en-US Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:17:54 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 220687874 Fear the Flames.

In the explosive sequel to the bestselling romantasy Fear the Flames, two fated lovers must unite against warring kingdoms to defend their home and crowns from those who wish to destroy them.

Cayden Veles, renowned Demon Commander of Vareveth, overthrew the throne to save Elowen Atarah, the woman he searched for since childhood. Now he’s determined to fulfill his quest for revenge against her father, even if it means forcing the only person he’s ever wanted into a marriage of political convenience.

Elowen Atarah has everything she thought she’d ever want. Finally reunited with her dragons, she now has an army to enact vengeance, but as events transpire, she begins contemplating if she wants more. As her father’s only living heir, the Imirath throne is her right and destiny. But fighting and winning a war will require trusting Cayden Veles, her partner in crime and now king to her queen; the man she both longs for and doubts, especially after opening her heart only to become a pawn in his game.

Navigating the shifting allegiances amongst all the kingdoms of Ravaryn will require all their strategy and strength, with devastating and bloody attacks on one side and cutthroat diplomacy for alliances on the other. But Elowen and Cayden must find a way to stand strong within the power they’ve gained, or risk losing everything.

Delving deeper into a vast and ever-changing world, Wrath of the Dragons will take you on a journey filled with epic battles and a tender, angsty love for the ages.]]> 544 Olivia Rose Darling 0593873920 Iqra 0 4.35 2025
author: Olivia Rose Darling
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]]> 237266464 A magical muse + a mysterious man + reality TV = the worst time to fall in love.
But on Beach of Bliss rules are made to be broken.

Calliope is desperate. Dumped, broke, and stuck with a mortgage, she signs up for Beach of Bliss, a supernatural reality dating show with a million-dollar prize. A muse flirting for cash might not be dignified, but dignity doesn’t pay the bills.
All she has to do is survive the cameras, the competition, and keep her heart out of it. Simple—until a suspiciously perfect supernatural man with unknown powers throws everything off course.

Vance wants nothing to do with fame, fortune, or love. He’s only on Beach of Bliss to keep the show’s magical chaos from spiraling out of control. But the moment he meets Calliope, his carefully maintained facade begins to crack.

Between steamy challenges, secret missions, and spells gone sideways, staying in the game means playing by the rules. But love? It has rules of its own.

In a world where romance is a competition and magic always comes with a price, Calliope and Vance are about to find out that the real prize might be something they never expected.

This novel ends on a cliffhanger and continues in Book 2 and 3 (for an eventual Happily Ever After). This series goes between 2 and 3 chilli peppers.]]> 428 Quinn Zamora Iqra 0 to-read, arc-netgalley, arcs 4.80
author: Quinn Zamora
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Reality dating show but make it supernatural?? Take my money- take it all
]]> 222419270 In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her.

Prudence Welch has found solace in her introverted life in Baysville, a charming tourist town in Northern Ontario. Despite once dreaming of a life beyond its borders, she now finds contentment in her working at her father’s gas station, writing poetry, and caring for her mother, who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's shortly after Prue’s nineteenth birthday. But as her mother’s condition worsens and her father’s concerns about her future intensify, Prue feels her world slipping further out of control.

Enter Milo Kablukov, an enigmatic wanderer whose beat-up van covered with ill-advised bumper stickers rolls into town just when Prue needs a change. It’s all too easy to let go with him, and Prue can’t help but strike up an unlikely friendship with Milo, which leads to a wild and sexy agreement between them.

Milo, a man of many adventures and countless stories, is not one to settle down. However, his brother’s urgent need for help has brought him to Baysville, and now the intriguing Prue has given him more reason to stay. Especially once they start spending more time together, their chemistry intensifying, and casual-sex lessons start at Prue’s request.

But as their temporary arrangement blossoms into something deeper, Prue and Milo discover that getting out of their comfort zones is one thing . . . taking that leap together is something else entirely.]]> 352 Hannah Bonam-Young 059387188X Iqra 0 3.89 2025
author: Hannah Bonam-Young
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average rating: 3.89
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rating: 0
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]]> 227771272 She’s here to sell my ranch, but now I think she might steal my heart.

Rory Jones prided herself on the successful life she’d built as a wellness influencer and author - until she walked in on her boyfriend with another woman after a family funeral. Forced to run away to her late great aunt’s ranch in Colorado, Rory’s hoping that fixing up and selling the place will help her find her confidence and inspiration to write again.

But Wyatt Hensley, the grumpy head rancher, isn’t willing to hand over the reins to the job he gave everything up for. Especially not to a yoga-loving, manifestation guru who doesn’t even know how to ride a horse. Yet, with a past that’s taught him to not bother dreaming anymore, even Wyatt knows he can’t hold on forever.

Until one day they strike a deal that might just save both of their careers – help Rory turn the ranch into a wellness retreat and Wyatt can stay.

With Rory’s shattered self-confidence and Wyatt’s last drop of hope also on the line, staying professional is a must. But can they ignore the sizzling tension growing between them that could jeopardise it all?

Especially when the rocky path ahead seems a lot easier with the other riding beside them.]]> 352 Emma Lucy 0063453509 Iqra 0 3.50
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]]> 213660564 This stunning slow-burn romantasy follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret and are thrust into a violent class war, navigating love, loss, and devastating betrayals.

Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve years old when they are whisked away from the shadows of their disenfranchised mining towns to dazzling Belavere City to discover their magical potential. Those who pass Belavere’s test will become Artisans, wielders of powerful elemental magic destined to fulfill the city’s grand ambitions. For Nina, the Artisan School symbolizes a dream and an escape from her harsh reality, while Patrick yearns to return to his Craftsman family, whose extraordinary physical strength serves the idium mines keeping the city alive.

And then they uncover a devastating truth: Artisans aren’t born, they’re chosen. They part ways on very different paths, leaving them to carry the burden of this secret alone.

In the years that follow, a Craftsman revolution ignites, thrusting Nina and Patrick into opposing factions of a brewing war. Now an elite Artisan with the very rare talent for charming earth, Nina has turned her back on the fight, haunted by the loss of her found family. But fate intervenes when she is captured by Patrick’s rebel group. Despite the years and conflict that separates them, Patrick hasn’t forgotten Nina. He desperately seeks her help for a mission that could shift the tides against Belavere City. Reluctantly, she agrees, battling the sparks flying between them. But when Nina’s first love reappears, asking her to betray Patrick for the sake of the Artisans, Nina faces an impossible choice that could alter the fate of their world.]]> 480 Stacey McEwan 1668076187 Iqra 0 to-read 4.58 2025
author: Stacey McEwan
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average rating: 4.58
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]]> 60715220 It was the blood I noticed first. Running down the neck of the man on the ferry.
Then his bruised knuckles, dark eyes, and arrogant smirk.
The handcuffs came last.
No one else paid him attention, but I couldn’t look away. Or deny my instant lust.
I had no idea he was being imprisoned on the remote, dark Scottish island I knew well.
Or that he’d been kidnapped, not arrested.
I went from that naïve girl on the boat, dreaming of stolen kisses, to the one who held the key to his prison cell.
When heat turns to hate, all that’s left is ruin.
--
Ruin (Dark Island Scots, #1) is a new adult romance with dark themes, including angst, lust-to-hate-to-love, and lost innocence. This series will be deeply interconnected, so expect the occasional wicked cliffhanger. It'll be well worth the heart palpitations.
Lose yourself in Ruin .]]> 387 Jolie Vines 1739684303 Iqra 0 to-read 3.58 2022
author: Jolie Vines
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.58
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]]> 230858011
He's handsome, funny, and a real Romantic. Unfortunately, he’s dead.

When intrepid student journalist Emma Reeves goes undercover to investigate the DEAD POETS SORORITY, she expects to find a group of bored college girls with Ouija boards. What she doesn't expect is to conjure her very own 19th century dead poet.

Tasked with infiltrating a sorority obsessed with long-dead poets like Byron and Shelley, Emma stumbles upon a bizarre a house filled with crystals, pentagrams, and girls devoted to bringing their literary idols back from the dead. Emma manages to suppress her eye rolls until one night, fuelled by curiosity and a couple of beers, she accidentally summons the spirit of never-quite-famous poet, Nathaniel Harker.

Now, Emma's got a brooding, enigmatic, love-struck 19th-century poet following her around. Torn between the allure of a (timeless) romance and writing the article of a lifetime, she finds herself at a crossroads.

As Emma grapples with her story and her heart, she'll have to decide if she can truly keep her poet a secret or if exposing the sorority will mean losing him forever…]]> 384 Sofia Shelley 0008763496 Iqra 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 218636205 The first in an all-new fantasy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. In this biting, feminist retelling of Lilith's story, Lilith will rise from the ashes of her former life to destroy the ancient power that stole everything she loves.

She is the beginning and the end.

She is peace and chaos.

She is terror knocking at the gates.

Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin. There, she uses her magic to steal for a living, attracting the attention of the five governing families as well as the church, which expects women to remain pious and silent. When Lilith comes into possession of a beautiful blade, she thinks all her worries are over…until her usual buyer dies while inspecting it.

Frantic, Lilith turns to the only man who can help Zahariev, head of the Zareth family and ruler of Nineveh. His currency is information, and his power is extortion, though he's always had a soft spot for Lilith. But when the dagger appears, he isn't sure he can protect her from what's to come.

Together, they embark on a mission to discover the true power running their world. As their lives intertwine, Lilith realizes Zahariev is more than just a friend, but their devotion to each other is a threat—to the truth, to the church, and to those who want to tear it all down.]]> 495 Scarlett St. Clair 1464239673 Iqra 5
LISTEN TO ME AND ADD THIS TO UR TBRS UR NOT GNA WANT TO MISS THIS ONEEEEE

It was the only book I read consecutively for days without reading any other book in between (this might be a given for most ppl but trust me it’s a miracle for someone like me who usually rotates like three books at once). Keeping my attention like this isn’t easy but man am I in love with everything about this book??? Like what do u mean it’s over ]]> 4.31 2025
author: Scarlett St. Clair
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/06/19
date added: 2025/07/03
shelves: 5-star-gems, arc-netgalley, arcs, crank-the-ac-im-melting, dear-diary-today-i-met-envy, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, grumpyxsunshine, my-husbands, unique-monikers
review:
This book was so unique and refreshing. I’ve not been this sucked in by a book in a MINUTE.

LISTEN TO ME AND ADD THIS TO UR TBRS UR NOT GNA WANT TO MISS THIS ONEEEEE

It was the only book I read consecutively for days without reading any other book in between (this might be a given for most ppl but trust me it’s a miracle for someone like me who usually rotates like three books at once). Keeping my attention like this isn’t easy but man am I in love with everything about this book??? Like what do u mean it’s over
]]> 203538344 To hold the reins idiom; metaphorTo be in charge of, to be in complete control of; yourself, a situation, people or all of the above.

Cecilia “CeCe” Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life.. She returns to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky and her family’s equestrian ranch unsure of what the future holds. It’s time to move on, she just has no idea where to start.

Nash Carter is the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, Laurel Creek’s hometown hero, local business owner and notorious bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan.

It’s been years since his days of tormenting and protecting CeCe with her older brothers Wade and Cole, but when CeCe returns to town unexpectedly and needs a job, he knows he has to have her and not entirely for business.

In fact, Nash can’t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend’s much younger, vulnerable little sister and it seems she’s been staring right back.

Despite the many self-proclaimed reasons why they would never work, the fire between them ignites and they form a little pact of rules before jumping into the flames.

As ‘just one night’ turns into many, Nash quickly learns that where CeCe Ashby is concerned his typical rules simply don’t apply. Now he has to figure out if he can push his past trauma aside enough to have the life he never expected to want. A life he’s both terrified to live and terrified to lose.

All he has to do to have it all? Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.]]> 415 Paisley Hope Iqra 4
The tension
The chemistry
The banter.

The mouthhhh on this mmc ]]> 4.09 2024
author: Paisley Hope
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/02
date added: 2025/07/03
shelves: physical-property, 4-stars, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, my-babies-my-children, physically-read
review:
The way I gobbled this book up whole. So easy to read.

The tension
The chemistry
The banter.

The mouthhhh on this mmc
]]> 217005832 In this steamy cowboy romance, a grumpy ranch owner and a sunny horse trainer must learn to work together—the second novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.

Wade Ashby doesn’t let anyone in. With the death of his father and his failed marriage, plus the weight of the family business on his shoulders, Wade has plenty to deal with. He thrives on being the one constant and steady thing in his family’s life and on their ranch, Silver Pines.

Ivy Spencer knows two things for Animals make better friends than people and she can only count on herself. After a turbulent childhood and a string of bad luck since, Ivy is excited to start fresh at Silver Pines Ranch and live out her dream of training a racehorse en route to the Kentucky Derby. 

Wade needs help on the ranch, but with two entirely different views on how to train his star horse, it makes absolutely no sense why he allows her to stay on. She’s chaos and he’s control, but it doesn’t take long for the levee to break and their passion to ignite.]]> 448 Paisley Hope 0593977122 Iqra 0 to-read 4.06 2024
author: Paisley Hope
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> 217245590 In the steamy third novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series, a newly appointed sheriff and a congressman’s daughter must keep their impulsive Vegas nuptials hidden to protect their reputations—but what happens in Vegas rarely remains secret.

Her heart is wild. Only he can capture it.

When Cole Ashby is appointed Laurel Creek’s sheriff, he is determined to prove to the town, his family, and most importantly to himself that he’s the responsible choice for the job. A devoted single dad, his main goal is to lay steady roots for his young daughter.

As the daughter of a Kentucky congressman, elementary school teacher Ginger Danforth's life has always been about neat appearances. But inside she’s dying to break free from the restraints of reputation and embrace the sense of adventure that runs through her veins.

When the Laurel Creek crew heads to Las Vegas for a weekend away, long-time friends Ginger and Cole play a game of truth or dare and, after a few too many drinks, wake up the next morning having exchanged marriage vows in a Vegas chapel.

With no chance of an immediate annulment, the two make a stay married for ninety days in secret, until Ginger's father is re-elected and Cole is out of his probationary period as county sheriff.

But when Ginger agrees to help watch Cole’s daughter for the summer and the pair are forced to spend an increasing amount of time in each other’s company, riding the high of their accidental marriage, the more it begins to feel real. Until they start to forget their marriage was ever meant to be temporary. . .]]> 432 Paisley Hope 0593982452 Iqra 0 to-read 4.25 2025
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]]> 228919814 A country music star finds inspiration in a ruggedly handsome cowboy while visiting Silver Pines Ranch, but being from two totally different worlds, is there even a chance at their budding love story becoming more than a one-hit wonder?

She’s a star on the rise. He just wants to see her shine.

Rising country star Cassie Spencer, otherwise known as the Princess of Bluegrass, is just kicking off her music career when tragedy strikes during her tour. Seeking solace, she retreats to Kentucky to visit her sister Ivy.

