God of Pain is the second book in the Legacy of Gods series and I have to say I am getting completely hooked on this author. I will admit that I was struggling when I first read her, but now I am addicted and I want to explore her backlist. I was highly impressed with God of Pain, after reading the first book in the series, I had to immediately jump into this one here. I also was impressed with how this one was introduced.

I adored seeing the heroine going after the hero in the way that she does. Sometimes it can be refreshing, especially in a dark romance, to see the heroine doing the pursuing. But I have to say that this book BROKE me! I never expected this one to be so emotional, so be ready for a tear jerker type of read. I wanted so much for these two to find their way and they have some definite hurdles to overcome. I had such a fun time getting to see some of the parentals and I gotta read those stories as well. I was intrigued to see the books being teased for the series. I am enjoying the world building that is being done with this one. I will say that if you are a dark romance fan, then this series and this author needs to be on your list. I had a blast with this one, and the author did well with the BDSM elements. The hero is super possessive, so be aware of that with this author, as they tend to be more intense alpha males and the heat in these books are much steamier than one may expect.

Overall I had a blast with 'God of Pain" and it delivered in every way that was satisfying, endearing and beyond emotionally provoking. You won't want to let go of this folks. A MAFIA GEM!

This was such a festive novella featuring some fun couples. It was super short and sweet. I think after the other novella's I was expecting more, but it was still a delight to see what was delivered here. We get the joining of Eros and Ares and Athena and it was fun to see them having a yule dinner together and loved the baby angel. I have had so much fun with this world that Carly Spade has created and have enjoyed these fun holiday novellas that get us to see these couples HEA's and interacting with each other.

I have always been a fan of Talia Hibbert, and while this one wasn't quite my favorite book from her, it was such a delight to read. I really enjoyed the whole set up of the story and I enjoyed the interracial aspect to the relationship. I have found that Talia Hibbert does this SUPER well. I really enjoyed the blend of sexy with humor that she implemented. Even though there was a focus on the angst at points, the author balanced it out with well penned characters and laughs along the way. I enjoyed the sense of the "royalty" type of romance. I also enjoyed seeing how much background and focus we get on the hero and his journey. We do see element of child abuse, so know that going into this one. I also enjoyed the type of steam that is in the story. There is plenty of good sex scenes in this story, with a domineering hero and a light touch of BDSM. I don't think the BDSM aspects will put people off, as its lightly entered and fully focused. I also enjoyed the way in which our characters just connect to each other. This is such a fast quick read that will charm you endlessly!

Cruel King is the first book in the Royal Elite series. And after reading the "Legacy of Gods" series or the books that have been released so far, I knew I had to binge on the parental's stories and I knew that it started with the Royal Elite series. I absolutely adored this book, it was so much fun and one of the best "Bully" romances that I have ever read. I will say that this is a dark romance, it has a possessive alpha male, and these two really battle it out but I absolutely adored it. And the "CHESS" references were brilliant, now I know why the parents in the kids books were so obsessed with Chess haha It makes so much more sense now.

I really enjoyed this book, and even though the pacing in the middle felt slightly slow at times, I truly couldn't get enough of this pairing and was curious to see where the author would take this romance. I absolutely adored the forbidden themes in this one as well, and we also see some other connections being built into the first book of the series. Even though this one was YA, it didn't feel YA at all, it felt like an adult romance, which is probably why it worked so much for me. Normally YA won't work for me, but because felt the characters felt more mature, it didn't bother me. I enjoyed the setting in modern day England and the British references that was really delightful, but I had to remind myself this wasn't an American based romance haha. I will say that Rina Kent has a certain writing style, that you need to give a chance. It took a few books for her style to really work for me but now I can't put her down and I just want to indulge in her backlist.

The romance itself in this one was truly magical, with a blend of intensity, deep emotion and so riveting from beginning to end. There are plenty of tropes that are mixed into this story. We have a bully romance, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, anti hero alpha male. artist nerdy heroine, abused heroine even has a cinderella feel to it at times. I did enjoy the blend of the tropes and seeing so many depths that are delivered within the relationship. And it just didn't feel like your typical bully romance either. It just felt like it had so much more to the story than that.

