The Introvert's Book Club

Sigma Sin #3 Rating: 4/5  Spice: 3/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Dark Romance Trigger Warnings: See author website here Favorite Quote: “She tastes like hope and self-destruction. Two opposing forces that shouldn’t coexist, but she does.” Blurb: Declan Pierce is a bully and a sadist. He’s been my enemy since birth, and he’s made my life a living hell. But when my father barters me in an arranged marriage, Declan proposes a deal I can’t refuse. After all, so long as Declan owns my soul, it can’t be sold to another… But it turns out Declan wants more than I bargained for. My body, my submission, the truth behind what sent me to Montgomery Psychiatric Ward three years ago. And he’ll haunt every facet of my existence until he gets it. I thought death was the only truly inescapable thing. After all, nothing is eternal… except maybe him. The Good: * This author dives head first into dealing with mental health and self harm issues rather than shying away from it or tiptoeing around it. T...

  Buy on Amazon Rating: 4/5 Spice: 3/5 Plot: 5/5 Primary Genre: Christmas Romance Blurb: Ivy Winters As the head elf at Santa’s Christmasland, I never expected to be butting heads with the new executive—or going on a date with him. But when he asked me to go home with him for Christmas, I surprised myself by saying yes. Oh, and he’s from the North Pole. And apparently, I’m an elf. Teddy Claus Training to take over the family business was no small undertaking, but for the last few years, I’d been working my way up through the ranks, mastering each branch of our enterprise. But everything was different when I arrived at our Christmas themed amusement park and met her. Maybe that was why I invited her home with me for Christmas. It felt like I’d been searching my whole life for something, and I’d finally found it. Maybe, what I’d needed all along was Ivy by my side. The Good: * This book was giving “The Santa Clause 2” meets The Hallmark Channel but with ...

  Buy on Amazon Rating: 3.5/5 Spice: 5/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Horror Romance Trigger Warnings: See author website here Favorite Quote: “We’re not incomplete individuals searching for our other halves. We’re complete entities seeking the wild souls that resonate with ours” Blurb: I’m not a good man. Never cared to be one. My existence is only darkness and death. The world thinks I shouldn’t be this way, but I am who I am. Turning animals & humans into art is all I’ve ever known. Sending keepsakes of my victims ignites a fire within me, knowing I’m hurting families fuels my passion to continue. I’ve never wanted to be anyone’s hero until Lucy. Being in the shadows of her life could never be enough. The pure love that pours from her is something I couldn’t have prepared myself for. She’s mine and always will be, even if she doesn’t know it yet. The Good: * I’ve never read a horror romance so this book was me dipping my toe in the water. I didn’t totally dislike it and if ...

  Buy on Amazon Love on the Vine #4 Rating: 3.5/5 Spice: 3.5/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Romance Trigger Warnings: Explicit language, sexual content Favorite Quote: Breakups were like bruises. Eventually, they become nothing more than some discolored flesh and a memory of the ache you’d once felt. But in the thick of them, when your skin was still mottled black and blue, pressing on them meant only pain. Blurb: Since her recent breakup, Ella Delatou has buried herself in work. Between her job at the local flower shop, Blossom's, and her family's winery, she has plenty to keep herself busy. If only the busybody townsfolk of Apple Blossom Bay would leave her alone long enough to let her fully move on. Liam Danvers has been working for Chateau Delatou winery as its head vintner for five years—and has been half in love with Ella Delatou for nearly as long. The first time he laid eyes on her, he knew she was the one. Only, he didn't move fast enough, and she wound up in a ...

  Buy on Amazon Rating: 4/5 Spice: 3/5 Primary Genre: Sports Romance Trigger Warnings: Situational depression, cheating (not by either MC) and a brief mention of a loved one’s passing. Plot 4/5: Girl crashes boy’s car, boy saves girl from horrible relationship. Boy is an NFL superstar, BTW. Griffin and Brynn are new besties. Griffin is determined to show Brynn the magic of Memphis as she hasn’t ever acclimated to her new city even though she’s lived there for years. Will Griffin be able to keep things friendly so he can focus on his football season? The Good: * Brandy’s writing was a joy to read. Her stories and characters are top notch. I know that this is a “Lacey Brothers” series but really, she could turn it into a Memphis Blues series and marry off the whole damn time and I’d happily read along. * The parent characters are a riot, especially Brynn’s. They’re quirky, unique and hilarious. They also serve as great comic relief. * The teammate characters are also well writte...