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💖𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 - ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕤 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝟛 - ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨💖

Author: Elle Kennedy

Couple: Charolette Kingston with Will Larson & Beckett Dunne

Tropes:
💖MFM romance
💖College romance
💖One night stand to more
💖Hockey romance 
💖Friends to lovers
💖Campus playboys 
💖Sorority girl with secrets
💖Super spicy DMs
💖Calls her “sugar puff”
💖#CoachHollis


Review: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 started hot, ended hot and was insanely captivating until the words ‘The End’ were read. Elle once again brings us to the Campus Diaries series and leaves no page unturned with the romance between - Charlie, Will and Beckett! I was in love with Will Larson from the get go in book one but the way Elle really brought all three of them to life in this book just hit home so much more for his story. I appreciated how she tackled the topics of insecurity and wanting to please others but what blew me away was the friendship that Beckett and Will had.

This book was an MFM romance but all three of them form a dynamic that warms the heart. Beckett and Will’s hilarious friendship is only elevated with Charlie thrown into the mix and I was absolutely gigging out loud at certain parts of this book. Elle also brings us all the heat and provides us with steamy and dirty DMs between the three of them throughout. These DMs were some of my favorite parts because we really saw the inside of each MC during the exchanges - an wowza did they make me sweat!

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 was one of my favorite Elle books ever and I can only say…please give us more Will in the future! I am not ready to say bye to that man! Charlie, Will and Beckett have one of the most natural and endearing relationships I have ever read and I truly adored and devoured every word! 

Rating: 100+; Elle Kennedy gave us the most anticipated read and 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 was absolutely everything I wanted!

Thank you @getredprbooks for the eARC!

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💖𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 - ℂ𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕦𝕤 𝔻𝕚𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝟛 - 𝔸𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨💖

Author: Elle Kennedy

Narrators: Persephone Lee, Teddy Hamilton & Sean Masters 

Couple: Charolette Kingston with Will Larson & Beckett Dunne

Tropes:
💖MFM romance
💖College romance
💖One night stand to more
💖Hockey romance 
💖Friends to lovers
💖Campus playboys 
💖Sorority girl with secrets
💖Super spicy DMs
💖Calls her “sugar puff”
💖#CoachHollis


Review: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 in audio is a MUST if you love Elle Kennedy’s stories! Elle was able to cast three narrators that absolutely brought these characters to life. Persephone Lee, Teddy Hamilton and San Masters had the type of narration chemistry that had you salivating for the next page, POV and scene. I absolutley loved every word of this narration and thought that each narartor was able to build off the other's chapter but also bring new heat and tension to the voices. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 is anaudiobook that I will be relistening to ASAP- it was just that good!

Persephone Lee was my favorite narraotr becuase she was able to embody Charlie in a way that added SO so many layers to her voice. I found myself immersed inside her POV as she told us the story of Charlie finding her people and i loved the way she also fit so well with Teddy and Sean. Both male narrators also blew me away with the way they narrated the hilarious friendship between Will and Beckett. Truly there was nothing I did not like in this audiobook and 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 was a gem to listen to in my ears!

Rating: 100+; 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕 is a delicious audiobook that had my ears in nirvana for the entirety of the story!

Thank you @getredprbooks  for the ALC!

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Under An Endless Moon Audiobook Review

Author: AL Jackson

Couple: Raven & Otto

Review: This audiobook was once again phenomenal! Amy was able to capture Raven and Otto perfeclty with the narration and you could feel the chemistry both of them had together while bringing this story to life! I enjoyed this audiobook from start to end and was unable to hit pause unless I absolutely had to. Another thing that made this one so great was how expressive both narrators were with their roles!

🖤𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖍𝖎𝖘𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙 - 𝕮𝖆𝖗𝖕𝖊𝕹𝖔𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖒𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐𝟐 - 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜🖤 

 

Author: Amo Jones 

 

Couple: Luna Nox-Rebellis & Priest D’mon Hayes 

 

Tropes: 

♡ ʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴛʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ 

𐕣 “ᴡʜʏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ?” 

