The
Aftermath was almost like the perfect extended epilogue you would crave after
putting down The Hurricane. Whenever there’s a second book like this, I always
expect a lot of real-life relationship drama. So, I went into this one a little
anxious about what I was going to get. I was expecting O’Connell’s career
taking a serious upswing to cause drama between them by forced separations and
women crawling all over him so firstly I was freaking stoked that that wasn’t
the case.
This book
started off more focused on wrapping up the loose end from Emily’s past and the
way it happened was very realistic as well as being very heart breaking. But
the way that both Emily and O’Connell dealt with it was absolutely perfect and
I really enjoyed the way they dealt with it both individually as well as
together.
And the
career success that O’Connell had was just cherry on the top of the biggest
sundae. These two went through it all and came out together. Stronger. Closer.
And surrounded by awesome people. I loved this book, but I’ll be honest, I
don’t know if I am going to read the next two books. I really loved the
secondary characters, and I think I will love their stories but I just want to
sit back and bask in Emily and O’Connell’s happily ever after.
After
reading a book that had a fighter as a main character, I got an overwhelming
urge to go find another fighter book to read. So off to GoodReads I went to
check out the best fighter romance lists and this one was near the top. And has
been on my TBR for years. So, I jump into reading it and ironically ended up
midway through it while watching the Paul V Tyson fight.
I can
honestly say that this was exactly what I was hoping to get from it. O'Connell
was the overprotective, possessive fighter I wanted to fall for and from the
first pages I did. He was such a typical example of the heroes in the trope,
and I lived for it. From the second he laid eyes on Emily he was
obsessed.
Emily had
been through hell and was slowly trying to work her way out of it. And watching
her and O'Connell bring out the best in themselves for each other was beautiful
to watch. There was the perfect blend of boxing, chemistry, drama and laughter
that I didn't want to put it down. And I've already bought and downloaded The
Aftermath so I'm off to jump right back in. Bye
UNTIL NALIA
Aurora Rose Reynolds
Release Date: October 29
Blurb:
Nalia never expected to move back to her hometown, especially not with her ten-year-old sister in tow. But when her biological mother is sent to prison, she finds herself stepping into the role of parent. Overwhelmed with her new reality, she turns to the one place she has always felt safe. Home with her family.
What she doesn’t expect when she moves home is him.
After getting divorced, Logan Rafe is not interested in another relationship. His world revolves around his two kids and the auto shop he built from the ground up.
But then he meets Nalia Mayson. Beautiful, brave, and completely uninterested.
Using everything at his disposal, including their kids’ friendship, as an excuse to get closer, Logan slowly breaks down her walls. And before long, what began as an unlikely friendship becomes something deeper, something only he saw coming.
But healing takes time, and Nalia will need to accept herself and her past before she can fully let herself fall in love. And the two of them, well, the two of them will need to navigate having children, a school bully, and a complex family situation if they are going to find their happily ever after.
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Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground King, Shooting Stars, Fluke My Life and How to Catch an Alpha series.
Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.
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Almost Rotten by Abby Millsaps is now live!
Delusions spiral toward disaster in Almost Rotten, the second book in the new dark, why choose, college hockey romance series from bestselling author Abby Millsaps.
He called me his wife.
My brother’s best friend and star hockey defenseman Tytus Tremblay stood in front of the Dean, declared we’re married, and bullied the man into bending to his will.
To Ty’s credit, it worked. My job is safe. The Dean has no idea who else was in the video with me.
But as the reality of the situation sinks in, I realize just how instrumental Tytus was in orchestrating this nightmare.
He’s delusional.
Tytus and I aren’t married, even though I used to dream about a future with him. That was before I met Mercer and Noah and allowed myself to fall for two older men.
Embarrassingly, when we’re locked away in my dorm, I give in to Ty’s delusions. I can’t help but push the limits, catapulting us toward his fantasies.
Now I’m torn between three men, so agonizingly confused I feel myself starting to slip away.
