I love anything Devney Perry, and I've been working my way through all of her books. A good friend of mine read this series recently and loved it, so I figured it was time for me to start it. First of all, one of my favorite shows is Mayans MC, and this book definitely had those vibes. It features men in a disbanded motorcycle club that have dangerous pasts, but who are trying to turn their lives around and no longer live the life of crime and danger. But of course, that can't exactly happen when a woman is murdered in town and their founder is accused of the crime. They have to clear his name, and his son, Dash Slater, who is the main male character in this book, clashes with the new reporter in town, Bryce Ryan. Bryce is dead set on believing that Dash's father committed the murder, but Dash isn't so certain and wants to work with Bryce to uncover the truth. As they work together, the tension is high and the chemistry is off the charts. I really feel like this is a cross between Yellowstone (the small town Montana setting with some crime and danger) and Sons of Anarchy/Mayans MC (motorcycle clubs), which makes for a great start to this wonderful series but a terrific author.

Presley has been a character I’ve been looking forward to reading about since the first book. She’s a part of the family and works at the garage, but she’s also involved with someone from the rival club. When Presley was stood up at the altar, she leans on her family. Her family isn’t blood, but the people who have been there for her since she was an eighteen year old girl running from a bad home situation. When a famous movie star comes to town to film a movie about someone near and dear to her heart, she’s not happy. Shaw Valance is in Clifton Forge to film the movie about the infamous murder that happened there. He decides to go to the garage to meet some of the people there and doesn’t have the warmest welcome, but he is intrigued by Presley from the start. She won’t give him the time of day which makes him chase her even more. I loved Presley and Shaw together. She's such a spitfire who is so used to taking care of herself that she can't see when someone else is trying to be there for her. Shaw is more than just a handsome, famous face; he genuinely cares about not only Presley, but the town and its people, particular the former members of the motorcycle club that Presley considers her family. There was a miscommunication that made me aggravated at Shaw, but thankfully it was resolved quickly. And after that ending, I’m so excited to get Luke and Scarlett’s story. I’m loving this series and watching everything tie together.

I usually write longer reviews but I literally have only one thing to say: fuck Leo.

That is all.

This had the potential to be so much better than it was, but I thought it fell short. I was really excited about the premise of a former motorcycle club member falling for the daughter of a rival motorcycle club member, and the drama and angst that ensues. I just didn't think it really met my expectations and fell flat. In fact, I didn't feel much chemistry between Emmett and Nova, and it really bothered me that they were both (in some way) deceiving each other. Nothing about their relationship was honest at any point. I understand Nova was originally out to get Emmett for revenge, but it wasn't really giving enemies to lovers at all, because Emmett was totally unaware that she hated him. Plus, one person killed another person's family member and yet somehow they still ended up together and I just can't imagine wanting to be with someone who killed one of my family members. There just seemed to be so much history and drama to realistically believe that Nova and Emmett would actually fall in love and live happily ever after. I gave this more stars than it was worth solely because of being able to see all the other characters in the series and the conclusion of the series.

Give me a small town romance and I will eat it up. I really liked this book, and although I have not previously read any of Elsie Silver's books, I can say that she is now one of my favorite authors. I also truly love anything grumpy/sunshine and this serves. I thought Summer and Rhett had great chemistry, as well as stellar banter that had me laughing several times out loud. Summer and Rhett are both so used to doing what's expected of them or what they are supposed to do, but I love that they threw caution to the wind and finally gave in and both did what they wanted to do. And the princess nickname? Swoon. I love the way this author writes and how she world builds and the side characters she introduces and develops so well. It was really a great book, and worth checking out.

Lauren Asher can do no wrong. This is the fifth book of hers that I have read and I can honestly say, there hasn't been a book that I've truly been disappointed in. This is no exception! It's the first in the series and I love me some billionaires, so this series is perfect for me.

Hee's the tropes we find in this book: boss/employee, grumpy sunshine, workplace romance, Disneyland vibes, theme park environment, age gap, etc.

Mr. Rowan Kane is such a grumpy man, but Zahra is a ball of light and joy and sunshine. And, well... they fall in love. Rowan is the director of Dreamland (a theme park much like Disneyland) and Zahra works there. Rowan hires Zahra to be a Creator, in order to push out projects that will ultimately lead to his promotion to CFO, at the behest of his dead grandfather. Each brother in the series (Rowan is the first) receives a letter from their late grandfather, with stipulations as to what they need to do in order to receive not only their inheritances but the positions they all ultimately want within the company. Rowan has to spend six months as director of the park and come up with a project that revitalizes the theme park, thus earning him his inheritance and the position he wants.

