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About The Book Title: Secrets We Hunt Series: One Night #2 Author: Dana Isaly Genre: Romance Page Count: 89  Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: You can run, but you can’t hide, Little Doe. Wes is in Greece when he catches a glimpse of wild brown hair in the crowd, sending a thrill down his spine. He’d know those curls anywhere. But she couldn’t be at the wedding of his best friend…right? And yet, there she is, dancing with the bride, her smile as contagious as ever. It doesn’t take long for the spark between them to flare back to life. But Zoë left for a reason, and she’s worked hard all these years to keep it from him. Zoë runs, and Wes chases. His primal instincts kicking into overdrive. This is his second chance, and he isn’t going to let her get away this time. He knows she’s keeping secrets, and he’s determined to hunt them down. Links Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle   My Review I honestly thought I wasn't going to like this book. I thought Dana was going to be a one-hit-wonder. I ha

About The Book Title: Games We Play Series: One Night #1 Author: Dana Isaly Genre: Romance Page Count: 90 Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Jack is a faceless gamer known as The Joker. He makes a living playing video games and using his gravelly voice to bring people’s sexual fantasies to life. When the top gaming site on the West Coast sends someone out to interview him, Quinlan walks into his apartment with her auburn curls and thick curves, and they’re instantly drawn to each other. Quinlan has no idea of the monster that lurks beneath the surface of his calm demeanor. Jack is quicksand, pulling her down into the dark underbelly of his desires. To get out unscathed, she’ll need to give into the hunger she has always tried to deny. Links Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook My Review Oh boy, I have a new auto-buy author!! I cannot even begin to tell you how much I loved this book.  This is a dark/BDSM-type romance. If you're not into that, don't pick it up because you'l

About The Book Title: Payback's A Witch Series: The Witches Of Thistle Grove #1 Author: Lana Harper Genre: Fantasy Romance Page Count: 340 Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. She's determined to do her familial duty; spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn; and get back to her real life in Chicago. On her first night home, Emmy runs

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine where we highlight some of the upcoming books we can’t wait to read! I have honestly never read a book by Jasmine Guillory before. I think this one may be the first one. I absolutely adore this cover. Obsessed with this cover.  By The Book by Jasmine Guillory A tale as old as time—for a new generation… Isabelle is completely lost. When she first began her career in publishing right out of college, she did not expect to be twenty-five, living at home, still an editorial assistant, and the only Black employee at her publishing house. Overworked and underpaid, constantly torn between speaking up or stifling herself, Izzy thinks there must be more to this publishing life. So when she overhears her boss complaining about a beastly high-profile author who has failed to deliver his long-awaited manuscript, Isabelle sees an opportunity to finally get the promotion she deserves. All she has to do is go to the author’s Santa Ba

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is to talk about 2021 releases we were excited about but never got to. There honestly was a lot more that I didn't get to but these were definitely high up on my want-to-read list! The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Rule Of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren A Shadow In The Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin What are some 2021 releases that you were excited to read but didn't get to?

About The Book Title: Crave Author: Tracy Wolff Genre: Fantasy Page Count: 592 Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods…or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me. Then there’s Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn’t felt anything for a hundred years. But there’s something about him that calls to me, something broken in him that somehow fits with what’s broken in me. Which could spell death for us all. Because Jaxon walled himself off for a reason. And now someone wants to wake a sleeping monster, and I’m wondering if I was brought here intentionally—as the bait. Links Goodreads ~ Amazon ~ Kindle ~ Audiobook ~ Book Depository My Review This book was cringy af . But I liked it? I feel like this is what it woul

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine where we highlight some of the upcoming books we can’t wait to read! I have recently found out about this book, which is great because it comes out later this month! I love a good fantasy romance and I'm hoping this is one that I'm going to absolutely adore. Although, I am kind of worried that it is young adult... I originally thought it was adult because of the cover. I cannot make myself believe that those two characters aren't adults. Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao A forbidden fae kiss could be deadly. Naia was raised in the shadow of her twin brother, the crown prince, who has iron magic much more powerful than hers. But Naia has wishes of her own. They awaken when she finds a white fae almost dying in the woods. She only heard of them in stories; the dreaded race that razed cities to the ground, killed her grandparents, almost rid Aluria of humans—until they disappeared. Now, twenty years

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is to talk about your most recent additions to your book collection. I decided to change that topic because I don't want to spoil my book haul. Instead, I'm showing you ten books that I've recently added to my bookish radar. Basically, I have two separate wishlists on Amazon. I have one for books that are already out and one for books that haven't been released yet. So, I'm going to show you the most recent books that haven't been released that I have added to my "to-buy" list. Built To Last by Erin Hahn Glow by Raven Kennedy Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander The Date From Hell by Gwenda Bond Gallant by V.E. Schwab The No-Show by Beth O'Leary Cream and Punishment by Susannah Nix Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao Josh and Gemma Make A Baby by Sarah Ready No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey What are some books that you've added to your rada

