Beatrix Hathaway has always loved and adored animals, and has studied them throughout the years of her young life. Because of her passion for animals, she doesn't have many suitors, or lots of friends, but she prefers animals to people most times. When one of her friends, Prudence, gets a letter from Captain Christopher Phelan, she decides to write to him when her friend finds his musings silly, however Beatrix doesn't believe that, she reaches out to him and they connect in a way that neither of them expected. However as time progresses, Beatrix finds that she is falling in love with Christopher, but that he doesn't know who the author of the letters really is, so she ends them, knowing how furious he would be if he found out it was her, whom he once referred to as belonging in the stables. But before she does this she switches to letters, one way she writes down some of her feelings, and asks him to come and find her. When Christopher comes back from the war, claimed by England a War Hero, he is reclusive, refusing at first to go out into Society, where Prudence is. He meets his match in Beatrix, although she is very different from when he last saw her, she is now beautiful and vibrant, but despite his attraction to her, he is in love with the woman that wrote to him, Prudence, even though he doesn't know that Beatrix was the one to truly write the letters. But they keep crossing paths, and find a passion that in each others arms.

Love In The Afternoon, although a very good romance, was not my favorite of the series. I was going to wait for this one to be available in paperback in my library, however this came available in audio form, so I decided why not, I like listening to Lisa Kleypas Books audio style, so I did just that, and just loved the narrator of Love In The Afternoon. I found this story to be unique and definitely filled with romance. And even though at the beginning I wanted Beatrix to tell Christopher the truth at first, I wasn't disappointed when she finally did, it seemed quite perfect, especially his reaction, which I won't spoil for you, you will just have to read it!! I have always loved Beatrix, she is one of my favorite Hathaways, especially with her special gift toward animals, through the previous books its been quite cute to see her with all of her animals. And I loved getting to know her throughout this one, and Kleypas never disappoints. Love In The Afternoon is filled with witty interactions, passionate fun, and characters that are like a breath of fresh air, this is definitely a 4 in my book!!

I was really disappointed with this and wasn't able to get too far into it. I really need to stop listening to this narrator, he really just doesn't work for me. I will read this in physical or ebook format in the near future.

A Little Too Close is the second book in the Madigan Mountain trilogy and this is a book that I will be honest that I really wanted to get into and enjoy! I had such high hopes for this one, especially with so many positive reviews surrounding this one and having really enjoyed the first book. But I will be honest in that, this one felt so flat for me. Now this was done in audio, so its possible that it was due to the narration, but I have listened to both of these narrators in the past and really enjoyed their work. I think I had high expectations and it didn't quite match up for me. I do think that this is a "me" issue as everyone seems to love this one so much!

I did find A Little Too Close to be such an endearing story in many respects. We have some solid characters and I really enjoyed how this author wrote the single parent aspect. I know that kids in romances isn't for everyone, but I really enjoyed the way in which this author implemented this one here. The romance was enjoyable at times, but part of my issue with this book was the way that I didn't quite connect with their relationship. I really had issues with how both the hero and the heroine ended up with each other, it felt disjointed at times in the story. I did love the daughter, she was simply delightful and her character felt so right for the story. My other issue that I ended up with the story was how unresolved the relationship had with his father. Like after the first book, I was really hoping to see more growth in their relationship and fences being mended but it just felt like there was more needed and it just didn't happen.

Overall I found A Little Too Close to be a likeable story, with solid elements but didn't quite work for me in the ways I expected it to.

This was such a fun Halloween themed novella that I had so much fun with. I just couldn't seem to get enough of it here. I really liked seeing our first couple host a party for all the demi gods and seeing them all together except for Zeus. It was really interesting seeing them all come together, tease each other and just have fun together. I also loved seeing the small romantic times we get to see our main couple have including carving a pumpkin together and making love with their fog machine and lit up lanterns!

I will be honest that when I started to read this one, I was super excited for this one, and it was pretty easy to get into. I did rotate between the audio and the ebook for this one. And both version were done very well. So if you really love audiobooks, then I highly recommend this one as the narration was done super solid. I have been wanting to read this one ever since it was published and I can't believe it was release over ten years ago!! How has it been that long??!!! I don't even know haha But even though there were some factors to this story that wasn't for me, I still enjoyed it in some ways.

The story sets off with our heroine, Valoree, is a pirate captain and became that after her brother was killed and she got her revenge. Now she learns that she is inheriting to Ainsley Castle, but will need to marry and have an heir. So she and her men (band of pirates) go to England, to find herself a husband. Even though there is one man that she is attracted to, she knows he is just as alpha as she is, and she wouldn't be in control of him, and wants a man she can control. But in her heart, she wants a man who will embrace her life as a lady pirate.