Haden Westbrook, the charming heartthrob of Laurel Creek, only wants one a peaceful life tending to the Silver Pines ranch and his beloved horses. So when the stunning, free-spirited Cassie arrives in town causing chaos, his world is turned upside down.

At first, Cassie and Haden seem worlds apart. Yet, as they explore the picturesque farmlands surrounding Sugarland Mountain, they discover first impressions can be deceiving and an undeniable chemistry soon ignites.

Cassie’s stay in Kentucky was only meant to be temporary. But when their spring fling begins to turn into something more, can Haden convince her to stay lost in the country with him?]]> Paisley Hope Iqra 0 to-read 4.53
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]]> 214398655 And he wants me to be his wife.

***

Lucian Daire wants my family’s company.
I want to watch him burn for it.

He thinks I'm nothing more than a spoiled princess and I think he’s a heartless bastard.
But no matter how much we push, we keep pulling back together.

When I discover he needs a wife and he realizes my determination to save my family’s legacy, a deal is struck–lines are drawn.

But the more we fight, the more those lines blur.

Because hatred is just passion turned inside out.
And when it finally explodes, it threatens to destroy us both.

And we might just be desperate enough to let it.]]> 392 Fiona Cole Iqra 5
OMG WHAT DO U MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT

WHAT DO U EVEN MEAN ITS NOT A FUCKING STANDALONE ]]> 4.33
author: Fiona Cole
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.33
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/07/03
date added: 2025/07/03
shelves: 4-5-stars, barking-for-boaf, crank-the-ac-im-melting, disses-to-kisses, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, live-in-my-head-rent-free, mother-and-father, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, resident-stargirls, ringing-my-therapist, toxic-and-messy-my-drugs-by-choice
review:
ೃ⁀➷ 4.5 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚

OMG WHAT DO U MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT

WHAT DO U EVEN MEAN ITS NOT A FUCKING STANDALONE
]]> 60420033
In spite of their families’ ongoing feud, they’re forced to work together if they have any hope of passing their required class. But as late nights and stolen moments turn to something more, a rash of demonic murders plagues the university. If they don’t get to the bottom of it, they could both be next.
​⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�
MALUM DISCORDIAE is a dark academia, paranormal MM romance about witches, Necromancers, and a blood feud that has lasted centuries. It features plenty of steam, a lot of snark, and the pile of bodies you’d expect in a magical Romeo + Juliet retelling—except this one has a happy ending. It is intended for a mature audience and reader discretion is advised. A full list of triggers can be found in the front matter of the book and at my website under Tropes & Triggers. ]]> 394 Ashlyn Drewek 1955211086 Iqra 0 to-read 4.10 2022
author: Ashlyn Drewek
name: Iqra
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]]> 63269132
August 1955,

When Miss Darcy O’Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will.
There is only one condition.
She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral.
With the promise of a sizable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.
Odd residents. Odd rumors. Odd…deaths.
Everything about Fairydale is odd.
Including brooding Caleb Hale—part of the infamous Hale family.
During the day, she falls deeper and deeper under his spell as he forces her to step out of her comfort zone and embrace her inner sensuality.
But at night it’s another man who haunts her dreams—Amon d'Artan, a nobleman who lived two centuries ago.
Amon is sweet and suave where Caleb is intense and dangerous, and Darcy feels more torn than ever. Soon, she finds herself embroiled in a web of lies, deceit, and inexplicable events that make her question her sanity.

When an ancient evil threatens the town and everything Darcy holds dear, she must make the ultimate choice.

But will she survive it?



Fairydale is a dark gothic historical romance with horror, paranormal & fantasy elements. This is NOT a traditional love triangle. It features a villainous love interest that would end the world for his beloved and an all-encompassing love story spanning millennia. This is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Please check the triggers before reading.]]> 770 Veronica Lancet 1959854003 Iqra 0 3.52 2022
author: Veronica Lancet
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/07/02
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]]> 218133388 I came here seeking sanctuary, I never meant to fall for the broody single dad next door.

I've spent my life hiding in plain sight, burying my past beneath layers of carefully constructed lies. Moving to Sparrow Falls was supposed to be a fresh start. A place to lay low. But when I end up living next door to the single dad who just happens to be one of my brother’s best friends, everything changes.

Trace Colson sees too much, asks too many questions, and his protectiveness is as infuriating as it is alluring.

And when danger comes calling, it’s Trace who stands between me and the darkness.

But being close to him is its own kind of risk. Because with every heated glance and every stolen touch, Trace tempts me to open my heart, to dream of a life I’d long since given up on. The only problem? Trace has his own demons, and when they collide with mine, the fallout could destroy us both.

Forever.]]> 475 Catherine Cowles Iqra 0 4.34 2025
author: Catherine Cowles
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 235766991 Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier.

She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier's to use. Grey would do anything for Kier - be anything for him - if he would only ask.

When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation's war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret.

For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke - the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.

The Second Death of Locke is a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy and about the undying bond between a knight and their mage, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Six Deaths of the Saint.]]> 480 V.L. Bovalino 0356524884 Iqra 0 4.33 2025
author: V.L. Bovalino
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 218695924 A talent agent hires an actress to play the part of “novelist” on a book tour for his agency’s publicity-shy client

She’s playing the part of romance author, but has she found her own real life love story?

Talent agent Charlie Francisco has three problems: a divorce that ended his screenwriting career, a business he never planned to inherit, and a take-your-breath-away romance novel whose author wants nothing to do with its publication. The book is a surefire hit, if only his agency can find someone to “play” author on its summer book tour.

Enter Kate Elliott, a former soap actress who’s miraculously right for the part at the very moment her life seems to be going all wrong. Kate is still recovering from her own divorce and Charlie’s job offer is a lifeline. She agrees to the pretense for all interviews, signings, and appearances surrounding the novel’s publication. But she can’t know who really wrote the remarkable story—the one so beautiful it’s made her believe in love again.

When Kate and Charlie meet they’re all friction and sparks—the one thing they have in common is they’re determined to play their respective parts. But as the summer heat ups and the lies get bigger and bigger, can they stick to their lines . . . or will they go off-script?]]> 352 Josie Silver 0593722884 Iqra 3 arc-netgalley, arcs
ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Penguin General UK for the ARC! ♥︎]]> 3.51 2025
author: Josie Silver
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/07/01
date added: 2025/07/01
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
As good as this was it felt a little boring. There was too much filler. I was more interested in the letters back and forth between the fmc and the secret author than the romance.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Penguin General UK for the ARC! ♥︎
]]> 236881468 TITLE/COVER/BLURB/RELEASE DATE COMING SOON]]> Leigh Rivers Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating OMG WHAT IS THIS 0.0
author: Leigh Rivers
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OMG WHAT IS THIS
]]> 211088841
The Macabe Brother rulebook (according to Juniper Ross):

• Don't look at a Macabe brother
• Don't talk to a Macabe brother
• Don't even think about a Macabe brotherit's pretty tough for June to follow her own rules, considering one brother is in love with her best friend, one is her ex-fiancé, and one … well, one is super-hot, small-town hero Callum Macabe.]]> 380 Elliot Fletcher 0008679983 Iqra 3 arc-netgalley, arcs 4.28 2025
author: Elliot Fletcher
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/06/30
date added: 2025/06/30
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
They were so cute but very dramatic lmao. Their dynamic was hotttt — we love a woman in charge
]]> 213801960 A raunchy romantic comedy about a campaign, a camgirl, and the candidate who resisted shooting his shot with her…until she literally got shot.

Cora Flores and Everett Logan wish they’d never met. She’s a camgirl with more piercings than inhibitions, and he’s a polished congressional candidate from a political dynasty. Unfortunately, their best friends are in love, which means this unlikely duo is stuck together for life.

But when a disgruntled voter targets Everett, “for life” suddenly doesn’t seem very long—and Cora takes a bullet for Everett.

Now, Everett is done pretending he’s not obsessed with this brilliant, beautiful camgirl for the sake of his campaign. He’ll do anything to get Cora—like give her outrageous tips during her streams…and offline too. But Cora refuses to be Everett’s dirty secret. Nope. Who would want to be in a forbidden relationship with a gorgeous politician, where they have resort to steamy trysts across the city…

…Okay, maybe her refusal is up for debate.]]> 399 Rebecca Kinkade Iqra 0 to-read 4.34 2024
author: Rebecca Kinkade
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/30
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]]> 198954263 Orphans. Changelings. Princesses. Queens.
We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us. The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness. Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now and when the final battle dawns, a new regime will rise. The time for the true reckoning is upon us and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements which roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough. When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune, only one side will be victorious. The Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end. All hail the True Queens. May our rule last longer than this night.

***This is a dark fantasy romance – don’t go expecting a sweet school for magic with friends around every corner. Fae fight for everything they own and Zodiac Academy is a cutthroat school for students aged 18+ where only the strongest prevail. There’s no Dumbledore here to save anyone’s ass and Lionel Acrux will give Voldemort a run for his money in the evil dictator category. So hold onto your stardust (broomsticks not required) and get ready for a bumpy ride***]]> 1153 Caroline Peckham Iqra 0 4.28 2024
author: Caroline Peckham
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/29
shelves: solaria, you-make-me-un-poco-loco, currently-reading, series-not-finished-bc-i-am-a-mess, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
Let’s watch my slow descent into madness together
]]> 222925407 In this heartfelt, magical romcom, a down-and-out podcaster gets a second chance—at her career and love—when she’s cast in the audio drama adaptation of her favorite paranormal romance series . . . alongside the one who got away.

Juniper Green doesn’t believe in magic anymore. Not since her mom died, her dreams of a publishing career fizzled, and her podcast—the one bright spot in her life—was stolen out from under her. Now, at thirty-two, she’s living in her dad’s spare room and wondering if life peaked when she was a teenager with a stack of vampire books and an unhealthy obsession with enigmatic immortals.

Then comes the email: an invitation to audition for the lead role in the audio drama adaptation of The Meadow, the wildly popular vampire romance series that once defined her teenage years. It’s a dream opportunity—until she learns her co-star is James Neely, the brooding, talented actor who played Romeo to her Juliet in a one-night-only college show before breaking her heart and disappearing from the stage and her life . . . right along with the magic.

To save the project (and her career), Juniper and James must revive their on-stage chemistry, playing The Meadow’s star-crossed lovers for the microphones and social media alike. But as the lines between performance and reality blur, Juniper is left wondering: can you rewrite the ending of a story you thought was over? Because love, like magic, is a fragile thing to lose . . . and to find again.]]> 352 Ashley Schumacher 0593982754 Iqra 4
Juniper was comfort in a character. Her overthinking, her constant comparisons to fictional worlds. She was so relatable. From her love of romance to romantasy, it all endeared her to me even more.

James and his juniper proof thermos cups and coffee shop t-shirts ugh he was so cuteeee ]]> 4.07 2025
author: Ashley Schumacher
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/06/28
date added: 2025/06/28
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs, 4-stars, cute-cuter-cutest
review:
This book was so adorable. The rambling, the softness, the sweet caresses, thoughtful — and sometimes thoughtless — actions haha I enjoyed it all.

Juniper was comfort in a character. Her overthinking, her constant comparisons to fictional worlds. She was so relatable. From her love of romance to romantasy, it all endeared her to me even more.

James and his juniper proof thermos cups and coffee shop t-shirts ugh he was so cuteeee
]]> 231985538 FIRST LOVE. FIRST HEARTBREAK.
BROKEN PROMISES. REGRET. WHAT-IFS.

Beverly Price has spent her entire life waiting—for her father to return home from his late-night shifts, for something big to happen, for the world to finally make sense. But when she’s eleven, her father brings home a boy with haunted green eyes and too many scars for someone his age. Over the years, waiting slowly turns into wanting.

Blake McHayes doesn’t believe in second chances. After surviving a childhood that left him more broken than whole, he knows better than to expect kindness. But the Price family gives it to him anyway, and Beverly—loud, stubborn, and impossible to ignore—insists on becoming part of his life.

Blake is supposed to see her as nothing more than his sister.
Beverly is supposed to have crushes on other boys.
But the problem with lines is that they blur when you look at them for too long. And the problem with love is that it doesn’t care about rules.

Their love was the kind that healed and hurt in equal measure. Together, they lived through the highs and lows of a decade defined by change, but their love remained tangled in the wreckage.

SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF LATE ‘90S CALIFORNIA, “BEVERLY” IS A SLOW-BURN, ANGST-FUELED COMING-OF-AGE STORY ABOUT LOVE, LOSS, AND THE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT FEELS RIGHT. ]]> 680 Laura J. Robert Iqra 0 3.76
author: Laura J. Robert
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 0
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]]> 222460467 An immortal bound in darkness. A shattered empire at war. And a blacksmith whose heart could tip the scales of fate.

When young blacksmith Cahra is commissioned to forge a sword, she uses her imagination to design a symbol. But this symbol invokes an age-old prophecy and awakens Hael – an immortal with the power to shape or shatter worlds – sealed away in a chamber deep in Hael’stromia, the lost capital at the heart of a civil war between three kingdoms.

Now hunted for the sword, Cahra must flee with the very stranger who commissioned it. But what does she truly know about the handsome and charming noble, Terryl?

On the run through the darkly magical Wilds, Cahra is drawn ever closer to Hael, who visits and beguiles her in dreams. With tyrant kings vying to capture Hael and wield him as a weapon, she alone stands between Hael and their deadly ambitions. Will Cahra risk everything to free him in time to save the empire?

A sizzling, action-packed romantasy, perfect for fans of The North Wind, Throne of Glass and The Book of Azrael.]]> 336 Amy de la Force 1804369969 Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 3.76
author: Amy de la Force
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 0
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]]> 224247113
I didn’t mean to roast Gio Montagalo, goalie and crown jewel of The Houston Baddies hockey team. Honestly, I was screaming at the TV in a sports bar like any self-respecting sports junkie does when their team is on a losing streak! So when his twin sister sidles up on the stool beside me, laughing at my commentary, I figured I’d made a fan, too. What I didn’t expect? For her brother—the guy I called “a flashy ice peacock with the reflexes of a sloth”—to hear about it.

Yikes. What were the odds?!
Next thing I know, Gio is in my DMs with a challenge: “Hold up a sassy sign at my game and hit me with your best shot. Roast me in front of everyone.” For him, it’s fun. For me, it’s humiliating. But I did it. Glitter included. And because the universe thrives on chaos, the Baddies won.

Now Gio thinks I’m his good luck charm, begging me to show up with more signs. He also wants to see me—off the ice.

What does a hot, hockey hunk want with a bookish girlie like me?

