her real identity.

Now Aspeth just has to pass the guild tests, thwart a fortune hunter, and save her hold—oh, and survive a rut with her monstrous, horned husband, whom she might be falling in love with.

It’s time to dig deep. Literally.]]> 432 Ruby Dixon 0593817028 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.94 2024
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.94
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]]> 218624103 448 T. Kingfisher 1250400228 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.08 2018
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]]> 228225552 Seven nights, Seven tales

Young healer Serena Rose has always dreamed of fairytales, but the chances of finding true love living alone in the a cottage by the wood are� slim. Instead, she spends her days chasing down mischievous woodland critters, brewing tonics, and taking care of her family's ancient records of fairytales, many of which have been outlawed in the kingdom of Lumina where she resides.

However her quiet life is upended when she is approached by a dark haired stranger searching for a book in her family’s collection, The Tales of Arcana Fortune. In between searching for more information on the book, and fighting their budding attraction, they accidentally free a malicious immortal sealed with an ancient spell.

Cursed to be trapped in a different fairytale each night, Serena must find a way through her trials all the while trying not to lose her life, her freedom, and her heart.
]]> Hafsa.A. Jawad Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.38
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]]> 220239098 Every legend has a beginning.

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she's managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything.

Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse’s parents offer her hand to the cold and ruthless Stone King. Knowing she'll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forward…she must break her curse. 

On the eve of her wedding, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the Wild—Faolan, a feral, silver-tongued pirate. He swears to help rid her of the deadly magic, if she’ll use it to locate a lost mythical isle first. Crafted by the slaughtered gods, it’s the only land that could absorb her power.

But Saoirse knows better than to trust a pirate’s word. With the wrath of her disgraced father and scorned betrothed chasing them, Saoirse adds one last condition to protect if Faolan wants her on his ship, he'll have to marry her first.]]> 480 Maggie Rapier 0593819276 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.30 2025
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]]> 211026617 This riveting, superpowered adventure unveils a shadow world of Talented bounty hunters—and plumbs the nature of identity, deadly secrets, and found family.

Tru has been hiding all her life. Her parents taught her to conceal her bastion Talent: indestructible skin, muscles, and bones. In a world where Talents are common and varied, no one trusts a bastion—they’re too powerful. Hiding failed to keep Tru’s parents alive, but moments before their murder, Tru’s mom pointed her to Logan Dire, a famed recluse assassin who adopted and trained orphaned Tru. At seventeen, she’s still hiding. Not even her closest friends know her true name or Talent, or that she’s balancing high school with knife and stealth training (while crushing on her BFF’s older sister). When assassins interrupt a mundane babysitting job booked through BountyApp—where lethal hunters find work and babysitters for their kids—Tru flees with a one-year-old strapped to her chest and spiraling questions: Who killed her parents? Whom can she trust? What does it mean to be a bastion? And is it ever OK to kiss a girl who’s trying to hunt you down? From an award-winning author comes a masterfully plotted thriller that holds character and relationship on a par with action and nail-biting suspense.]]> 320 Natalie C. Parker 153623009X Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.97 2025
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]]> 212431588 “Armentrout works her magic with swoon-worthy guys and a twist you never see coming.� �#1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines

Each breath may be the last in the epic finale to the Dark Elements trilogy, from the author of the bestselling Blood and Ash series

Every choice has consequences—but Layla Shaw faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.

Torn between two worlds and two different loves, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell…]]> 368 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1335218734 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.00 2015
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> 228481608 A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…]]> 432 Ali Hazelwood 0593952588 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 5.00 2025
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name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
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]]> 222181604 In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon's New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising.

Gwenna has always considered herself a normal person. A former servant, she wants nothing more than to land a steady job with the Royal Artifactual Guild so she can make some steady coin to send home to her mother. She's not special. She's certainly not a necromancer. That would be impossible, given how necromancing (or any 'mancing) is forbidden upon penalty of death. So if the dead keep talking to her? Well, she's going to keep on ignoring them. They're not going to stand in the way of her dreams.

Also standing in her way? One big, arrogant, far-too-flirty Taurian named Raptor. They slept together once, and now he wants more . . . but she doesn’t have time for that. Her focus is on being a fledgling, a trainee for the Royal Artifactual Guild. But Raptor won't go away. He's on a secret mission for the guild to find an artifact thief.

Problem is, he thinks the thief is Gwenna.

How can she convince Raptor that he's got the wrong girl when all the signs point to her? And how do you tell a Taurian you can't date him because you hear dead people and it might cost you your life?]]> Ruby Dixon 0593817060 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.29
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]]> 44451887
In a world where demons feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryoma Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna’s body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the undead!

Yuji Itadori is high schooler who spends his days visiting his bedridden grandfather. Although he looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object, but little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal... ]]> 192 Gege Akutami 1974710025 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.31 2018
author: Gege Akutami
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.31
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]]> 217432802 An undeniably fierce, unforgettably funny, unapologetically queer feminist romp through the England of medieval legend. Bestselling and acclaimed authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner bring readers along on an epic quest for valor, freedom, and, above all, love. A Knight’s Tale meets the Lady Jane series, with a dash of The Great!

Gwen is sick of hiding—hiding the fact that she’s taken over her father’s blacksmithing duties, hiding her attraction to girls, hiding her yearning for glory as a knight.

Meanwhile, Lady Isobelle of Avington, queen bee of the castle, has never once considered hiding who she is—until now. She’s been chosen as the grand prize in the Tournament of Dragonslayers, to be given to whichever knight can claim her hand. And for the first time in her life, she can’t talk her way out of trouble.

When Isobelle discovers Gwen’s knightly ambitions, they hatch a scheme together—Gwen will joust in the tournament, disguised as Sir Gawain. Winning means freedom for Isobelle, and glory for Gwen. Losing means� well, let’s not go there.

One thing’s for sure: falling in love was never the plan.

But the best laid plans…are often trampled all over by dragons.

