en-US Sat, 17 May 2025 12:20:16 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 220458607 Cammy Wrenley's Book

Jon Paul Dumont is everything I was warned about in this league鈥攖alented, entitled, and fully aware of both.

The NHL's favorite bad boy has left a trail of broken hearts from Montreal to San Diego, and a year ago, I was stupid enough to become one of them.

Now he's signed with my father's team, the Seattle Hawkeyes, attempting a comeback after a career-threatening injury and a DUI charge that got him dropped from the Blue Devils. As the GM's assistant, I've spent four years building my reputation as more than just Coach Wrenley's daughter.

I'd like to pretend that my past hasn't just skated back into my life in a Hawkeyes jersey, but the universe has other plans. Now we're paired together on the team's biggest charity event of the year, and suddenly I'm forced to confront not only JP, but all the reasons I fell for him in the first place鈥攈is perfect smile, his infuriating habit of speaking French when he knows I don't understand, and the way he brings me coffee just the way I like it.

He claims there's more to the story of why he disappeared that night, and the way he looks at me makes me want to believe him, but I learned the hard way that players like JP Dumont don't change.

When he challenges me to a bet鈥攖hree shots on goal for the chance to prove he's not the player everyone thinks he is鈥擨 know I should walk away. But with the whole team watching, my pride on the line, and my heart refusing to listen to reason, I realize I'm in danger of making the same mistake twice.

Because this time, JP Dumont isn't just playing for keeps鈥攈e's playing for me.

***The Rookie Hawkeyes Series is a spin-off series from the original: The Hawkeyes Hockey Series. Each book in this series is a standalone: Each MMC and FMC gets their HEA at the end of each book.
*** You do not have to read The Hawkeyes Hockey Series before starting the Rookie Hawkeyes Series.]]> 314 Kenna King 1966300018 Ashley 4 4.16
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The plan was for me to spend the summer after graduating with my masters degree living with my older brother. The problem is, his building doesn鈥檛 allow pets.

Enter Rhett Darlington: my brother鈥檚 teammate and best friend. And my new roommate.

Only Rhett is more than that. He鈥檚 also the man I鈥檝e had a crush on forever. The man who just confessed he wants me too.

I鈥檓 doomed. How can I resist a southern charmer of a professional baseball player walking around with no shirt on, cuddling my new puppy?

He鈥檚 a guy who doesn鈥檛 let anything keep him from what he wants, and what he wants is me. There鈥檚 my brother to consider, but we can keep it casual and鈥攎ore importantly鈥攁 secret, right?

Or is Rhett Darlington destined to be my next bad decision?]]> 349 Julia Jarrett Ashley 4 4.09
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Listen. It鈥檚 not like I planned to still be a virgin at twenty-eight. Or to fall in love with the team trainer, who apparently would rather date a guy who wears polo shirts instead of baseball pants.

But life doesn鈥檛 always go according to plan.

When I first laid eyes on Lark Miller, I knew she was something special. Unfortunately, so did her boyfriend.

For years I kept my feelings hidden. I accepted my role as best guy friend, and focused on my career. My priority needs to be securing another contract with the Vancouver Tridents so I can help my parents retire. I can鈥檛 afford any distractions.

But then the day comes that Lark shows up at my door, and tells me s丑别鈥檚 ended her engagement. Not only that, but s丑别鈥檚 broken up with polo shirt guy.

And then she kisses me.

My fantasy becomes my reality. Lark wants me. Me. S丑别鈥檚 perfect, we鈥檙e perfect, everything is perfect. I鈥檝e got the woman of my dreams, and the best part is she understands how important baseball has to be for me right now.

But remember what I said about life not going according to plan?

My name is Dan 鈥淢onty鈥� Montgomery: Formerly the oldest virgin in baseball, and now the newest expectant father.]]> 336 Julia Jarrett 1998858421 Ashley 4 3.82 2024
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Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband鈥檚 back.

Freya鈥檚 dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region鈥檚 jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess鈥檚 blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden鈥檚 fate.

Believing 丑别鈥檚 destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.]]> 419 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599837 Ashley 0 currently-reading 3.91 2024
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]]> 210411871 A story of sisters separated by hundreds of years but bound together in more ways than they can imagine

2019: Lucy awakens in her ex-lover鈥檚 room in the middle of the night with her hands around his throat. Horrified, she flees to her sister鈥檚 house on the coast of New South Wales hoping Jess can help explain the vivid dreams that preceded the attack鈥攂ut her sister is missing. As Lucy waits for her return, she starts to unearth strange rumours about Jess鈥檚 town鈥攖ales of numerous missing men, spread over decades. A baby abandoned in a sea-swept cave. Whispers of women鈥檚 voices on the waves. All the while, her dreams start to feel closer than ever.

1800: Mary and Eliza are torn from their loving home in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship heading for Australia. As the boat takes them farther and farther away from all they know, they begin to notice unexplainable changes in their bodies.

A breathtaking tale of female resilience, The Sirens is an extraordinary novel that captures the sheer power of sisterhood and the indefinable magic of the sea.]]> 337 Emilia Hart 1250280826 Ashley 0 currently-reading 3.78 2025
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]]> 219838767 A new romantic comedy in which a young woman embarks on a summer adventure鈥攁nd summer fling鈥攊n Ireland, perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens and Beth O鈥橪eary.听

Boston has everything Chelsea her best friend, her family, a great job. S丑别鈥檚 worked and lived at the same bed and breakfast since graduating college, and she relishes the sense of stability. That is, until s丑别鈥檚 informed that O鈥橲hea鈥檚 Bed and Breakfast is being sold and she has less than a month to find a new job and apartment. Desperate, she takes a summer gig at the B&B鈥檚 sister hostel in Galway, Ireland. It鈥檒l be an adventure, she convinces herself, and it鈥檒l give her some time to plan her Next Act.

As it turns out, Galway has everything Chelsea nonstop rain, no iced coffee, shared bathrooms. Working at The Wanderer might grant her time and a few extra lines on her resume, but Chelsea can鈥檛 help but feel like she left her life back in Massachusetts. Her new coworkers, however, are determined to change her mind, especially the handsome and charming tour guide Collin.

Collin and Chelsea strike up a he鈥檒l show Chelsea everything Ireland has to offer, and only then can she pass judgement. Sure enough, Chelsea finds herself warming up to the hostel and Irish lifestyle鈥� and falling for her charismatic new friend. But as the summer comes to an end, she finds herself torn between the familiarity of home and the tantalizing adventure of life abroad.

An Irish Summer听is a heartfelt, transporting story perfect for readers looking for the thrill of moving away from home and the unique magic of summer love.听闭闭> 320 Alexandra Paige 0063316560 Ashley 0 to-read 3.79
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]]> 214037675 Roping horses leads to riding cowboys in this sexy friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, lessons-in-seduction romance by Jessica Peterson.

Wyatt Rivers is the perfect no-strings hookup鈥攁 cowboy Casanova who rocks a Stetson, looks smokin鈥� hot in his Wranglers, and never rests his head on the same pillow twice.

He鈥檚 exactly what I鈥檓 looking for. If only Wyatt wasn鈥檛 also my best friend鈥�

I鈥檓 back in my hometown of Harstville, Texas, for a few months while I wait for my dream job to start thousands of miles away. While I鈥檓 here, I hope to end an epic dry spell in the bedroom, preferably with a local cowboy. If the rumors are true, they really do ride harder and stay on longer.

Wyatt and I have been best friends since second grade, and I鈥檝e been in love with him for almost as long. But 丑别鈥檚 as wild and untamed as a colt that can鈥檛 be broken鈥攏ot to mention, totally out of my league with his good looks and heartbreaker reputation.

Then I get to thinking: since Wyatt is such an expert, why doesn鈥檛 he teach me the ropes of how to find a hookup? He begrudgingly agrees, and a little fake flirting suddenly leads to fake dating, which leads to real kissing, which leads to real鈥ell, everything else.

And let me just say, the rumors are absolutely true.

Now, I want so badly to be Wyatt鈥檚 last rodeo. But I鈥檓 leaving town, and even if I wasn鈥檛, I鈥檓 not sure Wyatt would ever change his playboy ways.

I know cowboys can鈥檛 be tamed. Apparently, neither can hearts鈥�

WYATT is an interconnected standalone novel in the Lucky River Ranch series.]]> 362 Jessica Peterson Ashley 0 to-read 4.05 2024
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]]> 194803835 A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fianc茅, Peter, told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children鈥檚 librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra鈥檚 ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic鈥攚ith a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads鈥擬iles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned-up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that s丑别鈥檚 either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it鈥檚 all just for show, of course, because there鈥檚 no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fianc茅鈥檚 new fianc茅e鈥檚 ex... right?]]> 400 Emily Henry 0593441281 Ashley 5 4.17 2024
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]]> 219657082 Alone and Looking to Bone! Loudmouthed Mountain Man Seeks Fiery Woman to Grow Old With.

I might look like a tall, tattooed, bearded neanderthal...but like an onion, I have layers. Swipe right if you like a proud cat daddy who catches feelings after direct eye contact.

All I wanted was a casual plus-one to my brother's destination wedding, but those idiots on my family tree hacked my dating profile and sabotaged my quest for the perfect weekend fling. Now I'm stuck on a tropical vacation with only my hand to keep me company.

Until I鈥檓 forced to share a room with the bane of my existence: my sister-in-law鈥檚 best friend.

Dakota has hated me for the past seven years. I wasn鈥檛 losing much sleep over her screaming rants because she was some other guy鈥檚 problem. Or she was, until she got divorced.

Being stuck in paradise with a woman who loathes your very existence doesn't sound hot, but after an unexpected moment in our shared palapa, she starts screaming at me in a different way.

What happens in paradise stays in paradise. That is, until Dakota shows up on my mountain with a proposition: be her wingman to help her regain her pre-divorce confidence.

Suddenly, Dakota鈥檚 not just person I love to fight with. S丑别鈥檚 the woman I want everything with.

Perfect for fans of:
鈥� Enemies to Lovers
鈥� Small Town Romance / Vacation Romances
鈥� Quirky Animals
鈥� Meddling family
鈥� Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey]]> 384 Amy Daws 1335081615 Ashley 0 to-read 4.57 2025
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Wyatt Montgomery hasn鈥檛 always been a thorn in my side. There was once a time when we shared a bed. Secrets.
But after a brutal attack, I leave everything behind, including Wyatt. I run from my small hometown in search of a fresh start. Only nothing turns out like I expected.

When I鈥檓 hurt in the ring, my world comes crashing down around me. And when all our secrets are exposed, it鈥檚 Wyatt who swoops in to save me.

Now 丑别鈥檚 living in my house, sleeping in my bed, and telling me I鈥檓 the strongest cowgirl 丑别鈥檚 ever known. I should hate it, and I do. The cocky, charming and completely infuriating cowboy with the heart of gold and piercing blue eyes gets under my skin every chance he gets.

Still, living under one roof means nothing between us feels fake. One kiss and there鈥檚 no denying our scorching heat or the sync of our hearts. Before long, my walls crumble. Because when Wyatt touches me, he shows me that I can do anything. Like get my life back. A life that includes him.

But someone is watching who doesn鈥檛 want our happiness. Someone with only one goal: tear my new life away from me, and this time, I might not make it out alive鈥]> Ava Hunter Ashley 0 to-read 3.71 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鈥檙e at each other鈥檚 throats. He鈥檚 competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy鈥檚 never cracked a smile in his life. He鈥檚 jealous of her colleague, glares at her high heels, and insists 丑别鈥檚 not attracted to her. He鈥檚 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鈥檇 never love her, Alexei鈥檚 doing a great impression of it鈥� and now Georgia is wondering if this marriage is fake after all.]]> 464 Stephanie Archer Ashley 0 to-read 4.68 2025
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Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied.

In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.]]> 835 Sarah J. Maas 1681193094 Ashley 4 4.16 2024
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My life is a mess. My career is in serious jeopardy because of one stupid decision that had disastrous results. I鈥檓 stuck on the injured list, for who knows how long, and losing endorsements because of my reckless behaviour.

It鈥檚 only a matter of time before my team decides I鈥檓 too much trouble to keep around

The last thing I should be doing is swooping in to rescue a perfect stranger from some jerk at a bar - because of course a photo gets taken of her in my arms.

Now the last shot I have at holding onto everything that matters, is a curvy redhead who has no idea who I am and isn鈥檛 all that impressed by the mess I鈥檝e thrown her into.

For some reason Sadie agrees to help me, and now I鈥檓 forced to spend time with a woman who might be the only person to see the real me. A lot of time. Even more so when she moves into my apartment.

With every fake date we go on, her warmth and smiles start to chip away at the ice around my heart. But what can I offer a woman like her? I鈥檓 nothing but a reckless asshole and a cocky baseball player with a past I鈥檇 rather no one knew about. I don鈥檛 let people get close to me, I don鈥檛 do relationships.

But when our arrangement comes to an end, I can鈥檛 bring myself to walk away.

How can I convince my fake girlfriend to give me a real chance when the secrets from my past won鈥檛 stay hidden?]]> 322 Julia Jarrett 1998858316 Ashley 0 currently-reading 3.98 2024
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When famous mystery author Stephen Dorian settles into a neighboring villa to escape writer's block and hidden scandals, she is intrigued at first by the handsome Londoner鈥攗ntil he proves to be nothing more than a boorish grump. Determined to avoid the man as much as possible, Minnie is shocked when he offers her a well-paid job as his typist.