I try to keep my distance. Mostly.
Soon, Gio is showing up at my job for swoony kisses and trying to charm my dog—also named Gio—and failing because my dog hates him at first sight. I wonder if this whole “lucky charm” thing has less to do with hockey and more to do with the overwhelming, undeniable pull I feel toward him. Or maybe it’s fate’s way of showing me that sometimes, the guy you roast on national TV can be the one you accidentally fall for.

Fast-paced and hilarious, Hit Me With Your Best Shot is full of electric chemistry—and tons of spice. Austin Adam's life just went from shouting at the TV screen—to becoming part of the show.]]> 376 Sara Ney Iqra 2 3.97
author: Sara Ney
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.97
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/06/26
date added: 2025/06/26
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]]> 219848368 A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars.

As the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire, raise her family’s station, and live quietly as a lordling’s obedient wife. But Guinevere longs for a life unbounded by expectations, for freedom and passion and adventure.

Those distant dreams become a sudden reality when her caravan is beset by bandits, leaving her guards slain and Guinevere stranded alone on the dangerous Amber Road. Her only chance of survival is to travel alongside Oskar, the aloof half-orc who saved her during the attack.

Unlike Guinevere, Oskar’s path is not so set in stone. With his mother dead and his apprenticeship abandoned, all that’s left is a long, lonely walk to a land he’s never seen to find family he’s never met. The last thing he needs is a spoiled waif like Guinevere slowing him down—even if the spark between them sizzles with promise.

Despite his cold exterior, Oskar is brave and thoughtful and unlike anyone Guinevere has ever met. And while Guinevere may be sheltered, she brings out a softness in him that he has never dared to feel before. As the flames of their passion grow, they realize that soon they’ll need to choose between their expected destinations or their blossoming romance.

Written by New York Times bestselling author Thea Guanzon at the behest of Critical Role’s Jester Lavorre, Tusk Love brings the most romantic story on Exandrian bookshelves to life.]]> 288 Thea Guanzon 0593874269 Iqra 0 4.37 2025
author: Thea Guanzon
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/25
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]]> 204131547 He’s an artist, a maniac, a brilliant sculptor capable of molding the most delicate clay into something beautiful and unbreakable. He teases that he makes magic, but it’s not a joke to me. He is a magician.
He will break you apart and rebuild you, and only then will you know true freedom.
He will give you what you never knew you needed, whether you want him to or not.
He will make you his.
If you’re me, anyway.

I thought I knew what love was, but he opened my eyes to depths invisible to anyone who doesn’t know him.
I don’t know how I lived for so long in the cold, cruel world without him.
Now, I need him to breathe, and he needs me the same way.
Call it sickness, call it obsession.
Tell me I’m brainwashed, that he’s more villain than hero.
I don’t care.
I’m in love, and this is the story of how he made me his.



The Best Man was previously published on Kindle Vella. This is a high spice standalone dark romance with a morally flexible "hero" and is intended only for a mature adult audience. If you require content warnings, please make sure to read the author's note in the beginning of the book.]]> 142 Sam Mariano Iqra 2 3.55
author: Sam Mariano
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.55
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/06/25
date added: 2025/06/25
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What the actual fuck did I just read
]]> 198405341
Tommen's cheeky lad, Gerard 'Gibsie' Gibson, is a comedian at heart, but underneath his happy-go-lucky-nature lurks a broken boy, tortured by the events of his past. Using humour to cope with his demons, Gibsie hides everything from the world.

Only one person knows who he truly is on the inside. His friend's little sister. His Claire-bear.

Enveloped in sunshine, Claire Biggs, has spent her whole life adoring the boy across the street. Her brother's friend. Seeing a side to Gerard that no one else sees, Claire is determined to tame her wild-at-heart childhood best friend.

But when the unexpected occurs and lines are crossed, will Gibsie and Claire's friendship survive? Will it blossom into something more, or will they lose themselves in the riptide?]]> 551 Chloe Walsh 0349439354 Iqra 5
Nobody understands Gerard like I do ]]> 4.37 2024
author: Chloe Walsh
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2025/06/24
date added: 2025/06/24
shelves: physical-property, physical-tbr, series-not-finished-bc-i-am-a-mess
review:
Four stars for lizziehughie and joeyaoife crumbs and the fifth star for Gibsie.

Nobody understands Gerard like I do
]]> 219503833 From the Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors of the Zodiac Academy series Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti.

The sky is burning.
The Reapers are keeping secrets. Vampires roam the wastes.
And I’m headed down a path of destruction which can only end in death.

I’m a soul cast adrift on a tide of grief and lies. A clock ticking down the moments to my inevitable destruction, and all I can do is race towards it.

The nations are caught in this endless battle for supremacy and it’s hard to see myself as anything other than a pawn in the twisted games I’m helpless to control.

The Waning Lands are screaming, soaked in blood for so long that even the rivers run red with it. But those screams are whispering riddles that only some of us can hear, begging us to see the signs and listen to the meaning beneath the words we chant so obediently.

What if there is something more to this war? What if winning isn’t what actually matters? What if our magic isn’t the thing that truly divides us?

My heart is hardened to the wants of the world and all who occupy it, yet still I hear them call my name. Perhaps it’s time I started listening and found out why the stars have set us this fate. Or if not the stars, then who?

Something is rotting at the heart of our lands. So now I have a choice to make. Will I seek out the decay and work to destroy it? Or will I join it in its destruction of this world in vengeance for all the suffering it has offered me?

I’m starting to want things I shouldn’t want. Desire a man I should hate. Care for a warrior I should only wish to harm. The point is, I’m beginning to feel like more than just another pawn in this endless game. But if I want to be the one who rolls the dice then I’m going to have to pay the price of playing for real.

I only wanted to claim revenge for what I’d lost.

Maybe Destiny isn’t done with me yet.]]> 800 Caroline Peckham Iqra 0 4.42 2025
author: Caroline Peckham
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/24
shelves: fantasy-romance, solaria, currently-reading
review:
THIS IS FINALLY OUT!! IMMA BE ROTTING IN BED FOR THE FORESEEABLE GOODBYE
]]> 228691356 What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.

Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.

It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.

But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists.

When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.]]> 416 Ali Hazelwood Iqra 4 Mother did it again 3.97 2025
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/06/24
date added: 2025/06/24
shelves: 4-stars, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, grumpyxsunshine
review:
Mother did it again
]]> 198716261 A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.]]> 384 Ali Hazelwood 1408728915 Iqra 3 3.59 2024
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/06/22
date added: 2025/06/22
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Not Ali’s best I can say that for sure
]]> 123283034 204 Carissa Broadbent 1957779039 Iqra 5
It had the most beautiful character development and tender romance I’ve read in quite a while!

Every chapter, every scene, every interaction between the MCs had me banging my head against concrete bc Im so jelly I don’t have my own personal Vale ]]> 4.32 2023
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2023/07/03
date added: 2025/06/21
shelves: 5-star-gems, blankets-and-cuddles, book-supremacy, can-reread-over-and-over, comfort-and-serotonin, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, dear-diary-today-i-met-envy, fantasy-romance, mother-and-father, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, reread-pending, soulmatery-at-its-finest, the-lalala-to-my-okokok, tbr-short-stories, resident-stargirls, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
Stop it. This was adorable cute amazing everythinghhhh! THE WAY IT MADE ME FEEL EVERY EMOTION WAS INSANE.

It had the most beautiful character development and tender romance I’ve read in quite a while!

Every chapter, every scene, every interaction between the MCs had me banging my head against concrete bc Im so jelly I don’t have my own personal Vale
]]> 235161475
And the fate of the world rests in the hands of a grieving girl who never asked to be chosen.

Still reeling from the deaths of her father and brother, Ary Gold survives only by sheer will in the icy wilds of the North. But when friends arrive with stories of long-lost magic and a power buried in her newly discovered royal blood, Ary is thrust into a fate far larger than her sorrow.

The realm of Nyrida is under threat. An ancient shadow wielder is determined to claim Ary’s power and plunge the world into corrupted darkness. To stop him, Ary must marry the commander she’s been promised to—a man whose army could help them win the war—and train to fight alongside him.

But her fiercest challenge may not be on the battlefield.

Assigned to shape her into a warrior is a man cloaked in violence and secrets. Cold, commanding, and maddeningly unreadable, he isn’t her betrothed… but he may be her undoing. As sparks fly and loyalties are tested, Ary must decide whether to follow the path laid out for her—or risk everything for a love as wild and dangerous as the power awakening inside her.]]> 475 L.J. Claren Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 4.59
author: L.J. Claren
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.59
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]]> 228845026 Which will it be?

In the frostbitten kingdom of Elvir, Anelize Yarrow has spent her life as an apothecary in her father’s shop tending to those struggling with an ever-growing, unexplained malady. Determined to find a cure in the hopes of putting a stop to it once and for all.

That all changes one night after she rescues a mysterious, wounded stranger with eyes the color of starlight. A decision that will have consequences when she’s hunted down and the wicked threads of dark magic wind tightly around her very soul. Stealing the one thing she cares about most.

With time slipping from her fingers, Anelize will have no choice but to set off in search of answers if she wants to lift the curse cast upon her. Even if that means allying herself with the one responsible for plunging her into darkness in the first place.]]> 390 Rose Marie Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 0.0 2026
author: Rose Marie
name: Iqra
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2026
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating
review:
Gothic fantasy?? Tending to wounds??? Take it, take my money
]]> 212162835 Unfortunately for her, Travis Adler is a big one.

Lila is a woman who has too many responsibilities and very little time. Raising her four-year old brother on her own, ducking the persistent threat of their unstable mother, and working hard to make ends meet: Lila is exhausted and in need of help, even if she won't admit it. After running late to work one too many times, she loses her job at the worst possible moment. To make things worse, jobs in Willow Vale are as rare as they come.

Which leaves her with only one option offered by the last person she wants to see.

Enter Travis Adler: local brooding bar owner and the eldest son of the Adler family, a prominent ranching family in the town of Willow Vale. He's also Lila's ex-boyfriend, ex-best friend, ex-everything. When he finds her standing in his bar, asking for a job, he can’t refuse.

Now that Lila is in his life again after avoiding him for years, he's finding it's hard to stay away from her. But of course, Lila intends on keeping a safe distance from Travis for as long as she can. The only question is, can they stay away from each other? Or will they both give in to the feelings buried deep in their hearts fighting to come to the surface?]]> 315 Rose Marie Iqra 0 to-read 3.74
author: Rose Marie
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.74
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rating: 0
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]]> 56474282
On the run and cast out from society, we’ve been forced to hide from the mad man who stole our throne. But as more secrets come to light and my sister and I work harder than ever before to reach our potential and claim our birth right, the end is finally drawing closer.

There is no turning from this path now. The curse chases on our heels as time rushes by and the blood drenched destiny of the man I love looms ever closer just like the monster who stole our throne.

We must prepare for the final battle, but three things are clear now.

The cards have already been dealt.

Blood will spill for a new future to rise.

And the stars themselves can’t help us.

The fight for the throne is upon us. All hail the heartless sky.]]> 991 Caroline Peckham Iqra 5
IMMA CUT A BITCH ]]> 4.19 2021
author: Caroline Peckham
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2022/12/15
date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: fantasy-romance, solaria, book-supremacy, dear-pain, dramarama, fat-tears-rolling-off-my-cheeks, live-in-my-head-rent-free, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, ringing-my-therapist, shaking-in-my-boots, you-make-me-un-poco-loco, 4-5-stars, im-a-war-veteran, soulmatery-at-its-finest, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
Idk if I can write a proper review anymore. I’m broken. But here’s my garbled mess… (no spoilers <3)

IMMA CUT A BITCH
]]> 53535526
Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good.

Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I’m not sure how much time we have left to stop him.

Our only hope is to find the Imperial Star before he does. We made the sacrifice the stars called for and we’re paying the price for that decision so it can’t be for nothing. But with the stars turning against us at every move, and the last light in the world seeming to fade, I’m afraid we’re almost out of time. Hope is a dangerous thing. It’s the key to us fighting on. But it could be what destroys us in the end.

One thing is for certain, I won’t stop until I have been reunited with my other half and together we will fight to take our crowns.

A war is coming.

The throne is calling for a new monarch. And someone must answer its call.]]> 823 Caroline Peckham Iqra 4 (No spoilers) <br /><br /> 4.32 2020
author: Caroline Peckham
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2022/10/20
date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: fantasy-romance, dramarama, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, solaria, you-make-me-un-poco-loco, dear-pain, can-reread-over-and-over, comfort-and-serotonin, ringing-my-therapist, 4-5-stars, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
(No spoilers)


]]> 235368378 She wasn't supposed to meet someone like him. He wasn't supposed to be her undoing.

It's 1995, Joah Harrigan is the brash, enigmatic frontman of the biggest band in the world, and Ysolde is the iconic face of a generation. She's who people write their songs about—the kind of girl who could ruin a man.

He doesn't fall, and she doesn't chase. But from the moment they meet, it's headfirst, reckless, and inevitable.

Too much, too fast, too consuming.

Loving Ysolde makes Joah feel alive, but it also makes him feel trapped. Her star burns just as bright as his, and he doesn't know how to be with someone he can't control. The more he wants her, the more he resents her for it.

But fame is corrosive, and so is love. Neither Ysolde nor Joah were built to survive both, because some loves don't end—they can't—so they just destroy you.]]> Jessa Hastings 1464260788 Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating It’s definitely the font. 1.65 2025
author: Jessa Hastings
name: Iqra
average rating: 1.65
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating
review:
It’s definitely the font.
]]> 222255586
The Job

Event planner Priscilla Cain has been asked to plan her best friend Tina’s dream wedding proposal to her boyfriend, Ryan.

The Catch

It looks like groom-to-be Ryan might just beat her to it.

The Solution

Team up with Ryan’s obnoxious, but gorgeous, best friend Oliver to plan a joint proposal. But keep their unlikely alliance a secret from both their friends.

But as Oliver and Priscilla work together to pull off the proposal of the year, could there be more than one happily ever after on the cards…

Read if you love:

Fake dating

Close Proximity

Enemies to lovers]]> 384 Donna Marchetti 0008654697 Iqra 4
Priscilla was litch the cutest button I swearrrr she’s adorable but also competent and really loveable. She did make some silly decisions which I ignored lmao. Her inner monologue was so comforting bc she’s an overthinker and I felt that on a deeper level ]]> 3.84 2025
author: Donna Marchetti
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/05/08
date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs, 4-stars, cute-cuter-cutest
review:
This was SUCH a good time omg I loved it. I had average expectations going in but it really exceeded that and more. I would find myself thinking about going back to this book any time I wasn’t reading. I loved the characters and the story and the setup.

Priscilla was litch the cutest button I swearrrr she’s adorable but also competent and really loveable. She did make some silly decisions which I ignored lmao. Her inner monologue was so comforting bc she’s an overthinker and I felt that on a deeper level
]]> 236457812 Remi Ocean is broken.
With her oversized hoodies, orange hair, and that "go f*ck yourself" smile, it's obvious.

