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The Twelve Dogs of Christmas Pine Hollow #1 by Lizzie Shane ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Holiday romance at it’s best: small town, single dad, saving family from a Christmas disaster, dogs, a grinch-like hero! Pine Hollow really sines at Christmas, and there is no place Ally would like to be then right here, helping her grandparents at their dog shelter while her grandmother recoups from an injury. But soon the mission to help run the seller becomes a rescue mission as the town pulls thier funding for other demands. Now she needs to find a way to keep the seller afloat and find homes for twelve special dogs! Guilt and responsibility fuel town councillor Ben into action to help find homes for the displaced shelter dogs… he is already up to his ears in responsibilities and doesn’t have time for this, but he can’t resist Ally and the dogs! This story was absolutely adorable and totally had me immersed in the Christmas spirit! I kept expecting to look up from my book and see my living room all tru...

Mistletoe and Mr. Right Moose Springs, Alaska #2 by Sarah Morgenthaler ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 I could return to Moose Springs again and again! In the second instalment of the series, we follow wannabe resident, Lana Montgomery as she uses her family business and connections to solve all the problems facing Moose Springs, including a fenced moose bourdon the destruction of all holiday decor! It’s a lonely existence being on the outside Moose Springs society, looking in and trying her hardest to improve the town and it’s longevity. In walks Moose Springs native, Rick Harding. A longtime widow, his friends don’t take too kindly to Lana and their budding friendship/ relationship. Because what kind of a future can they even have with Lana’s high profile job sending around the world for weeks on end? The flirtation and growing relationship between Lana and Rich was a true delight to watch unfold. These characters seems so different from each other, but at their core they are both extremely caring and self...

Beauty Tempts the Beast Sins for All Seasons Book #6 by Lorraine Heath ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 💫 /5 The end of an era! The Turelove’s stories have been providing roguish book boyfriends for years and Lorraine Heath Definitely ended with the best of the lot, Beast. Beast is the man you want in your corner. He is someone who stands up for the less fortunate and while doing so, lifts them up as well. He is truly a king among men! When Beasts notices that the new serving girls at his sister’s tavern doesn’t belong, he he becomes fixated on her and determines that she is the one who can solve his housing problems. Beast lives in a brothel and in order to put an end to the brother, he needs to find the girls better , respectable positions. Who better to polish the girls behaviour and manners, than a former scion of the ton. Althea will accept Beasts generous terms, with one of her own; teach her the rules for seduction. She has lost all that she has know, so now she will make her future with her ow...

Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 It was so easy to follow Skye and Braden into their romance as it darkened! Skye is mesmerized by the self-made billionaire whom she meets at her office where she assist an heiress, a former paramour of his. She’s tries to resist him, but he is persistent and gets what he wants and how! This book gets hot fast! “I want to bed you tonight,” is what our sexy Braden Black tells Skye 15 pages in!!! And you better bet that this only heat up from there as they fight for control and their bedroom antics increase in intensity. Skye and Braden were an interesting pairing. He is a big-city billionaire, she is a country girl who work as a personal assistant. They both crave/ need control in their lives. It is easy to see that Braden will win her submission with his wealth, power and experience, but I wonder in the end, who will control who? Will Skye be able to rise above? I am hopeful for her.  Their whirlwind “romance” quickly makes huge changes to h...

  Satan’s Angel by Candace Camp ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This western has it all! Bandits, Rangers, ranchers and bounty hunters… the only thing missing was a reliable chaperon! I have been entranced by historical western romances for a little while now, and this one is tops in my book. I loved that both sides of the law were represented and received HEA’s! After surviving an Apache attack that killed her whole family, Amy is raised with her cousin, Victoria and her father. These cousins are best of friends, but couldn’t be more opposite in likeness and personality. Amy is light in features and has a docile, almost childlike temperament, while Vikki is dark haired and known for taking charge and leading others. When they travel away from Vikki’s fathers ranch to attend a wedding in the accompaniment of a family friend as chaperone, things start to spiral out of control quickly! The chaperone is injured at a stop, requiring the girls to go about unescorted… then they run in to a Texas Ranger a...

Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items 🎧Audiobook by J.W. Ocker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Dive deep into J.W. Ockers study and research into strange and cursed objects around the world! He meticulously investigates tales and lore behind many of history’s most famous cursed objects and many lesser known.  I was rapt in his tales and facts he provided for each object. His writing style for this topic had an easy story teller-like flow and made made these dark and cursed objects into fascinating tales. I was hoped from the beginning. I have read many listicles and watched similar YouTube videos on this subject and I found Ocker’s research much more thorough and engaging. The narration of this book flowed well and made it easy to get lost in the cursed objects and tales described. I felt that it was like listening to a conversation in the way the narrator’s speech flowed, making it easy to keep up with and stay interested in. I thoroughly enjoyed this nar...

