January 17, 2022

2021: MY YEAR IN BOOKS

TOTAL READ: 143

A Deal with the Devil by Elizabeth O'Roarke ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole 
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold ⭐⭐
Animal Farm by George Orwell ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹
Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
Badly Behaved by Meagan Brandy ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning ๐ŸŽธ DNF
Bastard by J.L. Perry 
Beach Read by Emily Henry ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ
Beneath Your Beautiful by Emery Rose ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน
Better When He's Bad by Jay Crownover ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly 
Buy Me Sir by Jade West ๐Ÿ’ต๐Ÿ’ต
Calico by Callie Hart 
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips ๐ŸŽ€๐ŸŽ€๐ŸŽ€
Clash by Belle Aurora ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต
Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars by Juan Martinez 
Crew by TIJAN ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช
Dear Bridge I Want You by Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹
Dirty Curve by Meagan Brandy ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾
Dirty Like Me by Jaine Diamond ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค
Drowning Erin by Elizabeth O'Roarke ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ
Endgame by Chloe Walsh 
Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss by Kasie West 
Flirting with the Frenemy by Pippa Grant 
Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally ⛅⛅⛅
Fumbled Hearts by Meagan Brandy ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ
Ghost by A. Zavarelli ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป
Gym Junkie by TL Swan 
Hard Pass by Sara Ney 
Hate Me by Ashley Jade ๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’˜
He Saw Me First by M Johnson ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿฆด
Heartbreakers and Fakers by Cameron Lund ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
Hot Cop by Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ
I-5 Killer by Ann Rule 
IOU by Kristy Marie ๐Ÿ’ณ๐Ÿ’ณ๐Ÿ’ณ
I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ
I Pucking Love You by Pippa Grant ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’
Lessons in Sin by Pam Godwin ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
Little Lies by Helena Hunting ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’
Love at First by Kate Clayborn ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
Loving Mr. Daniels by Brittainy C. Cherry ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
Mayhem by Jamie Shaw ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค
Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score ๐Ÿ”จ๐Ÿ”จ๐Ÿ”จ
Mr. Masters by TL Swan ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
Naked or Dead by AE Murphy and Xela Knight ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€
No One But Us by Elizabeth O'Roarke ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
No Ordinary Gentleman by Donna Alam ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘
Not My Match by Ilsa Madden-Mills ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ
Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry ๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ›ซ๐Ÿ›ซ
Porn Star by Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone ๐Ÿ“น๐Ÿ“น๐Ÿ“น
Pretty When She Cries by A. Zavarelli ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Reckless Obsession by Samantha Christy ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค
Restraint by Adriana Locke ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
Ride by Harper Dallas ๐Ÿ‚ DNF
Riot Rules by Callie Hart 
Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 
Scandal Never Sleeps by Shayla Black & Lexi Blake ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ˜ด
Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives by Robert K. Ressler, Ann W. Burgess, and John E. Douglas 
Sugar Daddies by Jade West ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ
Sunkissed by Kasie West ๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒž
Tackled by Sabrina Paige ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆ
That Swoony Feeling by Meghan Quinn ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ
The Affair by Bety Kery ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
The Architect by Nikki Sloane ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“
The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘
The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram 
The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“
The Brit by Jodi Ellen Malpas 
The Crush by Penelope Ward ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
The Duet by R.S. Grey ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต
The F List by Alessandra Torre ๐Ÿ“น๐Ÿ“น๐Ÿ“น
The Girl in the Love Song by Emma Scott ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽต
The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad by Cookie O'Gorman ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿ“œ๐Ÿ“œ
The Harper Effect by Taryn Bashford ๐ŸŽพ๐ŸŽพ๐ŸŽพ
The Last Apothecary by Sarah Penner ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ’Š
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer by Jason Moss 
The Legacy by Dylan Allen 
The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn 
The Professional by Kresley Cole 
The Right Wrong Man by Aurora Rose Reynolds 
The Red by Tiffany Reisz ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
The Room Mate by Kendall Ryan ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ 
The Rose by Tiffany Reisz ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน
The Soul Mate Equation by Christina Lauren ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงช๐Ÿงช
The Temptation by Nikki Sloane ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ 
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light 
The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score ๐Ÿคต๐Ÿคต๐Ÿคต๐Ÿคต
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens 
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon ⛅⛅⛅⛅
Totally Folked by Penny Reid ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿ‘ฎ
Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ 
Undeniably You by Jewel E. Ann ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
Undertow by Elizabeth O'Roarke ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ
Well Met by Jen DeLuca 
When Sinners Kneel by R. Scarlett 
When Summer Ends by Jessica Pennington ๐ŸŒ„๐ŸŒ„๐ŸŒ„
Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert K. Ressler 
Wrong for Me by Meagan Brandy 
You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes ❤❤❤❤
Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