And I know why.

It's my fault.
It's our fault.

If I could stay away from her, I would.

I'd let that night go.
Let her go.
Let the charges and the dismissal and the justice she never got burn up into ash.

But I can't.
Someone needs me.
And me?
I need her.

But the good girl is starting to go bad.
I'm starting to lose my mind.
She's not mine anymore, and I can't let that happen.

Something bad happened to Remi.
And I'm the one who f*cking did it.

This is an extremely dark romance. ]]> 608 K.V. Rose Iqra 0 to-read 4.25
author: K.V. Rose
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/19
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 231204091 Some love stories are written in the stars.
Ours was etched in missed chances and almosts.

A girl searching for herself...
After seventeen summers in Eden, I knew I loved the boy with the fractured heart. But time changes everything—and Nate Sullivan is no longer just a boy. He’s a storm in human form. Loving him feels like standing in the eye of a hurricane—breathtaking and devastating.
Now I’m faced with a choice that could shatter us for good...
Because some love stories aren’t fairytales—they’re survival stories.

A boy haunted by his past...
She was my calm in the chaos, the only light I ever saw in the dark. But I messed it up. I let the past define me, and I broke her heart in the process.
Now, Lenora Wells is back—and she’s not the same girl I knew.
And me? I’m still a mess pretending I’ve moved on.

We’ve made too many mistakes.
Hurt each other in ways we can’t take back.
But walking away from the one person who feels like home?
That might be the one thing I can’t do.

What if our ending... was always meant to be our beginning?

Before We Were is an emotionally charged, slow-burn New Adult romance about soul-deep first love, second chances, and healing in the ruins of heartbreak. Perfect for fans of angsty, heartfelt stories with protective boys, summer nostalgia, and love that refuses to quit.

Tropes you’ll find in the book
✔️ Childhood friends to lovers
✔️ Broody boy, soft for her
✔️ Small town summer romance
✔️ Found family
✔️ Emotional and messy, but worth the fight]]> 582 Monique Medved 1764014715 Iqra 0 to-read 3.78
author: Monique Medved
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.78
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/17
shelves: to-read
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]]> 220637398 The only way to get my inheritance? Marry Alexei Volkov—the grumpiest enforcer in the NHL, a brutally handsome jerk, and the last man I’d ever fall for.

In public, we act as besotted newlyweds, but in private, we’re at each other’s throats. He’s competitive, arrogant, and surly. The guy’s never cracked a smile in his life. He’s jealous of my ex, he glares at my high heels, and insists he’s not attracted to me. He’s only marrying me for citizenship.

Fighting with Alexei is more fun than expected, though, and beneath his grouchy exterior, Alexei is surprisingly caring, protective, and generous.

He cooks for me and worries about my safety.

He sends me flowers with secret meanings and spends way too much money on me.

He makes me sleep in his bed and calls me his wife.

For a guy who said he’d never fall in love with me, Alexei’s doing a good impression of it… and now I’m wondering if this marriage is fake after all.]]> 464 Stephanie Archer Iqra 5
Proper rtc
I’m gna write the fattest review just wait ]]> 4.33 2025
author: Stephanie Archer
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/05/23
date added: 2025/06/17
shelves:
review:
I want to scream cry bang my fists on the wall bc Alexei isn’t real and I can’t follow Georgia on Instagram bc I NEEEEED to see her heels collection.

Proper rtc
I’m gna write the fattest review just wait
]]> 223918859
So when Lainey Morris needs a place to stay in Cleveland for a four-month long research project, Bash offers her his house. As a pro hockey player, he’s on the road a lot, but when he’s home, he makes his case against her marrying Shane—or anyone else.

She’s stubborn and often has her head in a book, but Lainey is also beautiful, funny and sweet. Plenty of men would like to lock her down, but she needs to focus on herself. Take her time. Wait until she’s at least thirty.

Bash plans to use logic and reason to persuade Lainey to stay single, but everything falls apart when he finally figures out the he’s in love with her. But is it too late to hope she might feel the same?]]> 274 Brenda Rothert Iqra 0 to-read, arcs 3.98
author: Brenda Rothert
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.98
book published:
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]]> 221481196 Praise for Rachel

'Another wonderful, emotional read from the fantastic Rachel Dove. I couldn't put it down.' Bestselling author Portia MacIntosh

'Left me begging for more!… Fun and enjoyable read. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐��⭐��⭐

‘I loved this romantic book!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐��⭐��⭐

‘Read in one sitting. Really enjoyable read. Totally recommend.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐��⭐��⭐

‘This book had me gripped from the start… A great page turner that has you guessing and waiting to see just what happens.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐��⭐��⭐]]> 247 Rachel Dove 1804836222 Iqra 2 arc-netgalley, arcs
Couldn’t connect to the characters at all. The storyline felt so flimsy and chaotic. I felt no chemistry between the fmc and mmc, their meet cute was also a mess.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC! ♥︎]]> 3.61
author: Rachel Dove
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.61
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/06/15
date added: 2025/06/15
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
The blurb sounded so interesting but unfortunately this was a complete miss for me.

Couldn’t connect to the characters at all. The storyline felt so flimsy and chaotic. I felt no chemistry between the fmc and mmc, their meet cute was also a mess.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC! ♥︎
]]> 228648745
A Rebellion Leader
Civil war left everyone in the kingdom of Noxia both destitute and dejected, but Alora refuses to watch her people continue to suffer. Magic comes with a price, and with her power of illusion considered a rarity, she joins with the cause to assassinate the ruthless king. Alora quickly finds her plans derailed when she unexpectedly captures the king’s favored warrior and it becomes apparent that more than her freedom is on the line.

The Royal Executioner
With the power to destroy souls, The Devourer is as ruthless as his magic. As the king’s right hand killer, The Devourer must hunt down and eliminate every threat to the king’s reign. But when he finds himself captured by the very group he hunts, Kassiel will begin to question if his fate to be alone, is truly set, or if his hardened heart could actually begin to feel again.

When the Stars were Devoured is the first book in an adult fantasy romance series following a broody, morally grey warrior who loses more than just his freedom to the fierce woman who ensnares him.]]> Stephanie Blair Iqra 0 to-read 5.00
author: Stephanie Blair
name: Iqra
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/15
shelves: to-read
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]]> 218155583 Grayson
Seven years ago, I left the special forces and my home after a tragic betrayal. I carefully constructed a new life in New York. I thought I had it all. A world-famous boxing trainer by day. A mafia hit man by night. Free to live in the darkness to do what I was trained to do. To kill. I finally felt free.

But one kiss was all it took to shatter life as I knew it. The one woman who hated my guts scaled the walls I built around my black heart. My ray of sunshine.

Just when I believed I could have it all, life blows it up right before my eyes. I know how far I’m willing to go to fight for her. But can she truly love someone who could never give her the fairy tale she so desperately craves?

Maddie
I was sick of being the family disappointment. The one who could never get a man to stick around. So I kissed a lot of frogs to try to find my prince. Instead, I fell in love with the villain. The last man on earth I thought I could ever love.

He might call me sunshine, but I crave his darkness. I wasn’t meant for his world, but he took me anyway, and I never wanted to leave. Sometimes, life doesn’t give you a choice. Can I give up on my search when I have the monster offering me the world? Even if loving me puts us both in danger.

 ]]> 352 Luna Mason 1496757475 Iqra 2 arc-netgalley, arcs 4.15 2023
author: Luna Mason
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2025/06/14
date added: 2025/06/14
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
I went into this book so excited thinking I’m gna find my new fav read but it did not go the way I expected
]]> 223724629 From the USA Today bestselling author of Fairydale comes a brand new romantasy about a hopeless woman willing to risk her immortal soul for the chance to have her most ardent wish come true and an emotionless ancient god who will do everything in his power to stop her.

Gods walk among us. They are powerful. They are immortal. They are…bored.

Every century, they create a deadly spectacle—the Wishing Game—where mortals compete for the ultimate one wish granted by the gods themselves. But there's a catch. If a participant dies in the game, they forfeit their immortal soul.

Lucero Archibald lost everything. When she receives an invitation to the Wishing Game, she is desperate enough to accept it. Her wish? Bring back her beloved from the dead.

Thrown into a world of ruthless competitors and treacherous gods, Luce forms an unlikely alliance with three Thea, a bubbly self-described harpy; Cerenios, her demon-hunter brother who shields more secrets than swords; and Ze, a cocky and insufferable soldier who seems determined to challenge her at every step.

As Luce faces increasingly deadlier trials and forces beyond her comprehension, she must decide how far she’s willing to go. With every trial, the price of victory grows steeper, and soon she’ll have to answer the ultimate

Is one wish worth her immortal soul?

]]> 752 Veronica Lancet Iqra 4
I love Veronica’s writing, it’s so bingeable. Kinda reminiscent of the twisted sisters. The humour is perfect and the characters are simple creatures but still so dark ]]> 4.51 2025
author: Veronica Lancet
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/06/14
date added: 2025/06/14
shelves: arcs, 4-stars, fantasy-romance
review:
This book was such a pleasant surprise. I went in knowing next to nothing about the plot and characters so it really was the best time figuring things out lmao. I loved it.

I love Veronica’s writing, it’s so bingeable. Kinda reminiscent of the twisted sisters. The humour is perfect and the characters are simple creatures but still so dark
]]> 229003381 *Book one of a duet*

When Ophelia Winters accepts a scholarship at a prestigious Scottish university to prove that her parents' death was the fault of Cain Green, an American aviation tycoon, her plan is simple; keep her grades up and her head down. The last thing she wants is to wind up in a mafia war or step on the toes of royalty.

Her plan gets off to a rocky start when the mysterious man that almost kills her on her first day turns out to be Cain's eldest son. As far as she’s concerned, Alex Corbeau-Green is a younger version of his billionaire father. A monster hiding beneath a beautiful facade.

Loneliness has been Ophelia’s only dependable companion for years, but when anonymous threats and mysterious occurrences start to haunt her time at Sorrowsong, she wonders if she really can survive there on her own.

Between being paired together for a project and ending up as each other’s alibi for a murder, avoiding Alex becomes increasingly impossible. She begins to fall for the soft heart that hides beneath his hard exterior.

Tormented by a malicious stalker and growing closer to Alex, Ophelia’s desperation for revenge wavers for the first time. Can she really bring herself to pull the trigger on Cain now that she knows the family it’ll split into two?
__________

Dark Academic Romance - Enemies to Lovers - Slow Burn - University Setting

This work is dark in places and contains several triggers throughout. Please heed the warnings before reading.]]> 416 Autumn Woods 1638933731 Iqra 0 to-read 4.09 2025
author: Autumn Woods
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/14
shelves: to-read
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]]> 234262753 *This limited deluxe edition comes with an ombre spine matching the rest of the series*

A love that couldn't be broken, except by the truth.

Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she's never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few family or friends in her corner, she's carries her burdens and her trauma on her own.

But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life…

Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can't resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too.

Lizzie and Hugh's bond seems unbreakable — their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep – but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.]]> 745 Chloe Walsh 0349439346 Iqra 0 4.59 2025
author: Chloe Walsh
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/13
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating, series-not-finished-bc-i-am-a-mess
review:

]]> 234271513 A love that couldn't be broken, except by the truth.

Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she's never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few family or friends in her corner, she's carries her burdens and her trauma on her own.

But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life…

Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can't resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too.

Lizzie and Hugh's bond seems unbreakable — their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep – but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.]]> 768 Chloe Walsh Iqra 0 4.61 2025
author: Chloe Walsh
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/13
shelves: physical-property, physical-tbr, to-read
review:

]]> 228856426 Now, I’m trapped in a prison of thorns and nightmares.
My crime? Knowing the location of a power that could reshape the world—a grimoire I swore to protect with my life.

That secret is the only thing keeping me alive while my captors wait for me to break.

Until he arrives.

Beautiful. Ruthless.

Dark, inscrutable eyes. A dangerously wicked grin.

But he’s not here to rescue me. He wants the grimoire for himself––and he’ll destroy anyone who stands in his way.

My only choice is a fragile, temporary alliance with a man I can never trust.

Because there’s more at stake than just a stolen grimoire or an ancient grudge.

And behind his mask of effortless allure, he’s hiding something far more dangerous than a thirst for power.

Something that could destroy us all.]]> 362 Stacia Stark 1959293281 Iqra 0 to-read 3.67
author: Stacia Stark
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.67
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 226052944
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.]]> 400 Rachel Gillig 0356522970 Iqra 5
The characters:

Phenomenal. Unique, dynamic and so competent in the roles they play within the plot.

The gargoyle. — Bartholomew. The apple of my eye. I just wanna put him in my pocket and protect him from the world ]]> 4.30 2025
author: Rachel Gillig
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/06/11
date added: 2025/06/12
shelves: physical-property, 5-star-gems, 6-stars, book-supremacy, disses-to-kisses, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, fantasy-romance, friends-recs-playlist-on-shuffle, got-me-laffing-hyena-style, indigo-nights, live-in-my-head-rent-free, mother-and-father, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, physically-read, reread-pending, ringing-my-therapist, shaking-in-my-boots, soulmatery-at-its-finest, the-lalala-to-my-okokok
review:
After having finished the book, I look at the cover and I can’t help but stop to just admire the delicate hints and every purposeful detail that went into the making of it. How subtle but also in ur face it is. It’s most definitely going to be one of my most cherished books.

The characters:

Phenomenal. Unique, dynamic and so competent in the roles they play within the plot.

The gargoyle. — Bartholomew. The apple of my eye. I just wanna put him in my pocket and protect him from the world
]]> 231328765 Introducing the first book in a brand new western romance series by Lila Dawes!

Redemption
When my father unexpectedly dies, I'm left with the overwhelming task of managing the family ranch and caring for my four younger sisters.
As if dealing with my grief wasn't enough, I soon discover the mountain of debt my father left behind. Everything we've ever known is on the line, and I have no idea how to fix it.

Just when I’m about to give up hope, help arrives in the form of a tall, dark, and dangerously handsome man. He shows up at the ranch looking for my father and, in a desperate moment, we strike a deal. He works for free and in return, I get the help I so desperately need.

It should be simple, a win-win.
There’s just one I can’t stop staring at him, and worse, he’s staring right back.
This is bound to end in disaster.

But this isn’t just any man. He’s notorious in my hometown, and of all the men in Reverence, he’s the one I could never trust, least of all with my heart.

Because he’s the man who killed my mother…



Cowgirls Do It Better is the brand new series by Lila Dawes, where in Reverence, Wyoming, it's the girls who run the ranch.
The series centers around the Cartwright sisters and their lives as they move on from tragedy and embrace all that life has to offer; including challenges, laughs, loves, sexy cowboys, ex-cons, famous movie stars and grumpy veterinarians / farriers and even an a**hole bison who just wants to be loved.