Overall I had a blast with "Cruel King" and I can't wait to explore the other books in the series and this world that Rina Kent has created, because I can tell you that I am addicted and am thirsting for more on what she delivers!

“I like this. You at my mercy.”
“Raven, if you think I haven’t been at your mercy from the beginning, then you haven’t been paying attention.”

A Little Too Wild is the third book in the Madigan Mountain series and this is the finale in the trilogy of the Madigan family. And we finally got the superstar of the brother, and young and the most elusive of the brothers. This is the brother that I have been the most excited for, mostly due to the fact that he has the most mystery surrounding him. I will be honest while I enjoyed the first two books this trilogy didn't impress me too much, and I had some lower expectations when I went into this one, but I am telling you I don't know why the narration for this one felt different, but this book completely won my heart! I was instantly drawn into this story, and honestly, as much as I love audiobooks, this was the type of audiobook that I wanted to put everything aside to just listen to it. I breezed so quickly through this one because I just couldn't put this one down.

A Little Too Wild begins with Crew Madigan who is a snowboarding legend and Olympian, he comes back to his hometown, when his brother gets married. Its a trip he is dreading and only planning on one day of it and then returning back to his life in Park City Utah. But what he doesn't count on is meeting his old high school crush, Raven, who also happens to be his best friend's sister. They both decide to take action on their instant attraction and have a one night stand together, and the passion between them ignites. But through a course of events, Crew ends up coming back to Madigan Mountain, and the biggest draw is Raven and a connection to her he can't seem to push aside. As Raven and Crew learn to swim the tide of their relationship together, they will need to decide if their relationship is worth fighting for...

Yes, you’re an escape. You’re also an addiction. A refuge. An adventure. This – us – is not me escaping a reality I don’t want to face. This is me coming to you because it’s the only place I want to be.

There was so many aspects to this story that I truly enjoyed. I had so much fun with these two connecting and seeing them decide to take each other on. There is a mix of tropes in this book and I had so much fun with the winter themes. There is such an atmospheric vibe to the story that is stronger than the first two books combined for me. Even though I am a straigh skiier, I really loved the "Snowboarding" culture that we see and seeing how well these two are matched. The way that Crew encourages Raven in her talent even if she is in her thirties, he wants her to embrace her abilities. I absolutely adored the way in which he ends up fighting for their relationship. I also liked seeing Crew reconnect with his brothers and have some reconciliation with his father, which is much needed. I did enjoy that aspect much more than book two and just felt more satisfying.

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My only complaint with the story was the ending. I will be honest I didn't care too much in seeing how Raven starts a snowboarding career, but Crew gives up on his. It just felt so flat and unfulfilling to be honest. Because throughout the whole book its all about him trying to do his best to keep his career together, and I would have liked to see both Crew and Raven embracing the sport as a couple instead of just one of them. It just felt like he was pushed aside in the realm of importance. So this isn't quite a five star read, although its close. If not for the disappointing ending, it would have been a full 5 star.

Overall I found A Little Too Wild to be a delightful story that was so endearing, heartwarming in every chapter, plenty of spice and will deliver on the feels! A SATISFYING FRESH POWDER PACKED ROMANCE!

Zeus was such a wonderful addition to the series. I am not sure if its the finale or if we will get more installments, I am hoping that we have more though because we still don't know what is happening with Poseidon's daughter, which has been a bit of a cliffhanger in a couple of the books and I need to know what happens haha

I have to say that I was impressed with this one here. And even though it didn't quite make it to a five-star read, it was such a satisfying read and I had so much fun with it! I was beyond impressed with the way that the author wrote this story. I will admit though that the first half was a bit slow though, so not my favorite aspect of the story, and it could have been me too maybe? I had high expectations for this one as Poseidon's book just blew me away. I will say that I adored these books and I couldn't get enough of them. Zeus was so wonderful in many ways. I loved seeing this strong and crafty male get his queen and she fits the role perfectly! The way that Zeus is willing to sacrifice everything so that she has a fair choice was so heartwarming. And he makes for the best pining hero as well. I loved their angsty entanglements as lawyers, it was quite entertaining.

Overall this series has been such a blast and I am SO happy that I discovered these books. This author just works so well for me and I can't recommend these enough!