But before Minnie can fully regret her decision to take the job, she makes a horrifying discovery that changes everything. A young maid has been murdered, and local authorities aren't moving fast enough to bring justice to the terrible crime. Unwilling to allow the death to fade into obscurity like so many other women, Minnie launches an investigation of her own鈥攁nd reluctantly accepts Stephen's help. As she embarks on a dangerous search for answers that reveals another side of Corfu, unsettling questions take shape about her employer-turned-confidant and the culprit who just might do whatever it takes to strike again . . .]]> Emily Sullivan Ashley 4 4.00 2025
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As the son of the Atkinson's chauffeur, Lucien Taylor grew up admiring the family from a distance鈥攁nd pining for听Winifred, the youngest sister.听But when he finally accepts that she will never see him as anything other than a playmate, Lucien leaves home to make his fortune. Now听丑别鈥檚 back and in search of funding after his duplicitous partner ruins his business. Help comes from the most unexpected place when Alexandra, the eldest Atkinson sister known for her icy beauty and infamously brusque manner, makes a she will help him secure what he needs to start his business if he pretends to court her for a few weeks. Her offer is too good to pass up, but the more time they spend together, the more Lucien realizes that a fake courtship with Alex isn鈥檛 enough. He wants something real.
听闭闭> 352 Emily Sullivan 1538742373 Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 230383444 I have one rule: Never date a baseball player. But when I meet the sexiest single dad to ever play professional ball, that rule becomes impossible to obey.

It鈥檚 not easy being a woman working in a male dominated field. Add in the fact that my uncle owns the baseball team I work for, and proving I belong here is a constant battle.

Dating a player was never an option. Not if I wanted to keep a shred of dignity and respect.

Then Ronan Sinclair sits down next to me in first class with his alluring blue eyes and hard-to-resist dimples. To say nothing of his kindness and charm, or his determination to convince me that a steamy vacation fling is what we both need.

So, I give in to temptation, just this once. After all, he plays on the opposite side of the country, and he makes it clear he doesn鈥檛 want anything more than a few hot nights under the Hawaiian sun. We鈥檒l leave this tropical paradise with nothing more than memories.

Fate has a different plan, however. My vacation fling has just been traded to the Vancouver Tridents. My team.

Now, Ronan is back in my life, making it clear 丑别鈥檚 here not only to play ball鈥�

He鈥檚 here to convince me that some rules are meant to be broken.]]> 304 Julia Jarrett 1998858278 Ashley 4 3.88 2024
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more information coming soon!!]]> Cali Melle Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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Callahan Hastings is relentless when it comes to getting what he wants, and what he wants is me鈥搕o be his private chef in the Hamptons for the summer.

My dream job served to me on a silver platter by one of the wealthiest members of Pembroke Hills Country Club.

The only catch? He鈥檚 my ex-boyfriend鈥檚 older brother with a reputation for being as charming as he is cunning.

But Cal doesn鈥檛 take no for an answer. He draws you in with flirty smiles and extravagant promises.

I should have seen him coming, but I didn鈥檛. I should have stayed away, but I couldn鈥檛.

His playful touches and burning gaze have ignited a fire in me. The more I resist him, the more irresistible he becomes.

I've always known there's an expiration date on the job鈥揳n expiration date on us.

But leaving isn't going to be easy with Cal on his knees, begging me to stay...]]> 388 Kat Singleton Ashley 3 3.95
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]]> 223681431 Book 1 of: Accidental Brides
]]> Eloisa James Ashley 3 3.73 2024
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UK Bus Trip Goals:

1. Crawl out of pajamas.
2. Get over cheating bastard and his stupid ironed jeans.
3. Have my first real adventure!
4. Achieve stability, strength, and growth.
5. Definitely do NOT kiss any British men.

Alice loves a good list. But careful planning didn鈥檛 stop her from losing her job and her fiance in one fell swoop. With her dreaded 30th birthday looming on the horizon, Alice makes the first impulsive decision of her life - booking a flight to the UK for a three-week, all-female, literary bus tour. What could possibly go wrong?

Turns out - everything.

Alice arrives to discover that this tour isn鈥檛 what she expected. At all. Instead of cool, globe-trotting thirtysomethings with meaningful tattoos, she finds a rickety, antique bus full of fluffy-haired octogenarians. And to make matters infinitely worse, the tour guide makes her blood boil! And that devilish grin of his tells her 丑别鈥檚 dead set on making her trip a misery.

But as they travel from castle ruins to cozy pubs, Alice may just find that s丑别鈥檚 got it all wrong. The ladies are vivacious. The book club chat is on fire. And damn if that mischievous smile doesn't threaten to turn her world upside down - and her beloved list right along with it!]]> 384 Kat Mackenzie 0063379031 Ashley 3 contemporary-romance 3.83 2025
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name: Ashley
average rating: 3.83
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I enjoyed their banter, I hated the miscommunication, though. I also wasn't particularly fond of the misspelled words to portray accents. I know why it was done, I just didn't like it.
]]> 223846322 An American travel writer who has never found a place to belong and a reclusive Scot with a surprising secret find a shocking connection when she enters a Highlands manor house that has been turned into a three-week long Edwardian experience.

Katie Campbell has traveled her entire life. As the daughter of an army chaplain, changing homes--or even countries--was commonplace, so when her wild childhood storytelling turned into a lucrative career as a travel writer, she thought she'd found her perfect match. But as she's nearly thirty with no real place to settle down, she's starting to wonder where "home" actually is. Her own family hadn't felt like home since her sister's death left them all limping through life.

When a lengthy project in Scotland promises to not only give her travel fodder for months but also a shot at a coveted editing position, she accepts and is sent to spend three weeks in the newly created Craighill House, a Scottish home redesigned to offer guests an Edwardian experience. But her entrance to Craighill introduces her to a quirky group of characters and a surly Scot who is helping refurbish the magnificent woodwork of the estate house.

As Katie attempts to live "Edwardian," she learns that all that glitters does not a comfortable lifestyle make . . . and surly Scots may turn out to be dashing and creative uncles raising their orphaned nephews. When a few escapades from the Downton era lead Katie on hunts for mermaids and dragons or to a fireside chat with a family who has grown stronger through tragedy, Katie begins to wonder if "home" looks a whole lot like rolling green hills, magnificent braighs, and a few extra "ayes" thrown in for good measure. But can her world-traveling lifestyle fit in with a Scot whose heart is double-knotted to home?]]> Pepper Basham Ashley 4 3.75 2025
author: Pepper Basham
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/07
date added: 2025/05/07
shelves: contemporary-romance, single-parent, clean-romance
review:
I thought this was such a sweet book. I loved Katie's misadventures, Graeme coming out of his shell, little Lochlan was the sweetest. I personally enjoyed the religious aspects of it.
]]> 214331993 Tattoos, my sisters and Bluebell. That's all I need.

Until Trace Calhoun speeds into town in his ridiculous sports car, crop top, hot bod and womanizing ways.

Did I mention he's my new mentor at the tattoo shop?

Yep. Bickering, rude comments and drama aside, like every foolish female heart since the dawn of time, I fall for him.

Only, Ivy Ellington won't stand for the booze and babe filled benders. Nope.

He's had a life of luxury before Bluebell, being the star of his own reality show. But here, with me, his attitude doesn't work.

I'll give him what he needs.

I'll give him the discipline he's begging for.

And he'll like it. He'll get addicted to it.

Because a woman in control is what Trace needs.

I'm what Trace needs.

He'll see.]]> 324 Daisy Jane Ashley 3 contemporary-romance, spice 4.10 2024
author: Daisy Jane
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/04
date added: 2025/05/07
shelves: contemporary-romance, spice
review:
Honestly, this took me such. long time to read, I probably should have DNFed it.
]]> 223634485 Evie told herself not to fall for her pro-hockey crush. But when she sees him holding her baby girl, all bets are off.

When Evie moves South to the same mountain town where her childhood crush plays pro-hockey, she arms herself with all the reasons why she can鈥檛 fall for him again.

Number one: Alec is her best friend鈥檚 much older brother.
Number two: S丑别鈥檚 recently divorced and does not need another man in her life. At least not anytime soon.
Number three: With a four-month-old daughter, she has zero time for dating.

Trouble is, Evie doesn鈥檛 know another soul in North Carolina, so when her rental floods before s丑别鈥檚 even moved in, her only option is to crash with Alec for a few weeks. When she protests, he insists it鈥檚 what he鈥檇 do for his sister, and that鈥檚 basically what she is to him.

But all these years later, the unexpected chemistry between them definitely says otherwise.

A new relationship is risky when Evie is still licking her wounds from her divorce, and she has no idea if Alec has any desire to be a dad. His sister already warned he isn鈥檛 the type to settle down.

But she can鈥檛 make herself care about any of that. Not until s丑别鈥檚 already fallen, and it might be too late to save herself from another heartbreak.]]> 331 Jenny Proctor Ashley 0 to-read 4.30 2025
author: Jenny Proctor
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/07
shelves: to-read
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]]> 205761244 Bring on the holiday spirit with toasty, traditional, and trendy recipes from The Cozy Christmas Cookbook. This modern Christmas cookbook elevates the holidays with recipes that blend classic warmth with a fresh, modern twist. From Instagram-worthy desserts to fresh takes on seasonal classics, this cookbook is your passport to a stylish and delicious celebration. Share, savor, and sparkle with these chic and cozy recipes that will make this Christmas season your most cherished and photogenic one yet. The 50 easy and delicious recipes 听 Matcha White Chocolate Peppermint Lattes Avocado and Pomegranate Winter Salad Cranberry and Brie Stuffed Mushrooms Spiced Ginger Mule Mocktail Sesame-Crusted Ahi Tuna Tacos Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Avocado Mousse Saffron and Orange Glazed Ham Elegant Edible Flower Cupcakes Truffle Infused Mac 鈥檔鈥� Cheese Bites Prosecco and Elderflower Jelly Shots And more! Throughout, you鈥檒l find听sidebars with tips for food prep, fun anecdotes, and helpful hints for making your Christmas spread a joyful, flavorful experience. With The Cozy Christmas Cookbook, capture the spirit of the season in style, one tasty recipe at a time. Cheers to your modern and memorable festivities and feast!]]> 120 Taylor Vance 1577154770 Ashley 0 cookbooks 3.96
author: Taylor Vance
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.96
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/05
shelves: cookbooks
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]]> 203956772 The must-have, must-bake cookbook for those who always save room for dessert! 100 stunning, delicious, and easy recipes that will satisfy all sweet tooths in the debut cookbook from the wildly popular baker and social media star behind Broma Bakery.Sarah Fennel began her blog Broma Bakery as a hobby that combined her love for baked goods with photography, and it quickly grew as millions of readers fell in love with her reliable recipes for nostalgic dishes with a modern twist, like Red Wine Brownies, Strawberry Shortcake Cake, and Sugar Cookie Bars. Her easy-to-follow recipes and videos keep bakers coming back for seconds, thirds, and fourths鈥n her first cookbook, packed with brand new recipes, as well as听some classic fan favorites (like the famous Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!),听you鈥檒l find recipes for exactly what you鈥檙e craving, whether it鈥檚 a quick, weeknight bake in After-Dinner Treats (Weeknight Chocolate Cake, anyone?) or a show-stopper in Almost Too Pretty to Eat听(Baklava Cheesecake).听Explore playful and irresistible flavor combinations in Elevated Nostalgia (Giant Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Pop-Tart), Inventive Sweets (Tiramisu Icebox Cake), Brunch Bakes (Raspberry Croissant Bread Pudding), and Holiday Baking (Hot Chocolate Cookies). Readers will also find a whole chapter of single-serve desserts like Single-Serve Snickerdoodle Cookie and Small-Batch Blueberry Muffins.听Whether you鈥檙e a new or experienced cook, the tips and insights throughout the book will make your cakes fluffier听and crusts flakier, while ensuring you never overbake anything again. Plus, find an essential baker鈥檚 pantry, storage guides, and game-changing baking tools that鈥檒l stock your kitchen once and for all. Useful, entertaining, and with 鈥淚 can鈥檛 believe it was so simple!鈥� instructions along with more than 150 gorgeous photos, Sweet Tooth is for bakers of all levels. The only requirement? A deep, unwavering love for dessert.]]> 288 Sarah Fennel 0593581997 Ashley 0 cookbooks 4.54
author: Sarah Fennel
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.54
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/05
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review:

