en-US Tue, 13 May 2025 21:34:28 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 203578886 By that logic, hate and construction may as well be condemned.

LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were teens.
Certainly nothing to build a foundation on.
But a decade later, when their grandmothers have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building, they're thrust back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces.
LaRynn has the money, but to access her trust, she has to be married.
Deacon has the construction expertise, but lacks the funds.
A deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property, collect a profit, and cut ties.
Thrust into a home without walls, they quickly learn that it's easy to hide behind emotional ones, even in a marriage. But, with all the exposure and pitfalls that come with living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks) they'll also have to learn what it means to truly co-operate as a team.

The Co-op is a steamy story about restoration and renovation, and uncovering all the things that build character within ourselves. It's about the never-ending construction project that partnership is, and finding enjoyment at every stage.]]> 352 Tarah DeWitt 1250329388 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3
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author: Tarah DeWitt
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average rating: 3.59
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rating: 3
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i love a second chance rekindling and gah this didn't disappoint!! from the beginning i was so invested and wanted to know how larry and deacon would reconnect again.. it was paced so well and i was just so in love with how they really had to work on themselves and their faults to get on the same page. with them having such strong convictions against each other and having to put up with each other, seeing them finally solve their issues was the best part. i saw so much of myself in larry and seeing her growth made me emo. i love seeing both the past and present intertwine and how they finally matched steps with each other. i am always a sucker for second chance romance and this did it so perfectly! cannot wait to pick up a physical copy on release day!!

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]]> 217388096 An emotional, spicy, second-chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Tarah DeWitt.

This time, they'll get it right.

Wren and Ellis Byrd fell in love as kids, had their son Sam when they were only teenagers, and built a life together in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon. They were made for one another…until they fell apart.

Now divorced and in their 30s, Wren runs the bakery in town, while Ellis works as a firefighter. They live separate lives, though they are hardly off each other’s minds.

When Sam gets accepted into college and the pair help him move in together, Ellis convinces Wren to take an extended road trip back to Spunes with him to see if they can give their relationship one last chance. Amid the gorgeous scenery of the California coastline, dreamy destinations, and a great deal of long-yearned-for proximity, Wren starts to think it just might be possible. But the two still have to contend with their tumultuous past in order to move forward. And when spoken words fail, sometimes the written word must bridge the gap.
Will they make the most of what’s left of forever? Or will they let each other go for good?

Brimming with big feelings and packed with steam, Left of Forever is bestseller Tarah DeWitt at the top of her game.]]> 336 Tarah DeWitt 1250329442 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4
i still do think the author does more telling than showing when it comes to feelings, and there's somewhat of a dumping of the connection the characters are supposed to have instead of having that actual build up in the interactions between the characters but nonetheless i still liked the book alot!

you could tell ellis and wren had so much love for each other and to see them finally let themselves acknowledge their faults and heal in their own ways was so heartwarming

when we got to the high point of their mending relationship there was a part of me that was like "that's it?" so i guess it kinda felt lack luster when they found each other again.

but then again i was still very invested and enjoyed the book! I feel like anyone who likes second chance romance will enjoy this one!

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for the arc in exchange for a review!]]> 4.57 2025
author: Tarah DeWitt
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.57
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rating: 4
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wow was i emotional reading this :(( any second chance / divorce romance will always get me in my feels just cuz it's scary to fall in love but then also falling out ?? yea sorry that's going to get me..!! but Tarah's writing really elevated in this book and i was just so invested in the two characters!

i still do think the author does more telling than showing when it comes to feelings, and there's somewhat of a dumping of the connection the characters are supposed to have instead of having that actual build up in the interactions between the characters but nonetheless i still liked the book alot!

you could tell ellis and wren had so much love for each other and to see them finally let themselves acknowledge their faults and heal in their own ways was so heartwarming

when we got to the high point of their mending relationship there was a part of me that was like "that's it?" so i guess it kinda felt lack luster when they found each other again.

but then again i was still very invested and enjoyed the book! I feel like anyone who likes second chance romance will enjoy this one!

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for the arc in exchange for a review!
]]> 213458857
This is the night Shera's been waiting for: She’s at a trendy Silver Lake bar to finally get a drink with the handsome, charming filmmaker she's been pining after for months.

But when Max King—the alluring and mischievous frontman of an Irish punk band—enters the picture, an electric attraction ignites between them.

Shera’s evening begins to unfold in ways she never imagined, and she surprises herself by getting swept up in his energy and daring to feel again after past heartbreak. But how does she know their passionate encounter won't expire in the morning? And is she ready to shed some of her hard-earned armor for this disarming stranger?]]> 160 A.C. Robinson linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 3.39
author: A.C. Robinson
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what taylor swift said... God bless the irish !! idk ill always love strangers to lovers and profound fast connections in these fanfic style type scenarios!!
]]> 219863508 Loyalties are tested in this enemies-to-lovers romantasy set in an alternate England following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other—or worse, fall in love.

When Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, falls ill, he realises he needs the expertise of a very specific healer. As fate would have it, that healer belongs to an enemy faction, the Haelan Order.

Aurienne Fairhrim and her fellow Haelan are inundated by sick children suffering from an outbreak of a long-forgotten Pox. Unable to get the funding needed to launch an immunisation programme, the Haelan Order is desperate for money – so desperate that, when Osric breaks into their headquarters to bribe Aurienne to heal him, she is forced to accept.

As Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness but the mysterious reoccurrence of the Pox, they find themselves ardently denying an attraction which only fuels the tension between them.]]> 383 Brigitte Knightley 0593819470 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.71 2025
author: Brigitte Knightley
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]]> 217171544 Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him―bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I’m not―a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?

And what if―for the first time―I reached for it?]]> 528 Devney Perry 1649378513 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.49 2025
author: Devney Perry
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]]> 217387810 It’s a thin line between love and love-hating.

Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the past—now she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Cole’s request, take a career-making gig profiling Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in Key West.

The catch? Katie’s not exactly qualified. She can’t swim—but fakes it that she can.

Plus: Cole is Hutch’s brother. And they don’t get along. Next stop paradise!

But paradise is messier than it seems. As Katie gets entangled with Hutch (the most scientifically good looking man she has ever seen . . . but also a bit of a love hater), along with his colorful Aunt Rue and his rescue Great Dane, she gets trapped in a lie. Or two.

Swim lessons, helicopter flights, conga lines, drinking contests, hurricanes, and stolen kisses ensue—along with chances to tell the truth, to face old fears, and to be truly brave at last.]]> 320 Katherine Center 1250283825 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 i enjoyed the writing a lot! I related to Katie and her insecurities and enjoyed listening to her ramble and inner monologue! I do wish there were more scenes that showcased the building connection between the two main characters but nonetheless i still really enjoyed! It was more telling than showing but I still enjoyed despite the fact and loved the characters and setting so much! it really stood out to me besides the romance! it was a fun read and highly recommend it for summer because it is light hearted while also having hard topics discussed! i was swooning despite the lack of relationship building which says a lot! The author always has a way to hit home emotionally while also having a romance plot so i recommend it!

The audiobook was so good and I ended up finishing the book within a couple hours! I was intrigued by the story and couldn't put it down! Sometimes narration can make or break my need to finish a book, and this one was perfect!


Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for the arc in exchange for an honest review!]]> 3.99 2025
author: Katherine Center
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2025
rating: 3
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3.5!
i enjoyed the writing a lot! I related to Katie and her insecurities and enjoyed listening to her ramble and inner monologue! I do wish there were more scenes that showcased the building connection between the two main characters but nonetheless i still really enjoyed! It was more telling than showing but I still enjoyed despite the fact and loved the characters and setting so much! it really stood out to me besides the romance! it was a fun read and highly recommend it for summer because it is light hearted while also having hard topics discussed! i was swooning despite the lack of relationship building which says a lot! The author always has a way to hit home emotionally while also having a romance plot so i recommend it!

The audiobook was so good and I ended up finishing the book within a couple hours! I was intrigued by the story and couldn't put it down! Sometimes narration can make or break my need to finish a book, and this one was perfect!


Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
]]> 211350358
Maya was a rising star in the political world until her ex-husband’s high-profile sex scandal nearly derailed her career. Landing a gubernatorial candidate like Teresa Powell is the fresh start she desperately needs – a chance to focus on meaningful work and leave the drama behind.

But then an email from her past sends her world spinning: Charlie, former lead singer of Mischief, the boy band that fueled her teenage obsession, is staging a solo comeback and wants Maya’s help to make it happen. Turns out, she likes the grown-up Charlie and his genuine engagement with the world.

Maya’s not about to ditch her political ambitions for a teenage crush, but if she can leverage Charlie to draw attention to the policies she cares about, shouldn’t she give it a try?]]> 176 Alexandra Romanoff linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 3.78
author: Alexandra Romanoff
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i had fun and this made me feel like a little girl heheheh!! manifesting this for me btw ;)
]]> 227448895 The third and final book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series, now in English for the first time.

Can they save themselves? Or will they destroy each other?

Ruby is in Her worst nightmare has come true, and now Oxford and all her dreams that finally seemed within reach are at risk. Worst of all, everything points to James as the one responsible, even after everything they’ve been through together. Ruby thought that she had met the real James—the one who has his own dreams, the one who makes her laugh and makes her heart beat faster with a single glance.

However, after an explosive fight between the two, they discover a terrible truth. Together, Ruby fights to graduate, as James tries to clear her name at school. But that means once again James must challenge his father and his expectations for him. And despite everything, James still threatens to break under the obligations to his family. Ruby and James must ask themselves if the worlds they live in are perhaps too different after all, or if they can finally find a way back to each other.]]> Mona Kasten 0593954254 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.00 2018
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After all the hurt between them, will they be able to find their way back to each other?

Ruby Bell thought that she and James Beaufort had something special. She’s never had such strong feelings for someone. And after his betrayal, she’s also never felt this much hurt. Ruby just wants her old life back before she knew anyone at Maxton Hall, before she knew James. She used to be able to rely on her studies to keep her focused, but school is no longer a refuge—not when she sees James everywhere. But she has to stay on track, especially with university looming over them and the uncertainty of what the future holds.

Despite everything, Ruby wants to support James as he struggles with his father’s expectations of him taking over the family business. But she makes one thing very clear: she is not willing to forgive him or give him a second chance. As love and hate compete for Ruby's heart, James will try everything he can to win her back.]]> 352 Mona Kasten 059395422X linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.00 2018
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]]> 227912786 Sometimes love shows up where you least expect it—right next door.

A jaded twenty-something is stuck living at home, her life on pause, when a single dad becomes her new neighbor, and unexpectedly sets her life—and her heart—into motion in this modern love story from the bestselling author of You, Again.

