Thank you to Karina Halle and her team for the advance reader copy of Vanguard, a new dark post-dystopian romance from an absolute favourite author of mine. Karina Halle always astounds me with how much she genre-hops and writes banger after banger across so many sub-genres of romance. From the moment Karina began to tease this one, I had incredibly high hopes. The premise was unique, and who doesn’t love the idea of a kinky Captain America? Karina has written an amazing opening instalment in a post-dystopian world that simultaneously tackles relevant topics surrounding politics and our world today, with a hot-as-sin romance. I am a member of Karina’s review team,…
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Helena Hunting’s I Could Be Yours ARC Review
Thank you to Helena Hunting and her team for the advance reader copy of I Could Be Yours. I adored I Could Be Yours! Helena has written a book that feels like a celebration of the world she has built in both the Toronto Terror and Tilton U series. While also writing the perfect entry into her work, and all the wonderful banter, swoon, and hijinks that come with it. This is a standout summer read, a perfect story of the grumpy best man falling for the sunshine maid of honour. I am a Helena Hunting review team member, but I remain honest and genuine in my reviews. The best man…
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Karina Halle’s The Royals Upstairs ARC Review
Thank you to Karina Halle and the team at Berkley Romance for the advance reader copy of The Royals Upstairs. I absolutely adored this Karina Halle royalty-adjacent romance! It pulled on my nostalgia heartstrings so much, not just due to cameos from past Royalty romances but the entire story felt like the Karina Halle contemporary romances I fell hard for when I first started reading her. He’s the royal bodyguard. She’s the royal nanny. The annoyingly hot attraction that simmers between them—that’s a royal pain. James Hunter has made a tactical error. His new role as protection officer to Prince Magnus of Norway was supposed to be an exciting change. Instead…
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Karina Halle’s City of Darkness ARC Review
Thank you to Karina Halle and the team at the Reckless Readers Society for the advance reader copy of City of Darkness, the third instalment in the Underworld Gods series. City of Darkness was well worth the wait and got me all more invested in these complex characters and compelling world. This third book in a series of four has set up the ending extremely well and I cannot wait! I am a Karina Halle review team member, but I remain honest and genuine in my reviews. From the New York Times bestselling author of River of Shadows and A Ship of Bones and Teeth comes CITY OF DARKNESS the third…
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Helena Hunting’s If You Hate Me ARC Review
Thank you to Helena Hunting and her team for the advance reader copy of If You Hate Me, the first story in Helena’s brand new hockey series The Toronto Terror. When Helena began to tease her triumphant return to hockey romance, I could not be more excited for her to kick off a new series. I adore her hockey romances and am so excited to have a Toronto-set hockey romance. This book is perfect for existing and new fans of Helena’s work alike who want their hockey romance scorchingly hot but also laugh-out-loud funny. I am a Helena Hunting review team member, but I remain honest and genuine in my reviews.…
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Tate James’ Hate Review
Thank you to Bloom Books and Raincoast Books for the Bloom re-release edition of Hate, the first book in the Madison Kate series. When Bloom announced they were picking this up I took it as the sign I was waiting for to dive into this series finally. I love a good why choose story every once in a while and I was ready to be whisked away into the world of Madison Kate and her boys. “Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.” Those words changed my life, and not for the better. They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up. After being framed for a…
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K. Webster’s The Heart of Smoke ARC Review
Thank you to K. Webster and her team for the advance reader copy of The Heart of Smoke, the third Shameful Secret story. I love a little hit of taboo from K. Webster and this series delivers both a steamy romance and a bit of a surreal emotional experience. The time the Park family is delivering an M/M romance with Jude falling for his therapist Tate. I am a K. Webster review team member, but I remain honest and genuine in my reviews. He’s a mysterious recluse with an unhealthy obsession with his therapist.He doesn’t want help… He just wants him. Love is for those who deserve it. I certainly don’t.…
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Melanie Harlow’s Make-Believe Match ARC Review
Thank you to Melanie Harlow and her team for the advance reader copy of Make-Believe Match, the third story in the Cherry Tree Harbor series. Did I just about drop everything I was doing when this ARC hit my Kindle? Yes, I did! Melanie Harlow returns to her latest world of Cherry Tree Harbour, with a marriage of convenience, forced proximity, a fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers, and a one-night stand. This book had everything and more! I am a Melanie Harlow review team member, but I remain honest and genuine in my reviews. Fall in love with my enemy? No way. Marry him to save my family’s struggling ski resort? That’s a…
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Lauren Asher’s Love Redesigned ARC Review
Thank you to Lauren Asher, Bloom Books, and Raincoast for the advance reader copy of Love Redesigned, the first story in the Lakefront Billionaires series. I was super intrigued to dive into a new series from Lauren Asher. Once I had the ARC in my hands I was worried about the length. but I am here to tell you don’t dismay! Lauren Asher is so damn good at writing a quick, compelling yet chunky book. JulianIf I ever caught on fire, Dahlia Muñoz would fan the flames with a smile.So, when she returns to Lake Wisteria, I fully intend to avoid the interior designer.At least until my meddling mother exploits my…
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Elle Kennedy’s The Graham Effect ARC Review
Thank you to Elle Kennedy, Bloom Books, and Raincoast for the advance reader copy of The Graham Effect, the story of Hannah and Garrett (The Deal)’s daughter and the start of second-generation stories from Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus/Briar U universe. It still doesn’t feel real that this is a real book! My favourite thing about this story was just how nostalgic the reading experience felt. But that nostalgia was balanced with an original story that all hockey romance fiends are going to love! Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women’s national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father’s shadow. So far, so good, except…