↯ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇꜱꜱ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟꜱ ʜɪᴍ ʀᴀʙʙɪᴛ 

ッ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ 

♛ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ʀᴜɴ ʙʏ ʜɪᴍ 

∞︎︎ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ “ɪ’ʟʟ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ” ɪꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ 

༯ ʟᴏᴄᴋꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴛꜱ ʜᴇʀ. 

♥︎ ᴜꜱᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɪʀ ʀɪʙʙᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ᴀ “ɢʀɪᴘ” 

୭ ʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ 

☆ ʜᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴄᴋʟᴀᴄᴇꜱ ᴛɪʟʟ ꜱʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ 

☠︎ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜱᴄᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʜᴏᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʀ. 

☀︎ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜰᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜᴘ 

☽ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ 

☣︎ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ 

 

Review: Amo once again brought us a truly mind altering dark romance that both confounded and captivated me. This book was 523 pages of unadulterated obsession while reading and is now my all time favorite book by the queen herself! 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙 was my most anticipated read of 2025 and to say that this book exceeded the hype around it would be a MASSIVE understatement. I truly was not ready for Priest and his love story with Luna but I can now say that I will never be ready to say goodbye to him either. 

 

 

 I was introduced to Amo with her Elite Kings Club series way back when and truly thought Madison and Bishop would never be replaced on my favorite couple list but it’s fitting that the only one to outdo them would be their son and the last Hayes kid to fall. 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙 brought back all of the original favorites as well as some new faces whose stories I am now very intrigued by however, Luna and Priest stole the show and my heart. This book was a twisted turn in itself and Amo is always able to catch me off guard which I can safely say she did again….over and over in this book and I was never emotionally ready for any of it! Seeing the way she brought Priest to life had me shell shocked and I never say his story playing out the way it did but also cannot picture it more perfect than it was when all was said and done. 

 

The way Amo was able to bring Bishop, Nate, Madison and Vaden into this story for him but also Lilith, Eli and Kyrin for Luna. The way she blended the Midnight Mayhem crew with the Elite Kings had me crossing my fingers for more of these two worlds to collide but I also loved seeing all the old faces again. Luna was a little ball buster and while she slowly grew into her own, I also found that her innocence and naivety was the perfect way to get Priest off his game. The way these two played games with each other had me swooning in my dark romance infested heart and I absolutely devoured every minute…especially when Luna begins to find her voice…and the legendary Patience backbone! 

 

𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙 was a shock to the senses. I was truly lost for words after reading this story and for the first time had to sit back and think about all the mind games Amo threw at us in this story. Two weeks out and I am still not ver the twists, turns, betrayals and the shocking last line of the book. All I can say is buckle me up and I cannot wait for MORE! 

 

Rating: 100+; NO WORDS! I am still not over the ending of 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝕬𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖙 and can only hope Amo brings us more of my favorite couple to date by her - Priest and Luna! 

 

Thank you Amo for the eARC! 

🖤𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖘 - 𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖚𝖊𝖙, 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖐 1 - 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜🖤 

 

Author: Madi Danielle 

 

Couple: Max with Adam, Drew & Cain 

 

Tropes: 

🔥 Why Choose (MMFM) 

🖤MMA 

🔥Dark Romance 

🖤FMC on the run 

🔥Touch her & 💀 

🖤Enemies to lovers 

🔥Hate to love 

🖤Men obsessed 

🔥Morally grey antiheroes 

🖤Age gap 

 

Review: 𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖘 had me salivating from the moment Madi wrote the first word! Max’s story had me enthralled since she was absolutely shocking at every turn with her resilience, strength and compassion. This story had so many layers and the way Madi was able to bring Max and her men to life added a ton of underlying tension, emotions and chemistry to not only the romance but teach character themselves. I absolutely adored how they all had different levels of desire and lust for Max but Drew is my one favorite above all else. 

