This book is the perfect guide for anyone who wants to be healthier and who wants to know why nutrition is important, and how to marry the two. Nutrivore goes into great detail about nutrition and just how crucial it is, and why we may have missed the mark on some of it. She describes what nutrients are needed, what have been missing and why they have been lacking, and what sort of diseases and illnesses can either be helped or prevented by this nutrition. I think this is such an awesome overview and really gets into the nitty gritty, but on a level that everyone will understand, no matter their background. There are facts, case studies, research, recipes, and more within this book. I can honestly say I learned so much! This is a book that I think everyone should read. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Sarah Ballantyne, and Simon Element for the eARC of this book. 

This is my first Dallas Smith book, but I am blown away by how good this book was! First of all, the cover is adorable and drew me in right away. I love any romance novel that features a character that is in politics, and I also love to see characters featured in medicine - Adrian just so happens to be a veterinarian, so animal medicine it is. Jamie is a Congressman who is up for relection, but he is just discovering his own bisexuality and is not out to his constiuents. He goes out with friends one night, where he meets Adrian and they have an instant conenction, followed by a one night stand. Unfortunately, Jamie is then publicly outed, due to someone taking photos of him and Adrian, and his team decides that the best course of action is for Jamie and Adrian to fake date to help his chances of winning. 

This book features so many of my favorite things: politics, MM romance, fake dating, bi awakening, chronic illness rep, mental health rep, and a playlist. I love just how much care the author put into both characters and their respective struggles. Jamie is struggling with chronic illness (acid reflux/GERD) and I thought the author's portrayal was so accurate and well researched. Adrian struggles with an anxiety disorder, and it makes him have a hard time in his relationships. I loved how Jamie and Adrian took care of each other, and there was so much concern from both of them. It was clear just how much they liked each other, and each and every moment between was just so sweet and cute. This book is just cozy and cute and a great book to curl up with. There was spice in this book, and I really loved how well it was written. It was hot, but also tender and showed the connection between Jamie and Adrian. I also really enjoyed the side characters within this book and hope that we might get stories for them. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and absolutely adore Jamie and Adrian! They hold a special place in my heart and I'm looking forward to more in this series. Thank you so much to Dallas Smith for the eARC of this book! 

Catherine Cowles is the QUEEN when it comes to small town romance with romantic suspense. No one does it better than her, and I knew the first book in her brand new series would not disappoint. I have been looking forward to Anson's story, because he's a tortured hero who is brooding and mysterious and I just wanted to know more about him. Anson and Rhodes both share very tragic pasts, and this is something they bond over because they truly understand each other in a way no one else can. I loved that Rhodes is such a strong, brave woman but has so much support in her found family with the foster brothers and sister she grew up with. I can't wait for all of their stories too! Shep and Thea are coming next, which I'm really excited about. There is a "fuck it" moment in this book that I just love, and this is probably Catherine Cowles' most spicy book, and I loved that. I loved all of the side characters, especially Lolli! She is hilarious and lightens the mood so well in a book that could be really heavy at times. Plus, there's always a twist that I didn't see coming and I would NEVER guess who the villain is! Overall, I just loved this book and am so happy about this new series! 

I love that this book combines astrology and sex, and how to get the most out of your sex life based on your astrological sign. I do think it's a little narrow with only focusing on someone's sun sign, because I think their moon and rising signs are just as important, but this is a good guide to get your feet wet when it comes to using astrology to improve your sex life. This book is very inclusive, and takes into account the pandemic and what kind of effect that had on everyone. This book is informative, shameless, fun, and most of all, a must read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Stefanie Iris Weiss, and Sounds True Publishing for the eARC of this book. 

I'm always wanting to learn more about ADHD, but especially books that focus on how it affects women. What a lot of people might not understand is that ADHD is so different for women than it is for men, and the medical community had largely not caught up to this. This book is fantastic in explaning ADHD and women and the issues we face. The author delves into case studies, symptoms, lifestyles, challenges, coexisting conditions, and advice to help those who deal with ADHD. This is so informative and must read for women with ADHD. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Janina Maschke, and Watkins Publishing for an eARC of this book.

I love everything Nikki Castle writes, and I really loved <i>4th Degree</i>. This is a forbidden, coach/athlete, age gap, sports romance (MMA) with found family and “teach me” moments! Dominic and Skylar were the perfect pairing, despite the gap of almost twenty years (she's 19 and he is 36). Skylar was definitely wise beyond her years and so mature, especially because she was the caretaker of her mother who suffers from Parkinson's and her teenage brother. I really loved how strong and resilient she was, and how she eventually learned that accepting help is okay, especially from those that love and care for her. Dominic and everyone else at the gym really wanted to help Skylar and it was interesting to see her blossom from just going to the gym for self-care to part of the family. I loved the forbidden aspect of this and I do think it was really well done, despite her being under 21 and him being in a position of power over her. It wasn't creepy or feeling like it was him taking advantage of her (in fact, this is plot point later on) and I enjoyed their dynamic and how clearly they were made for each other, despite very big differences. I really enjoyed this book and I hope there are more in this series! 