"A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts, and courtly love. Lady's Knight sparkles with wit and charm and has lady knights to swoon over. Kaufman and Spooner will leave you breathless." —C. S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise]]> 432 Amie Kaufman 0062893394 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.24 2025
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> 221521038 The viral TikTok stalker dark romance, burning with high heat, hilarious banter, and a love story like you’ve never seen before. Can you handle the ride?

I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.


Trauma nurse Alyssa Cappellucci doesn’t need any more kinks. She likes the one she’s landed on just fine. To her, nothing could top the masked men she follows online. Unless one of those men was shirtless, heavily tattooed, and waiting for her in her bedroom. She dreams about being hunted by one in particular, of him chasing her down and doing deliciously dark things to her willing body. She never could have guessed that by sending one drunken text, those dreams would become her new reality.


I want things most people don’t, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.


Joshua Hammond has an infamous father—the kind of man that true-crime podcasts love talking about. Josh has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans to drool over, but one follower has caught his Aly. After reading a comment begging him to break into her house wearing a mask, he decides to take her up on her offer.


Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone else. Someone with far more sinister intentions than a little light stalking. As Josh turns from predator to protector and the stakes heighten, he must ask himself how far he’s willing to go for the woman he’s obsessed with.


Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally gray male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the TWs at the beginning of the book.
]]> 338 Navessa Allen Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 4
Also, do yourselves a favor and listen to the audiobook, the narrators were excellent.]]> 4.24 2024
author: Navessa Allen
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/20
date added: 2025/02/20
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This was ridiculously and hilariously unhinged. 10/10 entertainment, no notes. Lmao.

Also, do yourselves a favor and listen to the audiobook, the narrators were excellent.
]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
- Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
- Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 currently-reading 4.34 2018
author: James Clear
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> 217562358
I wanted this woman, and I was a man who always got what he wanted.

Nico 'Junior' Trocci knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don't get to have women like her. It's why he pushed her away back in high school and has kept his distance ever since.

But when Junior looks Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior's innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. But watching Lauren from a distance isn't enough; he needs to make her his.

He's ruthless; a walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.

Lauren is intrigued by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of connection, Lauren worries she's developing real feelings for this brooding stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will seduce who? And will they survive the fall?

Caught Up is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to readers. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.

]]> Navessa Allen 1529442443 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.26 2025
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]]> 202528115
His boss is the dragon who has been keeping shifters both in check and protected since they were forced to come out into the light all those years ago. Humans have granted shifters the freedom to police their own—Damon Daye is the judge, and Lucas Slater is his personal hand of justice. Born in the very mountains he has gone out into the world to protect, Lucas hasn’t been home in years. He is a different beast now than when he left these mountains as an adolescent gorilla shifter. Now he is a fully-mature, dominant silverback gorilla with years of fight training and no family group to anchor him down. Years ago something happened that catapulted him out into the world to find himself. Now that he is returning to Damon’s Mountains, everything he imagined is coming true. These mountains tug at his animal and press him to put down roots that could be the end of him. He is here to do a job, but when he saunters into a familiar trailer park and finds out the name of his next target, everything gets turned upside down. And even more unsettling? A ghost from his past has been brought in to test him, but for the life of him, he can’t tell if the gorgeous falcon shifter has been sent to trap him…or to free him.

Jenna Brown is just doing what she’s been asked.

She is living happily in Damon’s Mountains…but there is something missing, and her falcon is acting out. When she becomes part of an elaborate plan to draw one of the sons of the mountains back into her territory, the outcome feels important for reasons she can’t explain. She has a history with Lucas Slater, but he has no idea how big it is. He is different now in ways that are calling to her body. Massive, dominant alpha male with a big destiny ahead of him, and she has never laid eyes on a man sexier than him. The problem? Her animal is tethering a bond to him, and everyone knows Lucas Slater is a leaver whose animal attaches to no one. She is setting herself up for a big hurt, and messing up important parts of Damon Daye’s plans as their destinies begin to unravel.

They are both a part of something that is so much bigger than themselves—but every wise shifter knows that if you love something, you must be able to set it free.

A new Crew is forming in Damon’s Mountains. Readers have asked for the return “home� for years, and T.S. Joyce has listened in this first epic, full-length homecoming. Read on for new alliances, revelations, tested loyalties, old friends, Crew bonds, flaws that feel like perfection, turmoil that turns to soul-deep devotion, epic shifter battles, and an ever-evolving rebuild of something that was broken, but now will become the future of the mountains.

There’s a new Crew in town.
The Warlanders are going to take us home.



****
Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Shifter animal battles show up in most of these books. Intended for mature audiences.]]> 218 T.S. Joyce Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.67 2023
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]]> 58878356
In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside � mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice.

Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse?

Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live.

With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end.

*Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault]]> 271 Stacey McEwan Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 3 3.65 2021
author: Stacey McEwan
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2025/02/15
date added: 2025/02/15
shelves: adult-and-na, didnt-hate-it, fantasy-adult-and-na, ladies-that-slay, rated-r-spice, series-dnf
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]]> 176443690
Against the rugged backdrop of this faraway spot beyond Shetland, Carys Davies's intimate drama unfolds with tension and tenderness: a touching and crystalline study of ordinary people buffeted by history and a powerful exploration of the distances and connections between us. Perfectly structured and surprising at every turn, Clear is a marvel of storytelling, an exquisite short novel by a master of the form.]]> 196 Carys Davies 1668030667 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.85
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]]> 220543340 Married to the savage fae king�

When Aisling hears that her father has promised her in marriage to the king of the fae, a cold terror washes over her. This marriage means peace for her people, but certain death for Aisling.

Everyone knows that the fae are monsters. That they murder and steal for sport. But when Aisling meets her new husband, he is not at all the beast she expected.

Lir is alluring, wild, and dangerously perfect. She is determined to hate him, but his sharp tongue and fierce loyalty to his people spark an attraction she cannot control.