At 26, Sam Pulaski expected to be thriving in her academic career, living on her own in some exciting city. Expectations, meet reality. She has massive student loans from studying art history, a dead-end service industry job, a situationship that’s equal parts intoxicating and toxic. And she’s been crashing in her mom’s condo—at least it’s not a basement?—for the last five years. If she can finally get accepted into a PhD program and get out of Ohio, the adult life that’s been on hold for half her twenties will finally begin.��

Her mom’s new neighbor, Nick, is the ultimate grownup. His adult life began the moment his nine-year-old daughter, Kira, was born. Her happiness is Nick’s only priority, especially in the wake of divorce. There’s nothing he won’t do for Kira–including giving up his globetrotting career for something more stable…like managing a chain restaurant.��

Sam has zero interest in an ultra-dependable guy pushing forty; frankly, she’s a little afraid of kids. But with just one thin wall separating the two condos, Nick proves difficult to avoid. His quiet confidence forces Sam to grapple with the other men in her her emotionally derelict friend-with-benefits and her actually-derelict father. As her unexpected connection with Nick heats up (and steams up his minivan windows), Sam finds herself falling fast for a man whose life is steady and settled–while hers is anything but.]]> 352 Kate Goldbeck 059373081X linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.92
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]]> 230422842
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel Blue Ranch series returns with a brand-new story, featuring a small-town upholsterer in need of a fresh start, a photographer whose life has come to a screeching halt . . . and the supernatural forces that bring them together.

Collins Cartwright does not want to go home. Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming, was supposed to be in her rearview mirror, but when she finds out a developer is trying to buy her parents’ antique shop out from under them, she doesn’t have a choice—at least, that’s what she tells her family. They don’t need to know she’s lost her job and is out of money. Or that the ghosts that have always been her companions have recently gone silent.

But just because she’s returned home doesn’t mean she has to stay with her parents or crash on her twin sister’s couch. Lucky for her, the new-to-town upholsterer has a room for rent above his store. Unluckily, it is absolutely crawling with more ghosts who are freezing her out. And Collins hates being ignored.

Brady Cooper is absolutely and totally fine. Seriously, there’s no secret reason why he decided to uproot his life and suddenly move to Sweetwater Peak. He just needed a change of pace. At least, that’s what he tells himself. And everyone else.

When he agrees to let the elusive Collins Cartwright stay in his spare room, he doesn’t know that she’s absolutely bonkers—constantly talking to herself and having conversations with no one—or that she looked like that. But as they begin to get closer, the lines between them start to blur, leaving both of them—and the ghosts that have been pushing them together—wondering whether or not their temporary arrangement could be something more permanent.]]> 368 Lyla Sage 0593977777 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.29 2025
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> 218397950 SILVER ELITE.In this sizzling dystopian romance, perfect for fans of­ Fourth Wing ­���Ի� ­The Hunger Games, your secrets can be a death sentence, and there are rules to

TRUST NO ONE.

Twenty-year-old Wren Darlington is not your ordinary Mod. She’s one of the most powerful in existence.

But her world is divided. On the Continent, being a known Modified means certain death, as the Primes - those immune to the biotoxin that nearly wiped out the population 150 years ago - want nothing more than to eliminate those who were enhanced by the toxin and developed psychic powers.

LIE TO EVERYONE.

Wren has survived all these years by concealing her abilities and keeping a low profile while doing what she can to aid the rebel Uprising in fighting against the Primes’ oppressive rule. But one careless mistake places her in the crosshairs of the Continent’s military, and she is forced to join their most elite Silver Block. Unwittingly, her enemy has given her - and the Uprising - the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.

AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.

That is, if she can keep her powers hidden, survive training, and prove herself to Cross Redden, her cocky, maddeningly attractive commanding officer.

Despite the explosive chemistry between them, Wren cannot let Cross get in the way of her mission. But as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, emotions run high and secrets are revealed, forcing Wren to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect herself . . . and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

]]> 515 Dani Francis 1804950734 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.26 2025
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]]> 219848327 The first book in the international bestselling Maxton Hall series—now an Amazon Prime streaming series—in English for the first time.

They come from different worlds, and yet they are meant for each other.

Money, glamour, luxury, power—Ruby Bell couldn’t be less interested in these things if she tried. After being awarded a scholarship to one of England’s most prestigious and expensive private schools, Maxton Hall, all she wants is to keep her head down, work hard, and get accepted to Oxford. She keeps her distance from everyone, especially the arrogant, rich, and extremely handsome James Beaufort, ringleader of the school’s party boys.

When Ruby discovers a scandalous secret about the Beauforts, she is suddenly on James’s radar. It only gets worse when James is forced to work with her to plan the school's annual gala. Yet the more time they spend together, the more they realize they share much more than they thought.

Falling for James Beaufort was never part of her plan, yet Ruby can’t help but let her feelings sweep her away. But James must make a decision for will he choose what’s expected of him, or what he feels for her?]]> 368 Mona Kasten 0593954203 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4
ruby was character i saw so much of myself in and seeing her stronghold personality never falter was such a heartwarming feeling to read! i love her so much and gosh i hope she gets into Oxford!! SHE DESERVES IT!!!

james is such an interesting character and i hope we get to see more of his layers unfold!! but i am so happy that when we did get to see glimpses of him, it was with ruby!! gah my heart melted!!

also i loved seeing the side characters and their stories slowly unfold as well!! it really does feel like a complete universe at maxton hall, and it has me so intrigued on what's going to happen next!!

i will always love people from opposite backgrounds falling in love but this one just made me feel like a young teen again reading late at night!! love love love and highly recommend picking it up before watching the show's season 2!! i can't wait to read the second installment in the series!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for the arc in exchange for an honest review!!]]> 3.89 2018
author: Mona Kasten
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.89
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i had such a fun time ohmy!! i was waiting until the books got published in english before watching the show, and omg it didn't disappoint!! there was something so nostalgic in the writing and plot that i loved so much! i've seen clips of the tv show and wow they did the book justice!! i can't wait to watch after my finals!! i have been in a slump bc of the semester and i literally have a final tmrw but i stayed up to read this book.. that says so much!!! gah i had so much fun and can't wait to read the sequel!! now i have to study but i keep thinking about ruby and james <\333

ruby was character i saw so much of myself in and seeing her stronghold personality never falter was such a heartwarming feeling to read! i love her so much and gosh i hope she gets into Oxford!! SHE DESERVES IT!!!

james is such an interesting character and i hope we get to see more of his layers unfold!! but i am so happy that when we did get to see glimpses of him, it was with ruby!! gah my heart melted!!

also i loved seeing the side characters and their stories slowly unfold as well!! it really does feel like a complete universe at maxton hall, and it has me so intrigued on what's going to happen next!!

i will always love people from opposite backgrounds falling in love but this one just made me feel like a young teen again reading late at night!! love love love and highly recommend picking it up before watching the show's season 2!! i can't wait to read the second installment in the series!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for the arc in exchange for an honest review!!
]]> 230897009 Elsie Silver linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 220195725 In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin’s influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade.

Julie Chan has nothing. Her twin sister has everything. Except a pulse.

Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier with nothing to lose, finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. Separated at a young age, the identical twins were polar opposites and rarely spoke, except for one viral video that Chloe initiated (Finding My Long-Lost Twin And Buying Her A House #EMOTIONAL). When Julie discovers Chloe’s lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she’s always envied.

Transforming into Chloe is easier than expected. Julie effortlessly adopts Chloe’s luxurious influencer life, complete with designer clothes, a meticulous skincare routine, and millions of adoring followers. However, Julie soon realizes that Chloe’s seemingly picture-perfect life was anything but.

Haunted by Chloe’s untimely death and struggling to fit into the privileged influencer circle, Julie faces mounting challenges during a weeklong island retreat with Chloe’s exclusive group of influencer friends. As events spiral out of control, Julie uncovers the sinister forces that may have led to her sister’s demise and realizes she might be the next target.]]> 320 Liann Zhang 1668067919 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.63 2025
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]]> 75495002 When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another--both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek.

"We didn't call the police right away." Those are the first words of this extraordinary novel about a biracial Korean-American family in Virginia whose lives are upended when their beloved father and husband goes missing.

Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything--which is why she isn't initially concerned when her father and younger brother Eugene don't return from a walk in a nearby park. They must have lost their phone. Or stopped for an errand somewhere. But by the time Mia's brother runs through the front door bloody and alone, it becomes clear that the father in this tight-knit family is missing and the only witness is Eugene, who has the rare genetic condition Angelman syndrome and cannot speak.

What follows is both a ticking-clock investigation into the whereabouts of a father and an emotionally rich portrait of a family whose most personal secrets just may be at the heart of his disappearance. Full of shocking twists and fascinating questions of love, language, race, and human connection, Happiness Falls is a mystery, a family drama, and a novel of profound philosophical inquiry. With all the powerful storytelling she brought to her award-winning debut Miracle Creek, Angie Kim turns the missing person story into something wholly original, creating an indelible tale of a family who must go to remarkable lengths to truly understand one another.]]> 387 Angie Kim 0593448200 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.72 2023
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]]> 55855971






You don't know me, but I know you.

I'm the shadow that creeps behind you without notice.

The moment you see me, you're dead.

An assassin. A killer. A nobody.

Until I became somebody.

I'll make everyone who reduced me to a shadow pay.

To do that, I'm willing to risk everything.

Everything except for my reluctant wife.

Rai Sokolov can show me her worst, but this will only end when death does us part.

The road to the throne is paved with loss, betrayal, and blood baths.

To win, we go all in.

Our lives included.




This book is the conclusion of a duet and is not standalone.]]> 344 Rina Kent linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 4.05 2021
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> 222631696
When I was eleven, my family moved next door to his.
When I was thirteen, he was my first crush.
When I was sixteen, we fell for each other.

And when I was nineteen, we broke each other's hearts.

Six years later, I've landed an internship with a big-name interior designer in a new city. Unfortunately, that city just so happens to be the one he plays hockey for.

I thought Chicago was big enough to avoid him, until I get the surprise of a lifetime and unknowingly move in right next door. Even worse? The renovation project I'm assigned to in hopes of turning that internship into my full-time dream job...

It's his house.

But how am I supposed to update his bachelor pad into a family home when we can't even stand to be in the same room?

I may have loved Rio DeLuca once, but I'm not that same girl anymore.

RIO

I never thought I'd be the only single one left in my friend group. But after years of trying to find love, I've concluded it may not exist for me anymore.

That is, until I accidentally hire Hallie Hart to renovate my house and our jaded history has me rewinding memories I've kept secret for years.

You see, there's something that my friends don't know.

That connection I've been looking for since I moved to Chicago, that one person some search their entire lives to find . . . I had already found her when I was twelve years old.

And now the only girl I've ever loved is moving into the house next door.

Again.

Rewind It Back is the fifth and FINAL book in the sensational Windy City series which has gripped over a million readers across the world. But don't worry if you're new round here, you'll still love it as a standalone!]]> 464 Liz Tomforde 1649379226 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.81 2025
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]]> 218572920 Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.

Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century.

When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game.

One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over.

Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication.

Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition.

But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room.

And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad…depending on who’s telling it.]]> 427 Emily Henry linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.25 2025
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]]> 123192118
Kiara always wanted a loving family she could take care of. She never thought she’d find it with the Falcones.
Nino and Kiara both lost part of themselves in their traumatic childhood. Together they’re trying to recover the missing pieces, but they aren’t the only broken souls in the Falcone mansion; Kiara fears that not all of them can be saved. Determined to protect her new family and the future of her dreams, she’s on a mission to help each of them in her own way, even if it means stacking up secrets.