I will be honest, throughout most of this story, this book was a 4-star read for me. I was having a blast with the heroine and the friendship she has with her pirates who are like family to her. And the romance that builds between herself and the hero was so fun. I loved that he was a strong masculine man who made her feel her own feminine side because she is such in a manly role. They had some fabulous banter and great laughs throughout the story, but then it takes a toxic turn when she decides to kidnap the hero, and force a marriage from him when he is too drunk to think straight and would have forced him sexually. And yeah it was too reminiscent of Daphne from the Bridgerton series. To be honest I wanted to DNF this book due to the heroine's actions. In fact, I think I am being generous with my rating.

So while I enjoyed the story for the most part, it did have some toxic elements to actions from the heroine that affected my enjoyment of the story.

Revived was such an interesting story here and I really had such a fun time with this one. I read the first one in the duo series quite a few years ago. And I am not sure why it took me so long to pick this one back up. I really adore racing romances and I felt like this one was so well done. There is a theme of forbidden and taboo love in this one but I will be honest, the "taboo" aspect didn't really bother me due to the way it was written, I just wanted to see these two reach their HEA. From the very beginning you can sense their strong connection but they definitely have to be patient and fight for each other.

What I enjoyed the most out of this one was seeing the hero fighting for the heroine. She is a therapist and helped him recover from a racing accident. But due to her being his therapist, their relationship couldn't go further than a kiss. But then some time is taken between both of them, and they find each other again. I really loved how the heroine's son instantly was drawn to our hero and was on board before she was which was quite amusing in some ways. I also had a blast seeing the banter between our characters and the charming way that they have together.

Overall I had a solid time with this book and I can't wait to explore more of this author!

Pure Ecstasy is the seventh installment in the Pure Dark Ones series. I was so thrilled to return back to this series and this author. There is something about the writing style of Aja James that just works so much for me and this installment is evidence of the talented capabilities of this author. Its been a while since I have read this series so I just grabbed this book and started delving into it.

From the beginning, I wasn't sure how this story could be redeemed for me if I am being honest. This type of heroine normally doesn't work for me, but somehow this author worked her magic with her because there were these quiet moments of character growth that just grew on me and had me drawn to her even more and more. Now our hero, is a different story. There is something so honorable about him that you can't help but love him instantly. He just has such a good heart and intentions and the way that he is so devoted to his love just had me wanting to give him a hug. He has such quiet strength that you don't see too often in the PNR genre. There is the manner in his patience that is what really worked for the story. The heroine you do need to be patient with, because she has SO much to learn, but with Seth, she is able to learn her way through it all. He is such a strong and steady influence on her, that she begins to see the "light" as it were and its done in such a heartfelt way that just moved me deeply. I am beyond impressed with the way in which this author was able to write this story here. I couldn't seem to get enough of this one here, and am eager to get back to this series and see what happens next because I have to say the teaser that the author left behind on the ending, has me itching for more!

Overall I found Pure Ecstasy to be a brilliant installment that swept me deeply into the story, evoked powerful emotions and stuns the reader from beginning to end! SIMPLY A TANTALIZING GEM!

This was such a fabulous novella in the Mystic Bayou series. It was so fun to get back to this charming mystic small town. I really adored the whole set up here, with the heroine being a midwife and helping Jillian give birth to their baby phoenix/dragon, and all the fun times with the town. I really enjoyed seeing the heroine being the one to help the hero break from his curse that causes him to be clumsy and it was so sweet! Definitely a short and fun ride.

This is a book that has been all over the community so I was highly intrigued as I have always been a solid fan of westerns and those sexy cowboys. I will be honest in that it didn't meet up my expectations, but the reasons I didn't like this one, doesn't seem to bother other readers. My issues with this one is really all on the heroine, she drove me batty. She is a super preachy feminist heroine and that is not my jam. I felt it was practically being shoved down my throat how bad men and society is because she didn't like feeling like wearing "underwear" so lets all blame it on the "patricachy". And her whole personality just turned me off completely, it felt a bit disjointed with the rest of the story. I am not sure why this book is so hyped to be honest, there are way better westerns out there. I enjoyed it as a whole, the family dynamic is on point, the hero is golden, the son being involved was perfection and it did have a solid atmospheric vibe at times. The writing was pretty engaging for the most part and I was intrigued to see what was being teased for future couples. I will definitely be reading this author much more and am curious about her backlist.

Wild Cowboy Ways is the first in the series, and I have been meaning to return to this series for a while now, as I read another installment earlier this year. I am always a fan of Carolyn Brown and really have enjoyed her work. She writes westerns so well and I am always impressed by how atmospheric they feel. I will say that even though this wasn't my favorite work from this author, I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I was really on board with the set up of the story and found the interactions at times to be quite fun and sexy. I do think that the narrator, distracted me with the accents. It could have just been me, but I did struggle a bit with staying focused with the story. But as a whole I really enjoyed this story, its super charming and lots of laughs. It also has a great wintery set up, so great as we how that is all set up. I also really enjoyed the conflict that comes between the couplel, and Carolyn Brown really delivered on that for this story. Overall I just had a blast with this story and family, and eager to move forward with the series.