I hate when I screw myself over and only have myself to blame. New Maya Hughes book? Sign me up. Did I think to read the blurb first, or idk check if it's the first in a freaking trilogy? Seriously, how do I do this to myself? I can't wait for 2 more books? And early 2027? That's like next year. As in not able to start right now. But I'm so invested.

Lilah is such an amazing character. Her strength and determination make me feel like the biggest slacker. And I got her desperation to be accepted by her family so much I had to take a moment. I literally couldn't fault her for a second. She fell hard and fast and let it carry her but she never changed her goals or stopped being practical and so sweet. Gah I love her.

Mason can eat a bag of dicks. Sorry, not sorry. Don't get me wrong, I am 99% sure Maya is going to make me love him by the end of the trilogy. Assuming the wait doesn't kill me. But once we got an idea of what happened to their first beautiful summer I knew he was going to continue to be a stupid boy. And on top of that he was a coward. Ok, look I've sat back and thought about it and maybe that's a little harsh. I get it. He's young and he's in a really tough position but geez kid use your freaking words ffs.

Look, I know he had reasons. And a few of them were valid, very mature reasons for the things he did. He just kept screwing it up with his lack of using his big boy words and his spine being made of silly string. I also hate that the last little bit of cliff for us to dangle from is so not the 30 seconds to download the next book, I would have liked it to be. But for now I guess we will continue waiting. I hate waiting

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Sometimes my stupidity even surprises myself. Like when I pick up a book by an author I love for making me feel all the feels then I'm surprised the story put me through the wringer. I read the blurb forever ago and was like “yes, I have to read this” then I left it. Then here I am looking at books to read and decide the new adult sports romance should be a fun read. Umm really? Wtf was I thinking when I was surprised by my tears.

This book was so real. And as a character Jaden felt like I could reach through my kindle and wrap her up in a hug. Watching her struggle through so many different things. Some of them minor and some of them so damn major I couldn't even help but feel like I was right there with her, watching her figure it out made me love her more.

Bryson, I really didn't expect to fall for as hard as I did. Our first introduction to him wasn't great. And it was through some seriously clouded glasses of Jaden, which we don't fully understand until later. But geez that boy stood up and he just kept standing. There were moments when I could have excused him folding a little with his own family dynamics in the mix but he just stood taller.

Honestly as a couple these two were beautiful. And as individuals they were even more amazing. Like I said, I don't know why I expected this to be a light fluffy new adult romance but what I got was so much more. And despite all the feels I went through I came out with a huge smile on my face and a slightly giddy feeling. 

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Sweet Redemption by Bella Matthews is now live!

From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a single dad, dual athlete, second chance, hockey romance.

Hendrix Sinclair is everything I’ve ever wanted and nothing I could ever have.

He’s hockey’s hottest single dad, with a sinfully sexy smile and a deliciously dirty mouth. One I’ve loved for nearly half my life. Not that anyone but the two of us have ever known that fun little fact . . .

We spent a decade in two different cities.
Chasing two different dreams.
And were supposed to be falling in love with two different people.
Only I never did.

He was busy becoming the NHL’s newest superstar, while I was fighting to become one of the biggest names in professional soccer.

Now, after years spent convincing myself we could never work, it only takes one look, one searing kiss, and one forbidden night to unravel everything I thought I knew.

It also only takes one day to shatter it all.

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When I read in Bella's newsletter that this was her angstiest book yet, I so wasn't ready. And because I've had to wait for these books to be written and can't just binge them, I feel like I forget a lot of the small details. Until they literally slap me in the face and I am thrown right back into things. It never occurred to me that this book was happening in the same timeline as the last one and overlapped with others. So the deja vu was real.

I remember Serena crawling into bed with Olivia and I really had no clue as to why. I had this image of her that couldn't have been further from the woman in this book. It's hard to imagine feeling sorry for the heir to the kingdom but oh my heart broke for her. And then just kept right on shattering. 

