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Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "I’m about to be locked in a room for an hour, alone, with the hottest, most unattainable person I’ve ever met." - Ariana Stressed out by the ins and outs of life along with the not so fun side of running her own business Ariana really needs a night out. Even if guilt and doubt eat at her about taking time away. I night out with her brother and some of their friends but due to call outs and cancellations Ari is stuck with Wesley for an hour. Wesley the very hot, totally off limits and not crushing on, minotaur who just so happens to be her brother's best friend. . . A night with tight quarters, frustrating puzzles, legging mishap, and tension galore turns into verbal confessions. But will the put-together Wesley want to be with Ari who's a total stressed-out mess at the moment? Is what happens in the escape room going to stay in the escape room? Will Doug be feasting on steak for a while after he finds out what happens between his best fr

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "This was the difference between the witch in front of me and all the others who’d come before her. In the face of death, she screamed, not in fright but in rage, and not backing down an inch. Honestly, I was a little impressed." - Kian Perder Lucem's a magic hating guild full of magic hunters. Vale and her sister are trapped within the guild as mindless grunt workers. Only neither sister is mindless, and Vale has been doing something the guild hoped to ensure no one would have time for. Thinking. She has plans to escape with her sister, but they should have already done so yesterday! Vale's magic threatens to reveal itself more and more each day and if it does. . .it's all over.  Only when saving her sister or allowing something utterly unspeakable to happen to her, Vale's plans go out the door! Being fine with sacrificing herself for her sister's life Vale hopes the end will be swift. Fate having other plans for Vale in the

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost, this series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! This is the final installment of HONEYBLOODS! Spoilers ahead if you haven't read the first two books! * * * * ". . .looking at Honey always brought her back to herself." - Sadie One more road trip. Just one more road trip needed to catch Honey's sire and end the vampirism! But what does this mean for Sadie? Since Honey was the one who changed her. The HUNGER has not calmed down like it did for Honey! Sadie's trying not to just eat her entire senior class, even if some individuals would deserve it. Honey has future plans, and Sadie fears she may not be able to stand next to her girlfriend. The two will have to make some compromises and have serious talks. All while trying to have a fun spring-break-murder-road-trip, find Honey's sire and end him, and deal with an unwanted tag along! "“This is the most important week of your lives, and you want to go see ga

Book Review 4.5 out of 5 stars! Set to Release tomorrow (August 13, 2024) First and foremost, this is a duology! This is the second and final book of the duology! Spoilers ahead if you haven't read "The Ashen Yard" . * * * * "Once I inherit my freedom, I'll sever the connections to my old life. It's time to hit the reset button and breathe free for once." - Brock Brock gets a taste of freedom and not having to look over his shoulder only for it to be ripped away from him again. The Order of the Cleanse sets off alarm bells and red flags for Brock. He couldn't just sit back on the sidelines after learning the truth. The Ashen Yard is proving to be a parasite Brock just can't shake, but this time he hopes to be the one changing the rules.  Prisonborns and many others will die if Brock and an unlikely handful of allies doesn't shut things down. Can he hope to overturn things in time? Will Lacey still be by his side when the dust settles? Will he

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! Set to release tomorrow! (July 31, 2024) "You're gonna die on this farm." First line of the book and words that haunt Eli Nelson's mind on a daily basis. Eli's trying to stay above water but with a large debt hanging over his head he may as well be a drowned man! He needs a lucky break not a dead cow that could add on more numbers to the debt. Only this cow wasn't killed by the normal predators that take up residence around the small town. With the help of a Professor Mackenzie from the local university the mystery may be solved. Or are the rumors and town history of supernatural happenings actually true? Is it the famed "Beast of Bray Road"?! Eli's skill sets didn't include fighting monsters!  "Survival and cruelty sometimes go hand-in-hand." - Mackenzie This is my second read from this author, and I loved it! I enjoy the writing style and how it may seem to start out slow, but you find yourself alread

Book Review 4.5 out of 5 stars! "Can’t stay off the ice. Oh, I fucking knew it. Can’t stay off, and when you can’t physically get back on, you lurk around the edges like a ghost." - Jamie Jamie's trying to move on with his life since his pro hockey career came to an end. With a future semi-barely planned out he continues to be the Bobcat's PT. He has strict rules set for himself and to keep him from getting off track. That includes never, ever dating hockey players, he used to be one he knows how they are! Only when a famed rookie with a British accent saunters into his life. . .Jamie may have to rethink his rules. An old shoulder injury may just be the thing to bring the two opposites closer together. But Bowie's career is on the line and the season is about to start! Can Jamie get Bowie back out on the ice in time? Or will judgements be questionable. . ? "He probably hated Monsters, Inc. Or worse still, never watched it. Dismissed it as childish nonsense. O

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! Spoilers ahead if you haven't read book one yet! * * * * "Sadie Greer woke up dead." The bassist, the one who could potentially be Honey's sire got away! But our girls have to pause their murderous road trip to return to High School for Senior year. Bleh! If they don't return and act like everything is normal than it could confirm they were involved with the bands untimely demise. Plus, they're girlfriends now and undead! Only when a true crime video blows up in popularity amongst their peers everything changes. They need to lie in more ways than one to prove they weren't anywhere near the band! Things get really dicey when a Vampire Hunter shows up! Will the two be able to make it to the end of their senior year? Or will bloodlust take over and they won't have a class to graduate with?! Honey groaned. “Don’t be a baby! God. I was not this bad in my fi

Audiobook Review Narrator: Megan Trout 5 out of 5 stars! "I PROMISE I will tell you the truth. But first, I need to lie." No one can escape Harrow. It won't let you go. You may leave and believe your freedom is won, but Harrow will always find a way to draw you back to its halls. . . With the passing of her father Rachel Vaughan decides it's time to return to Harrow, just for the funeral. Helen wishes to be there for her mother but something about the old manor has been calling to her. She's known for a longtime that she's needed to return. But why? She was just a small child when they fled the grounds of Harrow! Deep, dark family secrets will be found out, is Helen ready to fully face the truth behind the stones of Harrow?! "Beware the spiral. Find it's center." Whew this book is a bit of a long read if you don't speed it up just a little! But I love listening to audiobooks as I do things around the house so I'm fine with long reads in a