 

𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖘 is a darker romance and I was SO THERE FOR IT. The back story to Max had me wanting and needing to know more so we could se her finally start to heal but I was also astounded with how well her story and journey began to match with each man differently. Cain’s the hardest for me to like at this point but he added a lot of insight to the group since it was obvious they all cared for him in some way. Adam was also a confounding MMC for me. HIs relationship with Max was great but I found myself not liking him for the treatment of Drew and cannot wait to have this explore more in book 2! Drew was my bae and he will stay that way one since he was absolutely perfection for Max but two, he just has the story that hooks you in and refuses to let you go. I loved every minute of him on the page and cannot wait to see him more in the finale. 

 

𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖘 was fast paced, intense and pulse pounding! Madi blew it away with her step into dark romance and I cannot wait for more! The way she cut the ending of this book has me rooting for Max and her men to get their well deserved HEA but also for them to have peace at last! 

 

Rating: 5/5; 𝖀𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖘 is your next obsession! This book had it all from page 1 and I cannot wait for more! 

 

Thank you Madi for the eARC! 

 

 

 **𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.** 

𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 - 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝒟𝒶𝒹 𝒫𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝟥 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌

Author: Willow Aster

Couple: Elle Benton & Rhodes Archer

Tropes:
🏈Football x Cheerleader romance
🏈Best friends to lovers
🏈“It’s always been you”
🏈Small town 
🏈Single dad
🏈A little bit of fake dating
🏈Forced proximity
🏈She's secretly a romance author
🏈Dual timelines
🏈No third act breakup

Review: 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 is the long awaited story of Elle and Rhodes. To say this one put me in the feels is an understatement. Willow gives us a true “it’s always been you” and forbidden romance in this story and seeing the devotion these two characters have for one another had me swooning. Elle and Rhodes are best friends and couple goals and I loved seeing their friendship and how it changed and evolved over the years. I also loved how Willow included the dual timelines so we could see it changing as time went on!

𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 is first and foremost a forbidden romance. Elle and Rhodes are not supposed to be together, yet they can’t seem to stay away. I found the way the just existed around each other in peace to be the best parts of this book. The friends they had and the memories they shared just added to the intensity of the bond they had and I WAS THERE FOR IT! I also loved seeing them fight for their love once they realized they were end-game for each other.

While Elle and Rhodes were absolute couple goals, Levi is the one who stole the show. I absolutely adored that little boy in this book and found that his relationship with Elle was EVERYTHING. I laughed every time we saw him run head first into her and the endless love she gave him but I also just adored his commentary and innocence. 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 was the best blend of single father, sports and best friend romance that had me unable to pause while reading and Levi just added the cherry on top! This book was a great addition to the Single Dad Playbook series and I cannot wait to see who comes next!

Rating: 4/5; Elle and Rhodes in 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 had me in tears from the level of tension and sheer amount of chemistry between them!

Thank you Eva for the eARC!




𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 - 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝒟𝒶𝒹 𝒫𝓁𝒶𝓎𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝟥 - 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌

Author: Willow Aster

Narrators: Angelina Rocca & Sean Crisden

Couple: Elle Benton & Rhodes Archer

Tropes:
🏈Football x Cheerleader romance
🏈Friends to lovers
🏈“It’s always been you”
🏈Small town 
🏈Single dad
🏈A little bit of fake dating
🏈Forced proximity
🏈She's secretly a romance author
🏈Dual timelines
🏈No third act breakup

Review: 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 was meant to be an audiobook. Willow brought Elle and Rhodes to life with Angelina Rocca & Sean Crisden is ways that had me unprepared for the emotions they wrung out of me. These two were able to feed off of each other but also emote so much into their narration of the characters that had me swooning and wanting to yank my hair out simultaneously. 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒   was truly phenomenal as audio and I will never be able to choose which narrator came out on top!