]]> 209192691 You鈥檙e invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories.鈥淗ey, good lookin鈥欌�攚hat ya got cookin鈥�?鈥漈his is what Dolly Parton sings to her sister Rachel Parton George whenever she walks into her kitchen. It鈥檚 what you do when a love for good music and good food runs in the family.In Good Lookin鈥� Cookin鈥� Dolly and Rachel share tips for hosting events all year long, including twelve multi-course menus of cherished recipes for New Year鈥檚 Day, Easter, Mother鈥檚 Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more. You鈥檒l learn how much butter or whipped cream goes into a 鈥淒olly Dollop,鈥� what condiment is almost always on the table at Parton family meals, and what special dish Rachel makes at Dolly鈥檚 request every year for her birthday. Recipes include American classics such as Country Ham and Biscuits, Barbecue Spare Ribs, Family Favorite Meatloaf, Slaw of Many Colors, Watermelon Fruit Salad, Mac and Cheese, and Strawberry Shortcake.Filled with more than 80 delicious dishes as well as photographs of Dolly and Rachel cooking and hosting all year long, Good Lookin鈥� Cookin鈥� is a treasured cookbook that will make you feel like part of the Parton family. With their trademark warmth and sisterly love, Dolly and Rachel remind you that cooking doesn鈥檛 need to be serious鈥攊t should be fun! And always good lookin鈥�!]]> 272 Dolly Parton 1984863169 Ashley 0 cookbooks 3.87
author: Dolly Parton
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.87
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/05
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]]> 208896806 A trained chef teaches you how to keep yourself fed in the face of stress, burnout, and exhaustion鈥攁nd have fun doing it.Delivery is expensive. Eating a spoonful of peanut butter is depressing. You can鈥檛 imagine having the energy to chop an onion. But somehow, you gotta eat. How does anyone feed themselves under these conditions?Enter You Gotta Eat, a friendly, accessible resource for getting something on your plate when you have too much on your plate. Part cookbook, part pep talk, and part action plan, You Gotta Eat offers tips and tactics鈥攑lus ten "do exactly this" recipes鈥攆or making effortless food that鈥檚 nourishing, tasty, and even a little fun. Choose your current energy level and learn important kitchen If you can open a Turn instant ramen into a feastIf you can assemble a Make a cheese board fit for a kingIf you can press a Whip up perfect eggs in the microwaveIf you can wield a Turn any leftovers into a hearty casseroleAnd dozens more ideas for living deliciously without impossible effort!Whether you鈥檙e burnt out, depressed, overworked, a new parent, living away from home for the first time, or some combination of the above, let food editor, classically-trained chef, and nacho enthusiast Margaret Eby show you how to make your eating experience better鈥攁nd easier鈥攊n every way.]]> 192 Margaret Eby 1683694422 Ashley 0 cookbooks 3.92 2024
author: Margaret Eby
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/05
shelves: cookbooks
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]]> 210493954 In my defense, I had no idea the tattooed, glasses-wearing, soulful hottie I spent one perfect day鈥攁nd one unforgettable night鈥攚ith was a hockey star on my father鈥檚 team.
And Miles didn鈥檛 know I was the coach鈥檚 daughter.
That鈥檚 the point of a 鈥渘o-work-talk鈥� date.
But now? He's as forbidden to me as I am to him.
When I land a new gig as the team photographer, we vow to keep it professional. We mostly succeed鈥xcept for that time after a game when he couldn鈥檛 keep his talented hands off me. And, okay, maybe that other time before a road trip. But I swear, it won鈥檛 happen again.
Too much is at stake鈥擨 can鈥檛 risk my heart or my father鈥檚 team.
But when I鈥檓 asked to dog-sit Miles鈥檚 pack of rescue pups for a few weeks, I discover there鈥檚 more to him than I ever imagined鈥攁 man who鈥檚 genuine, thoughtful, and irresistibly real.
He looks at me like he can鈥檛 believe his luck. Touches me like he never wants to let go. And listens to my hopes and fears.
My heart鈥檚 getting dangerously attached. But if I follow it鈥� am I putting everyone鈥檚 dreams on the line?


Tropes: coach鈥檚 daughter, the one who got away, starts with a bang, second chance vibes, age gap, forbidden hockey romance, forced proximity, workplace romance,]]> Lauren Blakely Ashley 3 hockey, contemporary-romance 4.10
author: Lauren Blakely
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.10
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/04
date added: 2025/05/04
shelves: hockey, contemporary-romance
review:
I thought it was an okay book. I thought it was cute and I did enjoy it. I just felt like it took a long time to get to the main plot. Don't give me wrong, I understand that the backstory was important, but I didn't feel like we got to the advertised plot until like halfway through.
]]> 229024810 S丑别鈥檚 a romance writer burned out on love. He鈥檚 her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart.

Rom-com writer Gracie Parker hasn鈥檛 written a bestseller since she and her husband, a major league baseball star, divorced five years ago. On thin ice with her publisher鈥昦nd with a looming deadline鈥旼racie couldn鈥檛 have picked a worse time for a painful injury that has her flat on her back. At this point, she鈥檇 accept help from anybody . . . except her first love and ex-husband, Noah Parker.

The baseball season has just ended in massive disappointment for Noah. He鈥檚 facing the stark reality that he gave up everything for a career that鈥檚 let him down and that it might be too late to get back the one person he should鈥檝e held on to. So when Gracie鈥檚 nephew calls, saying Gracie鈥檚 looking for a tenant for her next-door rental, it feels like it鈥檚 meant to be.

All Gracie cares about is turning in her manuscript on time, which is directly at odds with Noah鈥檚 attempts to win her back, even if she is slightly charmed by his kindness. But can people ever really change? Then Noah throws a curveball that could give Gracie the extension she needs, but it will mean working directly with Noah, something s丑别鈥檚 not sure she can face. With no other choice, and everything on the line, Gracie must decide if it is too late for a second draft of their own love story.]]> Becca Kinzer Ashley 5 3.88 2025
author: Becca Kinzer
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/05/04
date added: 2025/05/04
shelves: baseball, contemporary-romance
review:
I was unsure at first, but I am so glad that I read it. There were funny moments that I was literally laughing out loud at. And there were several scenes that pulled on my heartstrings and I was crying. To me that's what makes a good book. I was unsure of the multiple love stories at first, but I did think that in the end, it not only furthered the plot, but it was used to understand the similarities between both love stories and what could be. Perhaps a cyclical love pattern.
]]> 217902152 My plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother鈥檚 hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed.

But Asher鈥檚 my best friend too so we鈥檒l get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years to come.

Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight.

Now everyone thinks we鈥檙e a real couple. We race back home, where I鈥檝e just landed the big art commission of my dreams and 丑别鈥檚 launching a sports charity so we need to look like we meant to tie the knot.

Easy enough. We鈥檒l claim we鈥檝e been secretly in love, while staying in separate rooms for the rest of the hockey season.

The last thing either one of us wants is to ruin a decade-long friendship by falling into bed again.

But I experience a new side of my husband at home. He cooks for me, encourages me鈥nd buys me so many toys.

And, it鈥檚 more fun to share your toys with a friend.

We鈥檙e just enjoying temporary marital benefits.

Except, the more times he calls me his wife, the more I start to wonder if Asher was ever pretending?

And if my heart is ready to take the biggest risk of all.]]> 528 Lauren Blakely Ashley 4 contemporary-romance, hockey 4.03
author: Lauren Blakely
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.03
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/01
date added: 2025/05/04
shelves: contemporary-romance, hockey
review:
I really enjoyed the realization that they're not just friends and they really are actually in love with each other and have been for a while. I also love that practically everyone around them recognizes that they're in love with each other, except for them.
]]> 232397499 A neighbors-to-lovers, fake dating, hockey romance!
Book 6 in the bestselling Love and Hockey series!]]> Lauren Blakely Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
author: Lauren Blakely
name: Ashley
average rating: 0.0
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rating: 0
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]]> Piper Rayne Ashley 4 contemporary-romance, hockey 4.17 2025
author: Piper Rayne
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/03
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance, hockey
review:
This book made me feel a lot of things: happiness, giddiness, also secondhand embarrassment. I really enjoyed it, it made my heart happy
]]> 220631259
Ariella
In theory, it was the ideal way to keep me from getting attached. My life plans left no room for distractions鈥攏ot if I was going to break out of my culture鈥檚 machismo and prove to my family that I could make it on my own. And the 6鈥�4鈥� Texan rocking boots and a cowboy hat? He was exactly the type of distraction I was avoiding. So when the hot Wrangler-wearing man strolled up to me at a bar with a desperate plea to pretend to be his date, the rules were necessary鈥nd completely useless.

How was I supposed to know my fake date was the star hockey player for the very team I was just hired as the strength and conditioning coach for?

Dalton
Pro tip: If your goal is to stay single so you can focus on not repeating last season鈥檚 disaster, maybe don鈥檛 ask a dark-haired beauty with looks that could kill to pretend to be your date. Especially not when her laugh makes you feel alive for the first time in years. Because that charade may last longer than you鈥檇 anticipated鈥nd trying to keep things fake? Feels like a damn High Stick to The Heart.]]> 385 Marie M. Ashley 4 4.20
author: Marie M.
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.20
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/03
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance, hockey, romantic-comedy
review:
I almost didn't read this book because the MMC's name is a sibling's name, but I'm so glad that I did. I really enjoyed this book, the plot was good, I thought it was funny. Dalton was head over heels for Ariella, and despite Ariella's best effort, she can't help falling for him too
]]> 227869622
A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her fearing s丑别鈥檚 living in a rom-com plot instead in this earnestly spectacular debut by a stunning new voice.

Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark she doesn鈥檛 believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher.

Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear s丑别鈥檚 just landed in a romance novel instead.

The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What 丑别鈥檚 really doing at his family鈥檚 resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing over鈥攗ntil Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn鈥檛 have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with a checkout date.

As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they鈥檒l each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leaves鈥攐r risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves.]]> Victoria Lavine Ashley 4 contemporary-romance 3.86 2025
author: Victoria Lavine
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/25
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance
review:
I really liked Forrest and Margo, I felt like they had a begrudgingly cute relationship. I felt like both Margo and Forrest were going through a lot in their lives, and they provided support for each other- both metaphorically and literally.
]]> 217068516 The first rule of handling PR for a hockey team? Never hook up with a player.

That shouldn鈥檛 be a problem since the last man on earth I want to give an image makeover to is our goalie. He鈥檚 infuriatingly hot, famously grumpy and lives to spar with me after every game.

But shining up his rough edges is my path to landing the promotion I desperately need, so I grit my teeth and do my job. No matter how hard he makes it (especially with that sexy smirk and cool blue eyes.) As we travel from pose-with-a-pet photo opps to cuddle-a-kitten fundraisers, we bicker like it鈥檚 foreplay.

Turns out it is.

Because as I get to know the man behind the broody iceman exterior, it鈥檚 me that melts 鈥� right into his arms as he devastates me with a kiss that turns into the hottest, most forbidden night of my life.

Only once turns into every night as Max shows me how much he wants to take care of me. His possessive touch makes me feel adored for the first time in my life.

But the man is entirely off limits and I can鈥檛 risk my job for more of those soul-deep kisses.

Because the only thing worse than hooking up with a player is falling head over heels for him.


Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, player and publicist, forbidden romance, workplace romance, hockey romance, secret dates, hate to love]]> 498 Lauren Blakely 1964048184 Ashley 4 hockey, contemporary-romance 3.95
author: Lauren Blakely
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.95
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/24
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: hockey, contemporary-romance
review:
Overall, I feel like it was cute. The story was cute. Their relationship was cute. I just felt like it dragged on a little bit and I didn't feel super motivated to read it.
]]> 228401563
College senior Charlotte Kingston is living two lives, and she's nailing both of them. By day, she's the perfect sorority girl, a STEM student in biomedical engineering, and the adopted daughter of an overachiever family. At night, she's a risk-taking daredevil looking for fun who finds herself chatting on a dating app with two anonymous hotties.

Will Larsen may seem like the breezy boy next door, but his congressman father is a constant thorn in his side. After a scandal hits another Division 1 hockey program, Will's dad is determined to distance his son from it, hiring a journalist to prove how squeaky-clean Will and his team are. Which means the last thing Will wants is for anyone to find out he and his best friend Beckett Dunne - a laidback Aussie shielding secret heartache - sometimes share girls in the bedroom.

When Charlie finally meets them in person and realizes she's been chatting with two gorgeous Briar U hockey players, things get steamy fast. But all their messy secrets are piling up, and real life soon threatens to shatter the fantasy. With Charlie, Will, and Beckett all coming to terms with what they want and what others want for them, difficult decisions will need to be made.

Especially when lust starts to look a lot like love.]]> Elle Kennedy Ashley 3 contemporary-romance, hockey 3.40 2025
author: Elle Kennedy
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/21
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance, hockey
review:
I wanted to like it, I just really didn't care for it. I didn't feel like the characters meshed that well together. I also felt like there unresolved issues. Also, even though the book was supposed to have three main characters, I didn't feel like the three were evenly, or close to evenly, represented with their struggles and growth throughout the book.
]]> 228459197 A fun fake dating, enemies to lovers romantic comedy set in New York City from USA Today bestselling author Tracy Goodwin.

Jilted socialite teams up with bad boy Game on!

Wedding planner Cassandra Benedict sells happily-ever-afters for a living. But when Cassie gets stood up at her own wedding, the whole humiliating experience is witnessed by the cr猫me-de-la cr猫me of New York's elite. Cassie comes from a wealthy family, but she built her business through hard work, and now she feels like a fool. She's walking down the road in her ruined dress, carrying her beagle decked out in his bridesman tutu, when who should offer her a ride but her ex-college boyfriend, Andrew Steele. Just great.