So what are you waiting for? Plan your trip to Redemption Ranch in Reverence, Wyoming and have an unmissable time!]]> 346 Lila Dawes Iqra 0 to-read 3.86
author: Lila Dawes
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.86
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/11
shelves: to-read
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]]> 221866459 Birthed in shadow. Forged in fire.

A Splintered Kingdom

An ancient grudge has kept humans and the magical races of Arcanis at odds for centuries. The Arcane Crucible, a legendary series of trials that occurs every 25 years, offers a chance for peace.

A Haunted Warrior

Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, is a shadow of her former self. Drowning in grief after losing the man she loved to the previous Crucible, now she must rise to stop his sister from falling to the same fate.

A Vengeful Knight

Hardened by loss and fueled by hate, Cedric Thorne’s lifelong goal to conquer the Crucible on humanity’s behalf is finally within reach. The only problem? Getting through the trials alive means working with Elyria—the very fae he blames for his parents’ deaths.

An Unwinnable Challenge

With alliances fragile as spun glass and betrayal lurking at every turn, Elyria and Cedric must navigate deadly trials that test their strength, spirit, and magic… as well as their increasingly complex feelings for each other.
 
This is the Arcane Crucible.]]> 466 Gretchen Powell Fox 0988468921 Iqra 0 to-read 4.29
author: Gretchen Powell Fox
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.29
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/11
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 219328559 Always ride faster than your angel can fly.
-Gabriel Wolfe

As president of the Hounds of Hell motorcycle club, my life has been infused with darkness and trauma since the day I was born. Chaos is my birthright. I crave it to feel stable. Secure. Whole.
The only people I care about are the ones who don my cut.
Women are just a tool.
Never to covet, only to use, each face blending into the next.
The formula I live by is simple.
Death is always at my door.
I am a soldier of bedlam.

Until a little hummingbird flies into my crosshairs, and I’m forced to feel something I haven’t felt for as long as I can remember…alive.

Let the hunt begin.]]> 416 Paisley Hope Iqra 3
The characters were genuinely complimentary. Perfectly made for each other lmao. The chemistry and tension was sooo good the first half like damn it had me biting my knuckles with anticipation.

Them getting together so quickly wasn’t the problem for me because I’m usually not bothered about if it’s insta lust or slow burn, I enjoy both. My problem i think was with the proportions of smut that left little room for the plot and emotional development. It felt a little tired and their primal kink lost its shine after the first six times.

I was expecting a spicy good time not a smutty good time so if ur going in without knowing much then i hope this appropriately adjusts those expectations for u.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Evermore for the ARC! ♥︎

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

I got the arc omg! I wasn’t expecting to be accepted but I’m litch so happyyyyy!! I’ve read the authors other book and loved it so I can’t wait to see how this one turns out ]]> 4.12 2024
author: Paisley Hope
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2025/06/07
date added: 2025/06/10
shelves: 3-stars, arc-netgalley, arcs, crank-the-ac-im-melting
review:
It started off really good. The first half had me gripped and I was loving the direction of the story until it shifted and it felt like it dragged.

The characters were genuinely complimentary. Perfectly made for each other lmao. The chemistry and tension was sooo good the first half like damn it had me biting my knuckles with anticipation.

Them getting together so quickly wasn’t the problem for me because I’m usually not bothered about if it’s insta lust or slow burn, I enjoy both. My problem i think was with the proportions of smut that left little room for the plot and emotional development. It felt a little tired and their primal kink lost its shine after the first six times.

I was expecting a spicy good time not a smutty good time so if ur going in without knowing much then i hope this appropriately adjusts those expectations for u.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Evermore for the ARC! ♥︎

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

I got the arc omg! I wasn’t expecting to be accepted but I’m litch so happyyyyy!! I’ve read the authors other book and loved it so I can’t wait to see how this one turns out
]]> 217872616 An utterly delightful and sexy second-chance romance between a black cat and golden retriever with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice!

Eva Kitt never expected to be the host of Sausage Talk, interviewing B-list celebrities over lukewarm hot dogs, instead of pursuing the journalism career she dreamed of. But when Eva’s impromptu public call out of her college ex goes viral, she’s thrust into the spotlight. It doesn’t help said ex is Rylie Cooper, a beloved social media personality that has built a platform on deconstructing toxic masculinity and teaching men how to be good partners.

Forced to confront Rylie on a live episode of Sausage Talk, he offers Eva a allow him to take her on a series of dates to make up for his toxic behavior, then debrief them on his channel to show he’s changed. Eva refuses to play nice, but agrees to the scheme to advance her own career and continue defaming Rylie’s good name. When these manufactured dates start to feel real, Eva has to wonder if the boy that broke her heart has become the man that might heal it.]]> 384 Mazey Eddings 1250333326 Iqra 3
The fmc was genuinely HILARIOUS. Like I would find myself pinching my nose in an attempt to not laugh so loud i wake my family up while I’m sat reading this at 2am ]]> 3.74 2025
author: Mazey Eddings
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/06/10
date added: 2025/06/10
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs, 3-stars, got-me-laffing-hyena-style
review:
It was funny, fast paced and an amazing time!

The fmc was genuinely HILARIOUS. Like I would find myself pinching my nose in an attempt to not laugh so loud i wake my family up while I’m sat reading this at 2am
]]> 63035020
Except me: the coach’s daughter.

With piercing green eyes, herculean biceps, and irresistible dimples, Holden is the number one target for every girl on campus. But according to his teammates, football is the only love of his life.

He’s their leader, their QB1 and team captain who is all business and no play.

But when I’m with him? Mr. Serious isn’t serious at all. He loves to push my buttons, to pin me with those sexy eyes of his and tease me until I bite back.

I remind him I’m off limits.
He can’t have me, and I don’t want him — or anyone else, for that matter.

I’m here for one reason: to show my father I'm more than his greatest disappointment.

But when an old injury flares up and I’m forced to work with Holden every day as his athletic trainer, his attempts to get under my skin start becoming harder to resist.

We can’t give in, no matter how much the air crackles between us when we’re close.

I’m the coach’s daughter, and if Holden Moore wants to go pro, he’s got to play by daddy’s rules.

Otherwise, he’ll be off the team.
And he’s not the only one with something to lose.]]> 356 Kandi Steiner Iqra 0 3.94 2022
author: Kandi Steiner
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/10
shelves: to-read, immediate-tbr, monthly-hopefuls, tbr-romance, tbr-spice, i-m-your-daddy-on-the-field-bitch, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:

]]> 22760746
Seven years later, life is going pretty good for Tate, when she runs into Jameson again. This time, she thinks she's ready for him. She doesn't have a naive bone left in her body, and she can't even remember what shy feels like. Jameson has evolved, as well—sharp words, sharper wit, and a tongue that can cut her in half. It all sounds like fun to a woman like Tate, and she is ready to play, determined to prove that she isn't the same girl he conquered once before. A series of games start, each one more devious than the last.

But as the line between games and reality becomes blurry, Tate quickly learns that Jameson has most definitely earned his nickname, “Satan.” Can she beat him at his own game before someone gets hurt? Or will he leave her soulless, making him the winner, once and for all?

WARNING: contains a wannabe B-rate porn star, an impersonal personal assistant, and the F-word, A LOT. Also graphic sexual situations and sadomasochistic themes.]]> 324 Stylo Fantome Iqra 5 ೃ⁀➷ 4.5 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚

I INHALED THIS BOOK THE SAME WAY A DROWNING MAN WOULD AFTER FINALLY BREAKING THE SURFACE - GASPING, CHOKING AND SPUTTERING FOR AIR FASTER THAN HIS LUNGS CAN ACCEPT.

TateJameson = Toxic and messyyyyy my drug of choice ]]> 3.97 2014
author: Stylo Fantome
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/11
date added: 2025/06/10
shelves: toxic-and-messy-my-drugs-by-choice, 4-5-stars, barking-for-boaf, can-reread-over-and-over, concrete-morally-grey-mmc, crank-the-ac-im-melting, dear-pain, dramarama, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, grumpyxsunshine, if-you-cannot-beat-em-baffle-em, live-in-my-head-rent-free, my-babies-my-children, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, resident-stargirls, ringing-my-therapist, soulmatery-at-its-finest, traumance, unique-monikers, 5-star-gems
review:
ೃ⁀➷ 4.5 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚

I INHALED THIS BOOK THE SAME WAY A DROWNING MAN WOULD AFTER FINALLY BREAKING THE SURFACE - GASPING, CHOKING AND SPUTTERING FOR AIR FASTER THAN HIS LUNGS CAN ACCEPT.

TateJameson = Toxic and messyyyyy my drug of choice
]]> 229071296 She wanted to write a bestseller. She wasn't ready for the plot twist.

Being an indie romance author was supposed to be a dream come true. But after publishing umpteen books, I still haven’t “made it” and now I’m just waiting for the dark cloak of insignificance to completely snuff out my career.

I decide to roll the dice on a marketing guru who swears he can yank me out of obscurity. But after a frantic search for “book boyfriend material” and an unexpected bar encounter, I accidentally blow my entire budget on an escort.

Forrest is a charming single dad by day and hotter-than-sin escort by night. But before I can fire him and ask for a refund, he reminds me how I got here in the first place… I’m in desperate need of inspiration.

He might be a walking red flag, but Forrest is ready to be my muse, which means spending the next three months helping me “research” my next bestseller. (Hey, I’m manifesting here.) Our game plan? Act out all the romance novel tropes that make a bingeable love brooding billionaires, masked men, cowboys in small towns, and even swoon-worthy green flags.

Forrest plays all the book boyfriend parts perfectly. So perfectly I’m starting to wonder if his feelings for me might be real, or if he’s just earning his paycheck. I’m not sure if I’m trying to write a love story or live one out.

After all, there is no such thing as happily ever after with a professional escort…right?]]> Kay Cove Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 4.50
author: Kay Cove
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.50
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/09
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]]> 217493781
For a decade, revenge has consumed my every waking thought. My sole desire? To mete out even a fraction of the suffering inflicted upon me by those five individuals. They believed they could silence me forever, burying me alive and leaving me for dead. Little did they know, it takes more than mundane means to kill a demon.

I’m coming for you all… my sweets.

Kairhyse Monroe:

Finding the demon responsible for these murders is what brought me to her, but my obsession is what keeps me chasing. Oh, Xeraphine, if you believe you’ll find freedom from my grasp, you are truly mistaken.

I’m coming for you, my little demon.]]> 351 M.L. Burns Iqra 0 to-read 3.88 2024
author: M.L. Burns
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 50391615 Lionel seeks to hurt us, the Nymphs seek to hurt the entire Fae race, and between all of it, we just have to try and survive each day as it comes.
I'm afraid of everything falling apart, but it looks like it already has.
]]> 886 Caroline Peckham Iqra 4
*stage lights dim*
*clears throat*

Okay so… *nervous laughter*

There’s so much to unpack here. Like ]]> 4.31 2020
author: Caroline Peckham
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2022/10/01
date added: 2025/06/08
shelves: fantasy-romance, dramarama, my-husbands, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, solaria, you-make-me-un-poco-loco, dear-pain, can-reread-over-and-over, comfort-and-serotonin, ringing-my-therapist, 4-5-stars, shaking-in-my-boots, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
(No spoilers <3)

*stage lights dim*
*clears throat*

Okay so… *nervous laughter*

There’s so much to unpack here. Like
]]> 198404987
An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.

The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover.

The reader reaction to The Boys of Tommen says it all!

'This book wrecked me even further than I could've imagined, in all the best possible ways! Joey and Aoife have my heart. Chloe Walsh is one of the most gifted authors that I've ever come across'

'Will leave an indelible imprint on your heart without doubt . . . Most definitely Chloe Walsh's best work to date'

'Just WOW!!!! I can't seem to find the words to even try and explain why this book is so EPIC!'

'Nothing I say will do this book justice . . . There was laughter and tears, trauma and healing and every single word of it was perfection'

.........................

I'm saving you, six.

With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?

Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them.

Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may.]]> 927 Chloe Walsh 0349439303 Iqra 5 4.67 2023
author: Chloe Walsh
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/06/07
date added: 2025/06/08
shelves: physical-property, series-not-finished-bc-i-am-a-mess, 5-star-gems, 6-stars, barking-for-boaf, book-supremacy, dear-pain, fat-tears-rolling-off-my-cheeks, got-me-laffing-hyena-style, grumpyxsunshine, i-m-your-daddy-on-the-field-bitch, im-a-war-veteran, indigo-nights, live-in-my-head-rent-free, mother-and-father, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, physically-read, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, resident-stargirls, ringing-my-therapist, shaking-in-my-boots, soulmatery-at-its-finest, tesoro-mio, toxic-and-messy-my-drugs-by-choice, traumance, unique-monikers, you-make-me-un-poco-loco
review:
It took me 2hrs post finishing this book to even realise I’ve not ate anything the whole day bc of this book
]]> 215587837
Dark Romance meets Grunge-Punk Sci-Fi/Fantasy with a strong female lead desperate to avenge her murdered mother and sisters, and an obsessive heir to a criminal empire who will stop at nothing to memorize every inch of her.
In Mirror, crime rules all. Abandoned kingdoms have risen into criminal empires, each specializing in a dark trade, and among a labyrinth of underground tunnels, a secret society of female assassins lurks, their vendettas paid only in blood.

THE ANGEL OF SIN
Rayze Angeline is a Shard Daughter, a female assassin and one of the last remaining mortals blessed with Fate's magic.

Taken in after the deaths of her mother and sisters, Rayze studies the art of lethal seduction among the criminal empire of The Serpent, a Boss who specializes in human trafficking.

Infiltrating The Serpent's empire one lay at a time, leaving a string of missing persons in her wake, Rayze is the ghost assassin The Serpent and his heir seek to imprison.

THE SNAKE OF MADNESS
Warrick Ivor is The Serpent's heir, but one fateful night in the presence of Rayze leaves him forever changed.

A Bond. Threads of Fate tethered between him and Rayze. She is his. She will always be his, and he will have her, no matter how many times she severs their Bond.

With each severing, their Bond sends them into an unrelenting frenzy of lust and madness. When they're forced to remember it all, to know each other and their bond for what it is...

"A woman who makes war with her mouth on mine is a woman I plan to keep."

"He tastes like violence. A lethal potency that will leave me wet and wanting the rest of my days."

“Scream, angel. Scream and let me taste your pleasure.”

"There’s stabbing a man. Then there’s stabbing a man when he comes. One leaves him wanting. The latter leaves him satisfied until the mere seconds of his bitter end."

—⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�⿒�

The Shard and The Serpent is intended for an adult audience with content that may be triggering to some readers. Full warnings are available at the author's website, Wrathos Books. The Shard Daughters series is a series of standalone dark fantasy romance novels, each focusing on a different couple within Jinapher J. Hoffman's #1 best-selling realm of Mirror.