Four brothers bound together by an unbreakable bond forged in their dark past. If one of them falls, will they all?]]> 349 Cora Reilly linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 4.13 2019
author: Cora Reilly
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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i love the falcones sm! ninokiara have my heart fr and remi gaah!! all of them aah!!
]]> 123192109 As Capo of the Camorra he rules with a brutal hand over his territory – a territory the Chicago Outfit breached.
Now Remo is out for retribution.
A wedding is sacred, stealing a bride sacrilegious.
Serafina is the niece of the Boss of the Outfit, and her hand has been promised in marriage for years, but kidnapped in her wedding dress on her way to church by Remo, Serafina quickly realizes that she can’t hope for saving. Yet, even in the hands of the cruelest man she knows, she is determined to cling to her pride, and Remo soon understands that the woman at his mercy might not be as easy to break as he thought.
A ruthless man on a quest to destroy the Outfit by breaking someone they are supposed to protect.
A woman intent on bringing a monster to his knees.
Two families that will never be the same.]]> 419 Cora Reilly linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.00 2019
author: Cora Reilly
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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remo. haha i loved this and honestly don't blame serafina at all lol!!!! i always hear about their... so hehe now i know!! had a fun time and it's getting me through my reading slump/life burn out!!!
]]> 123192097 Kiara Vitiello, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Nino Falcone to prevent war with the Camorra, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror. After her father betrayed his Capo and paid with his life, her family thinks marriage is her only chance to bring honor to her name; but only Kiara knows she’s a faulty prize given in return for peace.
A man incapable of emotions and a woman scarred by the past – an arranged marriage with the potential to unite, or destroy…]]> 343 Cora Reilly linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 3.96 2019
author: Cora Reilly
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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ninokiara >>> did exactly what i needed it to do <\333 them honestly gosh im obsessed domineering (soft!) but caring nino wow and kiara gaaah she deserves the world seriously!!!!!
]]> 231547784 Once upon a time, a girl found a magical puppy, and her life was never the same again.

Nina Popoca needs help.

So, so much of it.

The only place she can find that help is on a sprawling ranch in Colorado. A place hiding more than a community filled with magical creatures trying to live their lives in safety and in peace. A village that might hold the answers to questions she’s had her entire life.

And if that ranch is owned by her best friend’s hunky cousin?

…there are worse things in the world than having to live right by Henri Blackrock.]]> 718 Mariana Zapata linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.15 2025
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> 231192736 Descubre el épico final de la trilogía Powerless de Lauren Roberts.

A Paedyn y a Kai vuelve a separarles una realidad que se impone a sus deseos, y deberán enfrentarse a una terrible decisión en esta emocionante conclusión de la exitosa trilogía romántica, perfecta para fans de Sarah J. Maas.]]> 611 Lauren Roberts 1665977825 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 currently-reading 4.31 2025
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> 230926478 Liz Tomforde linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 5.00
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]]> 51031543
Ragbi sveasında dikkate değer bir rakipti. Yıldız olmaya kararlı bir şekilde zirveye doğru tırmanıyordu. Yoluna herhangi bir engelin çıkması imkânsızdı, değil mi?

Tommen Koleji’ne yeni gelen utangaç kız bile bunu başaramazdı. Kederli gözleri ve gizlediği morlukları olan kız. Daha önce kimsenin yapamadığı kadar dikkatini dağıtan kız.

Uluslararası Yaz Kampı’nın sınırındaydı ve dengesini kaybetmemeye çalışırken aklını oyundan ayırmaması gerekiyordu. Dikkatini dağıtacak şeylerin büyük resmin önüne geçmesine izin vermemeliydi.

Peki ya kederli gözlere sahip yalnız bir kız bu resmin tamamını oluşturmaya başlarsa ne olurdu?

Shannon Lynch için hayat hiçbir zaman kolay olmamıştı.

Zorbalığa ve işkenceye uğramış, yeni bir başlangıç yapma umudu ve sürekli peşinde olan şeytanlardan kurtulma isteğiyle öğretim yılının ortasında Tommen Koleji’ne geçmişti.

Bu prestijli özel okuldaki ilk gününde, kötü şöhretli Johnny Kavanagh’la tanıştı.

Ona karşı hisleri yüzünden tam bir çıkmaza girmişti ve okulda dikkat çekmemeye çalışıyordu. Ancak ragbinin yükselen yıldızıyla hassas bir bağ kurduğu için yeniden zorbaların hedefi haline gelmeye başlamıştı.

Johnny ve Shannon kendilerini karmaşık bir arkadaşlığın içinde bulup aralarındaki inkâr edilemez çekimle boğuşurken, ilişkilerini tehdit eden engellerle yüzleşmek zorunda kalacaklardı.]]> 626 Chloe Walsh linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 gosh this book was unreal. it was amazing and really touched my heart. so wholesome and the moments between johnny and shannon pulled my heart strings like no other :( there's something so comforting about this book and i cant wait to continue on with keeping 13! highly reccomend if you enjoy a more character driven plot in romance bc not much happens but the build up between the two characters leave you in awe and happiness in the end! basically getting to see how the two main characters fall in love with each other!! it was full of comfort and innocence gosh a new top fav for sure!! all the side characters are sm fun as well and cant wait for their books!! but also there are heavy moments/topics in the book so check tw!! johnny and shannon have my heart fr <3]]> 4.54 2018
author: Chloe Walsh
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2023/01/06
date added: 2025/04/10
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✴︎ ~/5 ✴︎
gosh this book was unreal. it was amazing and really touched my heart. so wholesome and the moments between johnny and shannon pulled my heart strings like no other :( there's something so comforting about this book and i cant wait to continue on with keeping 13! highly reccomend if you enjoy a more character driven plot in romance bc not much happens but the build up between the two characters leave you in awe and happiness in the end! basically getting to see how the two main characters fall in love with each other!! it was full of comfort and innocence gosh a new top fav for sure!! all the side characters are sm fun as well and cant wait for their books!! but also there are heavy moments/topics in the book so check tw!! johnny and shannon have my heart fr <3
]]> 231148139
Madison Walker left Rome, Kentucky, determined to prove she could make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, all she has to show for it is a shattered confidence and a desperate need for a fresh start. Coming home isn’t part of the plan—until an unexpected job offer lands in her lap, giving her a chance to rebuild everything she’s lost: the head chef position at a new farm-to-table restaurant in her hometown. The only catch? It comes from James Huxley, owner of Huxley Farm, her brother’s best friend . . . and the last person she wants to work for.

James has always played it safe, keeping his head down and doing what’s expected of him in the family business and never contemplating anything different—until now when Madison’s happiness is on the line. He’s loved her quietly for years, knowing she’s never seen him as more than an annoyance. Now that she’s back, he’s determined to change that–even if it means he can only ever be her friend. The one problem? His charming, wildly successful younger brother, Tommy, seems determined to win her over first.

Then Tommy is called away on business and Madison and James are tasked with launching the dreamy farm-to-table restaurant on their own. But as the town starts meddling in their relationship, Tommy’s pursuit of Madison grows more relentless, and Madison’s fears threaten to hold her back, keeping things strictly professional becomes impossible. And when an unexpected disaster on opening night collides with a long-simmering sibling feud, both Madison and James will have to face their biggest insecurities—and decide if love is worth the risk or if some dreams are safer left untouched.]]> Sarah Adams 0593723724 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.33
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]]> 209220944
But Sarah has begun to wonder... Who is she without her other half?

When she decides to take on a project of her own, a fundraising gala in memoriam of her late mother, Sarah wants nothing more than to prove to herself—and to everyone else—that she doesn’t need Caleb’s help to succeed. She’s still her mother’s daughter, after all. Independent and capable.

That is until the event fails and Caleb uninvitedly steps in to save the day.

The rift that follows unearths a decade of grievances between them and doubts begin to grow. Are they truly the same people they were when they got married at nineteen? Are they supposed to be?

In a desperate attempt to fix what they fear is near breaking, Sarah and Caleb make the spontaneous decision to join a grueling hiking trip intended to guide couples through rough patches.

What follows is a life-affirming comedy of errors as two nature-averse people fight their way out of the woods in order to find their way back to their roots.]]> 336 Hannah Bonam-Young 0593871863 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 3.96 2025
author: Hannah Bonam-Young
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/11
date added: 2025/04/09
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caleb and sarah were so wholesome :(( i can always count on hannah bonam young to give the most heartwarming storyline!! so cozy and fun!! i thought we were going into the nitty gritty of their problems but nonetheless still a fun read! i think im lowkey an angsty miscommunication trauma whore so this felt a little too glazed over when it came to marriage in crisis but still fun! and i highly recommend!! this universe is just so fun and cozy!!
]]> 213779197
Maverick Miller is the best player in the league, but he’s never had a winning record. Team captain and desperate to turn things around, he agrees to play nice with the fiery new left-winger even though they’re total opposites.

After a night where the tension between them reaches a tipping point and they fall in bed together, Emmy and Maverick vow it was only one time. Just once to get it out of their systems so they can play better and help their team.

It doesn’t mean anything. She doesn’t date hockey players. He’s a notorious playboy who doesn’t date. Period.

Except… what should’ve been just once happens again, then again. They tell each other their friends with benefits arrangement is only for the season, but despite facing off on the ice, behind closed doors, the pair is nothing but fire.]]> 450 Chelsea Curto linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 4.12 2024
author: Chelsea Curto
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/21
date added: 2025/04/09
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fun fun fun!! hockey romances always eat!!! lol idk if they were in their 30s but it was easy and fun to read! such a sweet romance and loved the banter!! this universe already seems sm fun! cant wait to read the rest!
]]> 194825639
Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he’s not telling anyone. Especially not his best friend’s incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn’t have time for a relationship. But it doesn’t help that all he can think about kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him.

As they’re thrown together more and more, Jase and Tess can’t keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they’re willing to risk to be together, and what they’re willing to lose if they’re not…]]> 387 J. Lynn linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 3.76 2014
author: J. Lynn
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2025/03/24
date added: 2025/04/09
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love me a brother's best friend trope and wow sm mentally and made me tear up.. abusive relationships are probably one of my worst fears and just wow... loved them together and just gave 2000s relationship vibes! idk i just love it and gives such a different vibe to the books being published today :) im having a fun nostaglic time with this series
]]> 217182552 disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong…

. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date—possibly the best in living history—Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.

Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.]]> 368 Abby Jimenez 1538759195 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 2
- didnt like the insta love
- the banter gave me the ick
- felt like the plot sequence was off
- no chemistry btw the main characters
- trauma after trauma but at what cost // i think i wouldnt have minded it but i didnt feel any attachment to characters so it just felt bleh to me reading tbh..

lowkey was just waiting for it to be done..just overall wasn't gripping to me compared to her other works.

loved the serious topics mentioned and how she excuted it but usually she does a good job at blending serious topics and romance and the idea was there but the execution was very bad in my opinion

also i dont like the dad. to me i find it inexcusable. at the cost of ur sick wife..ik men gotta do what they gotta do but yea.. if my husband does that to me, ill punch him in the nuts.. hm okay

anyways prob my least fav so far (i still need to read two off her backlist) but yea idk maybe focusing on sequencing and making plots flow better instead of choppy and more chemistry building than insta love heaven yk

just crazy to think she was releasing banger after banger and now this.. welp this wasnt it personally for me!

u might like it idk! still going to read her next book bc duh i love her books but yea this was a no for me!]]> 4.12 2025
author: Abby Jimenez
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2025
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/09
date added: 2025/04/09
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haha this pains me to say but i didnt love it at all. i usually finish aj's books within one to three days.. this took me a week. i commuted home and i didnt want to listen to the audiobook... i feel like that says everything u need to know (i always listen to audiobooks on commutes and i love audios!!!!)