He draws Aisling into a realm of deadly enchantments and mythical beasts. But she finds that the fae have monsters of their own—creatures of ancient evil that grow stronger by the day.

When Aisling finds herself fighting at Lir’s side, something new stirs inside something more than desire; something magical and untamed, ready to break free. She must learn to control her passion and her power, or watch as the mortal and fae worlds are torn apart.

An absolutely irresistible, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, The Mortal Queen will take you on an action-packed adventure in a world of fae and magic. With unforgettable characters, searing chemistry, action and shocking twists, it’s perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black and Callie Hart.

The Mortal Queen was previously published as Breath of the New Creature by A.E. JĂĽrgens.
]]> 451 Ashley Metzler 1836182066 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.77 2022
author: Ashley Metzler
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 58988311 A rebellious princess. A cursed rogue. A forbidden love that will bring a kingdom to its knees.

As niece of the king, Elise Lysander cares about two things: sneaking into gambling dens, and avoiding an advantageous marriage at all costs.

When her uncle holds the life of her deathly-ill father over her head, reluctantly, Elise puts her fate into the hands of Legion Grey, the handsome and mysterious dowry negotiator. He may be arrogant and infuriating, but soon Legion incites a blistering, forbidden passion she can’t ignore.

As their attraction grows, so do the dangers: attacks from black-eyed people, a cursed enemy who is more beast than man, and rumors of fae returning for the crown they believe was stolen from them long ago.

After a bloody coup upends the kingdom, Elise flees with Legion, but nothing is as it seems. The man she allowed into her heart reveals his own secret plans with the return of magic—and he has every intention of using Elise to see them through.

With war between magic and mortal on the horizon, Elise must pick a side to protect her kingdom. Does she stand with her people who stole the throne? Or with a man who lied his way into her heart and whose secret past could bring her destruction?

Filled with luscious world building, banter-filled romance, and epic battles, this first book in the dark, fantasy romance series, The Broken Kingdoms, part Viking, part fairy tale. One-click to start reading today.]]> 348 L.J. Andrews Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.87 2021
author: L.J. Andrews
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> 208430658 Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.

An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant.

What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power.

Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance?

A standalone dark academia brimming with mystery, tragedy, and the damning echoes of the past. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

(Content warnings for gore, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation)]]> 430 M.L. Wang 0593873351 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read, book-club-ideas 4.39 2023
author: M.L. Wang
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 58416952 At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.

AUDI. VIDE. TACE.

The Catenan Republic � the Hierarchy � may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.

I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus � what they call Will � to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.

I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.

But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.

And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.

To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.

And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.]]> 639 James Islington 1982141190 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read, book-club-ideas 4.60 2023
author: James Islington
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 52228762
In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and destroy the demon who ruined his life.

Despite some comic misunderstandings that almost blow their cover, Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu smoke out Daki, a demon that has been devouring the residents of the entertainment district for years. The Hashira Tengen Uzui and his ninja companions engage Daki, but if they cannot handle her, will Tanjiro and his friends be able to take on one of Kibutsuji’s Upper-Ranked demons by themselves?]]> 200 Koyoharu Gotouge 1974704556 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.57 2018
author: Koyoharu Gotouge
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 203694547
As a child, her older brother trained her to survive, and so survive she did. The blood on her hands will never wash off, she is broken and scarred in more ways than one, but she survived.

After finally escaping the ruthless raiders who imprisoned her for twelve long years, Bones is haunted by her past and desperate for atonement. Freedom is short-lived, however, as the rumors of her abilities catch up to her. Dragged to the northwest mountain stronghold known as the Vault, Bones finds herself involuntarily drawn to the tight-knit crew who captured her, and the feelings she begins to develop for Trey, the heart of the crew, scare her more than all the horrors of her past.

Bones struggles to maintain her distance, navigate her trauma, and deal with the new horrifying ways her healing powers are used to root out a budding revolution. As her defenses slowly break down, everything she believes about herself and the world is challenged, forcing her to confront the question: what are you surviving for?

**This is a post-apocalyptic romantasy that deals with dark themes. Check content warnings at author's website klspeer dot com slash content-warnings**]]> 391 K.L. Speer Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.23
author: K.L. Speer
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.23
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]]> 220238827 Every legend has a beginning.

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she's managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything.

Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse’s parents offer her hand to the cold and ruthless Stone King. Knowing she'll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forward…she must break her curse. 

On the eve of her wedding, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the Wild—Faolan, a feral, silver-tongued pirate. He swears to help rid her of the deadly magic, if she’ll use it to locate a lost mythical isle first. Crafted by the slaughtered gods, it’s the only land that could absorb her power.

But Saoirse knows better than to trust a pirate’s word. With the wrath of her disgraced father and scorned betrothed chasing them, Saoirse adds one last condition to protect if Faolan wants her on his ship, he'll have to marry her first.

"A tale rife with longing, extraordinary tenderness and delicious tension. A glorious escape for the heart and imagination."—Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of Last Tale of the Flower Bride]]> Maggie Rapier 0593819284 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.17 2025
author: Maggie Rapier
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.17
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]]> 34911179 The Warlord

Nikolai Wroth, a ruthless Vampire general, will stop at nothing to find his Bride, the one woman who can “blood� him, making his heart beat and filling him with strength. Coldly interested only in the power his Bride will bring, he can hardly believe when Myst the Coveted awakens him body—and soul.

The Seductress

Famed throughout the world as the most beautiful Valkyrie, Myst has devoted her life to protecting a magical jewel and to fighting the vampires. Wroth provides her with the perfect opportunity to torment her sworn enemy—for with his new heartbeat comes a consuming sexual desire that can only be slaked by her. Denying him, she flees, struggling to forget his searing, possessive kiss.