"Maybe you haven't noticed, but every female in this school has a lady boner for you."
He attempted a stoic expression, but the intensity of his disgust shone through.
"They call it Morning Worship."
I stared at the wall before me, basking in his discomfort.
"To think, when the lights go out, all those dutiful prayer hands are petting the kitty in your honor." 
Lessons in Sin

"I can't abide two-person selfies.
One person's face looks like a billboard, and the other looks like a doll head."
Totally Folked

"Time to count sheep, I guess."
I roll in the opposite direction of Wesley, features twisting into Kill Me Now.
I will never be cool.
"Does that work for you?"
"Sure."
I'm lying again. Being nervous is turning me into a liar.
"I mean, no. Have you ever tried it? What do you think about before you go to sleep?"
He falls quiet. I think he's trying to figure out what I'm really asking.
"It's like sheep, but Maybells.
A whole bunch of you, one after the other, skipping through a field." 
Twice Shy

Our life is the photograph that rich dimwits pay for at the theme park because their memories alone are inadequate.
You Love Me

 

Duets, Trilogies, and Anthologies

A Year of Surrender 12-Novella Series by Emily Aster 
Sir Jasper, Sir Onyx 

Betrothed Series by Penelope Sky
Wife ๐Ÿ‘ฐ๐Ÿ‘ฐ๐Ÿ‘ฐ๐Ÿ‘ฐ

Billionaire Banker Series by Georgia Le Carre
Owned ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Clipped Wings Duet by Helena Hunting ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
Clipped Wings & Inked Armour  

Fatal Duet by Callie Anderson ๐Ÿ’Œ๐Ÿ’Œ
Invisible Love Letter & Endless Love Letter 

Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard
Gabriel's Inferno ๐Ÿ”ฅ 

Hannaford Prep Series by J Bree
Play the Game ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•

Love Games Duet by Mickey Miller ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€
The End Game & The Lying Game

Lux Trilogy by Jennifer L. Armentrout ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ‘ฝ
Obsidian, Onyx

Man in Charge Duet by Laurelin Paige ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— 
Man in Charge & Man in Love

Markham Hall Trilogy by Sierra Simone
The Awakening of Ivy Leavold ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— 

Master Class 10-Novella Series by Raven Jayne 
Obey, Tempt, Take, Submit, Offer, Play, Trust, Break, Master, Choose

New Camelot Trilogy by Sierra Simone ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘
American Queen, American Prince, American King

Tangled Lies Trilogy by Pam Godwin 
Three is a War ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฃ

The Four Series by Becca Steele
The Lies We Tell ⭐ 

The Ravenhood Trilogy by Kate Stewart 
The Finish Line 

Three Dark Crowns Series by Kendare Blake ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘
Five Dark Fates, Two Dark Reigns

Transcend Duet by Jewel E. Ann 
Transcend & Epoch

Twelve Naughty Days by Multiple Authors ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— (anthology of 12 short stories)
Authors: Angelina M. Lopez, CD Reiss, Claire Contreras, Fiona Cole, Giana Darling, K.A. Linde, Laurelin Paige, M. Malone, Nana Malone, Nikki Sloane, Sierra SImone, Sky Warren


His love is so like his cruel Catholic god's--the god who punishes you for your sins at the same time he bleeds to forgive them. Eternally tender and coldly just. 
American King

