Slaying for Sloan | Wrecked Series: Book 3

 

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By: Melissa McSherry and Dana Leeann

Publication Date: November 29, 2024

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Book Summary:

The third installment in the Wrecked series, featuring Sloan. This novella can be read as a standalone.

He is my hunter in this twisted game. I am his prize, and he’s hungry to claim me.
This Christmas was supposed to be special, but without my best friend by my side, it feels like a cruel joke. I thought spending the holidays with my boyfriend’s family would fill the void, but after a fight that escalated too far, I was ready to pack my shit and leave.

Until I woke up on Christmas Eve morning to a surprise─a pretty black box holding the key to his family's church, complete with instructions for a game he’s set up for us to play.

The rules are simple:

1: If he catches me once, he gets to eat me.

2: If he catches me twice, I have to suck him.

3: If he catches me a third time, he gets to fuck me.

4: If he catches me all three times AND beats me to the church, nothing is off limits.

• Primal play
• Touch her and freeze
• Slay for her
• Morally grey MMC
• Creative use of Christmas decor

A full list of content advisories will be listed on Dana's website, but expect this novella to be dark.

My Thoughts:

 

This is not a sweet Christmas story. Make sure and read the trigger warning! That being said I loved it. The setting with the Christmas small-town vibes and decorations in a winter wonderland was perfect. The MMC Asher was completely unhinged and I loved it. The chase was fabulous as well as Sloan the MFC. I couldn't put it down. 

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You Belong With Me | Legacy of Lies: Book 6

 

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By: A.N. Caudle

Publication Date: November 12, 2024

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Book Summary:

Dark temptations.
Forbidden obsessions.
And a toxic love I can’t escape.

Lucas West is dangerous, broken, and he’s not just morally gray, he’s completely unhinged. His hold on me is suffocating—and intoxicating. But he isn’t just dangerous; he’s ruthlessly possessive, willing to destroy anyone who stands between us…

But Lucas isn’t my only shadow. Another dark figure stalks me—a deadly rival in Lucas’ twisted game of betrayal and power. And I’m the prize they’ll tear each other apart for.

I never asked for this. I never wanted to be caught in this sick game, but it’s too late now. With Lucas, there’s a raw, inescapable hunger I can’t escape. And even if I wanted to, it wouldn’t matter. Because Lucas has made one thing terrifyingly clear—no matter how far I run, or how hard I fight, I’ll never escape him. He’ll hunt me down, and drag me back to him, even if means destroying us both in the process…

About You Belong With Me:

• Masked man
• Chasing
• Stalker
• Over-the-top hero
• Obsessive/possessive hero
• Strong female main character
• All the TW

*It’s recommended you read the series in order:

LUX & ROMAN
Tell Me You Like It (Book #1)
Say It Slowly (Book #2)
Don’t Look Away (Book #3)
Now You’re Mine (Book #4)

LUCAS & WYN
Look What You Made Me Do (Book #5)
You Belong With Me (Book #6)

CHRISTIAN & EVE
Tell Me Why (Book #7)

Warning: This is a dark academia college romance, and contains themes that may be triggering to some readers. Please check my site for more detailed content warnings. This is the second book in a duet.

My Thoughts:

 

This did not disappoint. Wyn and Lucus are perfect together. I loved all the twisted morally gray characteristics and the storyline. The relationship these two have is completely unhinged, toxic, full of red flags, and full of tension and over-the-top spice. I can't wait for the next book "Tell My Why". Christian and Eve's story.

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Look What You Made Me Do | Legacy of Lies: Book 5

 

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By: Evelyn Austin

Publication Date: August 30, 2024

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Book Summary:

Twisted Lies.
Psychotic Love.
And campus god intent on punishing me.

In the darkness, he’s always there.
Silently watching. Waiting. My stalker.
The masked figure that looms over my bed and sets my pulse racing.

He showed up after my boyfriend died, and I wonder if it’s his ghost haunting me. But the masked man is all too real, and when he touches me, I crave dark things I’d never admit to anyone...

According to him, I have to pay for what I’ve done. And what have I done, exactly? Your guess is as good as mine. But he’s demanding payment regardless, and that payment is me, on my knees, ready to serve him.