- didnt like the insta love
- the banter gave me the ick
- felt like the plot sequence was off
- no chemistry btw the main characters
- trauma after trauma but at what cost // i think i wouldnt have minded it but i didnt feel any attachment to characters so it just felt bleh to me reading tbh..

lowkey was just waiting for it to be done..just overall wasn't gripping to me compared to her other works.

loved the serious topics mentioned and how she excuted it but usually she does a good job at blending serious topics and romance and the idea was there but the execution was very bad in my opinion

also i dont like the dad. to me i find it inexcusable. at the cost of ur sick wife..ik men gotta do what they gotta do but yea.. if my husband does that to me, ill punch him in the nuts.. hm okay

anyways prob my least fav so far (i still need to read two off her backlist) but yea idk maybe focusing on sequencing and making plots flow better instead of choppy and more chemistry building than insta love heaven yk

just crazy to think she was releasing banger after banger and now this.. welp this wasnt it personally for me!

u might like it idk! still going to read her next book bc duh i love her books but yea this was a no for me!
]]> 60811826 Deep underground, forty women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.


As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl—the fortieth prisoner—sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.


Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium, in 1929, and fled to Casablanca with her family during WWII. Informed by her background as a psychoanalyst and her youth in exile, I Who Have Never Known Men is a haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic novel of female friendship and intimacy, and the lengths people will go to maintain their humanity in the face of devastation. Back in print for the first time since 1997, Harpman’s modern classic is an important addition to the growing canon of feminist speculative literature.]]> 184 Jacqueline Harpman 1945492600 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.11 1995
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> 59316317 From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven comes All The Lovers In The Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone in an overwhelming city and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than her colleague, Hijiri. But a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka awakens something new in her. Through their weekly meetings, Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light and still, painful memories from her past begin to resurface. As Fuyuko realizes she exists in a small world of her own making she begins to push at her own boundaries. But will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her?

Pulsing and poetic, modern and shocking, this is an unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.]]> 219 Mieko Kawakami 1509898263 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.74 2011
author: Mieko Kawakami
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2011
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]]> 218695847 A band reunion may be enough to change two musicians' tune on love in this electric romance from USA Today bestselling author Alicia Thompson.
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Micah's relationship to music is complicated. As teenagers, her band took off after being featured on a popular TV show, but the group barely released their sophomore album before breaking up. Now, over a decade later, the band is reuniting for one more performance on a themed cruise, and Micah is determined to learn from her past mistakes -- no losing herself in the music, and no losing her heart along the way.��
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John misses playing in a band, and mostly he misses Micah, who'd been his best friend until the music stopped. Back then, he didn't take the lead, either in his guitar parts or while he sat back and watched her date another bandmate. John's never been one to rock the boat, but he's faced with another chance now that this cruise has brought music -- and Micah -- back in his life.
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Onboard, Micah can't help but see John with brand new eyes, and John's feelings only intensify��as the discordant band's tension grows to a breaking point. With five days at sea, there's a ticking clock on anything that might develop between them, and they'll have to decide if their relationship is destined to be more than a one-hit wonder.]]> 400 Alicia Thompson 0593640950 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.96 2025
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> 220307688 In this spicy romance from the author of Alive and Wells and Change of Hart, a��small-town sweetheart finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a one-night stand binds her to a local cowboy who has had a crush on her for years.


She lives by the rules. He lives to break them.



Cassidy Bowman has strict rules to uphold her good-girl reputation: she doesn’t date the Wells Ranch locals, and she definitely doesn’t sleep with men she isn’t dating. But after a run-in with her ex-boyfriend—and a few too many drinks—she’s ready to buck those rules and allow herself one night of recklessness.

On the other hand, local cowboy Chase “Red” Thompson has never met a rule he didn’t love breaking. With a long-time crush on Cassidy, he’s more than willing to accept her offer of a one-night stand and her one condition: he must agree to never speak of it again.

That is until two pink lines render Cassidy’s entire rule book null and void. Cassidy isn’t looking for a relationship with the rough-and-tumble cowboy, and Red doesn’t need anyone to tell him he’s not good enough for the sweetheart of Wells Canyon.

So the two make another agreement—they’ll be friends and co-parents, nothing more. But as their carefully constructed boundaries begin to blur, Cassidy might just realize that perhaps some rules are worth breaking.]]> 352 Bailey Hannah 0593984005 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.32 2024
author: Bailey Hannah
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.32
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]]> 35175432 In this international bestselling romance by Megan Maxwell, love is the ultimate forbidden pleasure.

Getting stuck in an elevator with a flirtatious and charismatic stranger leaves Jude Flores flustered enough—even before she realizes that he’s Eric Zimmerman, the powerful billionaire CEO…and her powerfully sexy new boss.

Having arrived in Spain to take over his company’s office, Eric is clearly interested in more than business. He notices Jude for her brilliance and talent, but it’s her humility that excites him the most.

Seduced by Eric’s attention, Jude accepts his bold invitation into his private life—a series of secret sensual games designed to open Jude up to a world of pleasure she’d only fantasized about. With each clandestine meeting comes Eric’s desire to push further. And before long, Jude is falling—helplessly, willingly, and without inhibition.

But as their relationship deepens, Jude begins to wonder what other secrets Eric is hiding behind that sexy smile—and how far she’s willing to go to find out.]]> 414 Megan Maxwell 1542098564 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 1 3.57 2012
author: Megan Maxwell
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2012
rating: 1
read at: 2025/03/31
date added: 2025/03/31
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bahaha what did i expect but it was horny just like the movie bahaha but honestly can't blame the movie for being bad when the source material is...
]]> 60656154 Mega-rich and salaciously famous.
No one knows shy, quiet Willow Moore.

Until she makes one daring move that changes her world forever.

At seventeen, Willow moves across the country to connect with her famous older brother, Loren Hale. Before she can even say hello, she runs into the teenager who’s been vandalizing Loren’s house with his group of delinquent friends.

Garrison Abbey is off-limits.
As decreed by her very protective older brother.

But if he’s so awful, then why is he so friendly to her? Willow can’t help but be drawn to the mysterious boy next door.

He has a bad reputation.
She’s yet to carve one of her own.

The more their paths cross, the more Willow realizes maybe…just maybe they’re exactly what each other needs.

Bad Reputation is a collector’s edition of Willow & Garrison’s romance. It contains:
TWO NOVELS (Whatever It Takes and Wherever You Are) in chronological order.
A READING GUIDE to read along with the Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series.
BONUS CHAPTERS not found in the duet.

If you have not met Willow and Garrison yet, we highly recommend starting with Whatever It Takes.]]> 724 Krista Ritchie 1950165388 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 4.59 2022
author: Krista Ritchie
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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i love gillow sm :(( my whole heart in their pocket!!! gosh i was crying at so many parts... just saw myself in both of them and gah they mean everything to me !!! im so happy they found peace and solace in each other and i love this universe so much!! core eight for life!!! addicted/calloway has my heart forever!!!!!! <3333
]]> 216470402
On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her.��Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as she finds herself falling in love.

The Kiss of Deception��is the first audiobook in��Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles]]> 512 Mary E. Pearson 1250377714 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.98 2014
author: Mary E. Pearson
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> 208177256 TRUST IS A WEAKNESS
POSSESSION IS A TOXIC GAME
Sweet and gentle.
Calm and collected.
Nervous and inexperienced.
He was death cloaked in the form of a handsome man, and instead of running the other way the first chance she got, she fell for him.

Aria Miller is a scientist searching for the cure for a rare genetic disease when her world turns on its head – she collides with Tobias Mitchell. When she takes him on as her assistant, he becomes infatuated with her in ways he knows he shouldn’t be.

Then, reality hits, and Aria is forced to leave the country. Faced with the thought of losing the object of his obsession, Tobias’ mask slips, showing her his true self for the first time.

Aria is his, and he’ll do anything to make sure she stays that way.

This is an interconnected standalone set before The Edge of Darkness Trilogy]]> 442 Leigh Rivers linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 tobiasaria are just everything to me <\3333
TOBIAS MITCHELL THE MAN YOU ARE.. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU

and the book ending with that convo... LITERALLY BREAK MY HEART IN HALF PLS]]> 4.26
author: Leigh Rivers
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
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4.5!
tobiasaria are just everything to me <\3333
TOBIAS MITCHELL THE MAN YOU ARE.. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU

and the book ending with that convo... LITERALLY BREAK MY HEART IN HALF PLS
]]> 209770418 An intimate and deeply moving coming-of-age novel about second chances and the inextricable bonds between lovers and friends.

The only love Ari has known is Morgan. Engaged and planning a life with him in New York, Ari is shocked when Morgan sits her down one rainy afternoon and tells her their decade-long relationship is over. They’ve been over for a long time now, he says—and Ari knows he’s right.

Twenty-eight years old and suddenly alone, Ari throws herself into a new job in Boston, as assistant to a tech CEO. Wells is British, twelve years her senior, a devoted husband and father. He’s also captivated by Ari, in a way neither of them can explain. Ignoring every warning signal from friends and their own instincts, they dive into a fiery affair, which becomes more dangerous as Ari finds herself intricately tangled with his wife, Leah.

Nothing can prepare Ari for the choices she must make as she tries to uncover what’s right for herself, and for the people she can’t let go. As a new path opens—a journey of lies and the twisted calculus of protecting them—Ari’s second chance at happiness forces her to consider who she really is. Can you love someone without dragging them under? What does it take to start over again?]]> 320 Meredith Turits 1662524005 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 2
Thank you to Netgalley, Brilliance Publishing, and Little A for this audio and e-arc in exchange for an honest review!]]> 3.49
author: Meredith Turits
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there is a fine line between introspective and fulfilling pacing vs choppy and anticlimatic story telling.. and sadly this one didn't hit the mark when it comes to engaging writing in my opinion. there were a variety of characters and i wish we explored more personality and better pacing when getting to know the characters so a build up of attachment could be formed. i love character driven stories but there needs to be a balance of mundane story telling with compelling pacing and characterization which was missing in this one. i think some people may enjoy it but it felt really lackluster and bland.. i was just waiting for it to be over towards the end bc it felt like there was no end point and the plot was circling around a parking lot. It could be just how i interpreted the characters and story but nonetheless i think there could be mixed opinions on this book!

Thank you to Netgalley, Brilliance Publishing, and Little A for this audio and e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
]]> 221490980 *This limited deluxe edition comes with an ombre spine matching the rest of the series*

A love that couldn't be broken, except by the truth.

Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she's never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few family or friends in her corner, she's carries her burdens and her trauma on her own.

But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life…

Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can't resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too.

Lizzie and Hugh's bond seems unbreakable — their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep – but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.]]> 768 Chloe Walsh 1464248516 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.67 2025
author: Chloe Walsh
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average rating: 4.67
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]]> 222279220 “Good Spirits is an absolute knockout. A new Borison book feels like coming home in the best way. She's truly in a league of her own.” — Hannah Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker

The New York Times bestselling author of First-Time Caller, B.K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance—this time with a magical twist—that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past.

He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge.

Ghost of Christmas Past Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday haunting like every other—get in, get out, return to his otherwise aimless existence as a ghost awaiting the afterlife. But when he’s faced with Harriet York, the sweetest assignment he’s ever had, he suddenly finds himself wishing for a future.

Harriet York has no idea why she’s being haunted. She’s a good person—or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what’s expected of her. But as she and Nolan begin to examine her past, they discover there are threads that bind them together— and realize there might be more to moving on than expected.

With the deadline of Christmas Eve fast approaching, will they find the key to their futures in each other’s pasts? Or will they stay firmly in the present, indulging in their unexpected, spirited connection?

Filled with magic, mayhem, and cozy holiday charm, this swoony romance is B.K. Borison’s best yet!]]> 384 B.K. Borison 0063430401 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.56 2025
author: B.K. Borison
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average rating: 4.56
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]]> 53488849
Three years have passed since the end of Kingpin's Foxglove. Elena Falcone has left her new family and the man she loves, destroying her own heart in the process...the only thing she has left is the blond-haired, green-eyed boy who calls her 'mama'.

When her son's life is jeopardized, Elena finds her way back into Konstantin's arms and is forced back into the world she once craved to be free from...

Since the betrayal that left his family tearing at the seams, Konstantin Tarkhanov has been fiercely ensuring his rule over Staten Island. In the midst of his growing darkness, a light forms in the shape of the woman who broke his heart...and the child they share.

However, Elena and Konstantin's reunion is darkened by the shadows of their enemies. Tensions are growing in New York City, families are ending and blood soaks the sidewalks...Will the Tarkhanov Bratva rise to glory or will this empire fall before it even begins?]]> 241 Bree Porter linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.71 2021
author: Bree Porter
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average rating: 3.71
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]]> 53487730
After a year of marriage, Elena Falcone suddenly finds herself a widow and at the mercy of Konstantin Tarkhanov, Pakhan of the Tarkhanov Bratva. Determined never to return to her hometown, Elena makes a deal with the devil: Heal a sick woman and be granted her freedom...or fail and be returned to her family.

Konstantin Tarkhanov has done whatever it takes to build his empire. Now the king of Staten Island, his power has never been greater. But one more obstacle lies ahead of him before he has everything he wants–the wild and intelligent Elena Falcone.

Caught up in a complex plot in the world of poisons and gangsters, Elena and Konstantin must overcome many adversaries all whilst dealing with the undeniable connection they share. But not everybody can be trusted and sometimes even those you love are not who they seem.

A plot-driven mafia romance, Kingpin's Foxglove ends on a cliffhanger and it sure to leave you wanting more.]]> 289 Bree Porter linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.08 2020
author: Bree Porter
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.08
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]]> 221490963 *This limited deluxe edition comes with an ombre spine matching the rest of the series*

A love that couldn't be broken, except by the truth.

Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she's never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few family or friends in her corner, she's carries her burdens and her trauma on her own.

But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life…

Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can't resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too.

Lizzie and Hugh's bond seems unbreakable — their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep – but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.]]> 768 Chloe Walsh 1464237239 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 to-read 3.22 2025
author: Chloe Walsh
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.22
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rating: 5
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LIZZIEHUGHIE WILL BE MY EVERYTHING BUT ALSO MY GREAT UNDOING AAAH
]]> 17860217
Cameron Hamilton is used to getting what he wants, especially when it comes to women. But when Avery Morgansten comes crashing into his life – literally – he finally meets the one person who can resist his soulful baby blues. But Cam’s not ready to give up – he can’t get this feisty and intriguing girl out of his head.

Avery has secrets, secrets that keep her from admitting the feelings Cam knows she has for him. What will it take to help him break down her barriers and gain her trust? Or will he be shut out of Avery’s life, losing his first real shot at the kind of love that lasts forever?]]> 352 J. Lynn linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 4.23 2013
author: J. Lynn
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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i just needed to make sure the guy was very down bad tehee
]]> 181350476 Some things are worth waiting for…

Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

Some things are worth experiencing…

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for…]]> 383 J. Lynn linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 sometimes you crave a good old college romance that gives 2000s vibes and this did that ohmy!! very dated but i had such a fun time! nerdy/shy girl x popular guy will always get me!!! i was listening to 2000s songs that give oth vibes and this book gave it so well!! wasn't perfect and had some questionable parts but i still ate it up! now im going to read the rest of the series hehe]]> 3.90 2013
author: J. Lynn
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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3.5!
sometimes you crave a good old college romance that gives 2000s vibes and this did that ohmy!! very dated but i had such a fun time! nerdy/shy girl x popular guy will always get me!!! i was listening to 2000s songs that give oth vibes and this book gave it so well!! wasn't perfect and had some questionable parts but i still ate it up! now im going to read the rest of the series hehe
]]> 203237161
If your twenties are supposed to be the best years of your life, Bennet Taylor is failing miserably . . . with a big emphasis on the miserable. Where’s that zest she keeps hearing about? She’s a temp worker in New York City with no direction, no future, and no social life. And at the painful center of this listlessness is grief over the death of her first love.

When Bennet runs into Henry Adams just hours after standing him up for a first date, she makes an alcohol-fueled confession: She’s not ready to date. In fact, it’s been years since she felt passion for something. Not even pottery, or organized sports—not anything. Rather than leaving her to ruminate, Henry jumps at the opportunity for adventure: Bennet needs to find a passion for life, and Henry will help her find it. Every Saturday, they’ll try something new in New York City. As friends, of course.

As their “passion project” continues, the pair tackle everything from carpentry to tattooing to rappelling off skyscrapers, and Bennet feels her guarded exterior ebbing away. But as secrets surface, Bennet has to decide what she wants, and if she’s truly ready to move on. With emotional resonance and sparkling banter, Passion Project is a fun, flirty, thoughtful story of finding a spark—and igniting happiness.]]> 368 London Sperry 0143138561 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.90 2025
author: London Sperry
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> 220160351 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley.

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.

An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.]]> 368 Kaliane Bradley 166804515X linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.54 2024
author: Kaliane Bradley
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average rating: 3.54
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]]> 35036409 My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.]]> 331 Elena Ferrante linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.08 2011
author: Elena Ferrante
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> 35721089
Now a Major Motion Picture

What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls—is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic.]]> 352 David Sheff 1328974715 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.27 2007
author: David Sheff
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2007
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]]> 218153839 USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV punchline who has left her awkwardness in the rearview mirror thanks to a fake-it-till-you-make-it mantra that has her on the cusp of success, until she tells a lie that sets her on a crash-course with her past, spending a week in Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love.

Rules for a love story: There are none. It’s all a lie.

Jane Jackson knows that true love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth—you can’t fake a belly laugh. Jane should know, she spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punchline on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she’s a Creative Executive at Clearwater Studios and she’s living by a new mantra: Fake it till you make it.

Except, she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she opened her mouth and a big fat fib fell out. She claimed that Jack Quinlan, hottest popstar of the moment, has promised to write an original song for the soundtrack. Jack may have been her first kiss—and greatest source of shame—but she hasn’t spoken to him in twenty years.

Now, Jane must turn to the last man she’d ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan’s hometown on Long Island, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan while facing down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but Dan just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?]]> 368 Annabel Monaghan 0593714105 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.27 2025
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]]> 217271595
But when my nephew’s guardianship is contested, I decide I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him in Rose Hill. Even if it means marrying the enemy.

Rhys Dupris.

A man who is secretive, broody, and completely infuriating. A man whose work takes him away for weeks on end and brings him back covered in mysterious bruises—ones he won’t talk about. In fact, we barely talk at all.

Which would be fine, except when he’s not talking, he’s staring. And the way he looks at me is borderline indecent.

The tension between us has always been palpable. But living under the same roof is a dangerous temptation.

I swore I would never forgive him. But that was before I knew the man behind the mask. The one who’s fierce and protective. The one who’s gentle and patient. The one who shows up for us when we need him most.

He’s not at all who I thought he was.

And that makes hating my husband so much harder… and loving him just a little too easy.]]> 464 Elsie Silver 1464237522 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.14 2025
author: Elsie Silver
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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wholesome and cute but it didn't go in the direction i thought? would have loved to see more scenes of rhys and tabby building a home together with milo than him prior already bonded with milo!!... idk it would have been soo great to see them slowly fall for each other than already instantly feeling something for each other...nonetheless still a fun time !! skylarwes still on top tho hehe
]]> 53137938
Noah is at the pinnacle of his career. With book and movie deals galore, there isn’t much the “golden boy” of modern fiction hasn’t accomplished. But he can’t walk away from what might be the best book of the century—the one his idol, Scarlett Stanton, left unfinished. Coming up with a fitting ending for the legendary author is one thing, but dealing with her beautiful, stubborn, cynical great-granddaughter, Georgia, is quite another.

But as they read Scarlett’s words in both the manuscript and her box of letters, they start to realize why Scarlett never finished the book—it’s based on her real-life romance with a World War II pilot, and the ending isn’t a happy one. Georgia knows all too well that love never works out, and while the chemistry and connection between her and Noah is undeniable, she’s as determined as ever to learn from her great-grandmother’s mistakes—even if it means destroying Noah’s career.]]> 400 Rebecca Yarros 1682815668 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.26 2021
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> 211164792 Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this rivals-to-lovers romance.

Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.

Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?]]> 384 Sarah Adams 0593723694 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 so heartwarming!! my heart so full!! cute and funny and just pure fun enjoyment! love emily and jack sm!!! ]]> 4.05 2025
author: Sarah Adams
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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4.25!
so heartwarming!! my heart so full!! cute and funny and just pure fun enjoyment! love emily and jack sm!!!
]]> 228691354 What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.

Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.

It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.

But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists.

When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.]]> 416 Ali Hazelwood linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.67 2025
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.67
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]]> 214269328 Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman’s life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not

Lenny’s a bit of a mess at the moment. Her best friend, Lou, recently passed away after a battle with cancer, and her death has left Lenny feeling completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with Lou, and the list of things she’s supposed to do to help her live again. The only thing she can do is temporary babysitting gigs, and luckily, she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley. It’s not perfect: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, always seems to be around, and is kind of... a huge jerk. But if Lenny acts like she has it all together, maybe no one will notice she’s falling apart.