Though The Shard and The Serpent can be read on its own, readers are encouraged to try the completed dark fantasy romance trilogy, Fates of Mirror, first to avoid historical spoilers and recognize cameos. The Shard and The Serpent is part of Jinapher's overarching multiverse of feminine rage, Wrathos.]]> Jinapher J. Hoffman Iqra 0 to-read 3.50
author: Jinapher J. Hoffman
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.50
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/07
shelves: to-read
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]]> 222946916 They told her to go to Hell.
She’ll go on her own terms.

Lily is less than thrilled about her arrival to the Afterlife, but what awaits her is more fantastical than she ever could have imagined. Deities wait in line at the coffee shop. Fae flit between realms. Souls find ways to make death a beginning.
As Lily explores everything the Afterlife has to offer, she finds herself drawn to a place most people would rather avoid at all Hell.
What she discovers there subverts everything she’s ever learned, and Lily realizes the demons working at the gate to guide souls need help—badly. Armed with years of customer service experience and pent-up sarcasm, Lily carves out a place for herself among the demons, confronting, sassing, and aiding the spectrum of humanity to redefine justice and redemption.
A chance meeting with Bel, a demon general with a distractingly sexy voice, sparks an immediate and deeply healing friendship. However, the undeniable heat between them simmers, and it’s only a matter of time before it combusts.
Meanwhile, something stirs beyond the boundaries of their world, threatening to destroy everything they’ve ever known and everything that could be… unless they fight like Hell to stop it.]]> 695 Jaysea Lynn Iqra 0 to-read 4.64 2025
author: Jaysea Lynn
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/07
shelves: to-read
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]]> 43174956 He craved my loyalty, so I let him feast on my soul.
I wanted a husband, but he gave me a monster.
So, I made it my pet.
The lines between what was real and what wasn’t were blurred.
Our story was a lie.
Until now.]]> 254 Amo Jones Iqra 0 4.02 2020
author: Amo Jones
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2020
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/05
shelves: to-read, tbr-mafia, tbr-romance, tbr-spice
review:

]]> 227750317  
Everyone believes Calla murdered her husband. With a spell preventing her from clearing her name and a law forcing her to remarry, the grieving fae queen vows never to cede her heart and to punish her suitors. Setting up deadly trials for any who would dare court her, she’s convinced she’s found the perfect solution—until a handsome, sarcastic general enters.
 
Matthias is hunting for the truth. To unmask the murderer of his best friend’s brother, he’ll cut through the competition, investigate the queen’s shadow magic, and mete out whatever justice he must. But when it becomes clear both he and the queen are being targeted, Matthias is torn between his duty and something unexpected—affection.
 
Threats stalk Calla and Matthias in and out of the ring. As they turn to each other for aid, neither can deny the feelings simmering beneath the surface. But when their unexpected romance puts bigger targets on their backs, they’re forced to wonder if love can blossom amidst secrets, grief and deadly trials, or if their hearts will be their undoing.
 
Once the Skies Fade is the second thrilling interconnected standalone romantasy novel in the Immortal Reveries series. If you can’t get enough of deadly trials, morally grey female leads, and love that overcomes grief, dive into Once the Skies Fade today!]]> 600 Vanessa Rasanen 1963947010 Iqra 0 to-read, fantasy-romance 3.88
author: Vanessa Rasanen
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.88
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/06/04
shelves: to-read, fantasy-romance
review:

]]> 235414604 The Arrangement is a semi-serious, semi rom-com book filled with the masked man trope (the best trope some may argue), banter, enough spice to make you blush and the trope of calling-them-by-their-last-names-until-they-fall-in-love trope. Who doesn't love that?

Georgia Clark hates her neighbor.

Not only is he loud and has women over every night, but he also was her high school rival years prior. Sebastian Quinn is everything she isn' wealthy, confident, and owns a car that runs.

Everything changes when to her horror, Georgia discovers that her favorite guilty pleasure — a certain masked “spicy ”content creator, is none other than Sebastian Quinn himself.

Sebastian is in a bind. With his long-time filming partner leaving the business, he needs a new partner—one who has just as much to lose as he does. So why not someone who already

knows his secret identity?

Georgia.

When Georgia's bookstore dream job suddenly cuts her hours, she finds herself on the brink of a bold move the cautious woman never dreamed she would consider.

After all, what's a little tryst for money between neighbors?

Note from the
Please note, this book contains explicit sexual content only suited for adults.

• Trigger warnings include but are not limited

• Death of Parent

• Mention of Substance Abuse by Parent

• Mention of Child Neglect

• Explicit and Graphic Sexual Content

• Sex Work (consensual)

• Swearing

• Erotic use of classic literature (You’ll see…sorry Bronte)

This book is fictional and should be treated as such, nothing in this book should be used as a blueprint for sex work, camming or any other adult activities and isn't intended to be.]]> 322 Heather Dubree Iqra 4
I had fun with the storyline and the characters. I loved that they were complex and not some lust filled robots lol. How they slowly came together from finding each other annoying to keeping things professional to then more… it was a really natural emotional progression which I was so grateful for.

There were some things in here that felt like missed potential, them being academic rivals. I wished there was clear indication that he was crushing on her or smth in highschool bc it just felt… unfinished iykwim.

My biggest complaint is the third act, it kinda put a damper on the mood towards the ending but other than that this was a solid well paced read which I really enjoyed! ]]> 3.50
author: Heather Dubree
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.50
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/06/03
date added: 2025/06/03
shelves: 4-stars, crank-the-ac-im-melting, disses-to-kisses
review:
I binged the fuck outta this. The mmc was perfffff. It was hot. It was perfectly spicy but also really sweet. The progression of the romance was done really well!

I had fun with the storyline and the characters. I loved that they were complex and not some lust filled robots lol. How they slowly came together from finding each other annoying to keeping things professional to then more… it was a really natural emotional progression which I was so grateful for.

There were some things in here that felt like missed potential, them being academic rivals. I wished there was clear indication that he was crushing on her or smth in highschool bc it just felt… unfinished iykwim.

My biggest complaint is the third act, it kinda put a damper on the mood towards the ending but other than that this was a solid well paced read which I really enjoyed!
]]> 199847716
Nicolai Attano finally has everything he’s ever wanted: control over the Iron Saint Railway, safety for his family, and not a single rival syndicate to stand in his way. Never could he have imagined he’d want anything more than power—not until Camilla Marchese.

Six weeks have passed since the disaster on the train and his wife was kidnapped, but to get her back, he’ll need help. Nico struggles to work with a city poisoned against him and is instead forced to seek the aid of a disreputable black-market dealer. A simple deal to ensure her rescue, Nico doesn’t think twice. A bargain is struck, and the cost is higher than ever. The collateral? His life.

Meanwhile, Camilla fights to gain control over her newfound powers as the alchemist in charge of her confinement puts her to the test. Forced to free what she’s held so close, the only light in this hellish prison is the hope to see her family again, and the husband who stole her heart. Three trials and three chances to find the source of her Chaos and use it to save herself, if it doesn’t destroy her first.

Cracks in the city draw lines between loyalties, and time is running out until everything comes crashing down. Return to Lynchaven in this action-packed and swoony conclusion of Nico and Milla’s story.]]> 494 Alexis L. Menard Iqra 0 3.83 2024
author: Alexis L. Menard
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/06/03
shelves: to-read, fantasy-romance, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:

]]> 59207340 He doesn't do relationships.

She doesn't do flings.

Everything they thought is about to unravel...




Frankie

When you say you're a sexologist, people imagine Marilyn Monroe. They don't expect a woman who uses a wheelchair. As the host of the All Access Podcast, I'm breaking barriers, crushing stigmas, and creating sexual connections that are fulfilling for my fans. I'm like cupid, but with pink hair and fewer diapers.

Only, I've hit a snag. A lovely listener wants some advice about accessible rope play and I'm drawing a big fat blank. Which leaves me with no option but to get out there and give it a go.

Which is how I meet Jay Wood-rigger, carpenter, and all-round hottie.

I'd be open to letting him wine and dine me-only Jay isn't my type. He's not a one-girl kind of guy. Monogamy isn't even in his vocab, and I'm not a woman who'll settle for being second choice.

But the closer we get, the more Jay has me tied up in knots.

And it's making me think, maybe I could compromise and accept a little Wood in my life. Even if it's only temporary.




Jay

Frankie's funny, intelligent, and ridiculously sexy. This should be a no-brainer. A little fun in the sheets, and a little romp with some ropes-simple.

Only the infuriating woman is asking for more. I'm not that kind of guy. I wouldn't even know how to be that kind of guy. I'm the definition of easy.

It'll be fine. We'll be friends. Just friends.

So, why does my heart feel frayed? And why is it I can't help but consider taking the ultimate leap of faith-tying myself to Frankie. Permanently.]]> 248 Evie Mitchell 1922561215 Iqra 3 3.52 2021
author: Evie Mitchell
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2025/06/02
date added: 2025/06/02
shelves:
review:
This book was so cute and was exactly what I was looking for to get me out of my slump. A really healthy romance which was perfectly paced I loved it!
]]> 222276079
Forced into close quarters after a decade of silence, old tensions reignite in the form of an all-out prank war. But when one joke goes too far, their rivalry unravels, exposing something raw and unresolved between them.

As their time in the mountains turns from competition to connection, reality intrudes in the form of Bryson’s teammates and the watchful eye of D.C. Renegades Captain, Felix Fornier. With their careers pulling them in different directions, Bryson and Jo have to decide if what they built in the mountains was just a fleeting escape or if they’re ready to commit; to their careers, their teams, and most of all, to each other.

Unrivaled Love is a second-chance, spicy, hockey romcom about commitment; to yourself, your team, and your person.]]> 418 Erin Marie Bassett Iqra 2 arcs
The dialogue felt unnatural and fake. There was no substance behind their behaviour. It went from playful to emotional without giving the audience much time to fully connect with the characters, making them sound childish and immature.

I wanted to love this and I hate that I didn’t ☹️

Many thanks to the author for the ARC! ♥︎]]> 4.22
author: Erin Marie Bassett
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.22
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/05/31
date added: 2025/05/31
shelves: arcs
review:
The book had the right bones for it to have been a good story but it was poorly executed.

The dialogue felt unnatural and fake. There was no substance behind their behaviour. It went from playful to emotional without giving the audience much time to fully connect with the characters, making them sound childish and immature.

I wanted to love this and I hate that I didn’t ☹️

Many thanks to the author for the ARC! ♥︎
]]> 224053271
Vampires live forever…and so do his in-laws

Pandora has real problems. She’s working a dead-end job as the night barista at a 24/7 coffee-shop, she still lives with her parents, and, oh yeah, she’s a vampire who has to get married by the end of the year or she won’t inherit her ancient family fortune. One slight catch: she’s single.

When PhD student and coffee shop regular (and Pandora's work crush) Victor mentions his crippling debt, Pandora is overjoyed. She’s found the perfect solution to her problem. She can marry Victor, inherit the family fortune, pay off his debt, and divorce him as quickly as they married. It should be simple!

But things in Pandora’s life are never that easy. Victor doesn’t know she’s a vampire, and absolutely cannot find out. On top of that, her whole family is getting involved in the wedding planning, turning Pandora’s proposed elopement into an extravaganza not fit for humans.

Plus, the growing attraction between Pandora and Victor has her questioning whether she even wants this marriage to be fake at all. Can the pair survive this big fat vampire wedding?]]> 384 Jessica Gadziala 0008762287 Iqra 3 arc-netgalley, arcs
The world building needed some work though. It felt like everything had to be guessed.

The romance was my good but I’m more interested in her friend Lucy and Elias’s little story ]]> 3.75 2025
author: Jessica Gadziala
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/30
date added: 2025/05/30
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
This one was rlly cuteee. Their dynamic was adorable.

The world building needed some work though. It felt like everything had to be guessed.

The romance was my good but I’m more interested in her friend Lucy and Elias’s little story
]]> 217513554 Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison.

Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster. While Jackson thrives on routine and organization from the comfort of his radio booth, Delilah loves the spontaneity and adventure out in the field. When they’re partnered against their will to cover the snowstorm of the century, they find themselves scrambling to figure out how to work together.

Eager to be taken seriously as a journalist, Delilah offers Jackson a deal. If he can help her ace this assignment, she’ll help him rediscover his long-lost fun side. With an undiscovered chemistry burning beneath their clashes, the unlikely partnership quickly tumbles into an easy and surprising friendship.

But when other feelings start to enter the equation, can Jackson and Delilah withstand the storm? Or does what happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains?]]> B.K. Borison Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating
Jackson come home I miss u already]]> 4.28 2026
author: B.K. Borison
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2026
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/29
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating
review:
ARE WE SEEING THAT COVER OMGEE (also he’s not a redhead he’s a blonde)

Jackson come home I miss u already
]]> 78577458

L'auteure de Lettres d'amour à mon Whiskey nous revient avec la suite tant attendue...

Si vous lisez ces lignes, chers lecteurs, c'est que vous avez lu l'histoire de B. Je sais que vous avez été soumis aux mêmes tourments que moi... peut-être même plus, puisque vous avez vécu ces treize ans en l'espace de trois cent soixante-deux pages.
Vous méritez de savoir ce qui s'est passé ensuite.
Vous méritez une fin heureuse... du moins, aussi heureuse que, masochistes que nous sommes, nous puissions vous l'offrir.
Mais avant de vous raconter sa version à elle de l'histoire, je dois au moins vous présenter une partie de la mienne .
Alors, une fois encore, nous ne pouvons pas commencer ici.
Il faut revenir en arrière.
Très loin en arrière.
Remonter jusqu'à la toute première goutte...]]> 195 Kandi Steiner Iqra 5 4.04 2016
author: Kandi Steiner
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2023/05/01
date added: 2025/05/29
shelves:
review:

]]> 58607371 ONE REVENGE.
He finds. He rides. He steals. A man without a face, a thief without a code, an orphan without a family. A lone biker, Fury has spent years becoming the ultimate 'acquirer', stealing the unstealable, obsessed with vengeance on the man who destroyed him years ago.

ONE OBSESSION.
She follows. She rides. She keeps. She comes out of nowhere, outriding him at every turn, hijacking his missions, becoming his shadow. A mysterious girl, Illyana has spent years aspiring to be his best partner-in-crime, obsessed with him and making it her life's purpose.

ONE HEIST.
When an opportunity brings him closer to his revenge, they need to work together. An impossible heist, a few steamy trysts, and they'll ride away. No emotions, no messes.

Raw, edgy, unhinged, the stakes are high, the payout even higher. And Fury and Illyana are about to learn, things don't always go as planned.]]> 0 RuNyx Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 4.47 2022
author: RuNyx
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/28
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating
review:
Update 29/5/25 — still mourning the death of my hope for this books release RIP
]]> 193111464 The untouchable king of the university demanded that everyone bow to him. I refused.