Hendrix made me so mad at him. I had to remind myself that we have all done stupid things when we were young. Especially when we are hurting and think we are doing the right thing. But honestly I still kind of hate him. He made some major decisions and took his sweet arse time rectifying things.

And as much as he explained things, he didn't really do enough to make up for everything. I needed a lot more grovelling. Luckily for him, Serena was amazing. Also lucky for him I didn't realise how mad I am at him until right now because the book was so superbly written that I was so busy being lost in the story I didn't sit back to think about how stupid he was until now.

I really can't wait for the next book. Even if it feels like the few months is an eternity.

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As soon as there's a new Jennifer Sucevic novel I'm right there, I always fail to read the blurb. I don't look at teasers because I have zero self control and a habit of fixating on books I can't read yet and being unable to read other books while I'm waiting. So, I open each one like it's a surprise present. Then I realise it's a Railers book and I'm so excited.

Knox and Cheyenne are the main characters in this book but there's so many characters we already know and love, and few we hate and some who's story we needed to already be out in the world. And I love that while reading this and falling for Knox and Cheyenne we also get so much more.

Don't get me wrong, the romance between Knox and Cheyenne was enough. Everything else was just the icing. Knox was the perfect mix of protective and possessive and watching him love and support Chey was awesome. 

I expected more drama and chaos from Cheyenne's past as we got towards the end and as I watched the pages pass I was bracing. But that wasn't how it played out and what we got was so much more. We got such an emotional part of Evelyn and Hugh's history I actually needed to go back to the light and beauty of Cheyenne and Knox.

Add in the teasers for Sloane and Jax and I think the next book is going to be all the feels. It already is shaping up to have a lot of great tropes.

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I have a dilemma. I adore London Snow's writing. And I am both thrilled and miserable that I found them so early in their career. Because I hate having to wait for new books but I haven't missed any. But this book was too short and I feel like I needed more background information but I also love that there was no unnecessary fluff.

I have been both dying to get my hands on this and super nervous to read it. Friends to lovers when they are older and one has been married with kids always has me expecting a lot of pining and an imbalance that's awkward and makes me either sad or stabby so I wasn't sure. 

Especially since the breakdown of Archer's marriage wasn't particularly anyone's fault. So, it wasn't like we could hate his ex-wife and see how he needed consoling. So, when Sydney first packed up her life and went to help Archer I kind of thought she was an idiot. But as the story played out, I completely appreciated how she literally put her feelings aside and showed up as a friend. And the fact she was such a girl's girl, I couldn't fault her.

Which ordinarily would cast Archer in the role of the bad guy, but he just wasn't. He genuinely loved Syd, he just didn't want to cross that line, so he went about his life with her as his best friend and didn't realise she was wanting more. And it was nice that all the adults put the children first and acted like adults.

So, I guess, long story short I really shouldn't have worried because this author has never done us wrong and she nailed friends to lovers. I can't wait for the next book.

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I've really been excited to get Winnie's book after getting to know her as Tori's best friend in the last book. I really wanted her to get an amazing boyfriend who may or may not run her ex down with a zamboni. And while I am sad I didn't get any zamboni bloodshed there was nothing else I could have asked for in this book.

For such a cute, sweet, easy read I am a little surprised (kind of feels like the wrong word) that I felt all the feels and literally had to wipe my eyes a time or two. Not in a sad way, just caught in my feels. Then a few seconds later I was back in my happy space smiling and falling even harder.

Banks was the grumpy to Winnie's sunshine and to be fair he wasn't grumpy so much as just closed off. And I completely related to his situation and just wanted to adopt him. But damn, watching him not only fall for Winnie, but acknowledge it and open himself up to it was beautiful and so well written.

I adored these two together and I loved seeing more of the rest of the team. I can't wait to get the books for a lot of these guys. You just know Logan is going to be a lot of fun but he's also going to go down hard. And Archer's book next already sounds like it's going to be great. I really can't wait to get my hands on it.

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Sweet Salvation by Bella Matthews is now live!

From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes an enemies to lovers, Vegas wedding, hockey romance.