Angelina Rocca once again dominated the voice she narrates. She portrayed Elle wonderfully but also out so much into the story that you could truly feel her conflict as she begins to fall for the guy who was always there for her. Sean Crisden also voiced Rhodes in a way that had me swooning over the reformed playboy. I really appreciated how Sean and Angelina had so much chemistry and tension between them while narrating since this book was truly an angst ridden romance - in all the forbidden hate to love you ways! 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 was a binge worthy audiobook and I loved every word of this romance bring brought to life in my ears!

Rating: 5/5; 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝓀𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 had me in all the feels while listening to the audio and having Elle, Rhodes and Levi brought to life in my ears was “chef’s kiss”!

Thank you Eva for the eALC!

𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙 - 𝕿𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉𝕶𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘𝕸𝕮 2 - 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜 

 

Author: Eva Simmons 

 

Couple: Luna & Ghost 

 

Tropes: 

🔥Dark MC Romance 

🖤Biker with a vow of abstinence 

🔥Gamer FMC 

🖤He’s stalking her 

🔥Mutual OTT obsession 

🖤Hidden identity 

🔥He lied to his club to protect her 

🖤Touch her and die 

🔥Voyeur!sm, public pl@y, and s3x cams 

 

Review: 𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙. This book. I had NO idea which direction Eva would take this book and Ghost & Luna’s story but I can safely say that this was not it. After the ending of the previous book, Ghost intrigued me and if found myself unable to stop reading his book once I began. There was truly no way I saw his obsession for Luna coming and their improbable and utterly unique yet tension filled meet-cute/hate had me giggling like a teenager. While we see the dual timelines at points, the way Eva amped up the suspense had me needing to get their HEA and boy was I not ready. 

 

Ghost is 100% obsessive alpha male. He has put up barbs around his feelings for Luna and refuses to accept that he has utterly gone off the deep-end. Seeing this man fall hard, fast and completely but stay in denial had me wanting to shake him but also made me realize how deeply Eva interconnected events from their shared past to the present. The twists in this story had me also amping up for the next Twisted Kings MC book since Eva sets up tensions and storylines so well for who is coming. The way Ghost truly laid his life and reputation on the line for Luna had me swooning but also had me wanting him to find peace. His story was my favorite part in this book and I loved how he finally gets his moment at the end. 

 

𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙 was a for sure 5 star read for me. Between the plot, the characters and the moral dilemmas that these two shared, there was not a single page I disliked. The way Luna was an absolute boss but still had a soft side and pair that with Ghost and his quiet, broody and intense presence and you immediately had 5 alarm tension. 𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙 had everything you love in an Eva Simmons book and I am looking forward to the next one! 

 

Rating: 5/5; 𝕲𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖙 put me on razor edge and had me twisted right up until the END! Eva once agains dominates the mystery and dark romance in this one! 

 

Thank you Eva for the eARC!

𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞ℕ𝕠𝕨𝕆𝕟 - ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕥 ℍ𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕪𝟛 - ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 

 

Author: C.W. Farnsworth 

 

Couple: Eve Driscoll & Hunter Morgan 

 

Tropes: 

🏒Hockey romance 

🏒Forced proximity 

🏒”It’s always been you” 

🏒Roadtrip x vacation romance 

🏒College romance 

🏒Friends to lovers 

🏒He falls first 

 

Review: 𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℕ𝕠𝕨 𝕆𝕟 was the bittersweet yet perfect ending to the Holt Hockey series and CW Farnsworth gave us the best man last! Hunter Morgan was the one I was most intrigued by while reading and he did not disappoint. This was a true “it’s always been you” and ‘he falls first’ story and seeing the way Hunter pined after Eve had me in heart palpitations. This story was both beautiful and heart wrenching in equal measure since both of these MCs have been hurt so much by people who should have cared for them. 

