Review: The Charmer - Book #3 Biotech Billionaires Series - Ava Rani - May 2025 Ava Rani wraps up her Biotech Billionaires trilogy with a deliciously addictive finale in The Charmer , a sizzling slow-burn romance that blends fake marriage, billionaire charm, and corporate drama into a story that’s equal parts heart and heat. Penelope Chen-Astor has worked hard to escape the gilded cage of her privileged upbringing in Singapore. Now a fiercely independent lawyer in Manhattan, she’s built a life on her own terms until her grandfather’s will throws a wrench into her hard-won freedom. To protect not only her own future but her mother’s financial security, she must marry and remain so for a year. The last thing she expects is for her longtime acquaintance, charismatic billionaire Xander Sutton, to become the solution to her problem. Xander is a smooth-talking co-founder of Dawn Capital and a man who’s never had trouble turning heads except for Penelope, who has always kept him firmly in...

Review: Hot Shot - Book # Roseville Ramblers - Staci Hart - April 2025 As a long-time fan of Staci Hart—ever since her debut Good Gods series—I couldn’t wait to dive into Hot Shot, the second installment in the Roseville Ramblers series. Let me tell you, this book delivered. Overflowing with second-chance romance, small-town charm, and sizzling chemistry, Hot Shot gave me major Sweet Home Alabama vibes, and I was here for every second. We meet our heroine when she returns to Roseville, ready to marry another man… only to find out she’s already married. To Wilder. Her hot, firefighter ex-boyfriend. From ten years ago. In Vegas. For one night. Turns out he never sent the annulment papers—and never told her. Cue all the drama. What follows is a deliciously addictive marriage-of-convenience story, as Wilder asks her to play the part of his loving wife for the sake of appearances. It’s only pretend, right? Hand-holding, the occasional kiss, maybe even some smoldering glances? But as past...

Review: Terms and Conditions - Book #2 Dreamland Billionaires - Lauren Asher - February 2022 To clear my TBR bookshelves of my physical books, I grabbed Book #2 in Lauren Asher's Dreamland Billionaires series. I remember reading the first one and loving it. Book #2 was just as good as the characters were amazing and just had this genuine feel about them. As you will remember in Book #1 Brady Kane has died and, in his will, he left some clauses for his grandsons to gain their inheritance. In Book #2 we have Declan who if he can get married, will make CEO. The thing though is he isn't one to date and commit, when his first choice as a fake bride falls through - who better to step up than his assistant Iris who is also his brother Cal's best friend. Can this couple who have a love/hate relationship end up showing the world that their marriage is anything but fake, especially when the rest of the world has read articles galore about their so-called marriage? Now Iris and Declan...

Let’s Not and Sleigh We Did J.P. Sterling (Christmas Shenanigans) Publication date: October 25th 2024 Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance Oh, oh, the mistletoe, hung where I did NOT see. My brother’s friend waits for me and gets down on one knee—What is happening? Somebody stop it, please! Oh, those dreamy blue eyes batting at me, and all the words he dares to say. This is bad. Like really, really bad. We’re now planning a wedding day. But it’s all for a good reason, not love. Oh, cough, cough, let’s not bust out the L-word. It’s purely business. It is a solid plan until it isn’t. So maybe I love him, but we agreed not to do that . . . whoops! Let’s Not and Sleigh We Did is a fake marriage of convenience, brother’s best friend, just-kisses-but-all-the-swoons romcom. Oh, yeah, there’s a fluffy cow too! Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: A ring. Not just any ring, a rose gold band. “What are you doing?” I whisper, a little harshly, the ring pulsatin...