The Hunt is on�

She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen her enchanted jewel, giving him absolute power over her. Now that she’s his for the taking, he intends to make her experience first-hand the agonizing, unending lust she subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Nikolai realizes he wants far more than vengeance from Myst and frees her, will she come back to him?]]> 154 Kresley Cole 1501166255 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 4 October 2018
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Robert Petkoff
Length: 4 hours & 27 minutes

Story Rating: 4 Stars
Performance Rating: 4 Stars
Overall Rating: 4 Stars

This book was terrible and crazy and hilarious and I FREAKING LOVED IT. Starting it was like being thrown into a tornado because I had no idea what was going on, but Myst the sassy Valkyrie kept me hooked. I loved how fierce she was and her sense of humor was top notch. The plot of this book is insane, but it’s also a romance novel and I’m here for the cheap thrills. I’m also really intrigued by this universe! Never in my life have I read anything about the Valkyrie and all the other creatures had a new spin to them that was refreshing. I’m already excited to read more outrageous stories about these characters.

FINAL WORD

This was hilarious, both intentionally and unintentionally. If you love the cheap romantic thrills like I do, this is a great, fun read.]]> 3.83 2006
author: Kresley Cole
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2018/10/25
date added: 2025/01/29
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October 2018
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Robert Petkoff
Length: 4 hours & 27 minutes

Story Rating: 4 Stars
Performance Rating: 4 Stars
Overall Rating: 4 Stars

This book was terrible and crazy and hilarious and I FREAKING LOVED IT. Starting it was like being thrown into a tornado because I had no idea what was going on, but Myst the sassy Valkyrie kept me hooked. I loved how fierce she was and her sense of humor was top notch. The plot of this book is insane, but it’s also a romance novel and I’m here for the cheap thrills. I’m also really intrigued by this universe! Never in my life have I read anything about the Valkyrie and all the other creatures had a new spin to them that was refreshing. I’m already excited to read more outrageous stories about these characters.

FINAL WORD

This was hilarious, both intentionally and unintentionally. If you love the cheap romantic thrills like I do, this is a great, fun read.
]]> 190008600
Two years after the Unravelling revealed monsters and their hidden realm to the world, garden designer Ellie Harding seems to have her life together, living out her cottagecore dreams on the picturesque island of Motuwai, New Zealand.

What she never expected was for Van Livingston, the wealthy American she grew up with every summer, to walk back into her life nine years after a tragic event destroyed their romantic relationship. What’s more, it turns out Van is a wolf � a hybrid werewolf/wolf-shifter, to be exact � with two wolves and two wolf forms. He’s just as handsome as ever, and without the glamour, his gold eyes and towering height have her feeling hot and bothered all over again.

Van was her first love, and she could never blame him for how things ended� but that doesn’t mean Ellie’s ready to take him back. She has her own problems to sort out, including a secret that’s been eating away at her.

Van’s wolves know that she’s his mate.

He wasn’t supposed to find Ellie yet. After breaking away from his father’s pack, Van’s plan involved settling into his newly-purchased vineyard on the island of Motuwai. Only then did he plan on tracking Ellie down � to apologise, to grovel, and to beg for her forgiveness.

But the moment he scents her in the unlikeliest of places, he’s done for. His wolves won’t let it go � Ellie is his fated mate � and this time around, he’s not going to ruin things.

However, Ellie isn’t quite the same woman he used to know, and something sinister has been lurking in the shadows. Van’s alpha instincts drive him to protect her, but will it be enough to keep the danger at bay?



A Wolf in the Garden is a first-person, dual POV novel, and the first in the Unravelling Monsters universe. It is a monster romance that features a female lead of mixed New Zealand European and M�ori descent who is not afraid to love her man in both his human and his werewolf form. There is a HEA. CWs coming soon.]]> 534 Allegra Hall Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 dnf 3.62 2023
author: Allegra Hall
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 208930983 In the underground Fae realm, only the strongest and most ruthless have power—but a young human woman forced into a life of servitude is about to change everything.

Kenna Heron is best known in her village for being a little wild—some say “half feral”—but she’ll need every ounce of that ferocity to survive captivity in the cruel Fae court.

Trapped as a servant in the faeries� underground kingdom of Mistei, Kenna must help her new mistress undertake six deadly trials, one for each branch of magic: Fire, Earth, Light, Void, Illusion, and Blood. If she succeeds, her mistress will gain immortality and become the heir to Earth House. If she doesn’t, the punishment is death—for both mistress and servant.

With no ally but a sentient dagger of mysterious origins, Kenna must face monsters, magic, and grueling physical tests. But worse dangers wait underground, and soon Kenna gets caught up in a secret rebellion against the inventively sadistic faerie king. When her feelings for the rebellion’s leader turn passionate, Kenna must decide if she’s willing to risk her life for a better world and a chance at happiness.

Surviving the trials and overthrowing a tyrant king will take cunning, courage, and an iron will... but even that may not be enough.]]> 451 Sarah Hawley 0593819799 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.21 2024
author: Sarah Hawley
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 207297940 Perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy and Thea Guanzon, Rebecca Robinson’s thrilling romantasy debut combines high-stakes political intrigue and a steamy, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.

All her life, Vaasa Kozár has been sharpened into a blade.

After losing her mother—her only remaining parent—to a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened within her, Vaasa is certain death looms. So is her merciless brother, who aims to eliminate Vaasa as a threat to his crown. In one last political scheme, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a ruthless foreign ruler, in hopes that he can use her death as a rallying cry to finally invade Reid’s nation. All Vaasa has to do is die.

But she is desperate to live. Vaasa enters her new marriage with every intent to escape it, wielding the hard-won political prowess and combat abilities her late father instilled in her. But to her surprise, Reid offers her a deal: help him win the votes to rise in power, and she can walk free. In exchange, he will share his knowledge about the dark magic running through her veins—and help keep it at bay.

This proposal may be too good to refuse, yet Vaasa and Reid’s undeniable attraction threatens to break the rules of their arrangement. As her brother’s lethal machinations take form, everything is at stake: Vaasa must learn to trust her new husband, but how can she, especially when their perfect political marriage begins to feel like the real thing?]]> 352 Rebecca Robinson 1668052482 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.00 2024
author: Rebecca Robinson
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.00
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]]> 218422159 From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one infuriating knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo.

