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Posted in Book Review, Romance, Viola Grey

Smutty Historical Romance: Grace and the Blacksmith

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A Wife for the Blacksmith by Viola Grey

18+ Contains Adult Content

Grace is living in misery, married to John, who treats her with zero respect, who hurts her and goes out gambling away all their money. One day, John gets himself into deep trouble, deep enough that he needs to flee the village. He grabs Grace, telling her to pack, but Grace has an idea. She tells John to sell her, auction her off in the town square. Which is exactly what John does, not knowing that the village blacksmith Gerald has been harbouring a longing for Grace for quite some time. Gerald is silent, grouchy and gruff, but when he sees Grace being auctioned, he steps up and pays a substantial amount of money for her to be his. Now Gerald can show Grace how she is meant to be treated; he can shower her with love and hope she will love him back.

Wife selling was an archaic practice, she knew, more suited to those wanting a cheap divorce or a convenient end to a disastrous match.

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Posted in Book Review, Liv Macy

Cassie’s Quest for Truth in ‘Becoming Justice’ by Liv Macy

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Becoming Justice by Liv Macy

18+ Contains Adult Content

Becoming Justice is book one in the Infinites Universe by Liv Macy. This book follows Cassie, who is living on her own, surrounded by grief after the loss of her brother and her mother, her only family. The police say her brother Brian died of an overdose, but Cassie knows that isn’t Brian; he wouldn’t do that, and she is hell bent on finding out who killed her brother. Armed with a new hair colour and a lot of contour to change her appearance, the best she can, Cassie gets a job as a bartender at the club where Brian died. She wants answers, but what she didn’t expect was to find a secret society of magic and darkness. Cassie also did not expect to be so drawn to her boss, Dex. She is bound to him by a contract to protect her, but did he bother to protect her brother? Cassie has to decide if vengeance is worth outing Dex’s abilities in which she is also handing Dex a death sentence.

Did you just summon me?

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Posted in Book Review, Rachel Fallon

From Slavery to Rebellion: Exploring Themes in Rachel Fallon’s “Of Darkness and Ruination”

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Of Darkness and Ruination by Rachel Fallon

18+ Contains Adult Content

Of Darkness and Ruination is book one in Rachel Fallon’s The Star Queen Chronicles, set in the magical world of Celesterra, a world run by fae and where all humans are slaves. At the age of 21, each human is to leave their families and face Placement Day, which is where they are placed in a different kingdom within Celesterra. Asteria is sent to the Dusk Kingdom and is to be the personal slave for Crown Prince Cyrus, who wants Asteria to give in to his lust and desire for her. She refuses and knows it is a matter of time before he takes it by force, and the only option is to escape. She will be killed if she is caught, and what’s worse, the ruthless King Calix of the Night Kingdom keeps attacking the Dusk Kingdom. There is a war brewing in Celesterra, and Asteria seems to be in the middle of it.

Today was placement day, what I oh-so-affectionately called Imprisonment Day.

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Posted in Book Review, effie campbell

“Dark Desires” Audiobook Review: An Extra Steamy Standalone in the McGowan Mafia Series

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Dark Desires by Effie Campbell

18+ Contains Adult Content

Dark Desires is book four in the McGowan Mafia series. It is a standalone, and you don’t need to have read the others to read this one. It follows Valentina, who is a cam girl and Logan, who is a mafia boss. Logan is engaged to Nicole, not because he loves her, but because marrying her will merge the two mafia families together and be good for business. Logan, bored and restless one night, signs onto a cam girl website where he sees Cherry. He can’t stop thinking about her after they have a cam session together, one where he doesn’t show his face; he is well known in Scotland after all. Imagine his surprise when he sees Cherry, or should I say Valentina, at his engagement party, even more surprised when his fiancée introduces her as her cousin. Valentina recognises Logan from his tattoos and his voice; she was obsessed with him before she saw his face, by the way he dominated her and now, after seeing him in the flesh, she can not and will not settle for anyone less than Logan.

I guess I should call you Valentina.

I guess I shouldn’t call you Daddy.