Review: Leather and Lark - Book #2 The Ruinous Love Trilogy - Brynne Weaver - June 2024 Last year in November, I read a fun new Dark Romance/ Comedy that featured two serial killers and a page of trigger warnings called Butcher and Blackbird. I loved it as it was fun and different as most of the serial killer books, I read are thriller and murder related without any hints of humor.  Lark and Leather is the story of Lark (Sloane’s best friend) and Lachlan (Rowan's brother).  Lark comes from two crime families and she is secretly following in their footsteps as what she calls a "Multiple deleter" - the job she sees is to get rid of the child molesters etc and since she loves pretty things like glitter and resin, arts, and crafts - she turns her victims into furniture and household items like coasters. When Lark overhears her parents talking about the Kane Brothers and how they are a threat, she knows that there is only one thing she can do - fake marry Lachlan Kane - the gu...

Review: Jasper Vale - Book #4 The Edens Series - Devney Perry - January 2023 Lately, I have been reading my way through Devney Perry's family saga series The Edens, this is another family that I just love and would love to be a part of. One of my favorite themes that I love reading about is family saga stories which span over a good number of books. Normally these series have some big families which is great as that means more books. After finishing Jennifer Hanks's DiMarco family books, I was looking to find another great family, and The Edens are just that. Book #4 Jasper Vale was given to me as a bookstagram gift and is the story of Jasper Vale - Foster Madden's trainer and best friend ( Foster married Talia Eden) and Eloise Eden - manager of The Eloise Hotel. The book starts with a fun trip to Vegas as Foster is having a fight there and Talia doesn't want to watch alone, so she invites her two sisters Lyla and Eloise.  While in Vegas, Lyla heads back to the hotel to...

Review: Electric Idol - Book #2 Dark Olympus Series - Katee Robert - January 2022 This particular series has been on my list to read for a couple of years as I do enjoy stories based around the gods and goddesses and mostly Greek history. I even studied as part of my degree in Humanities. This series is a darker side of the Gods and Goddesses and thinking about it probably the closest as we have read that most of them weren't nice people especially those in the inner circles who held most of the power. In Electric Idol, the start is a party where women are introduced and paraded around the new Zeus aka the former Perseus as he needs a new bride and that female will become the new Hera. In Dark Olympus, we learn some of the roles are inherited and others are born into. Demeter is showing off her daughter Psyche as a potential bride for Zeus. Psyche isn't interested and would rather be in the shadows. I also loved her character, she was a favorite of mine and one that I felt I co...

Declan promised Anne the world, then abandoned her at the altar because of an old deal. When he finds her years later, she’s engaged to another man, but Declan still considers Anne his. He’ll cheat, steal, and fight before letting her marry another man. Readers who enjoy instalove romance reads with possessive, alpha males will devour The Handshake Agreement by A. Akinosho, a steamy, age gap, second chance, fake marriage romance. Read Now! He promised her the world, Then, abandoned her at the altar. Anne I’m a realist, cynical about falling in love. Until I met Declan - the rich and powerful player. With his quiet determination, he dismantled my cynicism and made me believe. Before I know it, I’m flashing a radiant smile, dressed, and eagerly awaiting him at the altar. Only, I got the text - "I'm not coming" – shattering my world. Regret is a waste of time; I stand by my original convictions. Years later, he’s back demanding a second chance,...

Declan promised Anne the world, then abandoned her at the altar because of an old deal. When he finds her years later, she’s engaged to another man, but Declan still considers Anne his. He’ll cheat, steal, and fight before letting her marry another man. Readers who enjoy instalove romance reads with possessive, alpha males will devour The Handshake Agreement by A. Akinosho, a steamy, age gap, second chance, fake marriage romance. Buy Now on Amazon! He promised her the world, Then, abandoned her at the altar. Anne I’m a realist, cynical about falling in love. Until I met Declan - the rich and powerful player. With his quiet determination, he dismantled my cynicism and made me believe. Before I know it, I’m flashing a radiant smile, dressed, and eagerly awaiting him at the altar. Only, I got the text - "I'm not coming" – shattering my world. Regret is a waste of time; I stand by my original convictions. Years later, he’...