Andrew's journey has been very different. Coming from nothing, Andrew grew up watching the haves duke it out in the Hamptons, so he learned and evolved. Now he's New York's hottest celebrity billionaire and darling of the paparazzi, which Cassie despises. But Andrew proposes a mutually beneficial fake relationship that could save her pride and her business. Their sizzling chemistry notwithstanding, bad boy Andrew Steele definitely has the game to pull it off鈥攂ut is he savvy enough not to fall in love?]]> Tracy Goodwin Ashley 3 contemporary-romance 3.00
author: Tracy Goodwin
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/20
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance
review:
Overall, I thought it was cute, and I'll give it a three or 3.5 stars. It gave me happy feelings, yes, but there were times I just felt like the pot didn't fit? I don't know if I would've finished the book had I been reading it.
]]> 211509194 Christmas is both naughty and nice this year when a听single dad and his best friend鈥檚 sister celebrate听with some secret (steamy) romance and festive fun, perfect for fans of Maggie Knox and Lyssa Kay Adams. 听 Charlotte Calhoun has avoided Hayden Porter, her older brother鈥檚 sexy-as-sin best friend, ever since that mortifying night when he flat-out rejected her. S丑别鈥檚 crushed on him forever, while 丑别鈥檚 made it crystal clear he only sees her as a silly kid sister. Fine. Except this听Christmas听season, they鈥檙e thrown together at a snowy ski resort for her brother's bachelor party, complete with mistletoe, cozy fireplaces, and adjoining rooms. She can tell herself to get over Hayden, but holiday cheer is turning to holiday lust every time he is within ten feet of her.听听 听 Between being a full-time single father and his high-pressure college coaching job, a romantic relationship is off the table for Hayden. But every time he gets near Charlotte-all-grown-up, his feelings are anything but casual. So far, they have managed to keep their sexy times under wraps so that they don鈥檛 cause conflict on her brother鈥檚 big day. But a secret weekend fling is one thing. It鈥檚 two long weeks until the wedding, and hiding their growing feelings is going to take a听Christmas听miracle.]]> 368 Jaqueline Snowe Ashley 4 3.67 2024
author: Jaqueline Snowe
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/27
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: christmas, contemporary-romance
review:
I debated between a three and four star review for this because it was cute. And I did enjoy it. I just really really really hated the third act break up and how Hayden reacted to the whole situation. Even if that was a realistic reaction and even understandable, I just didn't like it.
]]> 228392312 S丑别鈥檚 the one that got away. He鈥檚 the one that never let her go.

From the bestselling author of Done and Dusted and Swift and Saddled , the next book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series, a small-town romance in which past lovers get a second chance to rediscover what they lost

Camille Ashwood had always loved a plan. Her latest was her best yet. She was going to get married so she could secure her daughter鈥檚 future, get her overbearing parents off her back, and finally start building her own life in small-town Meadowlark, Wyoming. Easy, right?

But when her groom doesn鈥檛 show up to the wedding, Cam鈥檚 life is turned upside down鈥攕he doesn鈥檛 even have a place to live. That is until she finds out the house s丑别鈥檚 loved since high school is available to rent. There鈥檚 only one the neighbor.

Dusty Tucker has spent nearly all of his adult life running. Running from what, though? More like Cam Ashwood. But ever since he returned home last year, the girl who was his first, well, everything has become a woman seemingly determined to keep him at arm鈥檚 length. And he was okay with that鈥攁t least, that鈥檚 what he kept telling himself. She was getting married, after all. But now s丑别鈥檚 single and living next door. Dusty wants to show her that they can be friends, and that he can stay put.

Despite her best attempts to stay far away from Dusty Tucker, Cam realizes that being close to him is like slipping into her favorite jeans. Easy. Comfortable. That is until past wounds start to open and feelings鈥攂oth old and new鈥攚reak havoc. Nearly ten years after they first met, Dusty and Cam begin to wonder if their first love can also be their last. And this time, will it be forever?]]> 10 Lyla Sage Ashley 5 3.87 2025
author: Lyla Sage
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/23
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance, western-romance
review:
I loved it. I love Cam and Dusty. I liked the flash backs throughout to help the readers better understand their relationship
]]> 215508008 A forbidden romance with my brother鈥檚 hockey-playing teammate wasn鈥檛 on my to-do list when I moved across the country.

Neither was getting locked out of a friend鈥檚 place wearing next to nothing.
Or spending the night with the sexy stranger who rescues me.
But I鈥檓 trying to get out of my comfort zone so getting out of the rest of my clothes with him seems like a good way to start.
In the morning, I learn the filthy-mouthed man with the talented hands is not only the hotshot new hockey player on my brother鈥檚 team: 丑别鈥檚 also 鈥� wait for it 鈥� my brand new roommate.
I鈥檓 a good student turned good librarian. A rule-follower. I鈥檓 not the kind of girl who does complicated flings. So we agree to another rule: friends-only.
It鈥檚 not easy though. Wes is bossy, flirty and generous.
He gives me rides to work.
Pitches in at my library鈥檚 fundraiser.
Takes care of me when I get hurt.
And looks at me like I鈥檓 the only one.
Soon, I鈥檓 falling hard for my brother鈥檚 teammate.
Especially when Wes comes to my door and tells me exactly how he鈥檇 like to break our rules.
Every single one.]]> 496 Lauren Blakely 1964048079 Ashley 4 contemporary-romance, hockey 3.85 2024
author: Lauren Blakely
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/21
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance, hockey
review:
It was cute, it gave me good vibes, and I enjoyed reading it.
]]> 226892027
Contains mature themes.]]> Emma Theriault Ashley 4 historical-romance 3.50
author: Emma Theriault
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.50
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/19
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: historical-romance
review:
They were cute. I love it when a grumpy man gets so protective over a woman, even when, and especially, when he's resisting the pull and their connection.
]]> 217065201 Fate connects two people in life-changing ways in a deeply romantic and emotional novel about hope and second chances by the author of Would You Rather and The Roommate Pact.

Uncertain of what tomorrow brings, Elliott Holland decides to live it up鈥攐n the eve of a stem cell transplant to treat her leukemia. It鈥檚 destiny when she crosses paths with handsome and charming Jamie Sullivan. The chemistry is magic. So is a beautiful evening that ends with a bittersweet kiss goodbye and no expectations of ever seeing each other again.

One year later, Elliott鈥檚 future looks good. Her cancer is in remission. Her career in graphic design is taking off. And s丑别鈥檚 finally met Carly, the young woman whose stem cell donation gave Elliott a second chance at life. Then, in a twist of fate both blissful and unfair, she meets Carly鈥檚 boyfriend. It鈥檚 Jamie, the man Elliott kissed like it was her last day on earth. Neither of them has ever forgotten it.

Now, the most difficult decisions of all lie ahead. Whatever risks there are to the heart, one need wins to grab hold of everything that can make someone feel alive again.]]> 315 Allison Ashley 1662527276 Ashley 4 contemporary-romance 4.14 2025
author: Allison Ashley
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/19
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance
review:
I really enjoyed this book. Personally I didn't think it was predictable, and I really liked that. I liked that when they reconnected, they didn't immediately get together, and truthfully, I liked the ending. I felt like it fit the story. It portrayed an unfortunate truth for a lot of people, and I like that even though it was a work of fiction, it didn't automatically give them the most perfect ending.
]]> 228436467 SCOT ON THE TRAIL!

Brooke Sinclair鈥檚 dream of being a published author derailed when she was expelled from the University of Edinburgh seven years ago. Now a ghostwriter, she sticks to other people鈥檚 stories. But when her college mentor Mhairi McCallister needs a co-writer for her memoir about Scotland鈥檚 most challenging trek, Brooke would do anything for the opportunity鈥攊ncluding agreeing to hike the rugged Skye Trail for authenticity鈥檚 sake... not knowing the nature photographer who鈥檒l join her is Jack Sutherland, the man who shattered Brooke鈥檚 writing career鈥攁nd her heart.

Between getting sacked from the University and walking away from his family鈥檚 tour-guiding business to follow his photography dreams, Jack is desperate to prove he didn鈥檛 disappoint his family for nothing. And he can鈥檛 ignore his Aunt Mhairi鈥檚 final wishes for her memoir. Even if it means acting as guide and storyteller for the one who got away. Even if it means keeping secrets about Mhairi鈥檚 health.

As Jack and Brooke head into the solitude of the sweeping Scottish landscape, they鈥檙e forced to confront old feelings that haven鈥檛 disappeared with time. But can two weeks and eighty miles heal years of unspoken hurt and offer a second chance at the end of the trail?
]]> Alexandra Kiley Ashley 4 contemporary-romance 3.52 2025
author: Alexandra Kiley
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/18
date added: 2025/05/03
shelves: contemporary-romance
review:
Brooke and Jack were right person wrong time, they needed to grow before coming back together. They also needed to learn to trust each other again, which is what they do on their hiking trip. Overall it was a cute book. Plus since I listened to the audiobook I was treated to a Scottish accent
]]> 223764241 Falling for my ex-boyfriend鈥檚 brother was never supposed to happen鈥� especially while I鈥檓 pretending to be his fianc茅e.

When I find Rowan Taylor鈥檚 infant daughter abandoned outside the hospital I work at, both of our lives are instantly flipped upside down. I鈥檓 only in Aston until my travel nurse assignment is up in a few weeks, but when I realize the star goalie needs my help, I can鈥檛 seem to walk away from him.

Even though his daughter was abandoned, he finds himself having to prove to the courts that he can provide a stable life for her鈥� and to help his case, he convinces me to pretend to be his fianc茅e.

It鈥檚 the perfect plan to make him look like the family man he needs to be to get custody.

It鈥檚 supposed to be simple鈥攋ust a few months of playing the part until I have to leave for my next nursing assignment, yet the more time I spend with him, the harder it is to remember it鈥檚 fake.

Rowan鈥檚 fiercely protective of his daughter, warm in ways I never saw before, and the quiet moments when he looks at me with that soft vulnerability? I can鈥檛 ignore it.

Somewhere between the late-nights and unexpected moments of tenderness, I start to feel things I shouldn鈥檛. Things that make me question everything.

And falling for him?

Well鈥� that was never part of my plan.

____________________________________________

From bestselling romance author, Cali Melle, Make Your Save is a fun and steamy interconnected standalone from the Aston Archers series. Each book can be read alone and follows a fictional professional player falling in love.


MAKE YOUR SAVE

Pro Hockey Romance
Single Dad
Fake Dating/Engagement
Ex鈥檚 Brother
Forced Proximity
He Falls First]]> 374 Cali Melle Ashley 3 single-parent, hockey 3.99
author: Cali Melle
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.99
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/17
date added: 2025/05/01
shelves: single-parent, hockey
review:
I love a single parent and I love the pining for each other. I don't love what Hadley did in the beginning. I know what she did was out of the goodness and love and caring of her heart, but it was still wrong
]]> 214175189 For fans of Sarah J. Maas and听Holly Black,听The Forest King's Daughter听is an enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance from the听New York Times听bestselling author of听Frostblood.

Once upon a time, among听the bloodred听trees of听Thirstwood, a young听forest听princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket鈥r so he thought...because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and听forest听king declared war.

Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father鈥檚 army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru听abducts听her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it's only a matter of time before the war they've escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to听forest folk听and demons alike grows in the shadows.

From the author of the Frostblood Saga听comes the first book in an enchanting,听adventure-filled fantasy series about the daughters of the powerful听forest听king, sure to leave readers breathless and desperate for more.]]> 384 Elly Blake 0316395722 Ashley 4 romantasy I think I would overall give this book a 3.5. It wasn't bad, but I feel like there's a lot going on. However, it was interesting enough that I think I will read, at least the next book in the series when it comes out. ]]> 3.62 2025
author: Elly Blake
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/30
date added: 2025/05/01
shelves: romantasy
review:
I know it's really popular for romantasy books to now to involve Fae, and I kinda like that this one didn't. I liked the nature and animal themes throughout. I did feel like the romance was kind of out of the blue, I wish there would've been more anticipation or build up. I just don't feel like the chemistry was there.
I think I would overall give this book a 3.5. It wasn't bad, but I feel like there's a lot going on. However, it was interesting enough that I think I will read, at least the next book in the series when it comes out.
]]> 232375258 He鈥檚 starting his rookie season in the NHL鈥�

Noah Downsby has always had one play professional hockey. Now that 丑别鈥檚 finally made it, 丑别鈥檚 determined to prove himself. And if 丑别鈥檚 going to have the best rookie season in NHL history, he needs zero distractions.

But Noah didn鈥檛 plan for Allegra鈥�Ally鈥擟allahan moving in with him.

With her sassy smile, smart mouth, and bad habit of 鈥榖orrowing鈥� his jerseys鈥攏evermind her stupid cat who won鈥檛 stop sleeping in his bed鈥攐ne thing鈥檚 for

Ally is officially a distraction.

鈥丑别鈥檚 moving across the country to start over.

The rumors say s丑别鈥檚 a bad girl, but they鈥檙e all lies. Lies that have ruined her reputation.

So when Ally鈥檚 offered a fresh start in San Francisco, she packs up her life and brings her baggage out west鈥攅motional and otherwise.

Living in a swanky loft with three NHL players is a world away from college dorms, but at least two of her new roommates treat her like one of the guys.

And then there鈥檚 Noah. The grump whose broody glances turn her blood hot. Who makes her feel both safe and sexy鈥hen 丑别鈥檚 not icing her out.

As things between Noah and Ally heat up, their walls come down. And suddenly, there鈥檚 a whole lot more than his rookie season on the line鈥�



This is a new adult hockey romance with moderate language and frequent innuendo and references to sex. Though the romance is fade to black, there are some heavier themes of a character emotionally healing from a sexual assault (past, off page) that are discussed at length throughout the book. If you are sensitive to these subjects, please use this content warning to make an informed decision before reading this book. ]]> Leah Brunner Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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name: Ashley
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]]> 231646603 I saw her first.
Blonde. Gorgeous. Feisty.
I was captivated.

But it doesn鈥檛 matter because hours later, she walks out of my roommate鈥檚 bedroom half naked, and I know I鈥檝e lost my chance.

Now, we鈥檙e forced to live together and constantly bicker about everything. Though I purposely get under her skin, I can鈥檛 stop thinking about her in all the wrong ways. I should move out so I can get over my feelings, but the selfish part of me can鈥檛 let go.

When her boyfriend and my best friend tragically dies, we鈥檙e left to grieve together. Instead of pushing her away, I pull her closer.

Just as we come to terms with our new reality, she finds out s丑别鈥檚 expecting.

