crystal_dark's Reviews (669)

This was another fun addition to this series of instalove standalone short stories set in the small town of Seduction Summit during a baking competition. I enjoyed getting to know Beau & Macy in this story and their quick romance and am looking forward to reading about the final two contestants in the last couple books of this series.

Seduction Summit Lumberjacks Series
My Brooding Valentine (Hope Peak Valentine's Day): Sawyer & Hailey
Stolen by the Mountain Man (Mountain Man Mail Order Bride): Isaac & Helena
Grumpy Mountain Man: Chaz & Dakota
Wild Mountain Man: Krebs & Teagan
Chiseled Mountain Man: Sean & Bronte
Untamed Mountain Man: Beau & Macy
Rugged Mountain Man: ? & Willow
Fierce Mountain Man:

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This was a really enjoyable standalone novella and I loved getting to know Halvard & Camryn. I thought the two of them made a good couple and also liked Halvard's pet boar Hogzy, he was a fun and added a bit of extra humor to the story and helped lighten the mood occasionally. Camryn's friend Liz was fun as well and it might be nice of she could show up in a future book.

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This is another fun addition to the Fairhaven Falls series as well as the Sweet Monsters Treats series. I really enjoyed getting to know Posy and Varek better in this story after their very brief introduction in Wedding for My Werewolf and thought they made a nice couple. It was also nice to see some of the characters from previous books in this series of connected standalone books. The epilogue was really cute and I am looking forward to reading Kiss for My Kraken: A Cozy Monster Romance and getting to know Sam and Nina better.

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This is my first book by Tara Grayce and I thought it was a really well written story with great world building and complex characters. This book combines the stories of Bluebeard with Robin Hood and I thought it was a very enjoyable story and loved the characters of both Robin and Duke Guy and seeing how they interacted with each other. The elements of the story drawn from Bluebeard were naturally a bit darker but the Robin Hood aspect helped lighten things up a bit to even things out overall. I am adding several more of this author's books to my TBR List including Forest of Scarlet about Robin's brother Munch as well as Basil & Meg's story Stolen Midsummer Bride.

This is the first book in the newest duet of this series and I thought it was a fun and interesting story. I enjoyed getting to know both John Bragg & Faith Hammond in this story and like Faith's friend Amity as well. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this duet about Amity & Marshall Clark and seeing how things go for the two of them after how rocky things between them at the end of this book.

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This is the first book in the Ruby Realm series and another wonderful fairy tale retelling by Abigail Manning. I thought this was an enjoyable Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with excellent world building, fun characters, and an engaging plot with twists and adventure. I loved getting to know both Roisen & Zac seeing how their relationship developed as well as enjoying their banter with one another. There is a bit more violence in this story than in some of the other fairy tale retellings I have read by this author but not too much and it is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood so that isn't overly surprising. I look forward to reading more fairy tale retellings by this author in the future.

This was a really enjoyable Retelling of The Goose Girl and I loved getting to know Princess Catalina as well as King Falco in this story. I thought this retelling was really well done with excellent world building and a few unexpected plot twists to keep the reader guessing about what would happen next. I look forward to reading more books by this author as well as from this multi author series.

This was my first book by Julia Stone and I thought it was a really enjoyable quick instalove romance with fun characters and an entertaining story. I liked both Storm & Dasha as well as Dasha's son Oliver and brother Benjamin. I plan to look into reading more books from this series and author in the future.

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This is the second book from this series of standalone but connected fairy tale retellings and I thought it was a really good gender-swapped loose Rapunzel Fairy Tale Retelling with great characters and an interesting story with unexpected plot twists. I loved getting to know both Edward & Vivienne in this story and was happy with how everything worked out for them. The epilogue at the end was really cute. I look forward to reading more of this series in the future.

Letters to Love Series
Yours, Sterling: Sterling Winfield & Kathleen de Clare
Forever, Mirabelle: Gilberd Keats & Mirabelle Waters
Always, Ivette: Barnaby Mavis & Ivette Danvers
Charles, With Love: Charles Lockwood & Emmaline Blythe
Adoringly, Edward: Edward Beaumont & Vivienne Winfield

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This was a really interesting and enjoyable Retelling of The Frog Prince with an Orc instead of a character turned into a frog. I thought this story did a good job of capturing this fairy tale and all the characters were well written. I enjoyed getting to know both Princess Amalia & Drogath and seeing how their relationship developed. I look forward to reading more from this author and this series.

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