Marrying my enemy in Vegas was never part of the plan. Falling in love with my husband . . . now that’s where things get complicated.

I’ve spent my life being called out as an ice queen.
I don’t do reckless.
I don’t do relationships.
And I definitely don’t do bad-boy hockey hotties who check every wrong box and skate for my family’s biggest rivals.

At least I didn’t until Logan Adler and his ridiculously sexy face sat down next to me.
One night in Vegas. One incredibly stupid bet. And one very real ring later, I wake up married to the one man who could destroy everything I’ve worked for.

In theory, walking away should be easy, but I need to avoid a scandal, and Logan needs a wife to help him keep custody of his little girl.

So we make a deal.
Stay married.
Keep it secret.
And whatever we do—don’t cross any lines.

It should be simple.
Until the lies start stacking, the lines start blurring, and Logan starts looking at me like I’m not his enemy. Like this wasn’t a mistake. Like maybe I’m his salvation.

And maybe . . . just maybe . . . he could be mine.

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Damn this book started with a bang, settled into sweetness and then exploded at the end. And I was not ready for it. Any of it. Partially because, thanks to my goldfish memory, I go in pretty blind. Then there's the fact that if I read the teasers I put myself into a book funk because all I want to read is this book so once this lands on my kindle I just dive right in and live in the story.

Every time I read the St James name I think of Olivia's mum, Scarlett. But Olivia has been a boss babe for these later generations and I had no idea that the timeline for this one kicked off during the previous books timeline. So as I read it I got huge reminders of just how awesome Olivia was handling that situation. And to be honest it made me question why she didn't kick her bosses in the arse and sink them.

Although as Liv said it all happened to bring her to Logan. And damn did that boy love with his whole heart. There is something about a single dad that's not just super involved but is truly doting and protective and Logan was all that and then some. And watching him fall for Olivia and love her for who she was made him even better.

This was such an amazing addition to the series and to the larger whole family saga. I read it in one sitting and am so sad to put it down. I am really hoping for Sarina to get her hea soon but let's be honest I'm going to love whatever this author writes. I just need it yesterday.

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I really don't know where to start with this review. I love this author's writing. I am loving this series. I couldn't get enough of this couple and I loved the story. But, and I want to put in the proviso that I think this was a me problem, the start of the relationship felt too sudden and I missed out on the feels.

Now in saying that, I got all the feels in this book, they just didn't hit until after the first third or quarter. Until that point I was getting the words but they didn't align with any actual chemistry or event for me. Then Laiken got all possessive and protective and I got everything I had been missing. Once Laiken fell for Kia and actually went about winning her over I couldn't put the book down.

Elody was naturally the star of the show, her relationship with Kia was so sweet and genuine. And Laiken was such an awesome dad. I loved that he would do anything for Elody but he never used her as an excuse to not pursue Kia. All of the hiccups and dramas I was anticipating through the story never hit or hit differently and that just made the story even better.

Oh and those epilogues. Chef's kiss. I can't wait for the next one. Teasing us with Evelyn and Hugh is just genius level meanness. And I'm here for it.

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Vicious Obsession by Mila Kane is now live!

She thinks they’re enemies. 

He thinks they’re inevitable

Brody

Discipline is everything.

It dragged me out of my past.

Turned me into a college hockey star.

Prepared me to inherit my father’s billion-dollar empire.

I’ve lived my life by careful control, rigorous routines and strict self-restraint.

Then she moves in down the hall. Chaos in human form.

She’s self-destructive, reckless, and impossible to predict with a mouth designed to offend. 

The girl is fearless, and she treats me like no one else has ever dared to. 

She’s exactly the kind of girl I should stay far away from. A distraction like no other. 

Instead, my father puts me in charge of her.

Now her mess is my responsibility. Her mistakes are mine. Her attitude is my problem. Her late nights are mine to answer for.

And the more I try to control her… the more obsessed I become.

She’s beautifully broken, and I can’t stay away. 

I want to keep her exactly where she is—

under my control.

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