Review: The Last Dragon King - Book #1 Kings of Avalier Series - Leia Stone - September 2022 Wow, years ago I read a lot of fantasy as I was a big Vampires/Werewolves type reader in my late teens to mid 20's and then like we do with most things after doing it for a while, I got burned out with fantasy books and I stopped as I just couldn't do it anymore. This year though I decided to give a couple of fantasy books a read and I have read three books - they all fall under the YA/NA umbrella and each of them has been amazing. Because of this one of my reading goals for 2024 is to finally read the Sarah J Maas series and a bit more fantasy books.  The Last Dragon King was like Fantasy meets The Selection. In The Last Dragon King, the King is looking for a new wife who is strong enough to bear his children and be of marrying age. He is gathering up women from all over the lands and in the small town of Cinder - that includes Arwen. She has lived her life thinking that she is h...

Just a Fika: Coffee, Connection, and a Matchmaking Ghost Grandmother Beck Erixson Publication date: October 3rd 2023 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Women’s Fiction Family. They’re always meddling in your love life Even after they’re dead. Brooklynite-and genealogist-Ingrid Ekstrom accepts a surprise request from her typically estranged family: to become the live-in caretaker of their shared historic house in the sleepy Jersey Shore town of Aegir Haven. A fun-loving cousin is quick to introduce Ingrid to the local handyman and bluegrass musician. As he fixes up the place, Ingrid digs into the house’s past and learns about the family she barely knows. And then Mormor-her long-dead grandmother-shows up, acting as though not being in the spirit realm is perfectly normal. Ingrid’s always yearned for stronger family connections, and it’s nice having Mormor around. Mormor tries to set her up with a young real estate attorney who’s closer to her more thunderous, god-like pe...

Layla James has always been in the business of love and never mixes business with pleasure, but when Cole Reed walks back into her life, she’s left questioning everything. Can this blast from the past convenience Layla to set her rules aside and take a chance on love? Fans of secret fling romances will love TWIST OF DATE by Lauren Helms, a steamy matchmaker romance. Read Now! Once upon a time, there was a charming restaurant owner and an unsuspecting matchmaker who refused to mix business with pleasure… Layla I've always been in the business of love. Happily Ever After, Inc. has thrived under my leadership and the hard set of rules that I set for myself. But when a never quite forgotten blast from my past walks into my life, I'm suddenly questioning everything and everyone around me. Cole Reed is everything I want in a man - handsome, successful, and charming. There's just one small hiccup...Cole is Happily Ever After's latest client, and he's got his s...

Layla James has always been in the business of love and never mixes business with pleasure, but when Cole Reed walks back into her life, she’s left questioning everything. Can this blast from the past convenience Layla to set her rules aside and take a chance on love? Fans of secret fling romances will love TWIST OF DATE by Lauren Helms, a steamy matchmaker romance. Blurb Once upon a time, there was a charming restaurant owner and an unsuspecting matchmaker who refused to mix business with pleasure… Layla I've always been in the business of love. Happily Ever After, Inc. has thrived under my leadership and the hard set of rules that I set for myself. But when a never quite forgotten blast from my past walks into my life, I'm suddenly questioning everything and everyone around me. Cole Reed is everything I want in a man - handsome, successful, and charming. There's just one small hiccup...Cole is Happily Ever After's latest client, and he's got his sights on...

Synopsis: The Matchmaker's Royal Mess - Book #2 The First Three Dates Series - Frieda J. Downing - November 2022 She’d rather give a mountain lion a bikini wax than mess with love again. Been there, went viral, never going back. Hattie Montague’s life as a backcountry guide for the spoiled and famous suits her just fine, thanks. It’s the only place she feels completely safe being herself. So what if she has nightmares that she can only speak squirrel and craves pine cones for breakfast? It beats leaving yourself vulnerable to humans. Fine, all of them aren’t bad. She likes probably three, so when one needs her help, she drags herself back to civilization. If she can navigate white water rapids, she can babysit a matchmaking office for a weekend. It’s not like she’ll have to deal with people or, you know, be nice. Ew. Alexander Greye ruined her life ten years ago. Not his proudest moment. Known as the Winter Warlocke, he’s a man born and raised to lead a country with lo...