 

𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℕ𝕠𝕨 𝕆𝕟 had me unable to pause while reading and I found myself immersed into the story but also the tension between these two. Eve was truly a character that resonates with the normal college aged girl and seeing the way her story was brought to life had me wanting to reach in and hug her. I adored how she found her own version of family but also had people who would push her to be the best version of herself. 

 

Hunter Morgan thought…that MAN! He was both decisive and insecure. I really enjoyed how his vulnerability was shown in his POV. I enjoyed how we were able to see all of his fears, hesitations but also saw how head over heels he was for Eve. While I loved the romance in this book, what absolutely blew me away was the bond that Hunter, Conor and Aidan had. The friendship these three had brought tears to my eyes so many times throughout this book and I was sad sad to put this series to a close after finishing this book. Hunter truly learned to lean on his friends in this book but also was able to find family in those chosen but not blood. 

 

𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℕ𝕠𝕨 𝕆𝕟 was a bittersweet perfect ending to the Holt Hockey boys and I am sad to see them go but supremely satisfied with Hunter and Eve’s HEA! 

 

Rating: 5/5; Hunter Morgan was the “chef’s kiss” to end this series on and I am sad to see these boys go! 

 

Thank you CW Farnsworth & Valentine PR for the eARC! 

 

🏈𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 - 𝒮𝑒𝒶𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝟣 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌🏈 

 

Author: Tracy Lorraine 

 

Couple: Ella & Colt 

 

Tropes: 

🏈 Second Chances 

🏈 Sports Romance 

🏈 Surprise Pregnancy 

🏈 Contemporary 

🏈 Mental Health Rep 

🏈 Familiar Faces 

🏈 Standalone/HEA 

 

Review: 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 was perfection. There are no other words that are best to describe the story between Ella and Colt in this book. Tracy truly brought these two full circle in this book and every word showed how perfect Ella and Colt were for one another even when they were on the outs. 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 was a football romance full of emotion, angst and personal growth between two people who were always going to end up together but had to take the unconventional route to achieve their HEA. This book put me through all the emotions and truly strung me out while reading in the best of ways! 

 

Ella was both fiery and shy but both sides were monumental in this book. I adored her inner strength and the way she persevered through everything to get her HEA and how she dealt with all the surprises that Tracy loved to throw her way. The bond she had with Colt was both smooth sailing and tumultuous since it took them a while to find common ground but also realize that they both needed the other to lean on. They way that Tracy was able to grow both Ella’s and Colt’s story spoke to her ability to craft phenomenal romances but also created a heartwarming feeling as we dove into 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉. 

 

Colt was probably the one character that held my heart the most in this book since his POV was so emotional and troubled. The way his character grew and matured in this story was everything to the character arc he had and I appreciated how Tracy made his story one that puled at every heartstring but also made you want to shake him. Seeing him with his brothers who we saw in previous books was also a favorite part for me since we finally get the sibling ribbing for Colt and Ella in full force. 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 was another top notch romance read by Tracy and I cannot wait for more of the Seattle Saints to come! 

 

Rating: 5/5; 𝐵𝓇𝑜𝓀𝑒𝓃 𝒮𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉 left me desperate for more of the Seattle Saints but aching to see Ella and Colt again! 

 

Thank you Tracy for the eARC!

✨𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 - 𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝟙 - ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨✨ 

 

Author: Kristin Cast 

 

Couple: Hannah & Kane 

 

Tropes: 

✨Romantasy 

✨“Little Fawn” 

✨Fake marriage 

✨Broody MMC 

✨He ties her up 

✨Tarot Card inspired 

 

Review: Kristin Cast gives us a new romantsy to swoon about in 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 and if you have read anything by her in the past then you are NOT ready for this new realm of magic and fantasy brought to life! This book was on the lighter side of book from Kristin in my opinion and focuses on Tarot Cards and the influence they have in a parallel universe filled with magic, mayhem and mischief. Kristin captivated me with the world she set up in this book and the story she told in this first step into Towerfall. 