The mind isn't simply a dangerous place, it's the most dangerous place. All that's wrong, sinful, and evil starts in the mind. It's ironic how the part of the human body that controls everything is also the most out of control part of the body.
Transcend


MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021:
Anna and the French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
Beach Read - Emily Henry
Dirty Curve - Meagan Brandy
Lessons in Sin - Pam Godwin
New Camelot Trilogy - Sierra Simone
No Ordinary Gentleman - Donna Alam
The Architect - Nikki Sloane
The Brit - Jodi Ellen Malpas
The Girl in the Love Song - Emma Scott
This Time Next Year - Sophie Cousens
Twice Shy - Sarah Hogle
Undeniably You - Jewel E. Ann
Undertow - Elizabeth O'Roarke



I wasn't very good about writing reviews this year. For the few I did write, you can read those here >>> Goodreads.

February 20, 2021

BOOK REVIEW: The Architect by Nikki Sloane

THE ARCHITECT is a steamy three-alarm inferno of hotness!


The Architect by Nikki Sloane

The third installment of the Nashville Neighborhood series is much more intense (and satisfying) than the two that came before it. While THE DOCTOR and THE POOL BOY are great, THE ARCHITECT is just... more

Clay Crandall is an architect, and he's not happy when a problem with his current project sends him out of town. Because his relationship with next-door neighbor Lilith is new and he's eager to make good on the designs he's planned for her, he proposes an unconventional idea to satisfy their needs until he returns from Jacksonville -- LONG DISTANCE PLAY.

And not your typical long-distance play either. Oh, no. Clay wants to watch and direct a friend to carry out his plans for Lilith in his stead.

"I asked Mr. E if he'd be interested in a temporary arrangement. He said yes."

I swallowed thickly.

"What kind of arrangement?"

"Until I'm back, he'll be me."

"What?"

"I'll still control the scene, but it'll be remotely for now. He's agreed to fulfill the physical part for me. He's another way for us to play together."


Sign Me Up Gif


Of course, there are a few stipulations. I mean, Clay's no dummy. 

Mr. E and Lilith can only speak to Clay (and not with each other). There is to be no sharing of personal information, they can't see each other when Clay is not present -- virtually or otherwise -- and kissing on the mouth is strictly forbidden. As you might imagine, things don't quite play out the way Clay originally planned.


PLEASE NOTE -

THE ARCHITECT is centered around a MFM relationship and features elements of BDSM (bondage and pain infliction, mostly). If BDSM is a trigger for you or not really your thing, this book is not for you.

For those of you that don't mind a little BDM (minus the sadism), you're good. Humiliation, degradation, and/or victims of abuse are NOT aspects of this story.

GENRE: Erotica; BDSM
POV: First Person (Lilith)
STEAM FACTOR๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
STORYLINE⭐⭐⭐⭐

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**A huge thank you to the author and Valentine PR for giving me the opportunity to read an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are strictly my own and have been written in my own words. Life as Jane Doe does not accept monetary compensation for reviews, interviews, giveaways, and/or book tours and does not participate in affiliate programs.

January 10, 2021

BOOKS READ IN 2020

Ann, Jewel E - Dawn of Forever (Jack & Jill, #3)
Ann, Jewel E - End of Day (Jack & Jill, #1)
Ann, Jewel E - Middle of Knight (Jack & Jill, #2)
Ann, Jewel E - Out of Love
Bennett, Jenn - The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
Bennett, Sawyer - Wicked Need
Bennett, Sawyer - Wicked Ride
Black, Shayla - Decadent


End of Day by Jewel E. AnnMiddle of Knight by Jewel E. AnnDawn of Forever by Jewel E. Ann


Blake, Kendare - Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns, #1)
Blake, Kendare - One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns, #2)
Booth, Ainsley - Booty Call
Brandy, M - Fake It 'Til You Break It
Bree, J - Just Drop Out (Hannaford Prep, #1)
Bree, J - Make Your Move (Hannaford Prep, #2)
Brody, Jessica - In Some Other Life
Bromberg, K - Driven
Buxbaum, Julie - Admission
Callahan, Maureen - American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century