Her religious parents will never accept a pregnancy out of wedlock, so to avoid disappointing them, I offer to be her fake husband. Touching, kissing, sharing a bed鈥攊t鈥檚 torture on my heart, but I ignore the guilt and play along.

As the lines blur between real and fake, I finally confess I鈥檓 not pretending.
But s丑别鈥檚 not ready to admit the same.

I鈥檓 in love with my best friend鈥檚 girlfriend, but she can never be mine.



Between Hate and Desire is book one in the Between Us trilogy and must be read in order. This is intended for mature audiences only. The contents deal with loss, grief, and have adult themes. This is a slow burn romance and ends in an HEA.

This was originally released as a Baby Mine and Baby Yours by Kennedy Fox. This has been re-edited & re-covered for a re-release under Brooke Fox.]]> 570 Brooke Fox 1961287692 Ashley 0 to-read 4.28
author: Brooke Fox
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.28
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]]> 220233644 Just what every bride dreams of鈥攔unning straight from her cheating fianc茅 into the arms of a hot hockey star鈥� and then getting hired as his kids鈥� nanny.

Tyler Falcon is protective, flirtatious鈥nd frustratingly responsible. We almost did something reckless when he found me alone in my wedding dress, and I blurted out all the things I鈥檇 never truly experienced.

Now, the sexy single dad is saving me again with a job I desperately need鈥攁nd a promise to never mention The Night of 1001 Confessions.

I live in his house. Take care of his kids. Pretend I don鈥檛 notice his heated gaze lingering on me after they fall asleep.

Until one night, the tension snaps.

Now we have a deal. Five lessons in seduction. No strings attached.

But 丑别鈥檚 not just good in bed. He spoils me with thoughtful gifts and supports my dreams. For the first time, I feel like I belong.

Except鈥his was never meant to last. I鈥檓 his employee. He has kids to protect. And neither of us can afford to make a mistake.

The more nights we spend tangled up together though, the harder it is to pretend it鈥檚 just physical. Because I鈥檓 not only falling for my boss鈥擨鈥檓 falling for the man whose kids have stolen my heart.

Tropes: single dad/nanny, runaway bride, forced proximity, spicy lessons, she's his daughter's skating coach, confession of all secrets, love notes, found family]]> Lauren Blakely Ashley 0 to-read 5.00
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name: Ashley
average rating: 5.00
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]]> 218559595 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鈥檙e 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鈥檒l choose the person who鈥檒l tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice鈥檚 head in the game.

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

Two: S丑别鈥檚 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鈥檛 swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they鈥檙e in the same room.

And it鈥檚 becoming abundantly clear that their story鈥攋ust like the tale Margaret鈥檚 spinning鈥攃ould be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad鈥epending on who鈥檚 telling it.]]> 432 Emily Henry Ashley 0 currently-reading 4.08 2025
author: Emily Henry
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 227830726 A disaster waiting to happen.

Jordan Vanderfleet has three is temporary. Commitment is a trap. Never, ever fall for Preston Charming.

S丑别鈥檚 spent years perfecting the art of keeping things casual, thriving in chaos, and avoiding anything that even resembles forever. But when one impulsive night changes everything, Jordan鈥檚 broken the only rule that ever mattered鈥攆alling for the one person she can鈥檛 afford to lose.

Preston Charming is hockey royalty, a future pro who plays the game with skill, precision, and a rock-solid plan. He鈥檚 focused and carefree, except when it comes to Jordan. He鈥檚 been in love with her for years, but timing was never on his side. Now, just when he thinks he finally has a shot, she finds one reason to push him away.

When an accidental steamy night in a hotel shifts everything between them, Jordan does what she does best鈥攔uns. But Preston isn鈥檛 the kind of guy who lets his best girl slip through his fingers. Not without a fight.

He鈥檚 done playing it safe. He鈥檚 done waiting. And this time? He鈥檚 not letting her go.]]> Jaqueline Snowe Ashley 0 to-read 4.00 2025
author: Jaqueline Snowe
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2025
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]]> 220227232
After missing his chance at the NHL draft, 丑别鈥檚 more focused than ever, working tirelessly to land a contract. Nothing else can distract him, especially his gorgeous new housemate, but when his toxic mother dangles a tempting payday in front of him, he comes up with a plan that would benefit them both.

Logan Hart is working to solidify the lock around her heart, after her ex cheated on her with one of her closest friends, shattering her trust. But when her persistent ex won鈥檛 take no for an answer, she agrees to go along with Quentin鈥檚 offer to be her fake boyfriend to solve both of their problems.

The only problem?

Their chemistry continues to build, even though they know they have an expiration date.

As the season begins, Quentin鈥檚 faced with the toughest decision of his the woman 丑别鈥檚 falling for or the game 丑别鈥檚 loved forever.]]> 278 Jaqueline Snowe Ashley 0 to-read 3.97 2025
author: Jaqueline Snowe
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 228573654 The trilogy continues... Jessica Lyn Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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name: Ashley
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]]> 222605408
That still didn鈥檛 stop me from screwing up our relationship.

Now s丑别鈥檚 single again and on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the entire world to see.

But it鈥檚 only when I witness the way she looks at Ethan Blackwood that I decide to get clean. No more alcohol or drugs. Leave my temper on the ice.

And as much as I hate Ethan, my new coach is the only one who can stop the destructive influence my corrupt father has over me and my hockey career.

When I bump into Aurora out of the blue, it feels like destiny. Until I learn s丑别鈥檚 pregnant. Everyone thinks the baby is mine, except I know the truth. It can鈥檛 be.

It鈥檚 Ethan鈥檚, and 丑别鈥檚 refusing to walk away. But if anyone discovers our secret, it will destroy both our careers and the team.

So, I鈥檒l play the game. And everyone knows that Jackson O鈥橰eilly always plays to win鈥]> 318 Jessica Lyn Ashley 0 to-read 4.01
author: Jessica Lyn
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.01
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]]> 221060856
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a new playful yet deeply emotional contemporary romance.

There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes鈥攁ll 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鈥檚 nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong鈥�

. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date鈥攑ossibly the best in living history鈥擲amantha 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鈥攁nd even a love鈥攚orth remembering.]]> Abby Jimenez Ashley 0 dnf 4.08 2025
author: Abby Jimenez
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 231363920 Nine years as a center on the Ottawa Regents and I鈥檝e got nearly nothing to show for it. Sure, we won a few championships, but not recently. My teammates don鈥檛 seem to be bothered by the fear that we鈥檝e peaked. They鈥檙e still leaders in the league and off the ice and have adoring wives and beautiful children to come home to.

Me? I鈥檓 a failure to launch in both my career and love life.

These days, all I鈥檓 good at is getting lost in a book and admiring Behraz Irani from afar.

S丑别鈥檚 a perfect, unreachable fantasy, a social butterfly with pure joy sparking in her bright eyes. Our paths often cross through mutual friends and the thought of speaking to her gives me heart palpitations.

But when she runs into me with her bike, it stops my heart entirely.

Behraz
Life seems to enjoy taking me for a joy ride after my family moves abroad. It鈥檚 bad enough that I drain my savings only to fail the bar exam three times, but discovering my academic woes are likely due to a newly diagnosed learning disability and ADHD, then getting evicted from my latest sublease is an unexpected double-whammy.

Then I go and maim the hottest player on my hometown鈥檚 NHL team: Fletcher Donovan.

I鈥檝e given him a severe concussion and somehow, I鈥檓 the only adult available during his recovery. This isn鈥檛 how I imagined spending time with the man of my dreams, but desperate times call for desperate temporary housing, and living together is far from the worst thing that could happen.

In fact, it might be the best choice I鈥檝e ever made.]]> Ruby Rana Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 222085096 I鈥檝e always been a five-year plan kind of guy. I got through college with minimal distractions, maximum touchdowns, and zero relationships. Then I met Charlotte Benson, the woman who made me believe in wishes, and a strict set of rules was added to my routine.

Rule One: Don鈥檛 Touch Charlotte

This one was difficult from the start but made impossible once she accidentally told her ex we were dating. (Spoiler alert: we weren鈥檛.)

Rule Two: Don鈥檛 Think About Charlotte

That was easy.

Until she got to know the real me. Learning things I hadn鈥檛 even shared with my closest friends. Secrets that if brought to the surface, could be dangerous, even deadly.

Rule Three: Don鈥檛 Text Charlotte

Turns out I鈥檓 pretty bad at rules. Who knew??

Rule Four: Definitely Don鈥檛, Under Any Circumstance, Kiss Charlotte

When that rule was ignored, I thought it would destroy me, but instead, I began to wonder if this fake dating fling could turn into something real. Then, two words changed everything:

鈥淚鈥檓 pregnant.鈥漖]> 490 Hailey Dickert Ashley 0 to-read 4.19
author: Hailey Dickert
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.19
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]]> 229072439
Claire:
A summer in a tourist trap is exactly what I need. A single summer of fun before I finally buckle down and decide on what I want to do with the rest of my life. So when my best friend suggested I spend the summer as a lifeguard in Seaside Point I jumped at the opportunity.

I was ready for a summer of uncomplicated fun, so imagine my surprise when my ex鈥檚 older brother owns the house I want to rent a room in. Not only is Miles the guy I used to have the biggest crush on, he refuses to give me the time of day.

Miles:
I have enough on my plate trying to save up what I need to buy my brother out of the house we inherited by the end of the summer. I definitely don鈥檛 need the distraction of my brother鈥檚 gorgeous ex prancing around my house. But for some reason I still can鈥檛 understand, I agreed to let her rent a room and now s丑别鈥檚 prancing around in her little bathing suits, flirting with me endlessly, and making me a summer bucket list because she thinks I can鈥檛 have fun.

I don鈥檛 mess with tourists, and I surely don鈥檛 mess with my brother鈥檚 exes, but just like the moon and its effect on tides, I can鈥檛 escape her pull on me. Will I be able to survive this summer with her, or will I get distracted and lose it all?]]> 365 Morgan Elizabeth Ashley 0 to-read 4.35
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]]> 217388009 Bramble's first never-before-published title from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland is Jilted, a slow-burn, swooning romance where 27 Dresses meets The Hating Game.

Weddings. I spend every working minute thinking and talking and writing about weddings, when the very concept makes me want to scream. After my fianc茅 abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned reoccurring nightmare.

To add insult to injury, I鈥檝e been conscripted into the bridal party of some bridezilla just because she knows the owners鈥� son. So of course I spend all afternoon bickering with one of the groomsmen and all evening making out with him.

Things only get better when I learn that of course 丑别鈥檚 the owner鈥檚 son and I鈥檒l have to spend the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.

Can the jilted bride and the man who is afraid of love find a way to heal each other?

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 272 Vi Keeland 1250359856 Ashley 0 to-read 3.95 2025
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]]> 222130478 I have no business falling in love with Emmett Foster.

The man is an incredibly wealthy professional baseball player who鈥檚 ten years older than me and has a daughter.

But when he hires me to take care of said daughter, I find myself catching feelings for the star pitcher.

He鈥檚 gruff, but sweet, and has a big heart that he shows in small pieces. Pieces I鈥檇 like to collect and call mine.

Unfortunately, he has no plans on marrying again after his ex-wife cheated on him then abandoned him and June.

So even though I think there鈥檚 a hint of chemistry between us, nothing will ever come of it. I鈥檒l be stuck crushing on him in silence until we part ways.

The Double Play is a grumpy/sunshine romcom for fans of sweet sports romance. It has all the sizzling chemistry you love, without any of the explicit scenes. Check out the fourth book in the More Than a Game series, an interconnected standalone series based around four men in four different sports.]]> 267 Annah Conwell Ashley 0 to-read 4.40
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]]> 221206802 New small-town series Remi Rose Ashley 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 224102893 S丑别鈥檚 been a #1 International Bestselling Author around the world with millions sold, and now Ava Miles delivers one of the wackiest rom-com of all-time to binge, with laugh-your-heart-out moments you won鈥檛 forget.

Date a hockey player?? Why the heck would she want to do that?

But study him? Sign her up for that experiment!

Except when Dr. Valentina Hargrove meets the captain of the Alexandria Eagles, Brock 鈥淭he Rock鈥� Thomson, she isn鈥檛 sure her original hypothesis that hockey players are Stone Age throwbacks stands up.

Stock options and impressive IQs weren鈥檛 on her checklist. Brock may have the requisite scary scar, but it鈥檚 on a sexy, after-shave scented, rock-hard jaw鈥�and he chews his food with his mouth closed.

Only she can鈥檛 date him鈥攈er proposal guidelines are strict. She is to study hockey players to determine whether they are modern cavemen. Hockey stick/club鈥攕ame, same. Even their dental issues make the similarities seem academic.

Except Brock鈥檚 manly come, now, mine routine seems to answer the one question plaguing women since the beginning of what is it about men that women find so irresistible? His desire to make her his isn't just about him making fire to impress her and finding them a nice fur-lined cave with a picket fence for their happily ever after.

He's more than a guy with a wooden stick, putting Val's whole study in jeopardy and the team's path to victory when they discover she's also the daughter of the Eagles' new owner...]]> 436 Ava Miles 1949092720 Ashley 0 to-read 4.17
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]]> 58416665
After a tragic accident leaves her mom in a coma, she focuses on the happiness in her life- her two best friends and her five year old son.

What Laura needs is some good luck.

What she gets is the captain of the New York Nighthawks, Alec Kostelecky- a ghost from her past.

With captivating hazel eyes, and a body that showcases his dedication on the ice, Alec is every girl鈥檚 dream. He is passionate, and when he wants something, he goes after it. When a chance encounter brings Laura and him together again, Alec refuses to let her slip through his grasp, like she did years ago.