Honestly, I might have been willing, if not for the secret I just uncovered. It’s so shocking that it blows my world apart, and forces me to question everything, especially the ruthless monster in my bed…

About Look What You Made Me Do:

• Secret Society
• Stalker
• Over-the-top hero
• Obsessive/possessive hero
• Strong female main character
• All the TW

*You can start with this book, but it’s recommended you read the series in order:

Tell Me You Like It (Book #1, Lux & Roman)
Say It Slowly (Book #2, Lux & Roman)
Don’t Look Away (Book #3, Lux & Roman)
Now You’re Mine (Book #4, Lux & Roman)

Warning: This is a dark academia college romance, and contains themes that may be triggering to some readers. Please check my site for more detailed content warnings. This is the first book in a duet, following the same couple, and does end on a cliffhanger.

My Thoughts:

 

Like the first four books, you are quickly obsessed with the characters and storyline. Lucus the MMC is an obsessive, rich, morally gray bad a**. Wyn brings out the best in him while also being a bit of a baddy herself. I loved everything about these two together. They both have so much stuff that is a bit unhinged. The storyline keeps you reading and guessing. And of course, there is a cliffhanger, but lucky for me I'm behind on my reading, and book 2 is out. So I picked it right up. 

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Bound by Fate | Realms in Peril: Book 2

 

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By: A.N. Caudle

Publication Date: December 5, 2024

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Book Summary:

Ryker

Lost without his mate, Ryker is driven to the point of madness. He won’t let her escape her shadow. Not this time, not ever. But now, his enemies are threatening what was once lost. Will he find Kya before it’s too late, or will he be forced to choose between his bond and the realm?

Kya

Having just evaded the clutches of death, Kya is now bound by the nightmare of her reality. Forced to bend until she breaks, she has to submit her will or face the wrath of dark forces. Can she make the choice to sacrifice more than just her own fate, or will she escape before she shatters?

Zalen

After the brutal murder of the King, Zalen’s plan is thrust into motion, allowing him to take the opportunity to claim the Kingdom. With his new-found supremacy, he can finally capture his worthy prey—Maera. But his greatest prize is now in peril. Can he discover the veiled threat to his power, or will his reign come to an untimely end before it’s even begun?

Malina

Malina struggles to bear the weight of what she’s done. Unable to cope, she turns to the one thing that will help her forget. She finds it’s the obstacle she must vanquish to complete the task that has been laid before her. Can she overcome the hold her new obsession has on her, or will she fall to her demise?

Full of heartache, morally gray-to-black characters, excruciating choices, and spine-chilling action that will have you on the edge of your seat, Bound by Fate is the second installment of the Realms In Peril series. This dark fantasy romance deals with themes that may be triggering to some. Please check the content information.

My Thoughts:

 

I could not wait to read this after the cliffhanger from book 1. I loved that we learned more about the villain Zalen and his lady love, Maera, while also seeing Melina and Hakoa's story take shape. And of course, the main characters Kya and Riker. I loved the world-building and all of the characters—yes, even the villains. The storyline kept me reading into the wee hours and wanting to pick it right back up in the morning. The plot twists are something else. I loved everything about the whole book except the cliffhanger... I mean really more waiting. Hopefully, it's not too long!

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Braving the Storm | Crimson Ridge: Book 2

 

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By: Elliott Rose

Publication Date: November 13, 2024

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Book Summary:

I’m not supposed to feel this way…

I never wanted to disappear more than while around my family. Briar Lane, the girl only useful for one thing: my surname.

A business handshake and pawn to be traded. My father’s chess piece shuffled between empires. That was my life back in L.A. but all it took was finding the dirty secret stuffed in a jacket pocket, and my entire world unraveled.

So, I fled to the one place I knew they could never find me. Crimson Ridge.

Arriving in this snowy, harsh world, I thought I’d be starting over on my own, but it turns out I couldn’t have been more wrong. The abandoned mountain cabin I inherited isn’t what it seems.

This mountain hides secrets. An ex-pro bull rider consumes this space, and now, my every thought with it... Stôrmand Lane. My father’s adopted brother.

We should never have found ourselves isolated out here in the mountains together, each trying to outrun our pasts.

All it took was one misunderstanding, one line almost crossed, and everything changed.

