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Duchess if You Dare The Maidens of Mayhem, Book 1 by Anabelle Bryant ⭐⭐⭐ /5 This new series from Anabelle Bryant centres around a foursome of women from different walks of life banded together for the betterment of women in London and England. When Scarlett discovered that her seamstress has vanished she takes up the search and soon finds herself embroiled in a much bigger scheme and partnering with an unlikely match, Duke of Aylesford! Ambrose, Duke of Aylesford has given his word to look into the strange happening s at a brothel that his brother had him summoned to. Girls are going missing grad now he and at the mysterious trouser wearing Scarlett are working together to solve the same mystery. Cane these two that are so very different come together and trust each other without letting their mutual attraction get in the way of their investigation? The romance between Ambrose and Scarlett was difficult to get into. They are both working on the same case but so very hesitan...

Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay Welcome to Magnolia Bay, Book 1 by Babette de Jongh ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 This book was a delightful surprise! Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay welcomes readers to Bayside Barn, the cozy hobby farm run for the purpose of introducing animals to children/people for their mutual healing and growth. Thats why after a messy break-up Abby decides coming to her aunts farm and taking over while she goes on sabbatical. A summer taking care of the animals and running the farm visits is just what she needs… Until the new and handsome neighbour, Quinn moves in next door. He is not a fan of the farm and the noisy kids! He knows that it will kill his property re-sale value… The gorgeous farm girl next door isn’t too bad though… but he isn’t planning on staying. Abby intends to keep Quinn at arms length, until circumstances necessitate his daily help on the farm, and soon she is cooking him dinner every night… and more! Things are getting cozy until a big-time real estate investe...

Scoundrel of My Heart Once Upon a Dukedom, Book #1 by Lorraine Heath ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 She’s his sisters best friend and the girl he has been obsessed with forever… He’s her best friends younger brother, who has teased her for as long as she can remember. She needs to marry a titled gentleman. He isn’t good enough for her. This new series picks up with Lord Griffith Stanwick, whom we meet as Griff in the last book of the Sin for All Seasons series, Beauty Tempts the Beast, where his sister is working in a tavern and meets Benedict Truelove. This books gives the backstory on the Stanwick family’s fall from grace. We start with a mild flirtation between Lord Griffin and Lady Kathryn. They have recently stopped being at odds with each other and Lord Griffin has even declared that he would help Lady Kathryn win the much sought after Duke on the market this season. Working together they both feel an obvious attraction and they both share their hopes and dreams to each other, but Lord Griff...

Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl by Hettie Bell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Poppy has recently found herself to be pregnant by her looser ex boyfriend. Deciding to do what she thinks she should do, she visits planned parenting to set about sorting this out…  While getting into the office she meets. A friendly and charismatic escort and inside she finds a supportive reception that enables her to make her own decision regarding the baby. She’s going to have and keep it. But how can Poppy who never graduated college or really committed and completed anything actually commit to raising her baby??? With an obvious lack of emotional support from her family and her ex boyfriend, Poppy finds herself a surrogate family with a knitting group she decides to join and also a new girlfriend when one of the group members happens to be the friendly escort from the clinic! With these supports set in place Poppy continues on her new adventure into adulting and motherhood.  This one sided narration by Popp...

SARAHLAND by Sam Cohen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 A surreal deep dive into the lives is Sarahs across space and time! This collection of fictional short stories captured my imagination right from the beginning with the first Sarah living in a dorm filled with Sarahs trying to escape from her pre-destined future, to a Biblical Sarah pulling the wool over her husband and teaming up with Mother Nature in hopes of creating a peaceful femme based future, to the Sarah machine giving you the chance to live out your Sarah dreams by play acting famous Sarah’s... This book had me questioning life expectations, gender norms, sexuality and the word around me with its creative worlds and scenes linked together by their common element: Sarah. I laughed and felt introspective reading this collection of short stories... What is SARAHLAND? I’m still not sure, but I feel connected to it as one is connected to the idea of self.  This was mind opening read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interes...