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god. ]]> 396 Rachel Gillig 0316573787 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.71 2025
author: Rachel Gillig
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 184777109
I'm a doctor and a researcher. My pack is small, in a quiet part of central Texas. It's a simple existence, and I like it that way. It's just me and my two besties, living our best single lives.

That is, until the mandate comes. Every unmated wolf in the entire world, called to one place. I'm a psi, the weakest designation there is. I can barely shift, and there's no chance of me getting matched—only humiliated.

It can't get worse, until it does. I've barely made it off the bus when I lock eyes with the hottest wolf I've ever seen, and he reeks of power. There's no way he'll be interested in me, a psi wolf who can barely hold her shift.

Until my wolf starts acting crazy, my magic goes on the fritz, and I'm suddenly wielding way more power than a lowly psi. Goddess only knows what's going on, but there isn't much time for me to figure it out.

Oh, and there's one more little thing. Mr. Hottie McPowerful? He's the prince of the shifter world, and my fated mate, whether he wants to be, or not.

One-click now to dive into this steamy wolf-shifter romance.

�����

This new paranormal romance from April L. Moon is perfect for fans of Shannon Mayer and Jaymin Eve. The first book contains a HEA for our main couple. The story arc spans multiple books, but each one contains a new couple and a new romance, while still bringing in familiar faces until our world's problems are solved.]]> 298 April L. Moon Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 3 3.99 2024
author: April L. Moon
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/24
date added: 2025/01/24
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]]> 58411935
August 1955,

When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will.
There is only one condition.
She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral.
With the promise of a sizable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.
Odd residents. Odd rumors. Odd…deaths.
Everything about Fairydale is odd.
Including brooding Caleb Hale—part of the infamous Hale family.
During the day, she falls deeper and deeper under his spell as he forces her to step out of her comfort zone and embrace her inner sensuality.
But at night it’s another man who haunts her dreams—Amon d'Artan, a nobleman who lived two centuries ago.
Amon is sweet and suave where Caleb is intense and dangerous, and Darcy feels more torn than ever. Soon, she finds herself embroiled in a web of lies, deceit, and inexplicable events that make her question her sanity.

When an ancient evil threatens the town and everything Darcy holds dear, she must make the ultimate choice.

But will she survive it?



Fairydale is a dark gothic historical romance with horror, paranormal & fantasy elements. This is NOT a traditional love triangle. It features a villainous love interest that would end the world for his beloved and an all-encompassing love story spanning millennia. This is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Please check the triggers before reading.]]> 772 Veronica Lancet Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.88 2022
author: Veronica Lancet
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 50166039
So when my ordinary family moved us to San Francisco to a new school where my father teaches, I didn't think much of the school. Shadowlight Academy, the most exclusive and posh prep academy for the super rich. I thought I would be there to slay the evil like an undercover superhero amongst the ordinary. I just didn't think the ordinary would all be extremely unordinary. Especially the three most popular kids in school. Then there's the hot brooding rebel boy who didn't seem to fit in, too. Everyone here has secrets, and I am determined to find out what, before it kills me...the entire Academy and even the world.

Okay, I might be dramatizing a bit, but yes, from what I've barely seen...it could be that big. Better get my game gear on and my entire armor on, because this is going to be one epic battle. But who can I trust?The Beautiful Ones, which rule Shadowlight Academy is known to be both beautiful yet wicked. They're fascinated with me as I am of them.

But who or what are they really, and why do I feel drawn to them like a fly to a spider? Can I escape their beautiful web before I am trapped forever? Do I want to?*The Beautiful Boys is the first in a high school paranormal academy series for mature teens and up. Expect a tough heroine who can take on anyone and anything, with lots of steam literally and figuratively, and a reverse harem romance.]]> 293 Kailin Gow Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.16
author: Kailin Gow
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.16
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]]> 8484243 247 Kailin Gow 1597489727 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.76 2011
author: Kailin Gow
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]]> 23364198 150 Kailin Gow 1618140329 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.49 2014
author: Kailin Gow
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average rating: 3.49
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]]> 11736535 Winner Teen Book - 2012 Green Books Festival

A dystopian romance that takes place on an island and is the melding of mythologies from two different cultures.

Her destiny was written in the books...but can she change a course that has already begun thousands of years ago?

Mackenzy Evers had moved with her mother from Angel Island to Aeros Island during her senior year. What can be worse than to finish her senior year at a new school?

Living during the post-Erosion period on Earth where there is less land than before, Mac is happy to discover an island of rich beauty and lush landscapes, not to mention mysterious handsome boys and an ancient prophecy that is set to come true in Mac's lifetime.

Chance Cutter claims she is his Queen, his goddess to his Fire King, whom he had been searching for years. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, yet why does he seem to hate her? And who is she really?

View Official Fire Wars Trailer at:

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author: Kailin Gow
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> 8557812
The Stoker Sisters, was the Award-Winning Finalist in Women's Literature of the 2011 International Book Awards, where Kailin Gow won first place overall in Fiction Horror, joining winners from St. Martin's Press, Simon & Shuster, Zondervan, and Random House.
She joins other winners such as Bishop Desmond Tutu and Rick Warren in the 2011 International Book Awards. Disclaimer: Author has no affiliation with the awards organization and just entered the awards contest just like any other awards contest.]]> 270 Kailin Gow 1597489476 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.90 2010
author: Kailin Gow
name: Loretta (Quixotic Reads)
average rating: 3.90
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]]> 8150408 The Phantom of the Opera, but with a new tale and a modern twist. This new series for older teens and young adults is told through the eyes of 18 year-old Annette Binoche, who lands a job at the New York Metropolitan Opera House as a seamstress' assistant only to become the lead singer of the Opera House, with the help of the mysterious, yet highly-seductive Phantom.