A girl like me isn’t supposed to know what those tattooed hands feel like, and I’m certainly not meant to feel butterflies anytime that pair of piercing blue eyes land on mine.

He might be my every fantasy, a cowboy I constantly dream about, but he’s a temptation I have to ignore. A man I absolutely cannot find myself attracted to.

Even when he’s looking at me with the kind of hunger that can only spell ruin for us both.

Long, dark nights spent in this tiny cabin can’t be the excuse to step into forbidden territory.

Or can they?

Braving The Storm is an interconnected stand-alone, book 2 in the Crimson Ridge series, and can be read separately. Intended for ages 18 and over.

My Thoughts:

 

Heading back to Crimson Ridge for Storm's story was a wild ride. Storm is an older ex-rodeo star with a sketchy past. He is all cowboy with the chaps and hat to prove it. While his niece through adoption (Storm is adopted) is running from her own past. She is a sexy little thorn who doesn't know what she wants. Well, we all know Uncle Storm can teach her a few things. Before she knows it she will do whatever he wants and wear his cuff. This was so good! I can't wait until the next book...

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Take Her to the Grave

 

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By: Dana Leeann

Publication Date: November 8, 2024

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Book Summary:

In the shadows of an ancient graveyard, a predator stalks his prey. But when Elena Monroe stumbles upon the darkly alluring vampire Torrin, she discovers a hunger she never knew existed.

As Torrin's obsession with Elena grows, so does her attraction to the dangerous creature of the night. Drawn into a world of blood, desire, and power, Elena must choose between the safety of her mundane life and the thrilling darkness Torrin offers.

But the night holds more than just passion. As rival vampires threaten their growing bond, Elena and Torrin must fight not only for their love but for their very survival.

Will Elena embrace the shadows and become Torrin's eternal mate, or will the light of day tear them apart forever?

My Thoughts:

 

A great thrilling read. Torrin the MMC had the perfect sexy, vampire, touch-her-and-die persona. The MFC Elena was the dark romance author who was shadow-kissed and growing her dark powers. Put both of them together and they are a force to be reckoned with. Great story!

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Dark Chemistry

 

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By: Lina Ravenhill

Publication Date: November 12, 2024

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Book Summary:

Chaos has never looked this good!

She is the only vampire in the whole town.
He is a successful inventor whose house is a chaotic mess.
She needs a place to stay, and he needs her; they need to make it work.
But when a stranded unicorn appears, it only adds to the complications.

What else could possibly go wrong?

My Thoughts:

 

This was a swift short story that will leave you wanting more. I loved the characters, the environment, and, of course, the vampire and unicorn aspects. Since it's only 66 pages you don't get character development or descriptions of the action, but it was still good. Great pallet cleanser.

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Festive Faking | Rust Canyon: Book 1

 

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By: Siena Trap

Publication Date: November 12, 2024

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Book Summary:

Going home for the holidays is never easy. But it’s next to impossible when you’ve just been dumped.

Just when I think it can’t get any worse, my grad school nemesis, billionaire playboy Macallan Blaze, finds me sulking, trying to figure out a Plan B.

Life’s a game to him, so when he offers to stand in as my fake boyfriend, I think he's joking. But he's dead serious.

And it’s not like I can afford to turn him down. My tiny hometown only consists of 600 residents, where everyone knows everyone, and gossip spreads faster than wildfire.

Of freaking course, everyone falls in love with Mac the minute they meet him, and it’s like he grew up in Rust Canyon.

But when he lets the cocky facade slip and shows peeks of the man behind the mask, I start to think that maybe I shouldn’t have been so quick to judge.

The scariest part of all is that I might actually like him.

*Festive Faking is a holiday novella that serves as the first book of the Rust Canyon series and can be read as a standalone.

My Thoughts:

 

This enemies-to-lovers forced proximity small-town holiday romance made me wish it was Christmas and I'm not a Christmas fan... When Aspen's relationship ends leaving her without a date for the holidays at home with family in steps Mac her college rival for the last two years. She has only ever thought of Mac as a privileged rich boy. How will she survive a week with him at her family's home? Little does she know Mac isn't anything like he pretends to be. He has secretly had a crush on her for the last two years. He just needs to show her he's more than she believes him to be. Siena brought out all the small-town Christmas magic in this one.

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