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Introduction
The Heiress Bride is the third book in the Duke's Heiress trilogy and I really had a great time with this one. This is the conclusion to the heiresses' mystery and I really enjoyed seeing what Madeline Hunter did with this one here. Madeline Hunter just writes some great solid historical romance and I love that her writing style hasn't become too modern. It really has that classic Avon feel to her writinig and I really appreciate that. So if you are fans of Anne Gracie or Elisa Braden, then this author you will really enjoy. This had a solid mystery that was attached to it, pacing solid and just was a solid story that I enjoyed fully.

Summary
Nicholas Radnor, is the Duke of Hollinburgh and there are pressures to marry an heiress and also locate the mysterious woman in his late uncle's will. She is the last of the three heiresses mentioned but when a strange woman approaches him for a book she was authenticating for auction for his uncle, he is intrigued and believes she could be the lost heiress and that there is more to her presence than meets the eye. He wants to fulfill the late duke's promise to Iris though while at the same time determining if she has ill will towards his family. But soon love and passion enter the playing field between them and a family mystery with secrets to be unveiled.

My Outlook
I absolutely adored this one here, and while the pacing wasn't perfect in this book, I absolutely adored everything else about this story. I do want to give a fair warning on the narration. I tried it in narration and it wasn't that good. The accent is super super thick and I found it to be more distracting. The writing in this one is very easy to read for the most part, so you will be easily sucked into the story. I really love how this author writes her books though. Her writing is just really enjoyable to fall into. I found this story to be quite a solid read and if you love a good mystery being unveiled, this story really tackles the mystery very well. It ended up being something I actually didn't expect. So the author really mixed me up here with the reveal but at the same time I really enjoyed how it all played out. I really loved the banter that we see in the previous two couples here and I really need to read the second book in this series, because I just need Kevin's book.

What I really enjoyed though was the way that this couple interacted with each other. I loved how they each have their own agenda, but at the same time, you see the way their chemistry builds the more they interact and the way that they both balance their personal agenda with how their relationship is changing throughout the story. The growth of their bond was truly wonderful and their kissing scenes!!! WOWZA I really felt like it was so powerful in these intimate moments. The only complaint that I have in this story is the pacing was a bit stagnated in the middle way through of the story and I really struggled pushing through it. But I am glad that I stuck with it and was able to see the way this story comes to completion. Because it did end up being such a beautiful story in the end here.

Overall View
The Heiress Bride is a captivating romance that delivered on authentic historical feels, a sensual strong relationship that delivers on top with a stunning mystery to keep you heart tuned in from beginning to end.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 4
World Building: 4
Cover:4
Hero: 4
Heroine: 3.5
Steam: 3.5
Heart & Feels:3.5
Ending:4
Overall View: 3.75 

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Introduction
Voyeur is the first book in the "Voyeur" series by Fiona Cole. This is also my very first book by this author here. So I was intrigued to see how my experience with her writing would go. I was able to participate in this read with the "Dark Romance Book Club" I am a part of. (If you love dark romance and want to join in, DM me) But anyways, I absolutely adored the way that this story was written and immediately I was sucked into the story and so loved it. Its a fabulous mix of steam and heart and character growth that just tugged at my heartstrings!

My Outlook
This was such a precious story and I highly recommend that if you like contemporary romance with higher steam levels or voyeurism being explored that you definitely get to experience that with this one. I simply couldn't get enough of it and really respected how it was developed on this story. Fiona Cole really tackles this taboo so well. I normally am not into Voyeurism but when its written well I can really get behind it. And this is so much more than a taboo romance. I wouldn't even necessarily call it a dark romance to be honest. It didn't really have "dark romance vibes" at least not for me. The way that Fiona Cole tackled this story was brilliantly done. We slowly see the couple have a connection before they even officially meet and I just loved seeing that. The way that the hero's character growth and seeing him deal with his past and the trauma that has disabled him in relationship was so well focused on and especially in how the heroine was able to connect with him and be so sensitive to his needs was so inspiring. I absolutely adored these two together and even the third act conflict I was on board with. The author really made it be believable.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building:4.5
Cover:4.5
Hero: 4.5
Heroine: 4
Steam:4.5
Heart & Feels:4
Ending:3
Overall View: 4
 

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Introduction
If This Is Love is a standalone that is a new release from Jewel E. Ann. This is also my first book by this author, and I will admit I did have certain expectations on this one. It's everywhere on bookstagram so I was curious to see what all the raves were about with this one. The narration was superb on this and is what kept me with this story. I will say that if you want a great western romance, then this one does check off the box. While I had my issues with this one, it still will deliver especially if you love from beginning to end conflict aspects.