Enter Zahra, who is supposed to help him with these plans. Well, Rowan gets much more than he bargained for; not just love, but different dreams than he ever expected!

I truly enjoyed this and I'm just going to say it: Rowan and Zahra > Declan and Iris.

Everything was perfection, from the romance to the plot to the smut. It's clear that while she falls first, he falls harder and the groveling he has to do to eventually win her back is some of the best I have ever read. Rowan's had a hard life, which leads him to be the grumpy man he is today, but Zahra shows him how to truly LIVE and what's most important in life. Rowan's character development was so well done. He realized the mistakes he made as a businessman, valuing profit over people and I loved the difference he made at the end.

Rowan's relationship with Zahra's siser, Ani (who has Down syndrome; yay for representation) is just so heartwarming and beautiful. I absolutely LOVED this part of the book.

Rowan taking Zahra to meet her favorite author? YES. Rowan watching all seventeen versions of Pride and Prejudice for Zahra? YES. Rowan helping her with her drawings? YES. Rowan's relationship with Ani? YES. The Disney codas? YES. The groveling Rowan did? YES. The sex they have in this book? HELL YES.

Can we talk about the condom scene? I was actually so touched by this because the depths of trust he has for Zahra were just so evident and I loved that part so much. He had been hurt and betrayed so many times by women taking advantage of him in the past in this manner, that to trust Zahra with this, knowing the implications for him, was just beautiful in so many ways.

My other favorite part: *spoiler* The pin at the end where Zahra reveals to Rowan that she is pregnant. I just about died at the part. It was SO PERFECT.

Melanie Harlow does not miss and this is the perfect example. If you're looking for the perfect blend of sweet, steamy and swoony, this is the book for you. The tropes you have in this book are small town, age gap, friends with benefits/one night stand, secret relationship and ex boyfriend's dad. Yes, you got that right! I was skeptical about the ex boyfriend's dad thing because that can be hit or miss, and some are done well while others are not. I thought this was done so well, and I was living for the angst and the secrets while somehow also loving the sweetness and the sincerity that came along too. This book also features a plus size main female character and as a plus size woman myself, I thought Melanie Harlow wrote Millie so well, both with her struggles and her triumps, as well as how Zach loved Millie, despite (and also because of) her size. Millie and Zach had such an undeniable chemistry! While their back and forth "we shouldn't, but we are going to anyways" could be repetitive at times, I really loved how drawn they were to each other despite all of the obstacles (both real and self inflicted) getting in the way. I really loved all the tidbits we get from the other characters from the other books and I'm really sasd to see the Cloverleigh Farms series come to an end.

I love this twist on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. There's something about this premise that I just love: Bea and Jamie really don't like each other, but they get set up by their friends who think they would be perfect for each other, they find out and decide to get revenge on their friends by fake dating then having a nasty break up but instead they fall in love. Of course they do! This really hit all the right notes though. I love anything Chloe Liese (the Bergman Brothers series is unmatched) and I was so excited for this new series she is starting. I also love that the author always has characters with representation; in this case, we have Bea who has autism, Jamie who has anxiety and more than character who is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Chloe Liese always does her characters justice and I love how she portrays them - it always feels so real, without diminishing them or dimming their light and showing her audience that these characters too can have their happily ever after, which gives hope to the rest of us. This book is equal parts swoony, sweet and steamy. I love how Bea and Jamie really brought the best out in each other, despite them thinking they could only see the worst parts. It was so heartwarming and beautiful and I just adored everything about this book. Chloe Liese is an "instant buy" type of author for me and I'm so thrilled for us to get Jules and Kate's books.

This was insane from start to finish and I mean that in the best way possible. I saw a video on TikTok about this book and I was immediately intrigued by the premise. I was pretty skeptical because the dead ex trope is sometimes written well, but more often that not, they're just not that good and I tend to stay away. This, however, was pretty close to perfection! There was so much drama, so much angst, so much heartbreak but ultimately a beautiful and entertaining story came from it. Eason and Bree were everything, and I loved their chemistry and dedication to their family. The only thing that bothered me was that twist at the end because it felt a little like a soap opera but overall, the book was well written and defininitely suspenseful, romantic, funny and entertaining.

I think the premise of this was fun and cool and different, but the execution of this was just... not good. I wish it were, but it really wasn't. It truly was a massive letdown and quite frankly, a wholly unnecessary and odd book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for the eARC copy of this book.