When Ty casually calls me his wife in front of his professional hockey team, I break.
I can’t go on like this. I can’t keep playing this game.
Every version of the future I dreamed of is slipping between my fingers. Irrevocable damage has been done, and I’m afraid nothing will ever be the same again.
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I hate writing reviews for Aurora Rose Reynolds books. I feel like she writes them just for me and all my book reading tastes and i can't get enough. Throw in that she's a beautiful human being with a lovely family and I want to support her and force everyone I meet to read her books.
Nalia was the typical strong, independent leading lady and I was instantly team Nalia. And not even just because she is a Mason but also because I completely know where she's coming from. It's weird being adopted. You love your family, but there's this weird sense of being other and owing them. And you want to know your birth family, but you can also kind of resent them. And 99% of the time you just don't even think about it.
And then there was everything going on with Zuri and I was right there with her again. And watching her fall for Logan but not let him just steamroll over her was so fun. Along with how beautifully she accepted his kids and always put them all first. I have a girl crush.
Logan was awesome, of course. And he was everything I love about an ARR hero and more. The book was great. The story flowed perfectly, and I couldn't get enough. I can't believe that's the end of the current generation of Mason family. I'm torn whether I want more of them or if I think we need a new fictional family to obsess over. Either way I'm going to one click it without reading the blurb.
🖤ℂ𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝ & 𝔹𝕃𝕌ℝ𝔹 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝔼𝔸𝕃 🖤
VICIOUS DESIRES
A Mafia Romance (The Next Vicious Generation #4)
by Ivy Fox
Release Date: November 30th
Cover Designer: TRC Designs by CAT
Blurb:
“𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞."
Born into blood and bound by loyalty, I’ve spent my entire life sharpening my edges to earn a seat at my father’s table.
I don’t want to be known as some pampered Outfit princess but as the enforcer every capo in Chicago should fear.
Claiming my rightful place in the family business was all I ever wanted.
That is, until a pair of dark, dangerous eyes got their hooks in me.
Kirill Petrov. Bratva underboss. Ruthless heir to the Petrov empire.
He should be my enemy, yet he’s become a forbidden temptation I can’t escape.
Wrapped in tailored suits, tattoos, and lethal charm, Kirill doesn’t play by anyone’s rules. And he’s made it brutally clear that he wants more than a business alliance.
He wants me.
Every glance is a dare. Every touch, a promise.
And if I’m not careful, every kiss will end up pulling me further away from the future I’ve fought so hard to carve out.
Will I claim the power and respect I’ve bled for or let a Bratva prince steal the one thing I swore I’d never give away—my heart?
𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑉𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑛-𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝐷𝑢𝑒𝑡. 𝐸𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡. 𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘. 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 18+ 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.
What to Expect from Vicious Desires:
🖤 Morally gray heroine / Anti-hero
🔥 I Hate You (But I’d Die for You)
👑 Bratva Prince + Outfit Princess = CHAOS
😠💢 Grumpy × Grumpy (with a secret soft spot 🫶)
💘 He falls first / Boy obsessed
🏠 Forced proximity
🔪 Touch her and die vibes
💔 And a whole lot of ANGST
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I have been crushing on Carter forever and I have enjoyed watching him shamelessly flirt and throw himself at Livia. But to be honest I didn't see them together, even though that was obviously what the author had in mind for them.
Livia was so cool and sophisticated and self contained, and I wanted someone who was going to be out and loud with her love for Carter. But since I'm the reader and not the writer I got what I got and I can see why. Livia and Carter were exactly what the other needed and they both became better for it and really that's the point isn't it?
I do need to make note that I semi struggled to read this and if i wasn't so heavily invested in the series I might have skipped it. BDSM isn't my kink and while I have previously been through a reading binge of that theme I just don't connect with it now. So personally I found those parts dragging when all I wanted was to get to the couple and their individual and joint issues.
That said I liked the story and when I could get myself fully immersed into it I did get wrapped up in it. The author did a good job of writing it and I am so excited to read Coach’s book.