American Predator by Maureen Callihan


Chance, Logan - Taken
Christy, Samantha - Catching Caden
Christy, Samantha - Stone Rules
Cole, Fiona - Liar
Cole, Fiona - Teacher
Cole, Fiona - Voyeur
Danan, Rosie - The Roommate
Darling, Giana - The Affair


The Roommate by Rosie Danan


Davis, Siobhan - Rebellion (The Sainthood, #2)
Davis, Siobhan - Resurrection (The Sainthood, #1)
Douglas, Penelope - Credence
Evans, Katy - Million Dollar Marriage
Fantome, Stylo - Degradation (The Kane Trilogy, #1)
Fantome, Stylo - Reparation (The Kane Trilogy, #3)
Fantome, Stylo - Separation (The Kane Trilogy, #2)
Fisher, Tarryn - The Wives


Credence by Penelope Douglas


Frazier, TM - Pike
(The Pawn Duet, #1)
Geissinger, JT - Beautifully Cruel
Godwin, Pam - Dark Notes 
Godwin, Pam - One is a Promise (Tangled Lies, #1)
Godwin, Pam - Two is a Lie (Tangled Lies, #2)
Grey, RS - Doctor Dearest
Guinn, Jeff - The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Harris, Rachel - The Fine Art of Pretending
Harrison, Ava - Corrupt Kingdom
Hart, Callie - Dirty (Dirty Nasty Freaks, #1)


Dark Notes by Pam Godwin


Hart, Callie - The Rebel of Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #1)
Hart, Callie - Revenge at Raleigh High (Raleigh Rebels, #2)
Hart, Callie - Riot House
Hebert, Cambria - #Nerd (Hashtag, #1)
Hughes, Maya - Shameless King
Hunting, Helena - Pucked (Pucked, #1)
Huntington, Parker S - Asher Black
Huntington, Parker S - Devious Lies


Devious Lies by Parker S. Huntington


Jin-sung, Jang - Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee 
Kent, Rina - Deviant King (Royal Elite, #1)
Kent, Saffron A - My Darling Arrow
Kent, Saffron A - The Unrequited
Layne, Lauren - Good Girl
Layne, Lauren - Irresistibly Yours
Lori, Danielle - The Sweetest Oblivion
Maas, Sarah J - A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns & Roses, #2)


A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas


Maas, Sarah J - A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns & Roses, #1)
Maas, Sarah J - A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns & Roses, #3)
Madden-Mills, Ilsa - Dear Ava
Madden-Mills, Ilsa - Dirty English
Madden-Mills, Ilsa - I Promise You
Madden-Mills, Ilsa - Not My Romeo
Madden-Mills, Ilsa - The Revenge Pact
Martins, Melanie - Blossom in Winter (Blossom in Winter, #1)
McGinniss, Joe - Fatal Vision


Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer


Meyer, Stephenie - Midnight Sun
Mills, Emma - Famous in a Small Town
Ney, Sara - The Teaching Hours
O'Leary, Beth - The Flatshare
O'Roark, Elizabeth - Across Eternity (Parallel, #4)
O'Roark, Elizabeth - Across Time (Parallel, #3)
O'Roark, Elizabeth - Intersect (Parallel, #2)
O'Roark, Elizabeth - Parallel (Parallel, #1)


Across Time by Elizabeth O'Roark


O'Roark, Elizabeth - Waking Olivia
Pennington, Jessica - Meet Me at Midnight
Phoenix, Red - Brie's Submission (4-6)
Rae, Harloe - Ask Me Why
Rae, Harloe - Gent
Rayven, Leisa - Bad Romeo
Reid, BB - Fear Me
Reid, BB - The Moth and the Flame (When Rivals Play, #2)
Reid, BB - The Peer and the Puppet (When Rivals Play, #1)


Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington


Reilly, Cora - Sweet Temptation
Renshaw, Winter - The Cruelest Stranger
Renshaw, Winter - Hate the Game
Renshaw, Winter - Trillion
Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until November
Ried, B.B. - Fear Me
Ritchie, Krista - Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet, #1)
Ritchie, Krista - Wherever You Are (Bad Reputation Duet, #2)
Rose, Charleigh - Rewrite the Stars


Wilder Love by Emery Rose


Rose, Emery - Sweet Chaos
Rose, Emery - Wilder Love
Rowe, Lauren - Bad Liar (The Reed Rivers Trilogy, #1)
Ryan, Kendall - Hitched
Ryan, Lexi - Spinning Out
Salinger, JD - Franny and Zooey
Scarlett, R - Filthy Gods (American Gods, #0.5)


Angry God by L.J. Shen


Shen, LJ - Angry God (All Saints High, #3)
Shen, LJ - The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1)
Shen, LJ - Playing with Fire
Shen, LJ - Sparrow
Shen, LJ - The Villain (Boston Belles, #2)
Sheridan, Mia - Becoming Calder
Sheridan, Mia - Finding Eden
Sheridan, Mia - Leo
Silver, Josie - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird


The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane


Sloane, Nikki - The Pool Boy
Sloane, Nikki - The Redemption (Filthy Rich Americans, #4)
Smoak, Ivy - Temptation (The Hunted, #1)
Stewart, Kate - Drive 
Stewart, Kate - Exodus (The Ravenhood, #2)
Stewart, Kate - Flock (The Ravenhood, #1)
Stewart, Kate - The Guy on the Left
Stewart, Kate - Someone Else's Ocean


Flock by Kate StewartExodus by Kate Stewart


Taraborrelli, J Randy - The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation
Thomas, Steve - JonBenet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation
Tijan - Anti-Stepbrother
Tijan - Enemies
Ward, JR - Dark Lover
Ward, Penelope - Just One Year
Warren, Skye - The Knight (Endgame, #2)
Warren, Skye - The Pawn (Endgame, #1)
White, Lily - Treachery


Enemies by Tijan


Wibberley, Emily - Time of Our Lives
Wilder, Jasinda - Door One (The Black Room, #1)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Two (The Black Room, #2)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Three (The Black Room, #3)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Four (The Black Room, #4)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Five (The Black Room, #5)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Six (The Black Room, #6)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Seven (The Black Room, #7)
Wilder, Jasinda - Door Eight (The Black Room, #8)
Van Dyken, Rachel - Ruthless Princess (Mafia Royals, #1)



DO NOT RECOMMEND

#Nerd - Cambria Hebert
The Affair - Giana Darling
Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven
Blossom in Winter by Melanie Martins
Booty Call by Ainsley Booth
Deviant King by Rina Kent
Shameless King by Maya Hughes
Temptation by Ivy Smoak
Time of Our Lives by Emily Wibberley
Treachery by Lily White


ON THE DARKER SIDE

Dark Notes by Pam Godwin
Dirty by Callie Hart
The Endgame series by Skye Warren
The Kane Trilogy by Stylo Fantome
Pike by T.M. Frazier
Raleigh Rebels by Callie Hart
The Sainthood trilogy by Siobhan Davis
When Rivals Play by T.M. Frazier


XXX

(minus the dark subject matter)

The Black Room series by Jasinda Wilder
Credence by Penelope Douglas
Decadent by Shayla Black
The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane
The Redemption by Nikki Sloane
The Voyeur series by Fiona Cole
Wicked Need by Sawyer Bennett
Wicked Ride by Sawyer Bennett


FEELS

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
I Promise You by Isla Madden-Mills
Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington
The Revenge Pact by Isla Madden-Mills
The Roommate by Rosie Danan


MY BEST OF 2020 LIST

(the books I've read in 2020 -- not necessarily published in 2020)

A Court of Thorns and Roses trilogy by Sarah J. Maas
Dark Notes by Pam Godwin
Devious Lies by Parker S. Huntington
I Promise You by Isla Madden-Mills
The Jack & Jill trilogy by Jewel E. Ann
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
The Parallel series by Elizabeth O'Roark
The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane
The Ravenhood duet by Kate Stewart
The Revenge Pact by Isla Madden-Mills
Riot House by Callie Hart
The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
The Tangled Lies trilogy by Pam Godwin
Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Wilder Love by Emery Rose



WHAT MADE YOUR 'BEST OF' LIST THIS YEAR?