I realized that I had forgotten to write a review for this one and felt like I definitely should get some thoughts in even if its not a long in depth review. I will say that this book was PURE MAGIC for me. I will be honest in that I have been struggling with Rina Kent of late. I have been wanting to love her stuff but just haven't gotten around to trying more. Well I had been seeing readers rave about "God of Malice" on Bookstagram, and I just decided to try her again and what do you know, this book was EVERYTHING I needed and more. I have never felt so touched by such an insane dark romance, it did remind me in some ways of"Untouchable" by Sam Mariano.

God of Malice is a story that starts off with a non consent/dubious consent type of scene but somehow it works for me, don't ask me how but it was so crazy but I was in the mood for something so out of the world and bananas. I honestly adored seeing the way that this author cultivated this story. This features a psychological crazy hero haha so know what you are getting into. The heroine is just right for him, she knows exactly how to keep him in line. The way that she is able to connect with him and the bond that they are able to form was so wonderful. I enjoyed all the friendships that are built within this one, and I can't wait for the other books in the series. I hope time goes by fast so they get released quickly.

Overall I found God of Malice to be a superb thrilling romance that curled my toes and I couldn't seem to get enough of.

Deviant King is the first book in the trilogy that features this couple, but is technically book 2 in the series. This book is Aiden King and Elsa Quinn. I have to say I don't know what magic this author uses but this bully romance was just catnip, complex and I just couldn't seem to get enough of this one here. I absolutely devoured this book here. There is LOTS of angst, just warning y'all ahead of time. But somehow this author made it work for me. And all the dramatics, I was here for it though. And I normally don't do YA settings, but I loved it here. There is a lot of confusion on why Aiden treats Elsa the way she does, and you really need to read the whole trilogy to get the background on it, but whew he is intense. I adored our heroine, she is a badass. She stands on her own and is so delightful! I love that she is a fighter, and is willing to stand up to her bullies, no matter how they demean her, she has such a strong spirit and is a fighter and just what he needs to tone him down as he has such a fierce strong personality, but frankly, blame it on his dad haha

I swept through Deviant King so quickly, and it was such an addictive read. Just make sure you have books 2 and 3 handy, as it does end with a cliffhanger. But its well done, but yeah its a doozie. Just fair warning on it. I really enjoyed the friendships and I am really curioius about Xander's story for sure, there is so much history for his story I bet.

Steel Princess is book 2 in the trilogy involving Aiden and Elsa. This book kicks off right after book one ends so you can easily jump right into this one. This one was so packed with dramatics and bullying of course, but in a different way. I just knew that this one would be bananas but yet its this catnip that I can't seem to get enough of. Rina Kent definitely knew what she was doing upon writing these books. I couldn't seem to get enough of this one.

In Steel Princess, we get the heroine who does some payback. She overhears a conversation, and yeah we see some truths revealed on the intentions of Aiden, but not everything is black and white and through the game of cat and mouse that these two play with each other, they both learn the significance it and realize the value that they have together and that its worth fighting for. But then of course, another truth bomb comes into play and it delivers on another cliffhanger. It just never ends, but we see the significance of it here.

I really had a blast with this installment, and just seeing the various elements of this bully romance, and that deeper portrayal of the complexities to their relationship. I was so drawn into Aiden and Elsa, and seeing them work through some things. We do see what they are willing to do for each other and the type of connection that they have. I was instantly ready to jump into book 3 and see their finale.

This was a superb finale and I just was hooked on it. This is also the installment where everything falls into place for this couple and they really find their jive. Now there is still plenty of angst and some issues that they need to overcome. But I had such a great time in seeing them work on overcoming it, and getting over the issues of their "forbidden" relationship. There is definitely a family conflict, and some memories that become revealed in this one here. This was probably my favorite installation of the series, just because we see everything fall into place for this couple, and some truths being revealed and the fact that they knew each other as kids and made marital promises to each other was just it for me, I was so sold on them finding their way together in this one. Now this aspect may not work for everyone, but it completely worked for me. I also found it so interesting seeing the way that the friends and family of these two just come in support for these two and I am so curious to see who Ronan ends up with. Overall I had a blast with this trilogy but need a break from this author for a bit haha but will return soon to the series!