I shouldn't have done it. I should have just swallowed my pride and gotten down on my knees. But people like him piss me off. People who have never had to work for anything but still have everything. So I decided to show him, publicly, that he has no power over me.

That was a mistake.

I have nothing. No money. No name. No connections.

He has everything. In this city, he is practically a god.

And now, he is coming for revenge.]]> 324 Raven Wood 9198802496 Iqra 3 3.62 2023
author: Raven Wood
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/27
date added: 2025/05/27
shelves: 3-stars, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, ringing-my-therapist
review:
Oh how I missed Raven’s writing. I read this in one sitting lmao. Nothing hits like the books you read at midnight, delirious with lack of sleep
]]> 224122510
Forgetting the wedding was the easy part. Being married to him is a whole different story. Parker is too … everything. Chiseled by the gods good-looking. A heartbreaking kind of broody. The kind of man you know will wreck you for all others. Good thing this is all pretend. And oh, how we pretend. We pretend ourselves right into me ripping the clothes off his body.

It’s all fun and fake marriage until the day he gets a knock on the door with the surprise of a lifetime. Until the bomb goes off and we’re left to pick up the pieces. Until the pretending stops and we’re left with only one question: was any of it real?]]> 386 Karla Sorensen Iqra 0 to-read 4.50 2025
author: Karla Sorensen
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> 220768535 While I’m not clear on where one gets an official copy of the girl code, it seems like “thou shall not covet thy bestie’s hot dad” would be pretty high on that list.

Even if my hormone-ridden peanut brain would love to read into every interaction we’ve ever had, and imagine he’s been pining away for me too, my judgment is clearly not to be trusted here. It’s time to move on.

Unfortunately, coveting is a hard condition to kick when you find yourself spending Christmas alone with him at his fancy house.
It’s even harder when you throw in the storm of the century, a mountain of snow where the driveway should be, and learning your best friend’s father isn’t quite as disinterested as you thought he was.

Now, the one thing I know for sure, is this is a Christmas I’ll never forget.]]> 178 Cleo White Iqra 3 3.17
author: Cleo White
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.17
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/25
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]]> 218568760 THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MAGNOLIA PARKS

London-based Georgia Carter, professional lie-detector and body-language savant, has long been estranged from her infuriating, close-minded, wealthy South Carolina family. After a falling-out years ago, the chasm runs deep between the black sheep - Georgia and her gay, alcoholic brother - and their parents and elder siblings. But when their father dies suddenly, Georgia returns to the States for the funeral ... where she comes face-to-face with Sam Penny, her brother's AA sponsor.

Amid the tensions, dramas and revelations of the family reunion, Georgia and Sam are instantly drawn to each other.

However, Georgia's brother also harbours feelings for Sam, and the last thing Georgia wants to do is hurt the only family she's ever really had.

When their father's will reveals a surprising bequest to a mysterious stranger, Georgia's ability to read people becomes crucial in unravelling her father's hidden past. The delicate balance within the family teeters, and secrets - both old and new - threaten to push them beyond the breaking point.

There are only so many cracks a damaged family can take before it shatters.]]> 464 Jessa Hastings 1464245339 Iqra 0
. . . whose surprised?]]> 4.40 2025
author: Jessa Hastings
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/25
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Another messy love triangle by Jessa?!

. . . whose surprised?
]]> 50247356

Cassandra truly believes I’m the bad guy in her world. She’s wrong. I can show her how much she means to me. It will take time and coaxing, but I’ll prove to her our love is deep and true. If she tries to knife me a few times along the way, what of it? After all, a spirited woman is exactly what I need, and Cassandra Carlisle was made for me.


(MINK's note: His Deadly Darling is an instalove, steamy, dark romantic comedy with a HEA, perfect for reading with a kitty in your lap and a spiced coffee sitting next to you.)]]> 158 Mink Iqra 3 4.10 2020
author: Mink
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/24
date added: 2025/05/24
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]]> 54375036
MINK's note: Get you a lap kitty and a hot coffee for this sweet story of a hitman and his heart. HEA included.]]> 131 Mink Iqra 2 4.06 2020
author: Mink
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2025/05/24
date added: 2025/05/24
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]]> 221210824 At Bloodwing Academy, blood is currency, but a dragon's legacy is priceless—and as dangerous as fire.

I thought surviving my first year in Bloodwing's deadly halls would be enough. I was wrong.

I accidentally woke a dragon—a creature of myth, of death, of fire.

Now every highblood house wants control over me and the dragon's legacy I carry. But here's the truth: I have no control. I'm bluffing my way through every encounter, trying to keep everyone from realizing that I'm not the one pulling the dragon's strings.

And then there's Blake Drakharrow. I thought he was on my side, that I might even be able to trust him. But he betrayed me. Now I'm his only blood source. How messed up is that? In a place like Bloodwing, where power and survival are everything, this bond may well be the death of us both. Unless I can find a way to end it.

In this world of vampires, dragons, and lies, there are no happy endings. Just legends—and the darkness it takes to make them.]]> 395 Briar Boleyn Iqra 0 4.18 2024
author: Briar Boleyn
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/24
shelves: to-read, academia-setting, physical-property, physical-tbr
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]]> 221266114
So what is she to do when she finds herself on a plane to California and on her way to a sure death sentence? A one-night stand. At least, that’s all it was supposed to be—one last night to be free. Only, she finds out too late that the dark and mysterious man she solely wanted as a fling is not only her new comrade but also the one she dreaded meeting most—her immediate superior and untouchable devil in the field. Bones.

He’s hell on earth—cruel and unforgiving, but most of all, he hates her, and he makes sure she knows it. And yet, she finds herself unwilling to leave his side when he’s unable to get to the evac point when their mission goes awry.

She stays behind with the devil and the secrets he keeps. They only have one another to trust when no faith is left.]]> 464 K.M. Moronova 1963474066 Iqra 0 3.90 2024
author: K.M. Moronova
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/24
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]]> 204469230 A rare conduit of Light, drawn to the Shadows. A spymaster who can’t seem to stay away.

For as long as she can remember, Arken Asher has been searching for answers—driven by an insatiable hunger, a need to understand the meaning behind her dangerous arcane secrets. She’s finally taken that leap into the unknown, leaving her simple life behind to attend the Arcane Studium: a prestigious college of magickal arts & sciences nestled in the heart of Sophrosyne: the City of the Gods.

As the Scouting & Reconnaissance Captain of the Elder Guard, Kieran Vistarii deals in Shadows, blood and subterfuge. Scarred by his past but dedicated to safeguarding Sophrosyne’s future, Kieran’s self-imposed isolation is easily masked by charm and cocksure energy. Strange disappearances have kept his cadre busy as of late, and yet the captain finds himself sidetracked, distracted by the inexplicable allure of a certain golden-eyed Conduit and her curious mind.

They both know better than to get involved, but the Fates have other plans. The dark threads of prophecy were woven long ago, and the ties that bind just might be what it takes to mend these broken, star-crossed souls… or what forges a deadly bond that could damn them all.]]> 608 Harper Hawthorne Iqra 0 3.96 2024
author: Harper Hawthorne
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/24
shelves: to-read, academia-setting, fantasy-romance, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:

]]> 222631696
When I was eleven, my family moved next door to his.
When I was thirteen, he was my first crush.
When I was sixteen, we fell for each other.

And when I was nineteen, we broke each other's hearts.

Six years later, I've landed an internship with a big-name interior designer in a new city. Unfortunately, that city just so happens to be the one he plays hockey for.

I thought Chicago was big enough to avoid him, until I get the surprise of a lifetime and unknowingly move in right next door. Even worse? The renovation project I'm assigned to in hopes of turning that internship into my full-time dream job...

It's his house.

But how am I supposed to update his bachelor pad into a family home when we can't even stand to be in the same room?

I may have loved Rio DeLuca once, but I'm not that same girl anymore.

RIO

I never thought I'd be the only single one left in my friend group. But after years of trying to find love, I've concluded it may not exist for me anymore.

That is, until I accidentally hire Hallie Hart to renovate my house and our jaded history has me rewinding memories I've kept secret for years.

You see, there's something that my friends don't know.

That connection I've been looking for since I moved to Chicago, that one person some search their entire lives to find . . . I had already found her when I was twelve years old.

And now the only girl I've ever loved is moving into the house next door.

Again.

Rewind It Back is the fifth and FINAL book in the sensational Windy City series which has gripped over a million readers across the world. But don't worry if you're new round here, you'll still love it as a standalone!]]> 464 Liz Tomforde 1649379226 Iqra 0 4.64 2025
author: Liz Tomforde
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/24
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating, series-not-finished-bc-i-am-a-mess, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:

]]> 195096467
Kade Mitchell is obsessed with someone he despises.

A snake in an angel’s skin, Stacey Rhodes is everything he can’t forget – the girl who shattered his heart and drove him deep into the darkness of the underworld.

He watched her for years. Killed anyone who came close to her. But now, granted a brief moment of freedom from the life he’s trapped in, he’s back home and driven to claim her again, breaking every rule he’s ever made for himself.

Not even his hatred can stop the pull between them.

But he’ll never forgive her… will he?


As this is a dark romance , the author highly recommends reading the 'content warning' page.]]> 411 Leigh Rivers 1739433009 Iqra 4
─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

“Mani pārdod seksam un nāvei, lai aizsargātu visus, kurus mīlu.”
“Tajā skaitā jūs, vasaras raibumi.”
PHYSICALLY SICKKKKKKK

(if u don’t want spoilers — or to drain ur very life force by violently sobbing — don’t translate that quote, uv been warned)

This book has officially put me in the worst slump I’ve had this year. The book hangover is REAL and it’s driving me insane. I can’t even look at another book because I'm hopelessly, irreparably, frightfully in love with these characters to the point I might perish if I don’t read the second one, but I CANT DO IT IM SCARED-

Although, I felt like nothing was happening for the first 40% of the book or what direction the book would take, I remained patient and kept going bc I knew it’s only the first in a trilogy. And it really picked up after the halfway mark, I was speeding thru the second half bc of the sizeable increase in stakes, tension and drama.

Stacey, I hate u but I can’t help that I love u too. At first, I was a bit like she's annoying and there was nothing overly interesting about her to make me want to care for her outside Kade but boi was I wronggggg. I’m sorry bbg I’ll never doubt u again ]]> 4.39 2023
author: Leigh Rivers
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2025/05/24
shelves: fat-tears-rolling-off-my-cheeks, toxic-and-messy-my-drugs-by-choice, traumance, dear-pain, dramarama, im-a-war-veteran, indigo-nights, live-in-my-head-rent-free, my-babies-my-children, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, ringing-my-therapist, tbr-military-hstry-bdyguard-romance, 4-5-stars, shaking-in-my-boots, time-jumps-done-right, physical-property, physical-tbr, currently-reading
review:
Rereading bc I miss them and as a refresher bc I neeeed to know what happened after this book.

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──

“Mani pārdod seksam un nāvei, lai aizsargātu visus, kurus mīlu.”
“Tajā skaitā jūs, vasaras raibumi.”
PHYSICALLY SICKKKKKKK

(if u don’t want spoilers — or to drain ur very life force by violently sobbing — don’t translate that quote, uv been warned)

This book has officially put me in the worst slump I’ve had this year. The book hangover is REAL and it’s driving me insane. I can’t even look at another book because I'm hopelessly, irreparably, frightfully in love with these characters to the point I might perish if I don’t read the second one, but I CANT DO IT IM SCARED-

Although, I felt like nothing was happening for the first 40% of the book or what direction the book would take, I remained patient and kept going bc I knew it’s only the first in a trilogy. And it really picked up after the halfway mark, I was speeding thru the second half bc of the sizeable increase in stakes, tension and drama.

Stacey, I hate u but I can’t help that I love u too. At first, I was a bit like she's annoying and there was nothing overly interesting about her to make me want to care for her outside Kade but boi was I wronggggg. I’m sorry bbg I’ll never doubt u again
]]> 210428052 What do you get if you mix Harry Potter with Fourth Wing, Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, and lots and lots of vampires? Bloodwing Academy.

I didn't sign up for this.

A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires? That's a recipe for torment.

I'm Medra Pendragon—last of the dragon riders, or so they tell me. Funny thing is, there are no dragons left. Not a single one. But somehow, that hasn't stopped the vampires from deciding I'm worth capturing. Now I'm stuck at Bloodwing Academy, where the highbloods run everything and blightborn like me? We're just blood in their veins, pawns in their games.

But that's not even the worst part. Enter Blake Drakharrow. Cold, arrogant, and way too gorgeous for his own good. He's been tormenting me since the moment we met, and now, thanks to some ancient ritual, we're betrothed. He acts like he owns me, but I'm not going down without a fight.

Bloodwing isn't just a school—it's a battlefield. Highbloods fight for power, and if you're weak? You're dead.

Between deadly competitions, lies that could get me executed, and a dragon-shaped secret looming over my head, all I have to do is survive. Easy, right? Except I'm starting to think the real danger isn't the academy—it's what I'm becoming in this twisted game of power.

And Blake? He might just be the one who pushes me over the edge.

They think they can control me. They think they can use me.

But they have no idea what they've awakened.


Bestselling epic fantasy author Briar Boleyn returns with a new series perfect for fans of hate to love romance, heart-pounding action, and dark magic.

On Wings of Blood is a dark academia fantasy romance featuring a bully villain with Draco Malfoy energy who (eventually) gets the girl, all the tension and banter, and a tantalizingly dangerous blend of court and school intrigue all set in an intricately crafted world with unique vampire and dragon lore. Bloodwing Academy may have crossover characters from the world of Blood of a Fae, but can be read completely independently. If you're a fan of original mythology, unique world-building, and character-driven romantasy books such as Crowns of Nyaxia, From Blood and Ash, and A Court of Thorns and Roses, you won't want to miss out on this riveting new saga. ]]> 523 Briar Boleyn Iqra 0 3.95 2024
author: Briar Boleyn
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/24
shelves: 0, 0-up-next, fantasy-romance, academia-setting, physical-property, physical-tbr, currently-reading
review:

]]> 228193911 The perfect fake-dating college sports romance for fans of Bal Khabra and Hannah Grace

May Velasco has always wanted to be a lacrosse player, and she’s finally achieved her joining her college team on a scholarship. Now she's got to give her all to keep her hard-fought place on the team.

But then CJ "Colt" Bradley shows up at her college to help with training. He's a professional player, but he was also her grade school nemesis, and the last thing May wants to do is take pointers from him.

So when they're photographed having what looks like – but definitely isn't – an intimate moment at a bar, May's outraged. But the college is thrilled that women's lacrosse is getting press.

May and Colt will have to pretend they're dating until the lacrosse team is happy. But it doesn't take long before this fake relationship starts to feel all too real, and May begins to question if she really wants this relationship to be fake after all…]]> 320 Esha Patel 000874906X Iqra 2 arc-netgalley, arcs
The writing was boring and the dialogue felt drier than sand.