You do not need to read or know the story of Phantom of the Opera to read The Phantom Diaries Series.

Disclaimer: Do not expect this to be just like Phantom of the Opera.

View the Official Book Series Trailer:

]]> 219 Kailin Gow 1597489123 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.62 2010
author: Kailin Gow
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> 12933942
It was the 1890s, and she had just received a letter from one of her parents' dearest friend, a certain detective who lived on Baker Street, who needed her help on a case most bizarre.

As she embarks through the supernatural side of London, ventures into the forbidden realms bordering Victorian society; often accompanied by a dashing but infuriating Lord Darthmoor; Scarlett's first case, which had seemed so innocent at first had taken a turn for the unexpected and dangerous.

Official Steampunk Scarlett Trailer:

]]> 262 Kailin Gow 1597480118 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.66 2011
author: Kailin Gow
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> 17451220
Serena Singleton was the beautiful up and coming talent brought to the attention of the eccentric, famous, and wildly wealthy Sebastian Sorenson, one of the foremost and most talent composers in Hollywood and in the Academics field.

A chance encounter brings them into an arrangement that turns out beyond their expectations and desire, testing their boundaries.

Who is the student, the protege, and who is the teacher?

Nothing is as it seems in this romantic exotic thriller.]]> 286 Kailin Gow Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.59 2013
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The Wolf Fey is Logan's open and raw story before Bitter Frost (Frost #1) about the Wolf Fey, and a hint of his destiny. Will it be with Breena?


This is a novelette introducing a new werewolf mythology based on the concept that werewolves have fairy blood in them in order to help them shift. This is their magic.]]> 36 Kailin Gow Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.89 2011
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She wanted excitement in a city of romance and thrills, but arrived to find her apartment barely livable and herself in need of a suitable place to stay. A chance meeting at the Institute brings her face-to-face with her new roommate...the devilishly charming Errol King, who would be guest teaching her class this term.

The attraction is as hot as the fire they cook with, and while Errol King, the notorious bad boy chef with an attitude, can get anyone he wanted into his bed, he wanted this woman more than anything. Something about her sweet innocence and sad eyes reach into his harden heart, but is it enough for him to forget his past?

Devour Me contains mature subject matters and sexuality. For adults age 18 and up.]]> 250 Kailin Gow Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.66 2013
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Lux, a rebel girl, who has been seeing demons and angels since she was two...

Asher, the bad boy on a motorcycle who sketches angels...

Brax Kingsley who instantly captures Lux's eyes when she moves into the neighborhood...

And the Hatchett twins whose parents were murdered, leaving them a ridiculous fortune...

All brought together...all part of the puzzle behind the Beautiful Beings.


The Beautiful Beings

Beautiful Beings - Now Available
Heaven and Hell (Beautiful Beings #2) - Now Available
Shadow Light (Beautiful Beings #3) - 2012]]> 288 Kailin Gow 1597489816 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.57 2011
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]]> 11391978 A dystopian romantic thriller from USA Today Bestselling Author Kailin Gow to be produced by Netflix Originals Producer

What if you found out you never existed?

My name is Celestra Caine. I am seventeen years old, which makes me a senior at Richmond High. I never thought this would happen to me, but it has... I'm one of those people you see every day, go to school with, remember seeing at the supermarket or the mall, and then one day you don't hear about them any longer. They're gone, and eventually, you forget them.]]> 207 Kailin Gow 1597486167 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.66 2011
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Within the book itself, find out how you can win a SIGNED Kindle!

DESIRE - Available Now in Kindle and Paperback.
Summer Wishes (DESIRE #1.5) - Now Available
Shattered (DESIRE #2) - Now Available
Passion (DESIRE #3) - 2012]]> 290 Kailin Gow 159748668X Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.70 2011
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]]> 8627917 234 Kailin Gow 1597486310 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.70 2010
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* Contains Mature Subject Matters *

*Book featured and recommended on CBS television news for mature teens and adults in August 2012

18 year old high school senior and aspiring psychologist Samantha Sullivan (Sam) never thought she would fall for the one mysterious guy she has been speaking to over the phone for months, the boy the counselors called Daggers. She wasn't supposed to talk to him outside of their sessions. But as she began to peel the layers of Daggers and learn who he is, the one boy she is supposed to be saving, might just be the one who is saving her.

Saving You Saving Me inspired the Saving You Saving Me Project found at:


The Saving YOU Saving ME Project was inspired by the book, which tells the story of Samantha (Sam) Sullivan, who becomes a peer counselor at a teen and young adult crisis center called Sawyer House. The Saving YOU Saving ME Project tries to replicate the atmosphere of Sawyer House by allowing a place for teens through adults a place to share their issues anonymously and in doing so, might be able to help others learn from it or might receive feedback from people about what to do.]]> 290 Kailin Gow 1597480436 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.66 2012
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]]> 15716628
That changes when one of the band members suddenly drops out of the band, and in walks Danny Blue, with his dreamy blue eyes, hot body, and British accent. Suddenly, Never's solid world has turned to mush, and her rule for not dating one of her band members is seriously challenged. Can she keep her head straight and get her band signed with a label without losing her heart?

YA Mature/New Adult]]> 245 Kailin Gow 1597480169 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.61 2012
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Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the Series which has been translated into 25 languages including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian, Danish, and more!

The YA to Contemporary Romance Series about Summer, the Donovans, and the magical summers they've spent at Summer's Aunt Sookie's beach house


Summer has always looked forward to spending her summers at her Aunt's beach house with the Donovans. To her, summers at Aunt Sookie's beach house was magical, especially getting to spend time with the Donovans - her best friend Rachel and Rachel's brothers Nathaniel, and Drew. Here at Aunt Sookie's beach house, they can be anyone and anything they dreamed. For Summer, she had always wished to become as pretty as Rachel and for her brothers to think of her as more than Rachel's friend. For Nat and Drew, summers at Aunt Sookie's beach house meant fun and escape, a place where they go to with their mom and sister for the summer, away from city life. They never thought this summer would be different. They never thought things would change as much as they did...and it all began with them falling for and loving Summer.