Private Property The Rochester Trilogy, Book #1 by Skye Warren ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 A dark romance retelling of classic Jane Eyre?!?! Yes!!! Count me in!!! Skye Warren’s latest release, Private Property totally swept away to the Maine cliff side mansion as new nanny Jane Mendoza and Mr Rochester come to terms with their working arrangement. Skye’s contemporary Mr. Rochester and Jane follow the storyline of the original book very faithfully and she gives it her own flair through steamy interactions and modern sensibilities. Our Jane enjoys being submissive, but she has a backbone when needed! I am a huge fan of the original Jane Eyre and this steamy retelling did not disappoint me! Private Property, the first book in a Rochester Trilogy and ends in a very suspenseful cliffhanger. I suggest if you are interested in this series, pick this one up now and read it before the second book is released so you are ready! This hot and steamy rendition of Mr. Rochester is not to be missed!  Pri...

The Devil in Her Bed Devil you Know series - Book 3 by Kerrigan Byrne ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 The Devil You Know series wraps up with the last of the Red Rogues finding their happily ever after… in this case, Francesca Cavendish finally has revenge for her murdered family and friends after 20 years in the making! Francesca has laboured on her own for the last 20 years to turn herself into the perfect instrument of revenge. She is finally getting close to her goal of bringing down the Crimson Council with the help of her friends and their powerful spouses until a mysterious figure complicates her investigation. The Devil of Dorset has also been working on bringing down the Crimson Council for many years for his own purposes. His work is so secretive that no one knows who his true identity even is… that is until Lady Francesca gets in his way and starts to unravel his past! Can these two enemies join forces and bring down the Crimson Council, or will their animosity and attraction put them in...

Act Your Age, Eve Brown The Brown Sisters, Book #3 by Talia Hibert ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 I think Eve is my favourite of the Brown sisters! Eve Brown lives her life to the beat of her own tune… and that tune keeps changing. She doesn’t have a passion or drive like her sisters and can’t seem to find a place for herself out in the world, either with friends or career-wise. So when her latest career venture blows up in her faced she scores the whole thing, her parents tell 25 year old Eve, that they have had enough!  Eve flees her family home and drive out of the city until a quaint town catches her eye. She stops for a meal and in classic Eve form ends up with a new job as the chef for a B&B! Can she make this into something, or os this and the handsome Inn owner just another one hit wonder on the playlist of Eve’s life? I fell for the quirky Eve from the get go! Her antics had me laughing throughout the book, and the addition of Jacob as the Strat guy in this comedy duo only made it...

A Rogue to Remember A League of Scoundrels Novel, Book 1 by Emily Sullivan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This is one heck of a debut! While touring Italy, Lottie Carisle has escaped her travel companion and done everything she can to make herself ruined in the eyes of her British peers… all she wants is to be given the freedom of choice and her choice has always been love! So when blast from her past Alec Gresham, her Uncle’s ward and her childhood love shows up out of the blue to take her back to her Uncle, she relents on one condition. He shows her his hometown of Venice before they leave Italy. The extra travel times starts to bring back feelings for them both, even as Alec tries to keep her at arms length and away from his current life of espionage. Oooh! These former co-wards, turned friends who fall in love and are torn apart and brought back as enemies are one spicy duo!!! The chemistry and sparks fly with these two, whether its the heated conversations to their heated sheets! I was on...

Sandcastle Beach A Matchmaker Bay Novel, Book 3 by Jenny Holiday  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 We return to Moonflower Bay to find Maya and Law still at each other with barbs and pranks as they settle in for another tourist season. Both Maya and Law have their businesses on their minds, Maya needing to find a way to keep her community theatre running with less grant money and Law looking into expanding upon his bar offerings by looking into opening a restaurant. When a new community minded grant opportunity arises that fits both of their needs, Maya and Law find themselves as rivals and in each others company a lot more as they prove their worthiness for the grant! If you have been reading the Matchmaker Bay series from the beginning, these two have been at it from the start! Their barbs and pranks alway part of the Matchmaker Bay ethos. I really enjoyed seeing their interactions from their point of view and getting the history behind their epic feud.  This is definitely a slow burn ro...