Misleading a Duke   Wallflowers of West Lane, Book 2 by A. S. Fenichel ⭐⭐⭐ /5 Content Warning Below - May contain spoilers Misleading a Duke continues right where we left off in The Earl Not Taken… Lady Faith has finally found he betrothed, Nicholas, the Duke of Breckenridge, character to be pleasing and well suited to marriage after having her friends investigate him… but now he just wants her to call off the engagement.  As a means to an end, she tricks him into spending time with her at a secluded home, in order to better quant themselves and give their betrothal a chance.. too bad Nicholas’s past has other idea. This book went from zero to fifty in mere seconds! I wasn’t ready for the action that hit so early in the book and was caught off guard. I was expecting a fluffier story and instead it was much grittier, but the characters strength was able to shine through. I was impressed by the characters, but still struggled at the beginning attaching myselfto their circums...

The Love Study by Kris Ripper ⭐⭐⭐ /5 After leaving wis groom at the alter 6 years ago, Declan is finally ready to start actually dating again. Coincidentally at this time he is introduced to Sidney and they invite Dec to join their YouTube show to assist his return to the work of dating. A win-win for both of them. Sidney finds dates for Dec and they discuss and deconstruct them together afterwards… that is until the chemistry between Dec and Sidney becomes much greater than any of his dates... and they decide to date each other! Sidney and Dec make a cute couple, but I found the internal dialogue from Dec to be distracting and at times hard to follow. The same can be said about Dec’s very vibrant friends … very quick and at times hard to follow. Another distraction was the scenes of Dec at work. I didn’t see how they moved the story forward. They felt almost like a break from he regular story. Another aspect I had difficulty with was with Kris not feeling li...

Once Dishonored Rogues Redeemed, Book 5 by Mary Jo Putney ⭐⭐⭐💫 /5 I was really excited for Lucas’s story after he was finally found and brought home in the last instalment in the Rogues Redeemed series (Once a Spy), but I was not able to invest in his redemption as much as I have with past rogues. Lucas Madeville, has been retuned to London and his rightful place as earl, now he must find a way to regain his honour after breaking his parole with the French in the Napoleonic wars. He is looked down upon by the men and women of society, until a woman also as reviled shows up and he finds kinship and a purpose. Kayla is a disgraced and divorced woman. Her honour has been taken away from her by the lies spread by her ex-husband. He has not only taken away her life and standing, eh has taken her son… she would do anything to get him back. Allied by a kinship of their lost hour and a mutual like a they shared when they were younger, Lucas and Kyla band togeth...

  All Scott and Bothered Devil you Know series - Book 2 by Kerrigan Byrne ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Kerrigan Bryrne harkens back to the roots of old school historical romance with her latest offering! If hansom, gold , Scottish men with an extreme sense of righteousness and brimstone are your thing, than this is your jam! Lord Chief Justice Cassius Ramsay is in a mission to stop vice at any cost… even when he discovers that the latest owner of a seedy hell and brothel is actually is sister-in-laws beautiful best friend. Cecelia Teague was rescued and has been living off of the generosity of a mysterious benefactor, that is until they pass away and she inherits the school/ gambling hall that has been supporting her all these years. Now she will fight for the rights of her employees and the women they help to keep her establishment… even if she is at risk! This is an enemies to to lovers in the extreme book. Ramsay and Cecelia are fighting on opposite sides of the law and ...

Here to Stay by Adriana Herrara ⭐⭐⭐ /5 Adrianna Herraara has a remarkable way of capturing the personality and spirit of her New Yorker characters… even when they aren’t in their native New York! The friendships created and the corresponding camaraderie are what stood out to me the most in this book. It was fun to watch these ex-pat New Yorkers come together in their new home and bond. As for the romance, I found it a bit forced. Julia is on a dating sabbatical and not looking for a man… Rocco is only in Dallas working fro the men trying to cut funding and close Julia’s charitable foundation that she works for. These two should be enemies, but they are friends… the tension between them is pretty high, but they both know they are on opposite sides… I found it unsatisfying… size they were workplace enemies, their friendship muddied the waters. I found it hard to get behind their romance. On another side, I really enjoyed the representation of the charitabl...