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ARC Review 5 out of 5 stars! Releases on March 30, 2025 (tomorrow!) "Thirteen hours before Theo Fairgood died, he woke up early to hang party decorations." - First line of the book! Had me laughing and thinking back to other works by this author! Theo is THE golden boy of Lock. Perfect grades, athletic, rich and powerful parents, etc. Everyone wants to be around him, seen with him, and just bask in his aura. That is except for Kade who would rather die. He just wants to get through the miserable high school years so his real life and adventure can begin. But surviving high school isn't for the faint of heart. Growling, fighting, and barking at everyone will only go so far. Everything changes when Kade crashes yet another party and saves Theo, though "golden boy" didn't need saving at all. Seems like the mysteries monster who attacked Theo was a vampire and Theo is no longer human!? Kade has chased many highs in his short life, but nothing has even come close...

Book Review 4 out of 5 stars! ARC Review (Release Date 3/14/25) "This is the main difference. Shifters can shift whenever they like and stay shifted for however long they like. Were don't get that choice." - Cian Cian's been in love with Mash Cassidy since the moment the two met fifteen years ago. He's been content with just being close friends and keeping his one-sided love, but how much longer can he hold on? When Mash can no longer avoid his family and the plans of his Alpha, who won't take no for an answer, an idea forms. Mash and Cian will be fake mates! They're best friends who have lived together before, what's a couple of months? Cian can openly show love and affection to Mash, but will his heart come out unscathed when this all ends? Mash is straight and adamant that there won't be any worries of feelings developing or attachments. Just pretend for a little bit more. Has our hipster shifter found the limits of the lengths he'd go for M...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "I could already tell this was going to be a long day. Especially if Brooks kept that shirt unbuttoned." - Sydney This is the break Sydney needed in her career to hopefully launch her corporate job to the next level. No more living check to check and paying for the absolute essentials! First time in the field and she can do this, or so she hopes. . . Sydney just has to inspect a farm in the middle of nowhere and then return to the city. From day one of being in Hallow's Cove things aren't working out the way she had planned. Upon meeting her rescuer and the owner of the farm she is to look Sydney forgets the definition of plan. How can she stay professional when this very attractive satyr is spoiling her and making her fall in love with the town and the farm?! Not to mention Chicken highly approves of her! But when an old college enemy pops up with intent to blackmail, Sydney will have to choose what's most important to her and for he...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This is a spin-off book from the main series "Dying Gods" .   You can read this book as a standalone if you wish but know there will be spoilers.  This installment takes place shortly after the events of the second book "Burn the Stars" . * * * * "We are mortals born to die, Britomartis. I will not throw my life away needlessly, but I will not horde it like a miser, either." - Sira Sira had it all until Xenodice decided she deserved the title Minas Crete over her own sister and mother. Second daughter rose to claim the throne whilst third daughter was placed in Potina's temple to "serve" the goddess. Never mind the fact that the temple soon became a prison where Sira remained along with all the secrets that would guarantee her end! Sira refuses to just lie down and decides to continue helping her people any way she can. But is it enough? When Britomartis enters Sira's life everything gets ...

Audiobook Review Narrator Karissa Vacker 5 out of 5 stars! Chloe Davis has successfully moved on from her horrible childhood and the memories. Becoming a psychologist with her own practice, owning a house, and about to marry the man she believes to be the one! The wedding date is fast approaching and she's trying to get the motivation to finalize things. Though the more things tack onto her to-do-list the more she just wants to go down to the courthouse! When the news of a missing local teenage girl greets Chloe, she's thrown back to that fateful summer. The summer that redefined her life, her family's life, and so much more. The similarities of now versus then are hard to deny, or maybe her mind is just playing tricks on her. Trauma and all that. Only things get more eerie as the cases of missing girls evolve and multiply. Can she unmask a killer again? Will this unravel everything she worked so hard for or just label her as insane? This audiobook was so fun, and I loved h...

Book Review 4 out of 5 stars! Happy New Year's! "When children come into my shop, I watch them like a hawk, and quickly bring out the bleach wipes after they've left to clean off any books they touched." - Barnaby Barnaby is the very definition of prickly, but I mean can you blame him?! Sorry, but children have no sense of the word "boundary" and when the parents don't supervise them, they're all over everything. Like most retail workers Barnaby cringes internally and outwardly but being alive for as long as he has, I imagine he's literally seen it all! Barnaby would rather live his simple mundane life in peace without having to deal with people. Socializing being for extroverts and the devil. Yet when his longtime, vacant, apartment gets booked by a beautiful human for an entire month he may just have to rethink that peaceful, quiet existence. Something about her calls to him in more ways than one. Only will she run in terror like so many before...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "When you know about something it stops being a nightmare. When you know how to fight something, it stops being so threatening." - Vesemir Geralt has found his child surprise but has no real idea of what to do with her. Other than the basics of keeping Ciri alive and protecting her until his last breath. He knows everyone is after Ciri and the great power that is found within her, within her blood. To keep her safe, he takes her to Kaer Morhen the only place he knows will be a refuge for both of them. And being who Ciri is and has proven already Geralt and the others begin teaching her in the ways they know best. Becoming a Witcher who can wield a sword. War is threatening the kingdoms and sides are being picked or forcing people to choose. Ciri will come face to face with understanding more about the ever-changing world. Hopefully she will be more prepared for what's to come, who's searching for her, and facing her own fears. Luckily the...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "To apply, please answer the following question: What would you kill for?" A once in a lifetime opportunity has landed in Arcadia, Dia's, lap. How can she not take it?! THE Darkly company has opened an internship program for seven high school kids. Dia only has to apply and then she could possibly be standing on the very grounds as Louisiana Veda! THE creator and designer of the infamous horror games with puzzles, clues, mysteries and so much more.  Dia's completely blown away when she finds out she has been selected! Out of so many applicants she was chosen! After she reaches her destination and meets the other interns' things begin to get weird. They find out they were summoned for a different reason and all of them must work together and figure it out. The group feels like they're in the middle of a Darkly game without a gamer manual. Hidden secrets, restricted areas, clues, and so much more. Dia's also realizing she may no...