December 7, 2020

COVER REVEAL: Tempted by Ava Harrison

tempted by ava harrison

Cover Designer: Hang Le
Model: Joseph Cannata

Release Date: January 4, 2021


Unemployed. Check.
Zero prospects. Check.
An eviction notice in hand. Check.
Life in shambles? Check. Check. Check.

Desperate to avoid living on my sister's couch, I took a job in the one place I shouldn't.
That's where I first saw him.

Drew Lawson.
Elusive bad boy.
Owner of the hottest club in the city.
And apparently my new boss.

Temptation comes in many forms.
For me, it's the way he looks at me.
The way he feels.
He's my addiction.
My secret.

I know I should keep my distance.
I could lose everything--even myself.
But I can't.

And neither can he.

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Ava Harrison is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author. When she's not journaling her life, you can find her window shopping, cooking dinner for her family, or curled up on her couch reading a book.

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December 6, 2020

COVER REVEAL: The Villain by LJ Shen

 "A love story with teeth and claws. I dare you not to fall in love with Cillian Fitzpatrick."
- Parker S. Huntington, USA Today Bestselling Author


The Villain by LJ Shen
Cover Designer: Letitia Hasser at RBA Designs
Model: George Alsford

The Villain, an all-new modern retelling of Hades and Persephone from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author, L.J. Shen is coming December 17th, and I have the drop-dead sexy cover!


Cruel. Cold Blooded. Hades in a Brioni suit.
Cillian Fitzpatrick has been dubbed every wicked thing on planet earth.
To the media, he is The Villain.
To me, he is the man who (reluctantly) saved my life.
Now I need him to do me another, small solid.
Bail me out of the mess my husband got me into.
What's a hundred grand to one of the wealthiest men in America, anyway?
Only Cillian doesn't hand out free favors.
The price for the money, it turns out, is my freedom.
Now I'm the eldest Fitzpatrick brother's little toy.
To play, to mold, to break.
Too bad Cillian forgot one, tiny detail.
Persephone wasn't only the goddess of spring; she was also the queen of the death.
He thinks I'll buckle under the weight of his mind games.
He is about to find out the most lethal poison is also the sweetest.


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About LJ Shen


L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post, and Amazon #1 bestselling author of contemporary, New Adult, and YA romance. Her books have been sold to twenty different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good win, bad reality TV shows, and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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November 18, 2020

COVER REVEAL - The Architect by Nikki Sloane

 

The Architect by Nikki Sloane
Nikki Sloane has revealed the cover for The Architect!
Releasing: January 26, 2021

On the surface, my new boyfriend is a stiff, buttoned-up architect. He plans every detail of his life while carefully maintaining the walls he's built around his heart. But when the biggest project of his career pulls him away, Clay's solution is both temporary and unconventional. It even comes with a name -- Travis.

This handsome stranger is sweet and thoughtful. He's only meant to be a stand-in, to fulfill my sexual needs under Clay's watchful direction, yet these two men couldn't be more different. The one thing they share? Well, I guess that would be me.

One gets off on my pain, the other on my pleasure, and it awakens a desire none of us knew existed. But it can't last.

Eventually I'll have to choose.

And it's going to destroy us all. 

Pre-order your copy today!


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Nikki Sloane

USA Today bestselling author Nikki Sloane landed in graphic design after her careers as a waitress, a screenwriter, and a ballroom dance instructor fell through. For eight years she worked for a design firm in that extremely tall, black, and tiered building in Chicago that went through an unfortunate name change during her time there.

Now she lives in Kentucky, is married and has two sons. She is a three-time Romance Writers of America RITA© Finalist, a Passionate Plume winner, a HOLT Medallion finalist, and couldn't be any happier that people enjoy reading her sexy words.

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