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Hitched by Lauren Biel

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  Buy on Amazon Rating: 4/5 Spice: 5/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Dark Romance Trigger Warnings: Please check the author’s website before reading here Tropes: Age gap Innocent FMC Unhinged MMC Forced Proximity Enemies-to-Lovers Primal Blurb: "Ready or not, rabbit, here I come" Lex The moment I open the car door and see her sweet face, I know I'm making a mistake. By offering to give me a ride, so is she. I spot the rabbit’s foot hanging from the rear-view mirror. It's not her lucky day. I take her with me as I run from the law. Despite being a felon and a documented sociopath, I only mean for Selena to be a ride to the border. But somewhere along the way she stirs up feelings I've long thought myself incapable of. She's my rabbit, my sweet little bunny, and I need to teach her how to run from me so I can catch her and show her what it's like to be devoured by the predator she should be afraid of. Danger lurks in every corner, and the risk of getting ca...

Where’s Molly by H.D. Carlton

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  Buy on Amazon A Cat & Mouse Duet spinoff Rating: 4/5 Spice: 3/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Dark Romance Trigger Warnings: See author website here Blurb: “Molly Devereaux has been missing for more than two weeks, and police are still searching for the girl who seemed to vanish out of thin air. The world still wants to know... Where's Molly?” In my dreams, I never escaped the Oregon woods. Life after death isn't easy to accept, especially when I still feel like a ghost. Now, I live deep in the mountains of Montana—the paradigm of beauty. But they are also the home of horrors. Horrors that I only unleash at night. When my pigs are allowed to feast. It is strongly recommended to read Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline before reading Where's Molly. Important Note: This is a dark romance that contains dark subject matter. Please refer to the author's website for content warnings The Good: * This book made me want more of this storyline in general. More Molly, Zade, Addi...

Satyr by Megan Mossgrove

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  Buy on Amazon Rating: 4/5 Spice: 1/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Cozy fantasy Blurb: "I just thought my life would be different." At 34, Elaine spends each day going through the motions---alone. When she learns of her father's passing, she puts her home up for sale, hoping it will give her the strength to abandon the city, its memories, and the ghosts of her dashed hopes. Like her mother "There’s no longer a reason to stay." But soon, Elaine wonders if reason may have agreed to split spices at the market. Tall, handsome, green, with a bone shaking laugh, and a glorious smile, the orc innkeeper seems set on wooing her, but he doesn’t know the depth of her heartache. Or the truth that could very well push him away. "This one can still be good." Innkeeper by day, smuggler by night, Satyr dreams of a future where he can keep the Aspen Inn afloat without skimming Arnell’s precious pearls—but too many rely on him for it to be a choice. When the pressur...

Rival Summer by Jess Bryson

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  Buy on Amazon Bayside Lake Series Book #2 Rating: 3/5 Spice: 2/5 Plot: 3/5 Primary Genre: Sports Romance Blurb: This summer, Chandler’s plan is simple—focus on herself and steer clear of Blue Devil athletes. But life has a way of throwing curveballs, and hers comes in the form of a summer job right in the heart of Blue Devil territory. Now, she’s spending her days surrounded by her brother’s baseball team, which just so happens to include her childhood crush—the charming shortstop—and her former fling—the cocky starting pitcher who broke her heart last summer. Chandler finds herself caught between two irresistible men, who are strictly off-limits. Old wounds reopen, new sparks fly, and Chandler faces a decision that could change everything. Tropes: 🌊Small Town Romance ⚾College Baseball Player MMC 🌊Second Chance Romance ⚾"F*ck It" 🌊Theatre Major FMC ⚾Brother's Best Friend vs Bad Boy 🌊Flirty Banter ⚾Found Family 🌊Dual POV ⚾Open Door Spice The Good: * Absolutely love ...

Satan’s Affair by H.D. Carlton

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  Buy on Amazon Cat & Mouse Duet #0.5 Rating: 4/5 Spice: 3/5 Plot: 4/5 Primary Genre: Horror Romance Trigger Warnings: See author website here Favorite Quote: “You’re not normal?” I ask, my curiosity piquing. “The interesting people never are, demon slayer.” Blurb: Every Halloween, Satan’s Affair will come to you. We travel the country, offering terrifying haunted houses, thrilling rides and the tastiest food. And with every passing town, I cleanse this world, one execution at a time. I hide within the walls, casting my judgement for those that reek of evil, singing lullabies to their rotting souls. Once you’ve been chosen, there’s no escaping my henchmen–they cater to my every desire. You can run and you can hide, but it only excites me. Come. Take a walk through my dollhouse, where your screams will blend and your cute little pleas will go unanswered. But I can’t promise it’ll be over quickly… The Good: * This was short and sweet and I’ve been in the mood for a no...

The Curse of Soulwaker by Sharon Elwood

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The Soulwaker Trilogy Book #1 Rating: 4/5  Spice: 0/5 Plot: 5/5 Primary Genre: Paranormal Dark Fantasy Blurb: Dunegray, commander of the undead Cursed legion, has led it in terrorizing and spilling blood throughout the kingdom of Nahmval. When Zerael, a powerful young sorcerer, lifts the curse, Dunegray and her army must learn to live among the very people they oppressed. But the Curse never forgets its servants. While she struggles with her newfound mortality and haunting visions, Silnus, a dark figure from the past, returns. Dunegray must prevent him from harnessing the Curse, or else she will be Cursed again and forced to destroy the people she’s learning to love, obliterating the last remnants of her humanity in the process. To save her people and this new world she misunderstands, Dunegray and Zerael are commanded to search for new allies in the coming war. This journey throughout Nahmval will reveal hidden motives and a secret that could unravel both Zerael’s country and ...