Every girl in the world may want to call Alec Kostelecky hers. But not every girl knew him at fifteen. Not every girl got pregnant by the infamous NHL star and was left to raise their son on her own. And not every girl has the capability on bringing him to his knees.

When long lost love reignites, and twisted truths come to light, Laura questions everything she thought she knew. And nothing is certain until the first drop of rain rolls down her cheek.]]> 241 Pru Schuyler Ashley 0 to-read 2.90
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]]> 221727281 The final book in Hannah Cowan's best selling Greatest Love series!

I鈥檝e been tackled by defensive linemen twice my size and sprinted into end zones with thousands of fans screaming my name, but nothing鈥攁nd I mean nothing鈥攃ould鈥檝e prepared me for Blakely.

I should have known from the first time we met that she鈥檇 change everything for me. How could she not? A woman bold enough to break into my house and attempt to steal from me isn鈥檛 exactly someone you forget and move on from.

So, when I鈥檓 asked, or told, to find a wife, I know it has to be her.

That鈥檚 supposed to be all it is. She needs somewhere to live, and I need the headlines. But what starts as a simple arrangement quickly becomes something far more complicated. Blakely is guarded, unpredictable, and protective of those she loves. The more time I spend with her, the more I realize this isn鈥檛 about my career anymore.

With just two months on the clock, can I break down her walls before she breaks my heart?]]> 416 Hannah Cowan Ashley 0 to-read 4.20
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]]> 210521813
I, on the other hand, don鈥檛鈥揳t all鈥揾ave anything figured out.

Trust me, I didn鈥檛 think taking over my mom鈥檚 dream bed and breakfast in Copper Run Vermont was going to be easy. It should be a good place to heal after my divorce. But apparently my scones belong in the garbage with my small talk skills. As pointed out by none other than Cliff.

Cliff is inescapable. He knows exactly what people need鈥揳lways. His charm, the way he wears flannel, and even his pastries, make not wanting to be friends with Cliff and his daughters pretty hard.

Friends? I can make friends. That鈥檚 safe.

Except I鈥檓 leaving in three months to pass the inn off to my little sister and get the promotion in Seattle I鈥檝e been working towards.

So ask me why I鈥檓 thinking about kissing my hot neighbor.]]> 510 Julie Olivia Ashley 0 to-read 4.36 2024
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]]> 227939188 From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes a brand new sizzling summer read that will have you laughing, swooning . . . and sweating.

Scottie Price just started a new job and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married.

In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her nonexistent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution鈥攁 one-on-one session with the best marriage counselor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss鈥檚 husband.

With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire.

Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summer marriage camp with all of Scottie鈥檚 co-workers where she鈥檒l have to share a cabin with her way-too-handsome fake husband.
]]> 459 Meghan Quinn 1959442341 Ashley 0 to-read 3.50 2025
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]]> 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鈥檛 part of the plan鈥攗ntil an unexpected job offer lands in her lap, giving her a chance to rebuild everything s丑别鈥檚 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鈥檚 best friend . . . and the last person she wants to work for.

James has always played it safe, keeping his head down and doing what鈥檚 expected of him in the family business and never contemplating anything different鈥攗ntil now when Madison鈥檚 happiness is on the line. He鈥檚 loved her quietly for years, knowing s丑别鈥檚 never seen him as more than an annoyance. Now that s丑别鈥檚 back, 丑别鈥檚 determined to change that鈥揺ven 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鈥檚 pursuit of Madison grows more relentless, and Madison鈥檚 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鈥攁nd decide if love is worth the risk or if some dreams are safer left untouched.]]> Sarah Adams 0593723724 Ashley 0 to-read 4.50
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]]> 230141146 Never thought I鈥檇 agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend.
Especially after he casually informs me we鈥檝e been married for ten years.

Ten years ago, Wilder and I were so in love that we got married in Vegas for one night only before leaving for college on different sides of the world. He was supposed to mail the annulment papers.

Problem is, he didn鈥檛.
Worse? He didn鈥檛 tell me.
Not even when I came back to town to marry another man.

But now he needs my help, and I can鈥檛 say no. All I have to do is have to pretend in front of the whole town like we鈥檙e married. Hold hands. Kiss. Not throw myself at him when he looks at me like I鈥檓 the only woman in the world.

My body might remember him, but the rest of me isn鈥檛 ready. Because I鈥檓 just learning how to find myself, and if I get wrapped up in Wilder鈥檚 world, I鈥檒l lose more than my heart鈥擨鈥檒l lose everything.
Again.]]> Staci Hart Ashley 0 to-read 4.25
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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鈥� antique shop out from under them, she doesn鈥檛 have a choice鈥攁t least, that鈥檚 what she tells her family. They don鈥檛 need to know s丑别鈥檚 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 s丑别鈥檚 returned home doesn鈥檛 mean she has to stay with her parents or crash on her twin sister鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 what he tells himself. And everyone else.

When he agrees to let the elusive Collins Cartwright stay in his spare room, he doesn鈥檛 know that s丑别鈥檚 absolutely bonkers鈥攃onstantly talking to herself and having conversations with no one鈥攐r that she looked like that. But as they begin to get closer, the lines between them start to blur, leaving both of them鈥攁nd the ghosts that have been pushing them together鈥攚ondering whether or not their temporary arrangement could be something more permanent.]]> 368 Lyla Sage 0593977777 Ashley 0 to-read 4.25 2025
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name: Ashley
average rating: 4.25
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]]> 223702126 Finding a date for a reclusive bachelor is her job. It鈥檚 also a risk when she becomes the perfect match in an emotional and hopeful romance by the author of If Tomorrow Never Comes .

Accountant and freelance personal stylist Carly Porter, daughter of a compulsive gambler, knows the personal cost of a bad bet. But when she partners with her best friend, Sasha鈥攑ublisher of a floundering fashion magazine鈥擟arly can鈥檛 resist. The highly publicized makeover of an Oklahoma City bachelor could boost sales and be Carly鈥檚 ticket to her dream profession. The bachelor in question is none other than Sasha鈥檚 older brother, Brooks.

Hardly the party boy Carly remembers from high school, Brooks is now an antisocial, work-obsessed physician still struggling with a devastating loss. But if it means helping his sister, 丑别鈥檚 in. It鈥檚 Carly鈥檚 job to get him out of those lived-in scrubs, style him to the nines, and bring Brooks back to life. But so far, the only real connection is between Brooks and Carly鈥攁nd falling for a client could cost Carly the career s丑别鈥檚 worked so hard for.

To move forward, they鈥檒l both have to overcome their painful pasts. And whatever the risk, maybe even take a chance on love.]]> 319 Allison Ashley 1662527993 Ashley 0 to-read 4.10
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]]> 231299870
Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. But with tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won鈥檛 let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary at any cost鈥攅specially for her aging mentor with a fading memory.

Troublesome tourists don鈥檛 check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper鈥檚 award-winning flowerbeds. But Nolan Rhodes isn鈥檛 your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And 丑别鈥檚 saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling.

The problem? Harper isn鈥檛 the monster he expected. And she won鈥檛 go down without a fight. When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she鈥檒l keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage鈥攊ncluding their fragile love.

Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade鈥攁nd where love is the most dangerous battleground of all.]]> 368 Brynne Weaver 1638932107 Ashley 0 to-read 4.80
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An executioner and a bounty. A soldier and a weapon.
The hunter and the prey that won鈥檛 go down.

After centuries in hiding, the last of the original sirens took a chance on love.

And it blew up in her face.

Imprisoned by the Shadow Realm, Lu's days now pass in a haze of torture and tears. She's the most ancient vampire siren, the weapon they can't work out. Halfway to a hybrid of immortal creatures, she could be the key to their plans for war against the Realm of Light... if only they could figure out how to finish the transformation.

After a daring escape, Lu finds herself on the run with an unlikely set of allies. Their enemies have a head start in the race to find the oldest vampires, and Lu will stop at nothing to keep them safe from a fate worse than death. If they can't find them in time, it will end in the war of the ultimate superpowers. But every move she makes, Ashen is there. The demon that she trusted. The executioner she loved. The Reaper that poisoned her heart with his betrayal. And as secrets of the Shadow Realm and her own history start to collide, Lu begins to question everything she knows... including the motives of the enigmatic demon she can't seem to escape.

She's promised herself she'll听never go back.听
She's determined not to fall in love.
If only she knew whom to trust...


Praise for A Shadow In The Reaping (Book 1 of the Shadow Realm series):听

"This book had me hooked from the first paragraph. If you are looking for a fresh voice in the world of paranormal romance, pick up this one! Brynne Weaver's humor, imagination, and glittering prose will captivate you, and Ashen and Lu will keep you coming back for more." 听~Stephanie Fournet, bestselling contemporary romance author of Dream House, Leave A Mark, and Someone Like Me

~~ This is a DARK ROMANCE intended for an 18+ audience. Contains mature themes, including violence, trauma, torture, pregnancy loss/infertility, references to suicidal ideation, explicit language, sexual content (consensual but includes S&M, blood, knife play, violence) ~~ 听闭闭> 376 Brynne Weaver Ashley 0 to-read 4.16
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Lu promised herself she would never go back to the Shadow Realm, but the fates have other plans. Ashen has forfeited his rule to crown Lu the Queen of the Reapers, and now she has the power to remake the realm of the demons, to bring back merciful justice to the land where souls suffer in eternal servitude and violence lurks in the twilight fog. But not everyone is on board with the new change in leadership to a vampire queen, and following the torture and trauma of her last visit to the Shadow Realm, Lu isn鈥檛 thrilled about it either.

Trouble is, there are worse creatures than the dangerous demons whose flaming eyes follow her through their realm of darkness.

Lu鈥檚 enemies aren鈥檛 just lurking in the shadows. They鈥檙e beating down her door.

When Lu and Ashen are attacked in the Shadow Realm, the secret goals of the Nephilim begin to surface like creatures of the deep, dragging everyone鈥檚 ancient history with them as they rise. And if the Nephilim succeed, they will seize the ultimate power to rebuild the realms to their own design. Their reach and might is greater than anyone anticipated. And unless Lu can conquer not only her own fears but the distrust that immortals hold against one another, the Nephilim will win the new war.

Secrets have sharp edges in the Shadow Realm. Love can be a lethal poison. And Lu must never forget鈥�
No betrayal is worse than when it鈥檚 delivered by the hand of someone you love.]]> 418 Brynne Weaver Ashley 0 to-read 4.05
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]]> 59039929
A siren who must stay silent to survive.

An executioner with a bounty he cannot kill.

Lu has been living a quiet, undercover life, a vampire hidden in the quaint village of Sanford. Afraid that her voice will give her secrets away, Lu has lived for years without words, speaking only to the one witch she can trust. Except, of course, when it's time to hunt. When it comes to luring in her victims, no song is sweeter than Lu's.

But when Lu's hunt is interrupted by Ashen, a mysterious and striking Reaper of the Shadow Realm, it seems like fate has finally caught up with her. An executioner with a soul to claim, Ashen doesn't realize he's stumbled on the bounty of an immortal lifetime until it's too late. As the two enemies are forced to work together to solve a crime that shouldn't be possible, it's more than just secrets that emerge between them.

With every moment that passes, Lu finds it harder and harder to live like a shadow among her enemies, especially the enigmatic demon she's bound to. She might just be a little bored of living the quiet life. But for Lu, nothing is more inseparable than danger and desire.

...And there are few creatures in any realm more dangerous than Ashen.

*mature themes, including violence, strong language, & sexual content*]]> 312 Brynne Weaver Ashley 0 to-read 3.85 2021
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name: Ashley
average rating: 3.85
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]]> 177521401 Ah, the good girl life鈥� Does it get any better?

Yes. Yes, it does.



Maggie鈥檚 mountain daddy provides all s丑别鈥檚 thought to dream of, but when Ben鈥檚 four big friends visit with a baby in tow, she gets curious about new opportunities.



Ben doesn鈥檛 miss his woman鈥檚 cues or how smitten she is with that baby, but due to fertility concerns, Maggie denies her obvious interest in starting a family.

Luckily, Ben is creative and persistent in his pursuit of the truth. Once he's sure of Maggie's desires, this dedicated daddy dom takes charge, and soon it鈥檚 breeding time on the farm.



For those who wanted more of Mountain Daddy's Milk and Honey 鈥� here it is!



What can readers expect?

鈽� She will call him Daddy.

鈽� He will call her his good fx膷king girl.

鈽� There will be much spice. From page one. It will include milking.

鈽� This is a filthy AF sequel.

鈽� Themes of marriage, fertility, and baby-making are explored by an inquisitive young hucow, her older mountain man beefcake, and his friends.

鈽� This smutty little story is well endowed with the following lactation, praise, possessive and devoted dominant daddy, substantial age gap, mom鈥檚 ex, size difference, exhibitionism, breeding, shared/bred/used by daddy鈥檚 friends/fmmmmm, some butt stuff, bondage, and non-punitive spanking 鈥� pretty much all the good stuff that makes you go mmm. They live without neighbors in the middle of nowhere, and it shows.

Enjoy!]]> 160 Elena Dawne Ashley 2 3.70
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.70
book published:
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date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, daddy-kink, mostly-spice
review:
It was okay, maybe if it was separate or another couple I would've liked it. I just didn't like the first book that much so I'm not surprised I didn't like the couple's sequel.
]]> 59079989
No neighbors. No limits.