Miles sees right through her though. Turns out, he knows a lot about grief and, surprisingly, he offers her a proposition. He’ll help her complete everything on her “live again” list if she’ll help him connect with Ainsley and overcome his complicated relationship with Reese. Lenny doubts anything can fill the Lou has left behind, but she begins to spend more time with Miles, Lenny is surprised to discover that, sometimes, losing everything is only the first step to finding yourself, and love, again.]]> 416 Cara Bastone 0593595734 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4
the intentional way of grief inserted into this book was done so beautifully and respectfully and for that alone this book deserves all the praise. it felt nice reading lenny go throught grief not just because/ to have plot device but it felt like lenny was truly a person in this world going through it after losing someone so dear to her. the writing was able to integrate those real-life scenarios and mental head spaces and write in such a way that you felt so deeply connected to lenny and wanted her to see the sun after the grey clouds of grief.

the friendship and gradual build up of lenny and miles relationship was just so cute and heartwarming to read. rooting for them but also them being such good friends first and later it morphing into something more because of the way they love and care for each other was so fun to read and witness!

i would have loved to see more scenes of lenny and miles as a couple and facing her grief instead of it somewhat concluding fast towards the end but nonetheless i still enjoyed very much!

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a heartfelt romance and want to heal in the best way possible! so good and i can't wait to see what's in store next for Cara Bastone!

Thank you NetGalley, Random House, and Dial Press for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!]]> 4.21 2025
author: Cara Bastone
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.21
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the amount of love i have for this book goes beyond words to be quite honest. the sheer humanity and heart this book has is so beautiful and wholesome it leaves me awe struck!

the intentional way of grief inserted into this book was done so beautifully and respectfully and for that alone this book deserves all the praise. it felt nice reading lenny go throught grief not just because/ to have plot device but it felt like lenny was truly a person in this world going through it after losing someone so dear to her. the writing was able to integrate those real-life scenarios and mental head spaces and write in such a way that you felt so deeply connected to lenny and wanted her to see the sun after the grey clouds of grief.

the friendship and gradual build up of lenny and miles relationship was just so cute and heartwarming to read. rooting for them but also them being such good friends first and later it morphing into something more because of the way they love and care for each other was so fun to read and witness!

i would have loved to see more scenes of lenny and miles as a couple and facing her grief instead of it somewhat concluding fast towards the end but nonetheless i still enjoyed very much!

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a heartfelt romance and want to heal in the best way possible! so good and i can't wait to see what's in store next for Cara Bastone!

Thank you NetGalley, Random House, and Dial Press for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
]]> 33597147 670 Mariana Zapata 0990429253 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 4.27 2016
author: Mariana Zapata
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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i love this book sm. mz knew what she was doing with diana and dallas!! the kids gaah everything about this book hit the spot gaah!! i couldn't stop reading!!! (i need to go study now)!!!! but literally so good im in love!! i think it may be my fav mz book!! the acts of service literally made me melt!! and the constant reassurance and taking care of a loved one I AM UNWELL!! will be on my mind forever i feel!
]]> 221609337 *Book one of a duet*

When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple; keep her grades up and her head down. The last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.

Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she’s concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia’s only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.

Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other’s alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.

Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia’s desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it’ll split into two?
__________

Dark Academic Romance - Enemies to Lovers - Slow Burn - University Setting

This work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.]]> 359 Autumn Woods linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.21 2025
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]]> 222033792 The only way to receive her inheritance? Marry the NHL's grumpiest enforcer, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man she'd ever fall for, from the viral TikTok author of Behind the Net.

In public, Georgia Greene and Alexei Volkov act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, they’re at each other’s throats. He’s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy’s never cracked a smile in his life. He’s jealous of her colleague, glares at her high heels, and insists he’s not attracted to her. He’s only marrying her for citizenship.

Fighting with Alexei is more fun than Georgia expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.

He cuddles with her bunnies and worries about her safety. He sends her flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on her. He makes her sleep in his bed and calls her his wife.

For a guy who said he’d never love her, Alexei’s doing a great impression of it… and now Georgia is wondering if this marriage is fake after all.]]> 464 Stephanie Archer linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.67 2025
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]]> 214269394
Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs—and the results kick off a partnership that will span years, ignite new passions in them both, and crush their egos again and again. Is their collaboration worth its cost? Or is it holding Percy back from finding her own voice?

Moving from Brooklyn bars to San Francisco dance floors, Deep Cuts examines the nature of talent, obsession, belonging, and above all, our need to be heard.]]> 277 Holly Brickley 0593799089 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.73 2025
author: Holly Brickley
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> 174156146
Falling in love was just the beginning.

Lily and Lo are childhood best friends and soul mates.

Ryke and Daisy are wild risk-takers and flirty adventurers.

Connor and Rose are genius rivals and intellectual teammates.

After ten years of laughter. Of heartache. And love. They’re all back one final time.]]> 816 Krista Ritchie 0593639669 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 4.55 2016
author: Krista Ritchie
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.55
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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i love this family so much you don't understand <\3 the core six >>>
]]> 228256271 A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride.

Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her.

As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe.

But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation…]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood 0593955013 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.37 2025
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]]> 222376906
Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life―begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.]]> 544 Rebecca Ross 1250373352 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.63 2025
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]]> 210191773 Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own.

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.

Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion.]]> 560 R.F. Kuang 0063021471 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.13 2025
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> 217513554 B.K. Borison linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.71 2026
author: B.K. Borison
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average rating: 4.71
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]]> 212808709 A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water...]]> 464 Ali Hazelwood linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 3.92 2025
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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yea i loved this book!! and so what to those obnoxious complainy booktokers !!!!!!
]]> 209891299
They’re opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother’s wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer—destined to be one another’s great love story.

Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.

But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can’t help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.

What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can’t let go?]]> 400 Claire Daverley 0593653505 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 3.98 2023
author: Claire Daverley
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.98
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rating: 3
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will and rosie i adore u but the connection was a bit told and not shown.. nonetheless i slowly felt the connection and rawness as the book continued.. teared up bc when do u not tear up when people so meant to be arent together and go thru anguish of not being together. also u cant do the outdoer if u catch my drift.. marianneconnell lover for life!! but if u want to read similar to normal people read this but i fear nothing will ever beat marianne and connell's connection and story <\3
]]> 227948548 Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy, hot as hell fire pilot who is too damn good with his hands.

It’s the perfect combination. But unfortunately for me, he’s also my ex-boyfriend’s dad.

A chance meeting brought us together and a missed connection has kept us apart.

One year later, a stroke of fate has us living under the same roof—which makes everything between us downright messy.

Because even after all this time, he’s still the man I think about when I fall asleep. The one I can’t get over no matter how hard I try.

He’s working on mending a fragile relationship with his son and we both know acting on these urges would be the ultimate betrayal.

But I see the heat in his eyes. That look of need that never fails to send a shiver down my spine.

The mutual longing is borderline unbearable and the simmering heat between us is downright palpable.

We both know there are rules when it comes to situations like this.

But then again…following the rules never has been my strong suit.]]> Elsie Silver 1464247862 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.17 2025
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]]> 216354325 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781401971366.

What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words?

If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn’t you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words—Let Them—will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands—and this book will show you exactly how to do it.

In her latest groundbreaking book, The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins—New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset—teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can’t control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life.

Using the same no-nonsense, science-backed approach that’s made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains why The Let Them Theory is already loved by millions and how you can apply it in eight key areas of your life to make the biggest impact. Within a few pages, you’ll realize how much energy and time you’ve been wasting trying to control the wrong things—at work, in relationships, and in pursuing your goals—and how this is keeping you from the happiness and success you deserve.

Written as an easy-to-understand guide, Robbins shares relatable stories from her own life, highlights key takeaways, relevant research and introduces you to world-renowned experts in psychology, neuroscience, relationships, happiness, and ancient wisdom who champion The Let Them Theory every step of the way.

Learn how to:

• Stop wasting energy on things you can’t control
• Stop comparing yourself to other people
• Break free from fear and self-doubt
• Release the grip of people’s expectations
• Build the best friendships of your life
• Create the love you deserve
• Pursue what truly matters to you with confidence
• Build resilience against everyday stressors and distractions
• Define your own path to success, joy, and fulfillment

. . . and so much more.

The Let Them Theory will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. Whether you want to advance your career, motivate others to change, take creative risks, find deeper connections, build better habits, start a new chapter, or simply create more happiness in your life and relationships, this book gives you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential.]]> 336 Mel Robbins linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 2 4.20 2024
author: Mel Robbins
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.20
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it's ok. i guess this one is on me for thinking i could get advice from a middle age white woman when i learned half of these things at the age of eight due to being in a big asian family and lots of drama!! nonetheless insightful if u are indeed white and face normal social conditions that lead u to be a certain way. personally for me this theory has already been kinda implemented in my life due to my personal experiences. give it a read or maybe not just depends
]]> 212808316 Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft.

It’s been centuries since a warm-season fairy in Pixie Hollow has crossed into the Winter Woods, and while most fear the legends of monsters lurking in the frozen lands, Clarion, can’t help being intrigued by Winter’s stoic beauty. But under the watchful eyes of the current monarch and the court's seasonal ministers, Clarion has little time to dwell on daydreams while the days to her coronation dwindle away.

That is, until reports of a monster crossing from Winter into Spring make their way to the palace. Clarion sees defeating this threat as an opportunity to prove that she is worthy of her new role. But instead of finding a monster at the edge of Winter, she finds Milori, a young guardian of the Winter Woods. Together, they form an unlikely bond as they race to save their lands.

But as their alliance warms to something more, they will discover there is a reason a warm-season fairy and a winter fairy must not be together. And the cost could be just as deadly as the monsters that prowl the Winter Woods.

Discover the origin of the sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods.]]> 400 Allison Saft 1368098452 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.25 2025
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]]> 214152028 The highly anticipated follow-up to Peyton Corinne’s “unputdownable and unforgettable” (Bal Khabra, author of Collide) TikTok sensation Unsteady follows hopeless romantic Ro and player—on and off the ice—Freddy as their feelings for each other grow from strictly friendly to so much more.

Matt “Freddy” Fedderic is all smiles—at least on the surface. On the ice, he’s the star left winger for the Waterfell Wolves with a stellar reputation in bed and a potential future in the NHL. But in the classroom, he’s barely scraping by on a 2.0 GPA, retaking dropped classes and struggling with a rough mix of dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD. Freddy had plans to enter the NHL draft at eighteen, but then his estranged father added a “graduation” clause to his inheritance, and now, he needs help to pass Biology with a professor who’s already betrayed him before.

Ro Shariff is a hopeless romantic with terrible luck in love—and now, Freddy’s new tutor. She keeps telling herself that she’s very happy with her on again/off again boyfriend, but Ro is desperate for real affection. As her tutoring sessions with Freddy lead to friendship and late-night phone calls, an undeniable heat begins to simmer between them, which they’re both trying desperately to ignore.

Although they are too protective of their newfound friendship to cross that line, Ro can’t stop thinking about how Freddy was her first kiss her freshman year at Waterfell, a spine-tingling moment seared into Ro’s memory that Freddy doesn’t seem to remember, and Freddy is determined to protect Ro from his reputation at all costs. Meanwhile, Ro wants to prove to him that despite what others have led him to believe, he’s worth more than his body. But maybe, just maybe, together they can learn how easily the right person can love every part of you, even your flaws.]]> 449 Peyton Corinne 1668068486 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 4.09 2025
author: Peyton Corinne
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2025
rating: 3
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more telling than showing in my opinion!! and would have loved to see more of their connection instead of instant attraction and feelings! nonetheless had some cute moments and adored the end!! the beginning build up and characterization really detered me from being obsessed with these characters tho! it may hit for others tho!
]]> 49758584 When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.

Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.

Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.

But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.]]> 357 Sarah Hogle 0593085426 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 3.89 2020
author: Sarah Hogle
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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nine times out of ten i will love second chance romances and tension so not suprised i loved this one! i wish we got to see the gradual shift in realizing naomi and nicholas were still in love with each other but nonetheless still so fun and good!! gah had me tearing up at parts <\3
]]> 214151562
From the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer comes the romance that will define a generation.

Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man, she receives a slip of paper with his name and a number on it—the exact amount of time they will be together. The papers told her she’d spend three days with Martin in Paris; five weeks with Noah in San Francisco; and three months with Hugo, her ex-boyfriend turned best friend. Daphne has been receiving the numbered papers for over twenty years, always wondering when there might be one without an expiration. Finally, the night of a blind date at her favorite Los Angeles restaurant, there’s only a name: Jake.

But as Jake and Daphne’s story unfolds, Daphne finds herself doubting the paper’s prediction, and wrestling with what it means to be both committed and truthful. Because Daphne knows things Jake doesn’t, information that—if he found out—would break his heart.

Told with her signature warmth and insight into matters of the heart, Rebecca Serle has finally set her sights on romantic love. The result is a gripping, emotional, passionate, and (yes) heartbreaking novel about what it means to be single, what it means to find love, and ultimately how we define each of them for ourselves. Expiration Dates is the one fans have been waiting for.]]> 288 Rebecca Serle 1982166835 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.52 2024
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]]> 219301746 A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling, magical book from Ashley Poston.

Joni Lark is living the dream. She’s one of the most coveted songwriters in LA…and she can’t seem to write. There’s an emptiness inside her, and nothing seems to fill it.

When she returns to her hometown of Vienna Shores, North Carolina, she hopes that the sand, the surf, and the concerts at The Revelry, her family’s music venue, will spark her inspiration. But when she gets there, nothing is how she left it. Her best friend is avoiding her, her mother’s memories are fading fast, and The Revelry is closing.

How can she think about writing her next song when everything is changing without her?

Until she hears it. A melody in her head, lyric-less and half-formed, and an alluring and addictive voice to go with it—belonging, apparently, to a wry musician with hangups of his own.

Surely, he’s a figment of her overworked imagination.

But then the very real man attached to the voice shows up in Vienna Shores. He’s aggravating and gruff on the outside—nothing like the sweet, funny voice in Joni’s head—and he has a plan:

They’ll finish the song haunting them both, break their connection, and hope they don’t risk their hearts in the process.

Because that song stuck in their heads? Maybe it’s there for a reason.]]> 384 Ashley Poston 0593641000 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.19 2025
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]]> 213263148 ALL first edition copies will be signed by the author! Signed copies available while supplies last.

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.

This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.

This is a story about life—
how it ends, and how it starts.

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�ϻ�����Ӯ����, Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2025]]> 544 Victoria E. Schwab 1250320526 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.50 2025
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]]> 101143330 Eden and Josh decide to give their relationship another chance in this much anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Way I Used to Be that explores how to move forward after trauma—in life and in love.

Eden and Josh never had a fair shot at a healthy relationship. When they dated in high school, they each had their own problems getting in the way of the deep connection they felt toward one another. Unbeknownst to Josh, Eden was carrying the burden of a devastating sexual assault, while Josh was dealing with his own private struggle of having an alcoholic father.

Months after Eden and two other girls publicly accuse their rapist, Eden is starting college while her case goes to trial. Now when she and Josh reconnect, it seems like it might finally be in the right place at the right time for them to make it work. But is their love strong enough to withstand the challenges and chaos of college and the crushing realities of a trial that will determine whether Eden gets the justice she deserves?]]> 432 Amber Smith 1665947101 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 4.09 2023
author: Amber Smith
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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4.75! edenjosh have my heart forever!!!! forever my babies!! gah this book is for them and ppl who love them and so happy i loved sm!!! eek just means everything to me <\3
]]> 222139748 Duty. Blood. Honour. Power.

Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders.

Her ward - and her brother - need her back in her homeland . . . but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead . . .

'Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes.'

Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.

A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them.]]> 672 Callie Hart 1538774224 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.26 2025
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]]> 30312821
Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.

What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.

Told in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace the power of survival she never knew she had hidden within her heart.]]> 376 Amber Smith 1481449362 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 i love edenjosh sm :(( gah my heart ached so bad reading this and just sending love to those who are in the dark for whatever reason why they are <\3 eden i love you. i will always empathize for those going through it hidden or vocally known ❤️‍]]> 4.18 2016
author: Amber Smith
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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4.25!
i love edenjosh sm :(( gah my heart ached so bad reading this and just sending love to those who are in the dark for whatever reason why they are <\3 eden i love you. i will always empathize for those going through it hidden or vocally known ❤️‍
]]> 150246124
With a seven-year age difference, Ryke Meadows and Daisy Calloway have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple, their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media.
��
Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke and Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together.
��
They
To never slow down.
To never compromise who they are.
To never abandon their love for each other.
��
But preserving their happiness also means taking more risks. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to danger, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health. With their lives on the line, Ryke and Daisy head towards the vast, wild unknown.]]> 704 Krista Ritchie 0593639650 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 4.41 2015
author: Krista Ritchie
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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4.25! i love daisyryke sm and well this makes me sob i can't believe im almost done <\3 how does one prepare for skop??!! anyways addicted/calloway has my heart!!
]]> 211399784 To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice

“P������ Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name

She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating—and each other—to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship.

Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end.

As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the “real story” through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can’t stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she’s telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.]]> 448 Layne Fargo 0593732049 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.16 2025
author: Layne Fargo
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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4.5! so messy i loved it omg!!! i loved daisy jones and the six and the set up was so similar gahh!! basically kat and heath are undeniably meant for each other in the best and worst ways!! their connection was palpable and well i love reading about destined people ,, whether or not they are toxic is not my problem!! i will eat it up no matter what (certified blair + chuck , peyton + lucas stan) !!! this book is basically if magnolia parks x daisy jones and the six had a baby i kid u not!! so good and wow will stay on my mind forever!!!! i highly recommend listening to the audio bc the interview style is so fun with the different narrators!!
]]> 214011215
“You know the most dangerous kind of villain? A woman with nothing left to lose.”

In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both.

So when Ariete, Star of Wrath, War and Chaos, descends to wreak havoc on Elara’s kingdom, she flees her home—the Kingdom of Night—for the neighbouring Helios, Kingdom of Light.

And strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince.

Fearing that Ariete might turn his sights to Helios next, Prince Lorenzo is forced to train Elara as a weapon—one worthy of battling against the tyrannical reign of the Stars. But there are shadows even within the Kingdom of Light—and they threaten to reveal the darkness in Lorenzo’s past and the ancient magic that slumbers in Elara’s veins.

And with it all comes an undeniable, star-crossed pull between Elara and Lorenzo that neither can seem to resist...]]> 496 Imani Erriu 1039012590 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 i loved it so much!! so fun to read and immerse myself into this world!! loved how everything was unveiled and can't wait to see what happens next!! i can already see el being one of my fav characters ahhh <3 ]]> 4.12 2022
author: Imani Erriu
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.12
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rating: 4
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4.25!
i loved it so much!! so fun to read and immerse myself into this world!! loved how everything was unveiled and can't wait to see what happens next!! i can already see el being one of my fav characters ahhh <3
]]> 219848373 A slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a scholarly healer and a gentleman assassin, set in an exquisite fantasy world.

Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, finds himself in dire need of an expert healer. As fate would have it, that very healer is Aurienne Fairhrim, a member of his enemy Order, the Haelen.

Aurienne is desperate for funding to heal the sick, so desperate that when Osric breaks into her office to offer her a bribe for her healing services, she must accept. Even if she loathes him.

A forced collaboration ensues: the brilliant Woman in STEM is coerced into working with the PhD in Murders - much to Aurienne's disgust. Despite being enemies thrown together, as Osric and Aurienne work together to solve not only his illness, but the mysterious reoccurrence of a deadly Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction which seems to only fuel the heat between them.

Romance tropes include:
Enemies to lovers
High interaction slow burn
Hypercompetent idiots
He falls first and harder
Evisceration as a love language]]> 384 Brigitte Knightley 0593819454 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.32 2025
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]]> 197156017 If you knew then what you know now, would you make the same choices? Imagine having a second chance with the one you never forgot.

From the author of the global breakout bestseller The Last Love Note comes the story of a young woman struggling to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragic accident, and the man who gives up everything to help her.

When Evie Hudson wakes in an unfamiliar hospital room, she thinks she’s fresh out of a teenage party with her best friend, Bree. Except, Bree isn’t around anymore and high school was years ago. Evie had just survived the crash that killed her husband, Oliver—whom she can't remember either. After suffering a traumatic loss of memory, she’s left to connect the dots. But how?

Drew, a promising photographer whose chance encounter with Evie unravels the elusive details of her marriage and her husband’s death. As Drew watches Evie stitch the story of her life together, secrets emerge that might shatter both of their worlds.

This tangled second-chance romance leads Evie to question every decision she ever made. This time around, she’s seeing all the things she missed–and the life she gets to choose...again.]]> 416 Emma Grey 195850646X linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 3.99 2024
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]]> 222361609
Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life―begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.]]> Rebecca Ross 1250373360 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.71 2025
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]]> 222706197 The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series

It starts with a class in an old movie theater.

Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.

With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can’t figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her.]]> 336 Stephanie Garber 125078915X linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.68 2025
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]]> 222684223 In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.

Prudence Welch has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville, a charming tourist town in Northern Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders, she now finds contentment in her working at her father’s gas station, writing poetry, and caring for her mother, who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's shortly after Prue’s nineteenth birthday. But as her mother’s condition worsens and her father’s concerns about her future intensify, Prue feels her world slipping further out of control.

Enter Milo Kablukov, an enigmatic wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when Prue needs a change. It’s all too easy to let go with him, and Prue can’t help but strike up an unlikely friendship with Milo, which leads to a wild and sexy agreement between them.

Milo, a man of many adventures and countless stories, is not one to settle down. However, his brother’s urgent need for help has brought him to Baysville, and now the intriguing Prue has given him more reason to stay. Especially once they start spending more time together, their chemistry intensifying, and casual-sex lessons start at Prue’s request.

