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This was my first book by Lexi Hayes and I thought it was a fun and quick instalove romance with great characters. I enjoyed getting to know both Max & Ciara in this story and how their relationship worked. I also liked both of their siblings from the little we see of them in this story and have added both their stories to my TBR List.

Connected Books
Trapped with the Growly Rock Star: Ciara's Sister Hallie & Lennox
Captured by the Brawny Veteran: Max's Sister Aurora & his friend Duke

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This was another fun addition to the Grimm Academy series and I thought it was a good Retelling Of The Little Mermaid. I enjoyed getting to know both Matilda & Lewis in this story as well as briefly getting to know Matilda's sister Cordelia. I look forward to reading more books in this series of sweet and lighthearted fairy tale retellings.

Series Character and Story Connections
Gerda and Kai's story is in Frosts And Fears: A Fairy Tale Retelling Of The Snow Queen
Cordelia's story will be in Princess Of Peas: A Fairy Tale Retelling Of The Princess And The Pea

This was another enjoyable instalove story set in the small town of Seduction Summit during a baking competition. I enjoyed getting to know Krebs & Teagan in this story as well as reading the epilogue about how their lives were going in the future. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

Seduction Summit Lumberjacks Series
My Brooding Valentine (Hope Peak Valentine's Day): Sawyer & Hailey
Grumpy Mountain Man: Chaz & Dakota
Wild Mountain Man: Krebs & Teagan
Chiseled Mountain Man: ? & Bronte
Untamed Mountain Man:
Rugged Mountain Man:
Fierce Mountain Man:

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This was a really enjoyable Retelling of Cinderella with great world building and some interesting twists. It is a short story so was a fairly quick read and I really enjoyed it. This is also the prequel for A Charming Hope were Prince Devon gets his story told.

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This was my first book by Lucy Locke and I thought it was an enjoyable small town romance with several characters I had fun getting to know. It was entertaining to see how the relationship between Emily and Noah evolved during the story and I liked seeing all the different holiday get-togethers the town did.

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This was another really fun addition to the Fablewood Monster Mates Series and I loved getting to know Mia & Koda in this story as well as Koda's son and all the other younglings in this story. This story had a lot of fun moments as well as a few hiccups as Mia & Koda got to know one another but I was happy with how everything worked out for them. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

Fablewood Monster Mates Series
My Fated Orc Hero: Zoe & Thokk
My Fated Minotaur Hero: Olivia & Kalen
My Fated Bigfoot Hero - Single Dad Monster Romance: Mia & Koda
Book #4: Amanda & ?

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This is the first real Retelling of Red Shoes that I have read and I thought it was a very enjoyable story. I loved the character Jarl and enjoyed seeing him and Nora together. This story takes place during the same timeframe as The Swan Bride: A Swan Lake Retelling and is more enjoyable when they are read together however they can each be read as standalone stories since they focus on different characters. I look forward to reading more of this series and other Fairy Tale Retellings by this author in the future.

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This was a really fun Retelling of A Swan Lake and did a great job of tying it in with the authors other Fairy tale retellings while still working as a standalone story. It was fun getting peaks of The Shoeless Prince: A Puss in Boots Retelling as well as the upcoming book The Soulless Prince: A Tam'lin Retelling. I loved getting to know both Leda and Freddie in this story as well as Freddie's brother Theo and friend Prince Briar who I hope to read more about in future stories. I am also looking forward to reading more about Nora from the Selection Ball in her story The Storybook Bride: A Red Shoes Retelling.

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