This hot and sticky erotic novella features:
鈽� A very curious young first timer with a step-daddy fantasy
鈽� An older, rough-living, easily-tempted and over-sized mountain man
鈽� Summertime in the great outdoors
鈽� A milking machine
鈽� Nobody around for miles]]> 103 Elena Dawne Ashley 3 3.46
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.46
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date added: 2025/04/16
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review:
I can get on board with a lot of things, I just cannot get over the fact that he parented her as a child when he was married to her mom. There are some scenarios, where I can get behind a stepdad, but this book was not it.
]]> 221034985 He was the answer to her prayers.

She was HIS from the moment he saw her.

His pet, that is.
Never mind those forbidden feelings that take their relationship to wild and wonderfully taboo new places鈥�

This book is for anyone who has ever longed for a large, hot AF monster hero to slay their enemies, free them from life鈥檚 cage, take care of their every need, and make them come in more ways than thought possible.

Seriously. It鈥檚 all here.
Hydrate well, and escape into this intensely smutty, feel-good fantasy.

Kinks size difference, monster dong, cherry-popping, milking kink / lactation kink, gaping, butt stuff, medical interventions, BDSM, pet play鈥�

Enjoy!
]]> 147 Elena Dawne Ashley 2 spice, mostly-spice 3.65
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.65
book published:
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read at: 2025/01/22
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I've read monster romances before, so that's not new. I've also read a handful of pet play, but never to this extent, so it was a new experience. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I thought about DNFing, but I also wanted to see where the story was going.
]]> 214333438 They call her鈥� The Babymaker,

I call her MINE.

This book is a ridiculously sweet and smutty romp with a serious and MASSIVE mountain man and the small, curvy, free spirited, young woman of his dreams.

For fans of the Milk & Honeymoon group incident 鈥� this is Vince鈥檚 story.


鈥� gets instantly hard
鈥� falls instantly in love
鈥� is instantly obsessed with the cutest little family in town, who just so happen to be short of a daddy鈥�

Single mom?
Not for long.

Big Vince has found his new home鈥� he just needs to make sure he鈥檒l fit.

~

OMG this book was a fr!ckin JOY to write. Vince is DEFINITELY in the running for Father Material of the Year 鈥� his devotion and adorability ratings are off the charts, and 丑别鈥檚 not at all shabby in bed either鈥� or on the table or under the stars. There is so much stretching, milking, and breeding going on in this book, guys. I can鈥檛 even鈥]> 216 Elena Dawne Ashley 3 3.78
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.78
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/22
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, daddy-kink, mostly-spice
review:
I like that he's protective of her because of her past and because of who he is as a man. I love watching them bond and start their own little family. I love watching them bond and start their own little family. I also thought that there was a good bit of humor in there that made me laugh.
]]> 213387690 The warning signs were there...
Nobody loved her.

And maybe I shouldn鈥檛 have either.

But I was young and stupid. A sucker for the pain in her beautiful eyes.
I dragged that sad little princess under the trees and claimed her with a love that ruined us both.
I made her mine.
And had I known she鈥檇 vanish and leave me heartbroken, I would have chained her to my bed and bred her hard before she thought to run.
The untamed wilds of the mountains haven鈥檛 felt like home since she left, and there aren't enough distractions in the world to keep me from missing what could have been.

Now, two decades on, s丑别鈥檚 come crawling back.
I鈥檝e never wanted to discipline her so severely, but s丑别鈥檚 more broken than ever, and I鈥檓 torn between giving her hell and giving her what she needs 鈥� a second chance.

I鈥檝e successfully dominated every other aspect of my life, is it finally time to return my firm hand to romance and master the one that got away?


***

For fans of Mountain Daddy鈥檚 Milk & Honeymoon, this is 闯补蝉辞苍鈥檚 smutty and sweetly twisted second-chance romance in which two tortured souls rekindle an epic connection once ignited by young, summer love.

The story contains adult themes, breeding, lactation/milking kink, age gap, bondage, discipline, domination and submission, hand necklaces, rough stuff, butt stuff, girth fun, toys, outdoor stuff, indoor stuff鈥� other things that may get certain juices flowing 鈥� you鈥檒l see. 鉂わ笍

This story gets intense. It has multiple scenes intended to arouse and satisfy, but your emotions will definitely go on a journey. There is a happy ending, but these characters will work their asses off for it, battling mental health issues, loss, and familial dysfunction that may trigger some readers, so please do mind the warnings (see inside or on my website for full list of potential triggers) and read responsibly.]]> 238 Elena Dawne Ashley 4 3.98
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.98
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/22
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, daddy-kink, mostly-spice
review:
It's weird, that it is weird that this is the first book in the series in which the main characters are relatively around the same age. He is a touch her and die man, and they are both traumatized, but they're going to grow together, and I love that for them.
]]> 200945081 Whoever No man buys the cow if 丑别鈥檚 getting the milk for free, underestimated the market鈥�

It was one night of impulsive bliss 鈥� my V-card obliterated by a gorgeous and rugged older man.

There were meant to be no strings attached鈥�

Which is why it took me so long to build up the courage to tell him about the baby we made.

Determined to stick around and help raise his kid, Gunnar's so f*cking good with his baby daughter, I can鈥檛 even look at them together without wanting him to make more babies with me, and when he's giving me plenty of attention, I can鈥檛 keep myself from milking it.

It won鈥檛 be long before our little family grows鈥�



~



For fans of Mountain Daddy's Milk & Honeymoon, this filthy AF little smutfest is Gunnar's story. Come see how this country-bred daddy likes to conduct himself...

Readers can expect the following

Significant age gap, breeding, curvy virgin heroine, a rough, possessive, big-d!ck daddy with a knack for taking good care of his woman, pregnancy, obssession with her pregnant body, A+ father material, lactation/milking kink, a little bondage and ass play, and enough spice to flood your downstairs a few times over...

贰苍箩辞测!铀闭> 242 Elena Dawne Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.69
author: Elena Dawne
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.69
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/22
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Personally, I wasn't a fan of the time jumps within the series. It was a little confusing. Maybe not confusing, I just didn't like it, it didn't scratch my brain in the right way. I do, however enjoy an accidental pregnancy trope, especially when the man is all over his baby and baby mama
]]> 222380469
It鈥檚 been seven years since I鈥檝e seen my older brother鈥檚 ex-best friend鈥攖he only one who was ever nice to me growing up. It soon becomes clear, however, that his looks aren鈥檛 the only thing that鈥檚 changed when he tells me I need a Daddy鈥檚 firm hand after being so irresponsible with my safety.

Unfortunately for me, he doesn鈥檛 stop with just his hand鈥�

Road Rage Daddy is a dark, spicy 17k-word romance novelette. All characters are 18+. Please read the Author鈥檚 Note at the beginning of the book.]]> 61 May Alder Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.24
author: May Alder
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.24
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/25
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I get that this was supposed to be taboo, it just felt so close to rape for me, I don't know. I am not sure it's for me..
]]> 63041560 You never know who your enemy is, until they are sitting at your dinner table.

Lula Reynolds has her hands full. Between her sick father, their failing scrapyard and an online bully, s丑别鈥檚 ready to leave her dream of singing to sold out crowds behind, pack a bag and start a Tiki bar in Bora Bora.

When things couldn鈥檛 get worse, her mother blows into town on the arm of a highly skeezy new step-father whose bad-boy son is a level ten jerk. But 丑别鈥檚 also got killer eyes and hands that make her body sing.

For Scotch Morrison, crushing the competition with shady deals and black-hat tactics is business 101. So, when his father brings home wife number five, he has no interest in getting attached. Only, his shiny new step-mother comes with baggage in the form of an eighteen year old daughter with curves for days and a take-no-crap attitude who changes everything.

It鈥檚 not long before the heat in the step-kitchen boils over, and Scotch decides Lula is more than just a nuisance. S丑别鈥檚 his. To have. To hold.

And鈥� to knock-up.

But if she finds out 丑别鈥檚 the one that made her miserable for so long, will she ever forgive him? Or will their secret history turn their happily ever after into just another pile of scrap?

Author鈥檚 Note: This hero doesn鈥檛 realize it鈥檚 his luscious new step-sister 丑别鈥檚 been terrorizing online. These two have no interest in their new dynamics until they get the first look at each other. Then it鈥檚 game on with forbidden fantasies and bad boy/good girl love at the speed of light. As always, it鈥檚 safe, no cheating and obsessed at first sight.

Wanting What鈥檚 Wrong Series: Step right up if you want to get down with some "No, no, we can't, it's so wrong." action!]]> 115 Dani Wyatt Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.74
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.74
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/25
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
This book was all kinds of twisted. And I mean that in the characters were all overlapping kind of way. But it was good.
]]> 62973500
She's been mine for years, in a way. Since the day our lives came together and I became her protector. Her guardian. Her rock.

She's fierce and independent. Strong but soft. Willful but needy.

She deserves more than me鈥攎ore than a broken soldier with two years of memories fit for nightmares.

When she smiles at me with those plump, pink lips, I can't ignore my feelings anymore. I want to tie her to the bed as she screams my name. I want to smack that asset of hers, feeling the warmth of her skin on my hand.

I'll choose if she breathes, what color panties she wears, if I let her wear them at all. I'm following my heart because it's been broken for too long and she's the only one that can fix me.

But, I need to protect her against one final enemy. Or else a dark, dangerous secret will steal my light from me forever.

Author's Note: This homecoming is filled with dirty talk and forbidden fruit. It's a love story with over-the-knee action and plenty of other hot lessons. This soldier is going to fill his one and only from top to bottom with all the happy endings you could hope for. It's safe, no cheating, with double V-cards to boot!

Wanting What's Wrong Series: Step right up if you want to get down with some "No, no, we can't, it's so wrong." action! There are step-siblings, step-fathers, step-uncles all just waiting for you. It's okay, no one will know.]]> 222 Dani Wyatt Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.65
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.65
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/25
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I like the dimensions that the mafia plot added.
]]> 99636630 For years I dreamed of seeing her again.
But without a last name or a phone number, I knew it wouldn't happen.
She became a dream, a crushing memory, nothing more than a remember when.
Until I found her in my home, sitting with my twin brother, tears in her eyes.
She threw our world off its axis but even so, I want her more than ever.
But I don't want her to be mine.
I want her to be ours.]]> 300 Daisy Jane Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.77 2023
author: Daisy Jane
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/25
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
The spice was obviously there, I mean, there was not one, but two breedy men. It was just a little weird to me personally that the men were siblings, and she was the widowed wife of one of their's son. Not that they knew her while she was married to his son, but still. She was also pregnant with her dead husband's baby.
]]> 123890483 I鈥檝e been her guardian for a decade. What I am now should send me to hell.

I never thought my solitary life on my farm was lonely. I swore off women long ago, so children were never on my radar. But when the big city attorney showed up in a limousine with Ruby in the backseat, hugging a Louis Vuitton teddy bear, I knew my simple, small-town life would never be the same.

As the years passed, we worked the farm side by side, her life of luxury long forgotten. Her eighteenth birthday has come and gone, and my feelings have turned sinful. Out in the open, she calls me Eli, but alone in her room at night, she calls me Daddy. Her sweet smile and feminine curves call to me in ways I can no longer ignore.

I fear one day she will want that life back. She will spread her wings and try to fly away from here. From me. But when the forbidden fire between us ignites, there鈥檚 no turning back. I will do whatever it takes to bind her to me here forever before she finds out the truth.

Whatever. It. Takes.]]> 117 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.56
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.56
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/26
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Spicy? Yes. Overprotective? Yes. I just didn't like that even though he knew she wasn't a fan of her side effect lactation, he gave her lactation cookies and tea to boost her supply鈥� I kind of felt like that was an invasion.
]]> 123343790
Cade Jamison is CEO of the most powerful talent agency in the country. He鈥檚 the poster child for bad-boy-billionaires everywhere with his inked arms and ice-blue eyes that make me stumble and stutter whenever 丑别鈥檚 close.

I still live under his roof, and it鈥檚 wrong to want him the way I do. To him, I鈥檓 just the chubby, awkward obligation that came with a marriage to my mother. Now that I鈥檓 nineteen, the commitment he made years ago is ending but if I can land an A-list client, maybe he鈥檒l keep me around.

When my plan goes sideways, he turns downright feral and commits several felonies to protect what鈥檚 his. The lines of our former relationship blur as the vortex of forbidden forces burns between us.

Social media videos of the incident explode, so Cade whisks us away to the small town where he grew up. Once there, he demands all of me, including my secrets. But, if I confess what I鈥檝e done, he鈥檒l never forgive me. And, the worst part is...I鈥檓 not the only one who knows what I鈥檓 hiding. But, it turns out, 丑别鈥檚 hiding something too.

Author鈥檚 Note: This step-Daddy story will have you melting in the small-town summer sunshine when this obsessed hero takes control. It鈥檚 safe, no cheating, with all the over-the-top liquid love you鈥檝e come to expect!]]> 134 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.73
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.73
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/26
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I like that, even though she was a really bad employee, he kept her on to try to make her happy
]]> 96175471
The day she stepped into my life with her sad, emerald eyes and a backpack full of Barbies in miniature couture dresses, I knew I would protect her forever. Now she's eighteen, I'm on the cusp of my NFL career, and being her silent protector has turned into something else.

Hard as it's been, I've done the right thing and kept my distance. But when she loses her memory, I do the unthinkable. Not only do I pretend I'm her boyfriend, I insist she calls me Daddy, and shocker, she's all in . My last shred of control snaps when she falls to her knees at my feet, and there's no going back.

What I'm doing could ruin my career and bring down our entire family. Why doesn't that seem to matter? Oh, I know...because I would risk it all for the chance at a happy ending.

With her.