Summary
The set up of the story is that our characters meet and practically grow up together. The hero is older than the heroine, but when they first meet he is still young. They build a friendship but then it turns into something more over the years but there is a forbidden theme to it as the hero is being forced to marry someone he doesn't love. The relationship between Milo and Indie is slowly built into a crescendo but any intimate connection is forbidden for both of them, and its a story that shows how they find a way together.

My Outlook
I really struggled with this one. Now, don't get me wrong, I admire a strong forbidden romance but I absolutely do not like it being dragged out till the end. The characters were also hard to get behind. They both have this level of immaturity that never changes, it only gets worse throughout the story.I am not sure if it was the narration or the story itself, but with each chapter, I became more and more frustrated with this story and most especially the heroine. You get why the hero is doing what he does but even when Indie learns the truth about the position that he is in, she only proves why he took so long to tell her the truth. I know she is young, but she doesn't really grow that much, she only gets worse in her mature level and I was unable to resonate with her much. And with all the forbidden feels to the story and how the intensity builds up, I was highly disappointed with the ending, it just felt so lackluster and unsatisfying. So I really struggled with this and there were moments that I wanted to DNF it. But I really wanted to see how everything would turn out so I kept with it. I am curious about books from this author, but if this is her style, I am not sure I will keep reading her.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 4
World Building:4
Cover:4
Hero: 4
Heroine: 2.5
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 4
Ending:3
Overall View: 3 

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Introduction
Seduce Me is the second installment in the "Ravage MC" series and I absolutely adored this one here. It was simply delightful. I really had some issues with the first book, so after reading the first book, you are unsure, I highly recommend this one. It has more emotional overtones, a more relatable softer heroine, a alpha mellow hero and much of the MC bonding that you want to see in a MC romance. I was immediately drawn into this one and it actually had a scenario for the "secret baby" that really just worked for me. But I would make sure to check the triggers below as it will have some content aspects that will be challenging for some readers.

Summary
Seduce Me is a story of Casey, who grew up in the Ravage MC, they are her family but she never felt like she was a part of them or that they considered her family. She also felt she was on the outside. When she finds herself pregnant and the man she has loved since she was girl telling her he cheated on her, it broke Casey and she needed space from the MC and find her own strength to get her college degree to raise her daughter, Mia. But when tragedy hits both Casey and GT, they are brought back together and forced to face hidden truths and repair their relationship and find a future together and with their MC family.

My Outlook
Seduce Me was such a precious romance and I gobbled up every single moment of this one here. If you are fans of more gritty style MC, like Joanna Wylde, then I highly recommend this author. Then you will definitely love this one. I will admit that even if you prefer softer MC, you will enjoy this book. Its definitely softer than the previous installment in many ways. At first, when you enter the story, you expect it to be secret baby. But its actually not, the truth does come out, and the way the story evolves was NOT what I was expecting. The author really tackles your deeper emotions throughout this story. Seeing what G.T. and Casey suffer and struggle through was so heart wrenching at times, but the healing of it and the way in which their MC backs them up and stands by them through it tore me apart! This MC is truly a family, even when they fight, they are always brothers and sisters and I LOVED that. The romance itself was so endearing. It definitely has some angst filled moments when some misunderstandings happen, but they work through them quickly and I appreciated that certain aspects weren't dragged out longer than necessary. It really felt authentic in so many ways. Definitely eager to continue this series and see how this author develops these bonds. Its a big series, but I am hooked on to stay through it for the long haul.

Overall View
I found Seduce Me to be a captivating story that tugged at my emotions and swept me away into this gritty MC world and with a splice of life feel to it, truly endeared me to yearning for more.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building: 5
Cover:3.5
Hero: 4
Heroine: 4.5
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels:5
Ending:5
Overall View: 4.5 

 I wish I could say that I loved this one, but I didn't. I wanted to though. This series I know has been highly hyped, but I have been such a fan of this author for many years and its been tough coming across this series that just hasn't worked for me. So my biggest concern with this one was the heroine. Now I don't know that because it was an audiobook, it was on the narrator or not but I just wasn't okay with this one here. The way the heroine acts is wild and crazy. She literally treats the hero horribly. He pines for her so sweetly and is so determined and she basically is a cold B. lol I honestly think its a miracle I got through this and just left me feeling angry, drained, and the heart breaking for this wonderful hero and not much of a grovel or genuine sincerity from the heroine to make up for what she does. It just felt overall dissatisfying. The only aspect that kept me going with this one is the hero. If he wasn't so wonderful, I would have DNF'd this book. I honestly am not sure if I should keep going with the series. I love this author and I have really adored her backlist, I just don't like this writing style she has implemented, its just not my style for PNR. 