Sounds like any other summer teen beach series? Guess again, Loving Summer is about a young woman who begins her journey into discovering love through trial and error, heartbreak, and loyalty to discover her strength to love and spans teen years to adulthood.]]> 250 Kailin Gow 1597480444 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.65 2012
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]]> 8069816
Over 4 Million books in the Series Sold! Translated into 25 languages! The epic ALA YALSA award-winning young adult fantasy series about warring supernaturals, especially fairies, in Feyland, and the young women and men destined to rule the factions in Feyland.

Bitter Frost Series has been made into a mobile game, released in Asia, as well as an international award-winning animated short film, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, London Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and more!

All her life, Breena had always dreamed about fairies as though she lived among them...beautiful fairies living among mortals and living in Feyland.

In her dreams, he was always there the breathtakingly handsome but dangerous Winter Prince, Kian, who is her intended. When Breena turns sixteen, she begins seeing fairies and other creatures mortals don't see. Her best friend Logan suddenly acts very protective.

Then she sees Kian, who seems intent on finding her and carrying her off to Feyland. That's fine and all, but for the fact that humans rarely survive a trip to Feyland, a kiss from a fairy generally means death to the human unless that human has fairy blood in them or is very strong, and although Kian seemed to be her intended, he seems to hate her and wants her dead.]]> 235 Kailin Gow Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 toxic-authors 3.50 2010
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]]> 219848373 A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world.

Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, finds himself in dire need of an expert healer. As fate would have it, that very healer is Aurienne Fairhrim, a member of his enemy Order, the Haelen.

Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick, so desperate that when Osric breaks into her office to offer her a bribe for her healing services, she must accept. Even if she loathes him.

A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders - much to Aurienne's disgust. Despite being enemies thrown together, as Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness, but the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction which seems to only fuel the heat between them.

Romance tropes include:
Enemies to lovers
High interaction slow burn
Hypercompetent idiots
He falls first and harder
Evisceration as a love language]]> 384 Brigitte Knightley 0593819454 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.37 2025
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]]> 201123145 Love is a weakness the powerful cannot afford.

When Mina Wildfang wakes up in a dark hole beneath the sea, her memories have been erased. The one thing she remembers is who imprisoned her: her family. The only thing she wants is revenge. But when she escapes, someone has burned her home to the ground—with her family inside. Mina decides if she cannot have vengeance, she will have the truth.

All Ashbourne Claymore wants is to live an honest life as a private investigator. He can’t remember his past, and he doesn’t want to. When a mysterious new client asks him to murder a woman named Mina Wildfang, he staunchly refuses. But he cannot help but be curious about the woman he was asked to assassinate.

When the two are drawn together by a series of otherworldly fires plaguing the city, the similarities between them are too much to ignore. Desire lights a flame that rivals the inferno coming for them. Can they survive the heat, or will they succumb to the ghosts of their past and let the city burn?

Enter a dark and glittering world of fey and witches in the first book in The Aethereals Duology. The Hollow Plane is a sizzling mix of mystery and fantasy romance, perfect for fans of House of Bane and Blood, and The Alchemists of Loom.]]> 464 Allison Carr Waechter Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.73
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]]> 6334 288 Kazuo Ishiguro 1400078776 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.85 2005
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]]> 41880609 On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born � a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam � and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one's own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard.

With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.]]> 246 Ocean Vuong 0525562028 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.05 2019
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The bestselling and award-winning author of novels satirizing contemporary China, Liu Zhenyun is also renowned for his short stories. Remembering 1942 showcases six of his best, featuring a diverse cast of ordinary people struggling against the obstacles—bureaucratic, economic, and personal—that life presents. The six exquisite stories that comprise this collection range from an exploration of office politics unmoored by an unexpected gift to the tale of a young soldier attempting to acclimate to his new life as a student and the story of a couple struggling to manage the demands of a young child. Another, about petty functionaries trying to solve a mystery of office intrigue, reads like a survival manual for Chinese bureaucracy. The masterful title story explores the legacy of the drought and famine that struck Henan Province in 1942, tracing its echoes in one man’s personal journey through war and revolution and into the present.

Each story is rich in wit, insight, and empathy, and together they bring into focus the realities of China’s past and present, evoking clearly and mordantly the often Kafkaesque circumstances of contemporary life in the world’s most populous nation.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.]]> 332 Liu Zhenyun 1628727128 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.77 2012
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]]> 334971 Brothers and China in Ten Words this celebrated contemporary classic of Chinese literature was also adapted for film by Zhang Yimou. This searing novel, originally banned in China but later named one of that nation's most influential books, portrays one man's transformation from the spoiled son of a landlord to a kindhearted peasant. After squandering his family's fortune in gambling dens and brothels, the young, deeply penitent Fugui settles down to do the honest work of a farmer. Forced by the Nationalist Army to leave behind his family, he witnesses the horrors and privations of the Civil War, only to return years later to face a string of hardships brought on by the ravages of the Cultural Revolution. Left with an ox as the companion of his final years, Fugui stands as a model of gritty authenticity, buoyed by his appreciation for life in this narrative of humbling power.]]> 250 Yu Hua 1400031869 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.31 1992
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]]> 189123 Love in a Fallen City, the first collection in English of this dazzling body of work, introduces American readers to the stark and glamorous vision of a modern master.]]> 321 Eileen Chang 1590171780 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.91 1943
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]]> 7763 Alternate cover editions of ISBN 9780143038092 can be found here.

Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters' futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers' advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives � until their own inner crises reveal how much they've unknowingly inherited of their mothers' pasts.

With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.]]> 288 Amy Tan Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.96 1989
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Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways–there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.

Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.]]> 384 Chanel Miller 0735223718 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.69 2019
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Attached are a number of illustrations drawn during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).]]> 2346 Wu Cheng'en 7119016636 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.26 1592
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]]> 220798180 Ava
Waking up in the hospital with a harrowing diagnosis is a hard pill to swallow.
But it also opens my eyes to the truth.
Law school was never my dream. It was my mother’s.
I’ve been living like a bird locked in a cage, and the bars are closing in on me, crushing me under their weight.
I’m done letting others dictate my life.
The thing is…trying to cram a lifetime of experiences in a few months can lead you on a treacherous path.
I let myself live. But at what cost?
Looking back, it was all worth it because it led me to him.

Logan
Reality is overrated.
Especially when my fated mate’s wolf appears in my dreams, and shouldering my Alpha responsibilities becomes harder by the day.
And you know what they say about fate�
It’s not only fickle. It also loves irony.
My life takes an unexpected turn when my eyes land on her.
A human.
She pollutes my mind. My dreams. My whole being.
I know I should stay away from Ava. My pack would never accept a human.
The question is, will I be able to resist temptation?]]> 310 Lucia Skye 1068761601 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.44 2024
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Funny how things changed over time. How the fairy tale twisted into something far more crooked, darker than I ever imagined.

In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Lucian Blackthorne is as cursed as I am, and equally shunned by the locals, the fishers of men, who believe him to be the devil in the flesh.

Perhaps he is, with the way his amber eyes draw me in, ignite me like an infernal blaze. And the sins he whispers in my ear are as wickedly intoxicating as the man himself.

Yet, his touch is heaven and his will is my weakness.

He calls us forbidden, an unsalvageable tragedy, with no happy end. Maybe we are. But in this story, he’s the one who needs saving.]]> 552 Keri Lake Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.92 2020
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]]> 205888187 The Gem

Marked by the Gods, Kya is forced to partake in a Trial for a chance to be deemed Worthy. If she succeeds, she’ll be gifted great powers. If she fails, she could lose her life or worse. But that’s only the start of her worries. Now, the same plague that took her home is spreading and threatening the fate of the realm. Can Kya survive the Trial of the Gods and gain the needed power to rid the world of the growing threat before it’s too late? Or will she be drawn to what awaits her in the shadows?

The Shadow

Ryker has waited a long time for her—his mate. Now he’s found her. He plans to claim what is rightfully his, but dark forces threaten to destroy his Nation should he embrace the bond he so desperately desires. Unable to escape the drive to be near her, he waits for his precious gem, lingering in her shadow.

Worthy of Fate is the first book in a new adult, dark fantasy romance series with an intriguing magic system, dark forces, Spirits, and forbidden fated mates.]]> 586 A.N. Caudle Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.88 2024
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]]> 123740281 She stole his memory. Will he steal her heart?

Shrouded Sister Cassandra Fortin is a wannabe rebel hidden beneath midnight blue dress robes.

By day, she toils at the Temple, pulling the human memories craved by her Fae overlords. By night, she hunts through those same memories for treasures to steal, buying freedom for the mortal colonies� least fortunate families.

When her fellow Sisters begin disappearing, the officer assigned to the case is the one individual who could expose her secret criminal history.

Good thing Cassandra stole his memory when he apprehended her during her most recent philanthropic robbery.

Officer Tristan Saros has always had a soft spot for mortals and a healthy skepticism towards authority. Especially his own. Now the irreverent, flirtatious Fae warrior has finally found the perfect distraction from immortal boredom - his intriguing new partner. Too bad about her pesky chastity vow. And why does she seem so familiar?

As Tristan and Cassandra team up to find her missing Sisters, their reluctant alliance transforms into a passionate, yet forbidden attraction. And during the investigation, they uncover a conspiracy that threatens to dismantle the five-centuries-long peace between their two species.

In order to save the Sisters and keep their world from the brink of war, Tristan will need to decide if his loyalties reside with Fae or humans. And Cassandra will be forced to choose between her safe, gilded cage or an uncertain, pitiless freedom outside the Temple walls.

And if Tristan ever recalls Cassandra’s crime? Well, that might just be the most dangerous outcome of all.

The Memory Puller is the first book in a New Adult fantasy series, featuring a spicy, slow-burn, banter-filled romance, a propulsive central mystery, and a found family of lovable, magical characters. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Raven Kennedy and Carissa Broadbent.

This book is intended for readers 18+ and contains mature themes. Please check trigger warnings in the beginning of the book or on the author's website.]]> 413 Kris K. Haines Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 3.96 2023
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]]> 217477109 A fae rebel. A ruthless dragon commander.
And a deadly trial that will turn their lives upside down.

Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them.

There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose.

He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member of the secret fae rebellion, he will not only mess with her chances to win, he will kill her. But the more time she spends with him, the more she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.

And nothing is more dangerous in a lethal trial than a distracted heart.

Especially one that beats for the enemy…]]> 372 Marion Blackwood 9198904264 Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read 4.00 2024
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]]> 222648674 A new stand-alone holiday romance from award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon...

Running the North Pole and making good on the promise of comfort and joy for a few billion people is no simple two-step around the Christmas tree. Mr. and Mrs. Claus have always worked in tandem to do just that so when her third husband realizes it’s time to peace out and move on to more Heavenly pastures, the angels and all the elves know what time it is. They need to find Tiffany Saint-Nicholas a new man.


With the holiday calendar slowing down for no one, her team has three days to find her a new Santa. Someone kind, loving and willing to take on the spirit of the season, and with the potential to hopefully be Tiffany’s first true love match. Tiffany thinks that idea is cute and all, and so are the men they line up for her. But she knows delivering on their Christmas obligations is what really matters, not the chemistry she might have with the candidates in question. Too bad one respective Santa will stop at nothing to show her and the rest of the North Pole population that no amount of silver or gold is more important than winning Tiffany’s heart.]]> 243 Rebekah Weatherspoon Loretta (Quixotic Reads) 0 to-read, winter-holiday-vibes 4.44
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