But as their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper, Prue and Milo discover that getting out of their comfort zones is one thing . . . taking that leap together is something else entirely.]]> Hannah Bonam-Young 0593871898 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.18 2025
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> 222025029 256 Laura Nowlin 1464218781 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 2.46 2016
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average rating: 2.46
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]]> 123349658
Rain of Shadows and Endings is book one in The Legacy Series and ends on a cliffhanger. This is new adult dark fantasy romance series and includes elements that may be triggering to some readers.]]> 670 Melissa K. Roehrich linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.01 2023
author: Melissa K. Roehrich
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> 203295198 THE WEAPON THEY CREATED WILL BE THEIR DESTRUCTION

The line between sense and madness blurs as Kade seeks revenge on those who destroyed his life. They threatened his family, shattered his sanity, and then they stole his girl. He’ll sacrifice everything to save them all, even if it means war. Stacey Rhodes has been to hell and back, and now she’s trapped by the monster who stole Kade from her. But Stacey isn’t backing down – she’ll do anything it takes to save Kade, no matter the cost.

Can she free them both from Bernadette’s clutches before war consumes everyone they care about? As this is a dark romance, the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.]]> 525 Leigh Rivers linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.32
author: Leigh Rivers
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
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dragged out pain but we made it out eventually!! kadestacey i love you
]]> 221033723 A spicy small-town, brother’s best friend, sports romance “packed with sizzling tension, heat, and sweet, swoon-worthy moments” (Peyton Corinne, author of TikTok sensation Unsteady) between a college football coach and the one that got away that you’ll want to devour in one sitting.

If he can prove he loved her then, and he loves her still, this time might be different.

Ten years after one of the most heartbreaking nights of her life, Melody Woods is back in her small hometown of Oakwood Bay, broke, jaded, and unceremoniously dumped by her big-city boyfriend. To top it all off, her twin brother, Parker, is pushing her to take his spot on a camping trip with the one guy she’s spent a decade avoiding.

For college football coach Zac Porter, his best friend’s twin sister, Melody, has always been off-limits. And after fumbling his chance ten years ago, a devastated Zac was sure he’d lost Melody for good. So, when Melody shows up at the campsite instead of Parker, Zac realizes that now is the time to prove to her that they were always meant to be, no matter how long it takes to make up for his teenage self’s mistake.

Reeling from the truth of her last relationship, Melody plans to stay in town just long enough to get back on her feet. Then, she’s gone again. Meanwhile, Zac is facing an uphill battle to coach his team to its first winning game in years, to show Melody how she deserves to be loved, and to keep Parker from ever finding out. Maybe then, being with her will be more than just a dream.]]> 431 Ellie K. Wilde 1668099640 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 2
Thank you Atria Books and Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review!]]> 3.82 2025
author: Ellie K. Wilde
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2025
rating: 2
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nothing wrong about it i just bored halfway through sadly

Thank you Atria Books and Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
]]> 201489094
Stacey returns home with the security of Kade’s team, only to be dragged further into her own living hell by her deranged abuser Chris – until the opportunity finally comes to fight back.

Kade has never been so deep in the pits of hell itself. Seeing Stacey once nearly knocked him off his axis; seeing her twice – ready to submit to his dominance – is a disaster waiting to happen.

Yet despite his hatred for her, she’s his anchor, the flashes of what they used to be the only thing keeping him sane and stopping the darkness from claiming him completely. But what happens when the truth about their past finally unravels, and both he and Stacey learn what really happened the night that tore them apart?

As this is a dark romance, the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.]]> 399 Leigh Rivers linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.26
author: Leigh Rivers
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4.75! yeah unwell!!!!!!! so dark so sad just numb
]]> 223199392 Two good neighbors make the best of a bad Valentine’s Day in a funny and improbably romantic short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer.

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are not looking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person’s nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he’s fine with. Trust? Not so much. But when disaster traps them one flight up and no way down, an outrageously precarious predicament forces a tree-loving guy and a rattled girl next door to embrace their captivity. Soon their defenses are breaking away. Considering how close they both are to the edge, Charlotte and Seth could be in danger of falling—in love.]]> 82 Abby Jimenez 1662529082 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.11 2025
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]]> 220817728 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.

Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easy-going even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warm-hearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.

As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.

Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant.

Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, with complex protagonists, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love, this time among the stars.]]> 352 Taylor Jenkins Reid 0593158717 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.45 2025
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]]> 187012471 IF HE CAN'T HAVE HER, NO ONE ELSE CAN

Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises.

A snake in an angel’s skin, Stacey Rhodes is everything he can’t forget – the girl who shattered his heart and drove him deep into the darkness of the underworld.

He watched her for years. Killed anyone who came close to her. But now, granted a brief moment of freedom from the life he’s trapped in, he’s back home and driven to claim her again, breaking every rule he’s ever made for himself.

Not even his hatred can stop the pull between them.

But he’ll never forgive her… will he?


As this is a dark romance , the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.]]> 413 Leigh Rivers linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 4.20
author: Leigh Rivers
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.20
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ohmy im going to love this series
]]> 210277479 He’s the arrogant, grumpy billionaire bane of my existence... and now I’m his full-time, live-in dating coach.
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I’ve never failed to match a client—until him.

Jackson Sinclair has dragged me through eight months of matchmaking hell, and I have the carnage of broken hearts to prove it.
But I refuse to get fired from my dream job because of some infuriatingly gorgeous billionaire and his absurd criteria for a wife.
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The plan is simple.
All I have to do is infiltrate his penthouse, pretend to be his blind date, and figure out what the actual f*ck his actual f*cking problem is.
It’ll be fine. He doesn’t know what I look like.
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Except I nearly drown in Satan-clair’s massive pool, he figures out who I am, and now I’m forcibly glued to his side for the next 30 days.

It’s a nightmare, until it’s not.
I hate him, until I discover everything he’s been hiding.
We fight, until the tension boils over into sizzling temptation.

Jackson Sinclair may not believe in soulmates, and he may not believe in love, but little does he know, he’s finally met his match…

✓��Enemies to lovers
✓��Matchmaker
✓��Forced proximity
✓��Opposites attract
✓��Three slow-burn peppers
✓ MMC obsessed
✓��Good girl]]> 430 Kyra Parsi linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 5 i loved this so much! what can i say i want to ache for the romance!!!! gimme the slow burn plus he a kitty kat eater im sold!!!

loved jamie and jackson together and just enjoyed the build up!! got me in my feels in more ways than others!! so good!!

jamie's personality felt so real and i just loved how she was potrayed and written!! she felt real to me if that makes sense

loved jackson and getting to finally see behind his layers!! plus he's so sexy with that mouth! also the way he slowly broke down his barriers and became so boy obsessed over jamie was everything!

i highly recommend and i think the hype is so worthwhile!!!]]> 4.20
author: Kyra Parsi
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.20
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5 stars bc i keep thinking about this book!
i loved this so much! what can i say i want to ache for the romance!!!! gimme the slow burn plus he a kitty kat eater im sold!!!

loved jamie and jackson together and just enjoyed the build up!! got me in my feels in more ways than others!! so good!!

jamie's personality felt so real and i just loved how she was potrayed and written!! she felt real to me if that makes sense

loved jackson and getting to finally see behind his layers!! plus he's so sexy with that mouth! also the way he slowly broke down his barriers and became so boy obsessed over jamie was everything!

i highly recommend and i think the hype is so worthwhile!!!
]]> 220389458 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Ali Hazelwood’s Cruel Winter with You is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.]]> 73 Ali Hazelwood 1662528396 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 2 3.68 2024
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/27
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cute but also nothing special.. i liked her other novellas better imo!
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Lena’s plans are simple. Surprise her family for Christmas, don’t tell them she lost her job, and most importantly, spend the week relaxing with the people she cares about.

But when she arrives in Juniper, she discovers she’s not the only unexpected guest this year. Her older brother’s best friend, Gavin, is back after disappearing three years ago without a word. He has the kind of charm Lena has always been drawn to, but she knows he’s also the kind of temptation she needs to stay far away from.

Gavin has built his architecture career out of planning strategies for dealing with the unexpected—but he didn’t have a strategy for the possibility of seeing Lena again. Though he’s been dreaming of her since the day he left, he can’t risk giving in to his feelings when they could upend the only family and home he has ever known.

New try to be friends again. Just friends.

But as the pieces fall into place about why Gavin left, staying friends is the last thing on his mind…and on Lena’s. All the plans they’ve made might end up completely wrecked. And for once, maybe they want it that way.]]> 289 Jillian Meadows 0063416123 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 3 it's a holiday novel and filled my heart with joy! u can't expect too much with a christmas novella but gaah i love them and if it was longer and got into the nitty gritty of their complex relationship i would i have enjoyed even more!]]> 3.62 2023
author: Jillian Meadows
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/27
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3.5!
it's a holiday novel and filled my heart with joy! u can't expect too much with a christmas novella but gaah i love them and if it was longer and got into the nitty gritty of their complex relationship i would i have enjoyed even more!
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I regret nothing.
…
Okay, maybe I regret some things.
In my defense, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t get caught.
Also in my defense, I had no way of knowing that “The Incident” would go viral.

But Toronto’s most notorious billionaire isn’t exactly known for his generous or understanding spirit, and he doesn’t want to hear my excuses.
Not when my little public stunt cost him the biggest investment deal of his career.

What he does want is cold, hard revenge.
And that’s how I find myself backed into a corner, forced to strike a deal with the snarly, green-eyed devil.
I have no choice but to be at his beck and call 24 hours a day, succumbing to his every bossy whim.
But as his demands—and the blistering tension—become increasingly unbearable, I can’t help but start to bite back.

Adrien Cloutier isn’t a man to be messed with, though.
And as the old saying goes, bad girls deserve to be punished.

This is a full-length enemies-to-lovers romance with loads of spicy banter and laugh-out-loud moments, featuring a dimpled bosshole devil in a suit and the smart-mouthed woman who brings him to his knees. (Literally.)

✓ Enemies to lovers
✓ Fake relationship
✓ Only one bed
✓ Three slow-burn peppers
✓ Good girl]]> 434 Kyra Parsi linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 4 also maybe being a brat sounds fun hehe]]> 4.11 2023
author: Kyra Parsi
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/24
date added: 2024/12/24
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3.75! fun sexy banter and pulled me out of my slump <33
also maybe being a brat sounds fun hehe
]]> 211200239 MEET BOOKTOK'S LATEST OBSESSION . . . DARK, FUNNY AND SUPER SPICY, CAN YOU HANDLE THE RIDE?

I want someone with a soul as black as night. Someone who would burn the world down for me and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.

Trauma nurse Aly escapes her hard-working days by thirsting after masked men online. To her, nothing could top the fantasy of her favorite tattooed and masked man hunting her down. But she never could have guessed that one drunken text would turn those dreams into reality . . .

I want things most people don't, craving darkness and depravity instead of light and love.

Josh has spent his life avoiding the limelight, but his online persona is another story. At night, he posts masked thirst traps for his millions of fans, until one follower catches his Aly.

Together, Aly and Josh live out their darkest fantasies, unaware that Aly has captured the attention of someone with far more sinister intentions. As Josh turns from predator to protector, he must ask himself how far he'll go for the woman he can't live without.

Lights Out is a fast-paced dark romance with a morally grey male lead. Some themes and scenes may be disturbing to listeners. Please check the content warning at the beginning of the book.

Lights Out, New York Times bestseller, November 2024.]]> 416 Navessa Allen 1638932239 linh ⋆₊❀⊹ 0 to-read 4.20 2024
author: Navessa Allen
name: linh ⋆₊❀⊹
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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