 Dangerous Innocence is the first book in a brand new series by this author. I really went into this with a open mind. Sometimes her books can work for me but sometimes they dont. Normally my issues lie with the heroines, rarely is it with the heroes. But I did try to maintain my objectivity on this one. This was quite an interesting one and it did have a different taste to it from other books I have read from this author. I quite enjoyed this one, don't get me wrong. It was addictive, strong alpha vibes, some taboo sexy times in a Church, and lots of mafia presence. But there was one aspect to the story that I struggled with and it was the heroine. Her character I really struggled with. I am not sure if this is just how Cora Reilly tends to write her heroines in the first book of a series or what, but I tried to like her I really really did. At first I did but when she betrayed the hero, yeah not for me and quite frankly he forgave her way too quickly. She never seemed to do a grovel and didn't even seem sorry about what she had done to him. Personally I didn't get where she was coming from, there wasn't much nuance to the situation. I know some readers may have issue with the hero but come on he is a alpha mafia hero, he was very a typical in how he treated her, I wasn't really having issues with him that much. I just didn't understand the heroine and from the beginning was looking for anything to betray him. Not once did she have any integrity towards him or their vows and I will be honest it rubbed me the wrong way. I did try to keep an open mind with her and try to be understanding but she kept making up excuses for her behavior and never willing to be accountable for it. She got off way too easy in my opinion and its a cycle I get really tired of with heroines. I am very eager to see what the author does with future books for sure as I love the family and if you are a mafia fan or have enjoyed Cora Reilly in the past, I highly recommend this one. 

 Introduction
Shadow Dance is the eight installment in the "Shadow Riders" series and there is something so delectable about these books. In all honesty, I think in some ways, these are some of Feehan's best work. I love the feeling of Mafia surrounds them but with a Feehan twist to the them but also what is even more empowering is the way in which the sense of family is so well focused on. In Shadow Dance, we get a serial arc (or I am guessing that is what is delivered on this one) where we get to Geno's book, and I am guessing we will also get his brother's books. I wouldn't mind Dario's book but to be honest I have a feeling that Feehan will drag that out a bit, but maybe I am wrong haha but I just know whatever Feehan has chosen to do next, will be just as wonderful.

Summary
Shadow Dance starts off, with our heroine, who is a professional ballerina, is caught in the wrong place wrong time trying to help out a teenager, and gets put in the cross eyes of the Ferraro men. While Amara poses as a dancer, she also is a shadow rider, but one of special abilities who is more the "special ops" of their kind and she works for the council themselves. When Geno first meets her he knows that there is something more to Amara, but when their shadows touch in the interrogation, he knows that there is so much more to the story. As Geno and the Ferraro men come to the truth, Geno realizes that he has found the one woman for him. As Gena and Amara work on getting to know each other but also trying to figure out who is after the Ferraro men and their territory, there are secrets to be revealed and workings of the heart to be conveyed and bared open...

My Outlook
Shadow Dance was such an empowering story of harsh realities of their world but finding love when you least expect to find it. I honestly had no clue what to expect with this one, I actually went into this one blind. I have literally loved every single installment in this series, and I knew that Shadow Dance would deliver. But I have to say that Christine Feehan really upped her literal game on this tantalizing read. Shadow Dance is a story that takes two shadow riders, who are both experienced and lethal in their own rights and puts together a match of fiery sensuality that takes the reader on one wild ride from beginning to end.

This is such a action packed read, like many of her books, but there was so much poignant emotion that just endears the reader completely. The connection that Geno and Amara have together was so captivating. I honestly didn't want to put their story down, the depths of their bond is so beautifully developed and seeing these two fighters find their way towards their own HEA was quite a sight to see. Amara herself was adopted when her family died and has never known love or affection. Geno, had to take over his family as a young teen and has had to be the leader and strength of the family but when he meets Amara, his whole world changes and will do anything for Amara. Both Geno and Amara aren't ready for the torrent of emotion that will come with their bond but seeing the ways in which they come together and so readily accept their connection was beautiful in the small intimate moments we see them cultivate.

Overall View
Shadow Dance is a story that will breathe fire into your heart, its a story of sacrifice and harsh realities, but the beauty in perseverance and honor and the ways in which love and family reigns supreme... 