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Posted in Book Review, Grace Pearce, Mariah Montoya

Discover Veradel: The Intense Sequel to Xantera

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Veradel by Mariah Montoya and Grace Pearce

18+ Contains Adult Content

Verde is book 2 in the Guardians and Monsters Duology, Xantera, which I read last month (review here), is book one. Veradel follows straight on from where we left off in Xantera. Now I know Xantera hasn’t been out long, so I will do my best to not spoil that book with what I tell you about this one, but there will be some spoilers. This duology is a vampire, werewolf dystopian duology. Where 12 vampires rule the “utopian” Xantera, while its rightful King is known as the monster beyond the wall. Saskia has been speaking mind to mind with the “monster” and learning the truth about Xantera and its guardians. When Saskia falls from the top of the wall, she comes face to face with the so called monster Lucan. Together, they fight to save Xantera.

This is a woman I would have devoured in a completely different way, if I’d had the chance.

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Posted in Book Review, Nova Kane

Blood & Throttle: A Dystopian Death Race of Love and Survival

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Blood & Throttle by Nova Kane

18+ Contains Adult Content

I started November off strong with my first ARC of the month, Blood & Throttle, which follows Sienna ‘Sin’ Vega and Riot Carter. This book is set in the future in a dystopian world, where the streets run red with bloodshed in The Gauntlet, a brutal death race. There are no rules in the gauntlet; you win or you die. Sienna is forced into the gauntlet to pay for a crime she is being framed for. She has a chance of freedom by winning, but Sienna doesn’t submit, and the men in the gauntlet don’t like that. She has a target painted on her back, a busted-up motorbike, and sheer stubbornness to make it to the finish line. Riot Carter is the reigning champ, the legend known as the Reaper. He’s got the fastest bike and is a weapon in his own right. Riot doesn’t care for other racers, but when he sees Sienna, he knows she is different, and he claims her as his. It becomes a full-time job trying to protect her, a job that puts a target on his back too. Blood & Throttle is being released on 12th November and is available for pre-order now.

Because in The Gauntlet, you’re fair game. On or off the track.

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Posted in All Things Authors, Author Interviews

Meet Luna Peters: A Rising Star in Romance Fiction

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For all my author interviews so far, I have slid into authors’ DMs, and each time, I have been terrified of rejection. This time, I had the beautiful Luna Peters contact me through the contact form on my blog to ask if I was willing to interview a baby author, and too bloody right I am! I got so giddy that she wanted to be on my blog, not even gonna lie, I did a little happy dance and smiled like an absolute tool.

I had a little stalk of Luna’s social media profiles, which is normal, right?

I haven’t yet read Luna’s books, so this interview was super exciting for me. I had a gander at her socials and then compiled my questions. I then went to AATA, and Luna was there, which was absolutely awesome that I got to meet her.

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Posted in Road Trips/Book Hauls

My Experience at Leeds’ Biggest Book Event AATA25

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On the 25th of October, I attended Authors At The Armouries in Leeds. This was the biggest book event I have ever been to. To be fair, it was also my second ever one, haha. My first being Authors Behind Bars in Shrewsbury last November. Unless meeting Tulisa at a Waterstones signing counts, if so, it was my third, not second lol.

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Posted in Book Review, SK Pryntz

“Mara” by SK Pryntz: A Look into Love, Betrayal and Horror in the Final Instalment of the Wellard Asylum Series

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Mara by SK Pryntz

18+ Contains Adult Content

Mara is the last book in the Wellard Asylum series, although they can be read in any order. It will be released on the 31st of October.

Mara follows Mara, who is a nurse at Wellard Asylum. Mara has always been very career-driven and has never given her love life much thought. When she bumps into a tattooed biker in a frozen yoghurt shop, she can’t help but feel pulled to him. So she does what anyone would do, she drags him to the bathroom, where he shows her that his mouth has a much better use than talking. She doesn’t want his name, just a quick fumble. Except it turns out that the stranger whose face she just rode, is her sister’s boyfriend, Jinx. Jinx, who is obsessed with Mara, uses her sister to get close to Mara. Gianna Mara’s sister turns up dead, with all the evidence pointing to Jinx.

I kept Gianna sheltered as much as I could…I thrived in chaos. It freaked me out when things were too calm.

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