Happenings Away From The Blog Hello and happy Sunday! If you're new here, this is just a post I try to do weekly to talk about things that have happened throughout the week that's not always book-related. This week, not a lot happened. I started my "healthier me" lifestyle. I think I have finally found a perfect blogging/reading/working/being a mom/exercising balance. It definitely helps that I have such a nice support system right now. Obviously, my husband has been a huge help. My work office has also been helping and supporting me in the best ways! I managed to read two books this week! I'm kind of worried that I'm not going to hit my goal this year because my work commute went from 30-45 minutes to like five minutes. I'm not complaining whatsoever. I love my commute now. It definitely helps with balancing all the things I need done throughout the week. So in 2021, I did mostly get ebooks throughout the year. I think I'm going to do less of that and

About The Book Title: The Shaadi Set-Up Author: Lillie Vale Genre: Romance Page Count: 368 Rating: ★★★ Synopsis: High school sweethearts Rita Chitniss and Milan Rao were the golden couple, until the day he broke her heart. Now, six years later, Rita has turned her passion for furniture restoration into a career and has an almost-perfect boyfriend, Neil. The last thing she needs is for Milan to re-enter her life, but that’s exactly what happens when her mother, an unfailing believer in second chances, sets them up. Milan is just as charming, cocky, and confident as he was back in school. Only this time, he actually needs her business expertise, not her heart, to flip a hard-to-sell house for his realty agency. While Rita begrudgingly agrees to help, she’s not taking any risks. To prove she’s definitely over him, she signs herself and Neil up on MyShaadi.com, a Desi matchmaking site famous for its success stories and trustworthy enough to convince everyone that she and Neil are the

About The Book Title: You Had Me At Hola   Series: Primas of Power #1 Author: Alexis Daria Genre: Romance Page Count: 384 Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers. After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez. Leading Ladies don’t need a man to be happy. After his last telenovela character was killed off, Ashton is worried his career is dead as well. Joining this new cast as a last-minute addition will give him the chance to show off his acting chops to American audiences and ping the radar of Hollywood casting agents. To make it work, he’ll need to generate smoking-hot on-screen

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine where we highlight some of the upcoming books we can’t wait to read! I have read two books by Beth O'Leary now and I loved both of them. I recently saw Chelsea read this book and talk about it on her stories and she said nothing but good things about it. I trust her with any romance recommendation! I'm super excited to get my hands on this book! The No-Show by Beth O'Leary Three women who seemingly have nothing in common find that they're involved with the same man in this smart new rom-com by Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare. Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job. Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth. These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They've all been stood up on the same day, th

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is actually a freebie. So we have the chance to talk about whatever we could possibly want to talk about. I decided to talk about some books that I'm excited about that will be released this year. I'm not going to go into detail about why I'm excited for these books. Just know: I am so excited.  Husband Material by Alexis Hall The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon Book of Night by Holly Black Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting For Butter Or Worse by Erin La Rosa Falls Boys by Penelope Douglas Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao The No-Show by Beth O'Leary Crimson Reign by Amelie Wen Zhao What are some book releases that you're excited for?

Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today, I'm bringing you my December Fairyloot unboxing. Please excuse this ugly photo I had to use. I tried taking off the sticker on the front of the box and it destroyed it. I'm currently waiting on Fairyloot to send me a box without a sticker on the front. We'll see if that ever happens 🤣 I will say that this has to be my least favorite box that I have received. I wasn't excited about a lot of the items in this box. I was happy about the second book, just not the book itself. My favorite item has to be the letter opener. I'm pretty stoked about that! Without further adieu, I'm going to get into this unboxing! I typically go in the same order that is on the spoiler card so that's just how I'm going to always do it. The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling I normally love getting a second book as an item. Unfortunately, I'm not that excited about this one. I have never heard of this book before and from the look of it

This month was super busy. I'm shocked I got any reading done. Christmas always consumes my life and when it's December, it's like my brain cannot consume anything else. I think this has to be the least amount of books I have read in a month this year. Christmas is just more important to me. I am pretty happy with the books I did read though. I read two Christmas-related books and only had one book that I didn't like!  All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata: Omg. I think I love Mariana Zapata. I really enjoyed this slow-burn romance. I just wish there were a couple of things taken out. I hated the nicknames that Rhodes gave Aurora with a passion. ★★★★ The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese: This is my first Chloe Liese read and I loved it. Christmas setting in a bookshop. Sign me up! This was just a super cute and short Christmas read and I had a delightful time reading it. ★★★★★ Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey: This book was unexpectedly dirty. I loved it. Tessa Bai

Happy new year! I'm telling you, 2021 was something else. Basically an extension of how bad 2020 was. Covid didn't get better, but I will tell you what did. My reading tastes. 2021 was the year of romance novels for me. I'm so happy with the number of books I read and extremely happy with how many of those books that I loved. But before I show the books I read this year, I'm going to talk about my bookish goals of 2022. Bookish Goals of 2022 100 Books: I'm keeping this the same as 2021. I don't think I'll ever be able to read anything more than 115-120ish books a year. There's no point in trying. Especially now that my commute to work is less than five minutes and that's not enough time for an audiobook. 40,000 Pages: I don't think I've ever had a page goal before. I just thought it would be a nice little addition to my bookish goals. I don't know if I'll reach this one though. Book Blogging: I'm going to try and keep up with m