 So I am at the close of the series and I am feeling so bittersweet with Maniac. As much as I loved this one here, it was still tough to read it. Because I knew it would be at the end of the series, I do know that there is a new series coming up that has some connecting books connected to this one. But in this one is where we finally get the romance between Aiden and Thomas. These two we have been seeing their built up relationship throughout the whole series and it was packed with everything that I have come to love in this series but its definitely a bit more emotional and hard to read at times. We definitely get to see the side to Thomas side to his story and it was really hard to see so much of his vulnerabilities be shown as in previous books he has been this commanding alpha leader of the group.

We really get to see the depths and history to their relationship and seeing them work through their issues is hard to see because they both have been hurting each other but seeing them learn to fight for each other instead of battling each other constantly was so wonderful to see. To see their relationship really come together was epic and I loved seeing the epilogue and what their lives are like in the future. Definitely eager to see what the author comes up with next. 

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Introduction
Sin & Ink is the first book in the "Sweetest Taboo" series and this was also my very first book from this author and I finally know why so many readers LOVE this author, because yeah I feel it now! I absolutely adored this one and I am not sure what took me so long to read it. I guess sometimes I get nervous around such hyped authors but this author and this book is definitely worth the hype. I really loved everything about this one. I do adore a good forbidden feel romance and this has it all so fully. And we also have some diversity aspects with the heroine having "Pacific Island heritage" and I really enjoyed that. We just don't get enough characters with that type of descent. If you love a sexy contemporary with strong alpha male vibes, who is tortured, then this is one you definitely need to pick up and quickly.

Summary
Knox and Eden have a chemistry that won't be looked at positively. Eden is Knox's late brother's wife. She is his widow. But she is a woman he has been in love with for years and has never been able to have because of whom she belonged to. He is determined to keep things professional, but their chemistry grows now that Eden is working on moving on with her life and embracing her dreams. Knox is her rock but is also someone she is seeing hidden depths to. And when the chemistry between them, they will have to decide if their relationship is worth fighting for even if that means losing the people they love the most....their family.

My Outlook
Sin & Ink was such a fabulous book and it had my heart so completely snared. This author really captivates and I can't wait to explore more of her other work. In this story we definitely have a taboo that is explored but its not a taboo that bothers me at all. And this really explores emotional abuse of a family member. My goodness, I really didn't care for the mother at all. She was awful. I know she is grieving but the way she treats Knox is so manipulative and toxic. And seeing him tormented by how his mother treats him was so heartbreaking. The way that Eden just sees the man beneath the tough exterior and learns to fight for him was so precious. Honestly that ending just put this book up to a 4.5 rating for me. Because all the FEELS. And I gained so much love for the brothers and I can't wait for their books. I know there aren't many books in the series so ....Naima Simone....write some books haha

Overall View
I found Sin & Ink to be a delectable read that was so well done. It had the emotion, the spice, character depth and so much more. This author knows how to write a captivating story to enrich your heart! 

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Introduction
Barbarous is the second book in the "Outcasts" series but honestly you could read this one first if you wanted to as both this one and the first book have similar storylines and technically, in a chronological sense, this book takes place first. I really adored this one though, more than even the first book and I didn't expect that to happen, but for some reason this one just clicked so much more for me!! It just had more charm to the story and this author is really making me fall in love with her and so quickly for sure. I did a combo read of this one in both ebook and audiobook and both formats were so fun to read.

My Outlook
This story is a story that does have a sense of forbidden though as there is a slight family connection but no blood relationship happening. So despite that, it might bother some readers. I had no issues with it though, it worked just right for me. You could tell how careful the author was in the connection between them. From the very beginning you will be caught up so easily within this story and the charm that is so heavily present. I loved the way that the children were present and focused on in the story, not neglected but also not interrupting the actual romance.

I love the sense of "adventure" that this author seems to pen so flawlessly in her regency books. Its an aspect to recently written historical's that have seem to be lost and I love that Minerva Spencer really implements it so well. The romance was so well done. I loved their connection to each other, their chemistry is off the charts and the way in which the husband had wanted them to be together if he died, was so endearing. I really enjoyed the quiet intimate moments between these two. And the author really captialized on the character growth of the hero and loved seeing his story from seeing him in book one.

Overall View
I found Barbarous to be a true delight that curled my toes in its intimacy and charmed this reader with the sense of adventure, the unique cast of characters and delivering on the witty banter.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 4.5
World Building: 4
Cover: 5
Hero: 5
Heroine: 4.5
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 4
Ending:4.5
Overall View: 4.5