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    The Reaper

    Mine is the last face my enemies see… They call me the Reaper. The hitman for my clan, I live in the shadows. I am the executioner of those marked for death. I have one rule – no strings. No attachments. Nobody who can be used against me.  Until her.  As she tries to save my life, I condemn hers by bringing death to her door. She’s innocent in all this. I’ll never touch her, never claim her, but I’ll give my life to ensure she remains breathing. No one will take her from me.  I swear it. My Thoughts Oooooooo the steam was gooooood in this one. I VERY…

  • Book Review

    Skeletal Hearts

    It’s time to pray.Repeat after me. Lord Almighty, have mercy on me.Free me from my sins. Freedom.That’s the first lie I swallowed. Haunted by ghosts and the secrets they carry, I’m being eaten alive by guilt. Pastor Michaels’ reign of terror will continue until I surrender myself to him. We’re fighting an invisible enemy that speaks the language of violence. Allies have become enemies, and new faces are threatening to derail my life. Someone’s keeping secrets.My control is fraying. With Sabre Security under fire, I have to find the truth before it’s too late. If not for my sake, then for the men that stole my heart and refuse to…

  • Book Review

    Virgin Night

    Before Valentine’s Day, there is… VIRGIN NIGHT! In the picturesque town of Cherry Lake, the kids aren’t alright. Neither is the centuries-old undead slasher that haunts the town. Or the all-powerful Megachurch with designs of the future. On February 13th, 1998 – VIRGIN NIGHT – these will collide and the town of Cherry Lake will never be the same again. (Goodreads Summary)  My Thoughts  THIS BOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKK…  IT was SO GOOD.  It was amazing.  It was perfect.  I’M SO SAD IT’S OVER….  This author has such a fun and unique voice and I have had so much fun reading his books. They are just a delight and so flipping creative. I…

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    Blackmail and Bibingka

    It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, The Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend, Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he’s back on his feet and ready to give back to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. She’s…

  • Book Review

    Sister, Maiden, Monster

    To survive they must evolve. A virus tears across the globe, transforming its victims in nightmarish ways. As the world collapses, dark forces pull a small group of women together. Erin, once quiet and closeted, acquires an appetite for a woman and her brain. Why does forbidden fruit taste so good? Savannah, a professional BDSM switch, discovers a new turn-on: committing brutal murders for her eldritch masters. Mareva, plagued with chronic tumors, is too horrified to acknowledge her divine role in the coming apocalypse, and as her growths multiply, so too does her desperation. (Goodreads Summary)  My Thoughts  The reason I wanted this book was for the cover. I’m not…

  • Book Review

    When a Moth Loved a Bee

    A pack of wolves hunt a girl who takes her last breath by a river’s edge. She is found and nursed back to health by the kind-hearted Nhil people. She has no memory. No past. And is given a choice that could change her forgotten life forever. A pack of wolves adopt a man who begs for death in the grasslands. Blood revives him. Flesh strengthens him. All while the alpha watches him as if he knows who he is. He has no memory. No past. And yet… he’s drawn toward the smoke of a faraway clan. And in that smoke, he finds a girl with the same mark on…

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    Bitter Notes

    Long before the world bowed down to the band Whispered Words, they bowed down to me. I was a simple girl in a small town, working two jobs and juggling college full time—all in the name of a better future. Until them…Kieran. Cal. Ash. Rad. I became their obsession. They marched into my world like a hurricane, infiltrating every aspect of my life and taking control until they owned every inch of me. Their toy to use. And I ate up every second of it. I should have known they were only chasing me for my father, Corbin West’s multi-million-dollar music legacy. But I didn’t. I stayed. I loved. And…

  • Book Review

    Jinxed

    In the woods, there’s a house they say is haunted. Once you enter, you can never leave. In this house, your biggest dreams can become reality, and your worst vices can become dangerous addictions. Would you risk it? When Savannah Miles comes into a sum of money, she decides to follow her life long dream and open her own thrift shop. The sweet looking house in the woods seems like the perfect place. Except the house is filled with mystery, and three handsome men who have been stuck inside for decades. Felix, the original owner of the house, trapped for over a century. Luther, the 40-something postman whose search for…

  • Challenges

    Book Goals for 2023

    I know I know….  I feel like I write this list of goals every year and never stick to them. But, I’m trying to be better about doing what I say I’m going to do. So here goes….  Read 10 books from my TBR once a month  I know that reading all the books on my TBR is a VERY LOFTY goal, so I’m going to be a little practical this year and give myself a little wiggle room. With so many new releases coming out all the time and all the books on bookstagram/booktok, I know that I can’t just stick to my TBR each month so this goal…

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    Unbroken Bonds

    The gods live among us. I thought that the death of the man who tortured me, broke me, and then hunted me to the ends of the Earth would be the end of our fight; but it’s only the beginning. After thousands of years of being apart, our god bonds are reunited once again; and they’re not ready to go down without a fight. They’ve woken up hungry. All of the research in the world couldn’t have prepared us for what’s to come, enemies and wars fought over millennia. Now we’re being forced to act, but this time, we have the advantage. This time, we’re Bonded. Are we strong enough…