Author's Note: This is off-limits love, swirled with some short-term amnesia and smoking hot Daddy play. If you are down with a hunky football hero letting his obsession flag fly high for his curvy stepsister, then climb aboard! You'll need some cool Gatorade and a confessional when you're done, but it's all in good consensual fun, right? Safe, no cheating, with two first-timers and a happily ever after for the win!]]> 158 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.64
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.64
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/26
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Was there a previous mutual attraction? Yes. Did I still feel like it was wrong of him to pretend to be her boyfriend rather than her stepbrother after she had trauma induced amnesia? Also, yes.
]]> 201611181 When she steps off the plane and into my charge, I know she will be the temptation I can't resist.

Years ago, I retreated from the world to run a school for wayward girls. My work has only served to solidify my belief that females are unholy, lying, cheating creatures and my celibacy has never been tested.

Until Kitty arrives. The second our eyes meet, my vows begin to crumble. Dark desires from the past rise inside me, begging for release upon her lush curves and dimpled cheeks. I will mark her as mine and teach her the meaning of devotion.

She will call me Father at first, but before long, she will know me only as Daddy. I will risk everything to make her mine. But, when she finds out who I really am, the vows we made to each other are tested and if it takes moving heaven and earth to get her back...

I will.

Author鈥檚 Note: When Kitty鈥檚 parents send her away to stay with her stepbrother where 丑别鈥檚 the headmaster of a very special church school she has no idea her wild child ways are about to be tamed by the ultimate holy-moly bad boy. It鈥檚 forbidden fruit and juicy cherry picking from these dual first timers on an altar of sin you won鈥檛 soon forget!

Wanting What鈥檚 Wrong Series: Step right up if you want to get down with some "No, no, we can't, it's so wrong." action! Enjoy all books in the series as standalones.]]> 220 Dani Wyatt Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.64
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.64
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/27
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned鈥� I mean that literally.
]]> 201607482 I was just going to give her a ride.

When my new stepsister's car breaks down in an alley, my white knight complex kicks in. Hard.

Only, what I didn't expect was a curly blonde doll with ice blue eyes and the softest asset I've ever felt up.

All I ever wanted in life was to be the best at what I do and that's play hockey. At least, that's what I thought until I tasted her lips and my world started spinning on the ice.

My obsession for my little songbird of a new sister goes beyond madness.

I'll take her.
I'll keep her.

She's melted my heart and set me on a collision course toward the one thing in life I swore I didn't want. A wife. Children. A family.

She's more than off limits. She's hiding something that could be our ruin.
But, one thing is certain. I'm scoring the winning goal and bringing home my prize.

Welcome to the family sis.
I play for keeps.


Author's This icy hunk of a hero gets one look at his sprite of a stepsister and he's ready to score. He leans in hard to his stalker side with cameras in her house and a tracker under her skin, but what he finds out turns his world upside down. There are some details to sort out, but he can't keep his hands off the one thing he shouldn't want. Never fear, it all gets wrapped up with a pretty happily ever after bow and an ending you didn't see coming.]]> 219 Dani Wyatt Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.97
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.97
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/27
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Does he invade her privacy by stalking her? Yes, but also, it's in a book so this behavior is pretty fine
]]> 201602196 When an off-limits temptation in a pink tutu shows up at my snowy compound calling me Papa looking for protection, she has no idea what kind of gift I鈥檝e been saving just for her.

Running my billion-dollar underworld business in secret from the icy north has kept me safe and should have done the same for my family. But, when tragedy destroys my step-granddaughter Carina鈥檚 world, I become her steward. The one she trusts above all. With her living under my roof, keeping my obsessive desires hidden behind the doors of my workshop becomes impossible. My resolve is breaking. S丑别鈥檚 over eighteen but as temping as sugar plums and as innocent as turtle doves. When I don my Santa suit for our annual holiday party, she whispers secret wishes in my ear and what I give her has her bouncing on my lap begging for more. Only, there鈥檚 danger lurking behind the twinkling lights and I鈥檒l risk everything to make her mine. And mine she will be. Forever.

Author's Note: He may have white hair and a beard, but this sexy silver fox Santa will be doing more than coming down his step-granddaughter鈥檚 chimney this Christmas! He鈥檚 spent the last few years raising Carina when the Maestro crime family took her parents from her. The holidays heat up when they get tangled in the tinsel and she figures out just how Santa plans to deliver a very special gift to his favorite good girl.]]> 179 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.69
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.69
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/28
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I just felt like there was a lot going on
]]> 213036928 My step brother was sent to prison and our late night talks turned into limited phone calls with inmates eavesdropping on every word.
Now 丑别鈥檚 out and I鈥檝e brought him into my home鈥搘hat is family for?
He鈥檚 sleeping down the hall from me just like old times, except now I have a husband, but that doesn鈥檛 seem to deter Devon. The fire between us hasn鈥檛 lessened at all. It continues burning under our skin and I don鈥檛 know how long I can resist it before I let my entire life go up in flames.]]> 137 B. Sobjakken Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.45
author: B. Sobjakken
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.45
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
This book did not take the turns. I expected it to. That kind of made me like him more.
]]> 213036715 I had it all planned out鈥揑鈥檇 take the long, cross-country route so it would be a whole week before I have to face the inevitable.
Then home decided to come to me.
My mom remarried unbeknownst to me and her new husband says 丑别鈥檚 flying all the way out here to drive back with me, because 丑别鈥檚 concerned for my safety.
With every night we spend together on this trip, I begin to wonder if maybe that ring on his finger should match one on mine instead.]]> 152 B. Sobjakken Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.63
author: B. Sobjakken
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.63
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
This is my first book where there was one main character cheating, and both characters know that one of them is married, I'm not sure how I felt about it
]]> 212684848 and I find out just how nice my step-brother can be鈥�

Back Seat Baby is a spicy, 12k-word romance novelette. All characters are 18+. Please read the Author鈥檚 Note included at the beginning of the book. Happily ever after guaranteed.]]> 47 May Alder Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.72
author: May Alder
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.72
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
Spicy? Yes. Realistic? I don't know. Probably not. But I enjoyed it. I thought it was fun.
]]> 218334412 He鈥檚 going to milk and bottle every drop of her love鈥�.

Charlotte did whatever she could to survive after being thrown out at eighteen. Starting a private streaming channel within a niche community, Charlotte quickly grew a loyal fanbase. When she inherits her grandmother鈥檚 cottage in Wyoming, she packs up and moves to the small town of Maybrook. It doesn鈥檛 take long before she catches the eye of the local dairy farmer with a voice so familiar it reminds her of her favorite subscriber.

By day, Johnny dedicates his life to his family鈥檚 farm. By night, it鈥檚 devoted to his favorite content creator. When the woman 丑别鈥檚 been dreaming of for three years moves to town, he wants to do more than watch her through a screen. Putting together a plan to keep her forever, nothing goes accordingly when their undeniable chemistry overflows.


The Milk Man is an erotic small town romance with hucow elements.]]> 108 B. Sobjakken Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.71
author: B. Sobjakken
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.71
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I thought the overall story was fine, I don't know if I think Charlotte and Johnny would last long term though. I think what mostly gets me for this book is how creeped out I would be if I were in Charlotte's position and someone recognized me. Obviously I know that's always a chance, but I don't know.
]]> 207971386
My temper gets the best of me, and after slinging the most ridiculous insults his way, he follows through on his threat to fire me. I can鈥檛 afford to lose my job and its generous maternity leave, not since my ex-fianc茅 abandoned me and our unborn child shortly into my pregnancy.

There鈥檚 only one quick (crazy!) way I can think of to hopefully ease Mr. Hall鈥檚 maxed-out blood pressure and get him to reverse his decision. It starts by getting on my knees鈥�

Mr. Hall鈥檚 Sunshine is a steamy office romance novelette and is intended for an 18+ audience. Please read the Author鈥檚 Note at the beginning of the book for a list of tropes and themes. Happily Ever After guaranteed.]]> 31 May Alder Ashley 2 spice, mostly-spice 3.21
author: May Alder
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.21
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I thought this book was crazy, I just can't fully get over that she didn't ask him. She just did it and I don't know I feel about that.
]]> 61352895
No way am I losing this hand. I鈥檓 not into charity anything. And kids? Outside of my nieces and nephews, I have zero interest.

But, when a blonde bombshell with ivory skin and lips to die for walks in, tosses me a look, then walks back out without a word, she throws me way off my usual game.

Still, I鈥檓 a man of my word, so I show up at the field the next day, and who do I find? It鈥檚 the stunning sweet cheeks from the night before standing on the pitcher鈥檚 mound staring me down. S丑别鈥檚 got zero interest in playing any games with me besides softball but I鈥檓 pulling out all the stops.

S丑别鈥檚 got me swinging for the fences. Only, her father has other ideas on who s丑别鈥檚 going to spend the rest of her life with and it鈥檚 not me.

Too bad. My future father-in-law is about to strike out and I鈥檓 hitting a home run. With his daughter.

Author鈥檚 Note: It鈥檚 root, root, root (wink, wink) for the home team when this hero who dances on the line between upstanding citizen and unsavory lawbreaker gets his first hit of his one and only. Her father has other ideas, but it鈥檚 summer insta-love with scorching temps, no cheating, and a hard-headed heroine who makes this hero go nine-innings for the win.

Cyrus' story! Tor & Sophia's brother...
Get in on the third book in the MEANT TO BE series! This is Cyrus's story, Tor鈥檚 and Sophia's brother from TWO WRONGS and ONE CHANCE! These are short, sultry, summer treats. Enjoy!]]> 95 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 4.02
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 4.02
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I'm glad that they got together in the end. I just thought it was a little cruel to go to this man who you know wants you, sleep with him, leave in the middle of the night to go home- knowing you might not see him again because your dad wants to marry you off. Luckily, Cyrus came to the rescue.
]]> 61352894
First, my flight is delayed, and I miss most of the first night of food, fun and frolicking with my friends.

Second, by the time I get to the resort, they are all knee deep in the rum and I'm ready to turn around and hop the first flight back home and go back to work.

Then, one of my so-called friends snaps off my bikini top at the swim up bar and before I know it, the hulking, dark eyed security guard at the hotel has me strapped to the back of his motorcycle heading into the jungle.

I'm down for some adventure sure, but when a tropical storm whips up and strands us at his beachfront cabana (where he never seems to wear a shirt and I'm not complaining) a little adventure turns into something bigger.

Way bigger.

He's demanding and grouchy and treats me like I'm a princess. Only, when my brothers show up wondering what's happened to me, tropical fantasy time is over and real life comes crashing down.

It was fun while it lasted. I'll be leaving my heart and my V-card under the palm trees wishing our two worlds would collide again. And next time, forever.

Author's Note: This vacation fling turns into a sizzling steamer trunk full of hotness. These two brave the storm but end up causing their own sort of tsunami under the stars. This hero doesn't suffer fools and when he sees what's his on display for all to see, he takes his prize and claims her as his own. Insta-love and over the top, no cheating and a happily ever after topped off with a little paper umbrella.

Get in on the second book in the MEANT TO BE series! This is Sophia's story, Tor's sister from TWO WRONGS Book 1. These are short, sultry, summer treats. Enjoy!]]> 86 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.96
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.96
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
It was fine. They get together in the end and come to an understanding. I just I don't like lies and he was very deceitful towards her about the road. I get that he wanted her to stay, but he was a little manipulative.
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Ending marriages has been my life鈥檚 focus. I鈥檓 an expensive, pay-by-the minute legal predator for my clients wishing to end their former happily ever afters. The work suits me and until I saw the little brunette, pin-up princess sitting at the bar I never thought I鈥檇 find mine.

I put the period at the end of the world鈥檚 worst blind date and watch her eat a panna cotta like It鈥檚 changing her life.
What she doesn鈥檛 know is s丑别鈥檚 changing mine.

Unfortunately, this brazen beauty disappears before I can secure her into my life or even find out her name. Enter fate. When I walk into my mandatory anger management training the next day, guess who鈥檚 the holding my career in her hands?

Soon, I鈥檒l be the one with my hands on her and this time, I鈥檒l make sure she doesn鈥檛 get away.

Author鈥檚 note: This over-the-top alpha goes to some extreme lengths to make sure his little retro future bride doesn鈥檛 give him the slip a second time. His methods may be less than legal, but 丑别鈥檚 full-on focused on the end game. Getting her in his bed, tied to him in every way possible before she can even think of slipping away. Safe, no cheating ever and a happily ever after faster than you can count down 3,2,1.]]> 68 Dani Wyatt Ashley 3 spice, mostly-spice 3.74 2022
author: Dani Wyatt
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2025/01/29
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I think I'm gonna like insta-love stories. If I can get behind some crazy stuff. I can get behind stalking. I can get behind people doing whatever it takes to get the one that they want. When they go through all of that and it's been a day or two- like what???
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I wanted to earn a spot on the U.S. National Water Polo Team.

I never imagined that my new coach would be someone I looked up to.

Someone whose entire career I meticulously followed... and someone I had a misguided crush on.

The first moment I lock eyes with Fallon Harris is the moment everything changed.

The Olympics weren鈥檛 the only thing on my mind anymore.

He doesn't feel the same because everything that comes out of his mouth is anything but admiration.]]> 240 B. Sobjakken Ashley 4 spice, mostly-spice 3.71
author: B. Sobjakken
name: Ashley
average rating: 3.71
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/01/30
date added: 2025/04/16
shelves: spice, mostly-spice
review:
I like that he didn't have the mindset of everything will be fine if we continue, he put her career and education above their own wants by putting them on a break until their relationship was considered appropriate by the school.
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