The story had potential but I just couldn’t bring myself to be interested.

I liked the fmc more than the mmc. The guy had no unique quality about him that stood out to me.

This book was a miss for me unfortunately.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC! ♥︎]]> 3.00
author: Esha Patel
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.00
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2025/05/20
date added: 2025/05/22
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
DNF’d @45%

The writing was boring and the dialogue felt drier than sand.

The story had potential but I just couldn’t bring myself to be interested.

I liked the fmc more than the mmc. The guy had no unique quality about him that stood out to me.

This book was a miss for me unfortunately.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC! ♥︎
]]> 195957269
When Alphas are considered a menace to society and are relegated to living in Alpha-camps, they can only hold specific jobs, and being a stud is the best one.

Being an omega in a society without Alphas roaming free, the only way to have one tend you during your heat is to hire them.

Safeguards are in place to prevent pregnancy and bonding when an Alpha is Hired for Heat, but what happens when one of those fail?

Hired for Heat is a stand-alone story meant for a mature audience.]]> 300 Leann Ryans Iqra 2 3.33 2019
author: Leann Ryans
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2025/05/22
date added: 2025/05/22
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]]> 223641012 The road to redemption is far from smooth as ice in this sweeping romance between a figure skater and hockey player from the USA Today bestselling author of Collide.

Sierra Romanova was an Olympian figure skater before a life-altering accident on the ice left her with panic attacks every time she enters the rink. Now, back for her final year at Dalton University, she’s ready to reclaim the spotlight, with all eyes on her…including those of hockey player Dylan Donovan, whose audacious words goad her back into her skates to prove him wrong.

After getting kicked off his hockey team for his reckless behavior, Dylan is left with slim chances of making it to the NHL draft. But Dylan’s whole world revolves around the ice, and if hockey is forbidden, well at least there’s figure skating. Even better, it means more time at the rink with Sierra. Sure, he’s helping her rebuild her confidence, but pushing her buttons along the way? That’s just a bonus.

As the figure skating world awaits Sierra's comeback, she finds herself in need for a new pairs partner. The only person she knows who can match her skill on the ice is none other than the cocky hockey player who refuses to cut her any slack. Dylan's a wildcard, Sierra's a seasoned pro, but together, they might just be the perfect match on the ice.]]> 416 Bal Khabra 059381830X Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 4.08 2025
author: Bal Khabra
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/21
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]]> 221533990 From the #1 bestselling author of Autumn of the Grimoire, J.L. Vampa, comes a brand new dark academia romance in the vein of Ninth House meets If We Were Villains and Nocticadia.

She is the daughter of morticians, studying Botany at Trinity College, Dublin. He is her Morbid Anatomy professor. And the Fae are possessing the good people of Dublin. Only Atta and Professor Murdoch can exorcize the fae, but can they fight their forbidden feelings for one another in the process?

It is said they are but lore.
It is said they are but demons.
It is said this is but a plague.

Wayward spirits.
Ghosts.
Spectres.
Ghouls.
The truth beckons
Tick flick tick
The clock keeps time with the candle
Until they all get sick
Wax slides down the gilded stick
And the Fae invade with bramble

---------------------------------
Trinity College, Dublin

5th November, 1993

He always reads standing in front of the shelf, one hand shoved in his pocket until it’s time to flip the page. It’s the first thing I noticed about him, while I was supposed to be studying. Instead, I watched him move from shelf to shelf and book to book. I had no idea at the time that I would one day meet him and he would change everything.

We would change everything.

-Excerpt from the diary of Ariatne Morrow, found in the wreckage at Ground Zero]]> 412 J.L. Vampa Iqra 0 3.95
author: J.L. Vampa
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.95
book published:
rating: 0
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NINTH HOUSE X NOCTICADIA??? WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFOREEEE THIS SOUNDS LIKE MY HEAVEN
]]> 73376159 Come celebrate the holidays with Crew and Wren from A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME!

'Tis the season and things are a little stressful for our fave couple. There's a lot going on in their lives, and Wren is feeling out of sorts. Crew just wants his girl happy, so when an unexpected Scrooge (aka his big brother Grant) reaches out with an offer they can't refuse, Crew and Wren realize they can actually enjoy some alone time together right before the holiday — and Wren's birthday.

*Enjoy this sexy holiday novella I wrote as a thank you to readers! I appreciate your love for Crew and Wren so much - Happy Holidays! ]]> 50 Monica Murphy Iqra 3 3.72 2022
author: Monica Murphy
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/20
date added: 2025/05/20
shelves:
review:

]]> 217937653 From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a new slow-burn, steamy romance where 27 Dresses meets The Hating Game

Weddings. I spend every working minute talking and writing about them, when just the thought of one makes me want to scream. After my fiancé abandoned me at the altar last year, my dream job at Bride magazine has turned into a reoccurring nightmare.

To add insult to injury, the bridezilla at my latest assignment, somehow roped me into filling in for a missing bridesmaid. Of course, I had to get paired with the most gorgeous groomsman. Wilder Hayes is perfect-except when he opens his mouth and we end up bickering all evening. That is, until the coat closet incident.

At least I'll never have to see him again. Or so I think... Until I walk into work on Monday and find out Wilder isn't just a jerk, he's also my boss's son. And I'll be spending the rest of the season working with him at every single wedding I cover this year.

It's a match made in heaven . . . or hell. Only time will tell.
.........................

Trope

🌹He Falls First
🌹Wedding Meet Cute
🌹Slow Burn
🌹Cocky Hero
🌹Steamy Romance]]> 273 Vi Keeland 0349443947 Iqra 3 arc-netgalley, arcs
I enjoyed most of this book but it wasn’t something that was out of this world change your life forever type. It was average but it was fast paced which was a positive.

The mmc was good but his dialogues felt a little robotic idk. Plus the British accent thing wasn’t doing him any favours with me ]]> 4.34 2025
author: Vi Keeland
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2025
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/20
date added: 2025/05/20
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
This was definitely really cute!

I enjoyed most of this book but it wasn’t something that was out of this world change your life forever type. It was average but it was fast paced which was a positive.

The mmc was good but his dialogues felt a little robotic idk. Plus the British accent thing wasn’t doing him any favours with me
]]> 213243908 A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life-or lack thereof—she begins to question if she's as happy as she thought. Maybe a little more romance wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending... even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.]]> 420 B.K. Borison 0593641191 Iqra 5
Life is worth living again!!

I was in the most DISGUSTING slump and this book saved me. It gripped me from the pits of this slump and flung me so high I’m still floating in space never to return. I’ve peaked so hard idk what I’m gna do now that it’s over ]]> 4.00 2025
author: B.K. Borison
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/05/19
date added: 2025/05/20
shelves: physical-property, 5-star-gems, barking-for-boaf, blankets-and-cuddles, book-supremacy, can-reread-over-and-over, comfort-and-serotonin, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, dear-diary-today-i-met-envy, got-me-laffing-hyena-style, grumpyxsunshine, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, physically-read, soulmatery-at-its-finest, tesoro-mio, the-lalala-to-my-okokok
review:
AidenLucie made me fall back in love with love. This was so everything. Everyone in the world NEEDS to know how everything this book is.

Life is worth living again!!

I was in the most DISGUSTING slump and this book saved me. It gripped me from the pits of this slump and flung me so high I’m still floating in space never to return. I’ve peaked so hard idk what I’m gna do now that it’s over
]]> 223731430
To Adrian, the gods were never anything to be worshipped, just tolerated. But in the walled city of Sanctuary, whether through the religious fervor of the elite or the quaking fear of the poor, the Geist have always been served. And now it's Adrian's turn.

Born into power and raised for greatness, Dante stands for everything Adrian has come to despise, but he may be her only hope of survival. When the two of them are bonded against their will and forced to compete together in the Trials, the god's ancient gauntlet of physical brutality and psychological torture, they have no choice but to set aside old prejudices and work together. Navigating religious zealots, a patriarch intent on breeding the pair for power, and the increasingly obvious cruelty of the gods, Adrian must come to terms with the fact that, whether Culled or Championed, we all serve the gods in the end. And, for her, betrayal has always been waiting just around the corner.]]> 404 A.N. Horton Iqra 0 to-read, fantasy-romance 4.35
author: A.N. Horton
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.35
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date added: 2025/05/19
shelves: to-read, fantasy-romance
review:

]]> 230858007 - 288 Elsie Marks 0008762538 Iqra 3 arc-netgalley, arcs
It felt a little rushed and disjointed. Maybe it was because I was in a slump the entire time I read this but this didn’t capture my attention the way I wanted it to.

The romance was very bland and felt forced. The plot was more interesting and the only reason I stayed till the end.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and HQ for the ARC! ♥︎]]> 4.40
author: Elsie Marks
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.40
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2025/05/19
date added: 2025/05/19
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs
review:
Rival Assassins that have to work together — it sounded so good in theory but it kind of fell flat for me.

It felt a little rushed and disjointed. Maybe it was because I was in a slump the entire time I read this but this didn’t capture my attention the way I wanted it to.

The romance was very bland and felt forced. The plot was more interesting and the only reason I stayed till the end.

ೃ⁀➷ Thank you NetGalley and HQ for the ARC! ♥︎
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TRUST NO ONE.

Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.

LIE TO EVERYONE.

But training for Silver Block can be deadly, especially when you’re harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead.

AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.

As the stakes grow ever higher, Wren must prove herself to Silver Block. But that’s easier said than done when your commanding officer is the ruthless and infuriatingly irresistible Cross Redden, who doesn’t miss anything when it comes to her. And as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, Wren must decide just how far she’s willing to go to protect herself . . . and how much of the Continent is worth saving.]]> 528 Dani Francis 059387546X Iqra 5 4.03 2025
author: Dani Francis
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/11
date added: 2025/05/18
shelves: arc-netgalley, arcs, 5-star-gems, 6-stars, academia-setting, barking-for-boaf, book-supremacy, can-reread-over-and-over, concrete-kys-to-ill-kms4u, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, dear-diary-today-i-met-envy, disses-to-kisses, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, fantasy-romance, got-me-laffing-hyena-style, grumpyxsunshine, indigo-nights, live-in-my-head-rent-free, mother-and-father, my-babies-my-children, my-husbands, only-teacherxstudent-to-exist-ever, reread-pending, resident-stargirls, soulmatery-at-its-finest, tbr-military-hstry-bdyguard-romance, tesoro-mio, unique-monikers, if-you-cannot-beat-em-baffle-em, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:
MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF THIS YEARRR!!!!
]]> 221228052 Step into the House of the Beast in this dark fantasy debut from The Legend of Korra graphic novel illustrator Michelle Wong, about a young woman who strikes a deal with a mysterious and alluring god to seek revenge on her aristocratic family—featuring illustrations throughout by the author.

Born out of wedlock and shunned by society, Alma learned to make her peace with solitude, so long as she had her mother by her side. When her mother becomes gravely ill, Alma discovers a clue about her estranged father and writes a message begging for help. Little does she know that she is a bastard of House Avera, one of the four noble families that serve the gods and are imbued with their powers—and her father is a vessel of the Dread Beast, the most frightening god of all, a harbinger of death.

In a desperate exchange for her mother’s medicine, Alma agrees to sacrifice her left arm to the Beast in a ceremony that will bind her forever to the House and its deity. Regardless, her mother soon passes, leaving Alma trapped inside the Avera’s grand estate, despised by her relatives and nothing but a pawn in her father’s schemes.

Now vengeance is the only thing that keeps Alma going. That, and the strange connection she has with her god—a monster who is constantly by her side, an eldritch being taking the form of a beautiful prince with starlit hair that only she can see. He tells Alma that she has been chosen to bring change upon their world, and with his help, Alma plots a perilous journey to destroy the House that stole everything from her.

A gripping fantasy novel marked by divine rituals, intense combat, and twisted romance, House of the Beast is a tale of revenge, resilience, and the power of love to see us through the darkness.]]> 464 Michelle Wong 0063391341 Iqra 0 breathlessly-anticipating 3.88 2025
author: Michelle Wong
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/05/18
shelves: breathlessly-anticipating
review:

]]> 213325663 Passionate and Dark. Forbidden Romance. Forced Proximity. Angst.The Otacian Chronicles is a Dark Romantasy that will progressively get darker as the series continues. Please be mindful of the content warnings.

Lena Daelyra has always lived in fear, as do most Mages in Tovagoth. Mages are discriminated against, hunted for sport, and have no laws that provide them protection. She has kept to herself her entire life, even after she and her mother found a permanent residence in the kingdom of Otacia. That is until she meets Quill Callon, a handsome resident of the Inner Ring, who agrees to train her in weaponry—a safe way of defending herself. As her feelings for Quill develop, she is taunted by the reminder that she can never show her true self, show what she really is. Not even to him.

Silas La’Rune, Crown Prince of Otacia, has been kept inside the castle walls since he was five years old, since the kidnapping and murder of his younger sister, the Princess. He hasn’t known freedom. Hasn’t even seen his kingdom, except from the castle windows. It isn’t until the Queen allows him one day outside the walls that he sees Otacia for himself. One day that changes everything.

When something devastating separates Lena from the man she grows to love, things are not the same when they find each other five years later. Not at all.

And when Lena and Silas’s story finally becomes intertwined, it is clear the fate of Magekind rests on both of their shoulders.]]> 469 Kylie Snow Iqra 0 4.26
author: Kylie Snow
name: Iqra
average rating: 4.26
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/05/15
shelves: to-read, fantasy-romance, physical-property, physical-tbr
review:

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In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man... Right?]]> 384 Danielle Lori 1721284443 Iqra 5 #10 Reread — Jan 2025 - ೃ⁀➷ ♾️+ stars

First book of the year and what a way to begin ]]> 3.98 2018
author: Danielle Lori
name: Iqra
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/05
date added: 2025/05/14
shelves: 5-star-gems, tbr-mafia, comfort-and-serotonin, my-babies-my-children, book-supremacy, red-flag-but-im-colourblind, my-husbands, can-reread-over-and-over, you-make-me-un-poco-loco, dramarama, live-in-my-head-rent-free, crank-the-ac-im-melting, cute-cuter-cutest, ringing-my-therapist, dear-diary-today-i-met-envy, blankets-and-cuddles, reread-bc-brainrot, soulmatery-at-its-finest, mother-and-father, the-lalala-to-my-okokok, rereading-favs-of-2021, indigo-nights, got-me-laffing-hyena-style, resident-stargirls, tesoro-mio, top-5, physical-property, physically-read, rereading-favs-of-2023, elite-banter-w-verbal-sparring, grumpyxsunshine, rereading-favs-of-2024, 6-stars, barking-for-boaf
review:
#10 Reread — Jan 2025 - ೃ⁀➷ ♾️+ stars

First book of the year and what a way to begin
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