I truly don't know how Maggie Gates does it! This was one of my most anticipated reads because I loved <i>Dust Storm</i> so much and really wanted to find out what happened to Ray after the heartbreaking and gutwrenching sneak peek we got at the end of the first book. I was waiting with bated breath and I'm SO happy I got the ARC of this amazing book. This book is truly everything I could ever want: grumpy/sunshine, cowboy, small town, age gap, boss/employee, rope play, and of course, spice that's hotter than the sun. It's so much more than tropes though, and I loved how Ray was written, because you could really feel his struggles come across the page and I felt for him. Please read the trigger warnings because it could be heavy and dark at times, but Maggie Gates did such a wonderful job in writing Ray and really diving into that state of depression and grief and loss that Ray experienced. Kudos to the author for such great disability representation. He was alive, but not really living, you know? Then here comes Brooke, the sunny and bubbly woman who won't stop talking and definitely doesn't back down when it comes to Ray, no matter how much he tries. It was such a beautiful thing to watch him blossom because of her, and to see them really develop their relationship. One thing I really loved was Brooke never treated Ray as less than even though he is a quadriplegic/paraplegic; she saw so much in him that even he couldn't see himself. I loved seeing everyone from the first book, like Christian and Cassandra and the girls, and they were the perfect addition to Ray's journey. I cannot say enough good things about this book! 

If you're a fan of Elsie Silver, Brooke Montgomery, Catherine Cowles, or Devney Perry, then you’ll love Maggie Gates! Her books are amazing and every single one is worth the read. 

Thank you to Maggies Gates and Grey's Promotions for an eARC of this book.

I love pretty much anything that Morgan Elizabeth writes, and I really liked this book. She definitely had me at Noah Kahan coded, and I loved that every chapter coincided with a song title of his. I did feel the inspiration behind this, and felt his influence within her writing. I also loved the rockstar vibes, and having a musician have a relationship with a songwriter. I loved that Riggins and Stella were soulmates, but it took them time to heal and return to each other. I wasn't a huge fan of Riggins basically saying that he didn't wait for her and slept around because, in his words, "what was he supposed to do", but it all is explained and I really felt for Riggins as more is revealed with the past chapters. Second chance romances have really grown on me and this was done so well, because we get a mix of past and present within the chapters and you can really see how their relationship developed, then fell apart, and how they came back together. As always, the spice in this is SO good, but I actually appreciated that it was less than her other books because it felt more meaningful between these two, given their history and everything they went through. You really could feel the connection and the hurt and heartbreak and subsequent healing that took place, and that it wasn't just "smut". Overall, I enjoyed this book and I would love to get books for all the other band members! 

I love a good friends to lovers romance, and this did not disappoint. This is an INCREDIBLY slow burn (they don't kiss until like 75% and don't truly "get together" until 90%) but it's so worth it. Ian and Harlow have been best friends since they were kids, but they lose touch for roughly a decade and then Harlow moves back to their small town with her daughter, Sage. This is written so well and you can just feel the tension and the delicious will they, won't they of it. I loved how the author wrote the inner struggles of both Ian and Harlow and their desire to be so close to each other but not ruin their friendship, all while increasingly falling in love with each other with each and every interaction. Sage was such an awesome kid, and Ian was so good with her. This was just SO GOOD! I'm really looking forward to Poppy's book as well. 

This might be my favorite Tessa Bailey book yet! She is always such a master at telling an emotional story with such hilarious moments and plenty of spice and steam. This book did not disappoint! I was really excited about Burgess and Tallulah's story after getting glimpses of them in <i>Fangirl Down</i> and just knew their story would be amazing. I loved Tallulah's backstory, and gaining an understanding of why she struggled and her issues with men. Burgess was so incredibly patient with her and is the ideal book boyfriend! He was perfection and not like your typical hockey romance MMCs. If you're a fan of single dad/nanny, age gap, hockey romance, then this book is for you, but for me, it was so much more than that. There's unexpected angst, heartache and some real world struggles that I really connected with and loved to read from this author. The banter in this is so good, and I was completely immersed in the story and couldn't put it down. Of course, we know Tessa Bailey is the queen of the spicy scenes and wow, did she deliver with this one. I was blushing and giggling and kicking my feet over several scenes in this book! I truly loved this one SO MUCH and I really hope that we get Sig and Chloe's story because we were teased too much not to! 

Thank you to NetGalley, Tessa Bailey, and Avon for the eARC of this book.