 

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 is a “city girl” meets the past while also being thrown into a new world story that had me giggling from the first meet-lust/hate that Kane and Hannah share. Kristin was able to balance the influence the Tarot Cards had within the parallel world Hannah finds herself in perfectly with the tension and angst she had Kane shared but also somehow managed to also keep the mystery and intensity of the magical system alive. I really enjoyed her spin on Tarot and the different cards - in relation to each character - especially as we get deeper into this first book and begin to learn secrets and hidden messages. 

 

While this is more of an adult romance compared to her past series, 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 is not overboard in the spice level - which I appreciated since the magic and the plot captured my attention the most! Hannah and Kane are almost a study in opposites and the fake marriage they embark on had me cackling all the way through - even if they fell a little fast for me. The way they learned to push each other was 5 stars in my opinion and I really enjoyed how Hannah grew into her own and FINALLY began accepting her Fate and her Destined Path by the end. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 was a wonderful change of past from classic romatasy books and seeing the MFC - Hannah - begin to come into her own by the end has me anxious for more! 

 

Rating: 5/5; 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 had me second guessing and shouting my theories from the rooftops as Hannah finally finds her found in this first book of the series! 

 

Thank you Kristin for the eARC!

💍𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊 - 𝕲𝖎𝖗𝖑𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝕲𝖗𝖊𝖞𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝟐 - 𝕽𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖊𝖜💍 

 

Author: Meagan Brandy 

 

Couple: Boston Revenaw & Enzo Fikile 

 

Tropes: 

💍𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 

🖤𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 

💍𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺 

🖤𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 

💍𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘱 

🖤𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰 

💍𝘏𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵  

🖤𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺 

💍𝘔𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘢 

🖤𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 

💍𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 

 

 

Review: 𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊 was one of my most anticipated books of this year and Meagan once again DID NOT DISAPPOINT! From page one I knew that Enzo Fikile was going to DESTROY me and how beautiful that destruction was. After Bass’ book in Tempting Little Thief, I was not sure how Meagan would make me fall in love with Boston and her story but the way she developed Boston’s arc and paired it with Enzo’s absolute devotion to his bride had me 100% on team Boston by the end. 𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊 was not the typical arranged marriage romance but it shot to the top of books I have read under this trope and I don’t think it will be going anywhere anytime soon! 

 

Meagan was able to not only tug at our heartstrings in this book but also truly show us who Boston was. Which was a feat in itself since she had so many thorns around herself after years of being compared to her twin and the Revenaw heir. I was also blown away with the way Meagan showed us the invisible and visible scars Boston carried from the constant comparison and from her one true passion - dance. This absolutely devastated me since you could feel how distraught losing dance was made her and I full stop SWOONED when we learn that Enzo was there watching her all along. 

 

Enzo on the other hand was a total book boyfriend. The man was 100% obsessed with Boston and truly loved every bit of her. I was absolutely floored with the revelations that came out in his chapters and was rooting for him from the beginning since it was so obvious that he moved his chess board to acquire one thing - the Queen. And that Queen was Boston. The shocks and surprises that Meagan gives us about Enzo after the bits we learn in Tempting Little Thief also threw me for a loop since I expected someone more resentful and oh boy was I wrong! The way he adored and supported Boston truly had me reading right up until the end and I was ecstatic with the final events in this book - that only showed how perfect he was for her. 

 

𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊 continues the Grayson Girls series wonderfully and left me with so many questions…like HAYZE AND BRONX!! I just know those two are going to set my heart on fire. I also cannot wait to see how the Brayshaws continue to tie into the world Meagan is creating and how to see Bass more in coming books as well as Enzo! 𝕭𝖆𝖉 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖉𝖊 was so very much worth the wait and I am anxiously awaiting what’s to come! 

 

Rating: 10/10; I was not ready for Enzo Fickle and the utter devotion her had for his Bad Little Bride! 

 

Thank you Meagan for the eARC!