When the Weaver Met the Gargoyle by Lila Appleton

3 Stars

A shire-esque party forces a straight-laced human weaver and a brooding gargoyle guard together in the most delightfully tension-filled ways.

I have one talent, and it’s not relationships. It’s weaving. But I have one chance to keep my cozy little life in the magical Leafshire Cove and it’s going to require a partner.

I swore off romance—my last relationship was a humiliating disaster. But to enter the mayor’s tapestry contest, and win the contract attached, I need a date, thanks to a ridiculous ancient faerie spell requiring attendants to bring a potential partner.

When my frenemy suggests the new watchtower guard, a growly gargoyle named Romulus who never speaks and hides inside a massive cloak, I think she’s finally lost her mind. But said frenemy refuses to back down, and suddenly, the gargoyle and I are forced into a temporary match.

Romulus is employed by the mayor so he has no choice but to go. Because of a past issue with his stone magic, he’s dead set on remaining single, so there shouldn’t be a problem.

Until we share the wrong pot of tea…

I wanted so much more information on the world and character development. So much was missing from the book because this stuff wasn’t included. Otherwise, it was a super quick read and short. I enjoyed the writing enough to try other books by the author.

Book 1 Leafshire Cove Monsters

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Their Lethal Pet by Lexi C Floss

3 Stars

Run. Hide. Fight.

It’s Monsters Night, the annual event where the portals to other realms and realities open, and monsters flood the streets to search for their potential mates.

And I’m one of the candidates.

Why?

Because I broke all the rules. I fought back against the elitist system hellbent on enslaving humankind. And f-ck if I’m going to let one of these monsters take me. Let alone three of them

Orcus.

Flame.

Reaper.

They saved me from a compromising situation, all because they think I'm a rare Omega. A Goddess. Their chosen mate.

You can run and hide, little one.

But we’re the monsters of the night.

And you are our chosen bride.

So be a good girl and let us worship you

This book was so long and it didn’t need to be. Add in FMC becoming a whimp once she finds her men it just became an ok read. The author has better books.

Book 1 Monsters Night

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Alpha King’s Runaway Mate by Elara Haze

2 Stars

I spent a night with the alpha king

Then he rejected me and said “You’ll never be my mate.”

The night I was supposed to be presented to an alpha like a good little omega, I ran.

I wanted nothing to do with him, nothing to do with the bond.

So I slipped away into the gardens… and straight into the arms of a gorgeous, mysterious guard.

His dark eyes and scars screamed of danger, but I let myself have one forbidden night.

But the next morning, our bond snapped into place.

But it turns out, he wasn't a guard. He was Magnus Ashfjord, The Alpha King.

The ruler of over a hundred wolf packs.

And the man my pack once betrayed.

So when he found out, he rejected me.

And I did what I had to—I ran.

For three years, I’ve built a life without him.

Until fate rips us back together.

Because when I see Magnus again, with another woman around his arm, I want to tear her throat out.

My wolf snaps. I thought our bond had died, but it's stronger than ever.

And when I go into heat, there's only one king that can satisfy my needs.

But this time, I won’t let him break my heart…

There was so much repetitiveness in this book. I started skimming the story to finish the story. I liked the king and he tries so hard to make up with his mate but she was just awful. I struggled so much with her character and why she did what she did. Overall, I would skip this one.

Book 19 Forbidden Alpha Kings

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Claimed for Their Pleasure by LV Lane

2.75 Stars

For as long as I can remember, Brandon has been my obsession. But the shifter warrior had far higher standing in the clan and barely noticed me.

Until one day he did, and everyone assumed we would wed.

Then war arrived and brought a forgotten Alpha back into my life.

Gage, the mysterious warrior I found injured in the woods. Son of a clan king, he is also our enemy.

I can’t deny that I want Gage.

But I want Brandon too.

Then I revealed ...

Now both men want me.

Once again, war is coming, only this time ... it is over me.

I struggled with reading this one because the pacing was just off. Add in me bing reading all of them I didn’t need a recap of book 1 which is several chapters in this book. Once the book picked up about halfway through I enjoyed the reading. Brandon and Gage working together to please Jessa even though they sort of want to kill each other was a fun read.

Book 2 Coveted by the Barbarian

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Bound to the Shadow Prince by Ruby Dixon

4 Stars

He is a hulking winged beast, complete with claws and fangs, and she is trapped alone with him in a dark tower. She should be terrified of him, so why does he turn her on?

Princess Candra must remain locked inside a tower for seven long years in order to protect her people from their goddess’s wrath. Seven years without a friend—or a lover—by her side. And locked inside the tower with her? A fearsome winged Fellian warrior, Nemeth.

He’s terrifying, cruel, and disturbingly magnetic . . . and the only other living being in the tower. Candra is torn between wanting to kill him for his supplies or having her way with him.
After all, seven years is a long time to be alone.

 

I really enjoyed this enemy to lovers story. Candra was a bit of a dick through half ish of the book until she started to fall for her enemy. Nemeth was awesome and even though she was his enemy he was willing to help her. I loved the interaction between the two of them and the ending was amazing.

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Falling Stars by Lex Martin

4 Stars

Falling for the guy who broke my heart years ago wasn’t on my to-do list when I snuck into his condo.

Maverick Walker was my best friend, my safe place—the boy I trusted with my whole heart—until one reckless kiss in high school ruined everything. Now, he’s an NFL football player, and I’m a struggling small-town hairstylist, newly single and expecting a baby. With my ex gone and someone vandalizing my business, my life feels like it’s crumbling beneath me.

When my best friend Paige suggests hiding out in Maverick’s swanky condo to regroup while he’s recovering from an injury in New York, it seems like a lifeline.

Except he comes home. Unexpectedly. When I’m half-dressed.

Now I’m stuck in his orbit again, unprepared for the way he still makes my heart race. Maverick is charming, ridiculously hot, and as off-limits as ever. But I have bigger problems than his smoldering smile—like figuring out who’s targeting me and why they won’t stop.

As the threats escalate, so do Maverick’s protective instincts. But with his life in New York and mine in Texas, our worlds couldn’t be further apart. And yet, with danger closing in, his arms are the only safe haven I have left.

But how do I let him protect me without risking my heart again—when loving him feels as out of reach as a falling star?

I really loved Maverick and Baylee’s romance. The friends to lovers is always hard to write well because of having to balance the romance and the friendship. This book balances out nicely. I loved how in Maverick was from the beginning of the book after his accident. He kept getting her things for her kid even though he didn’t have too. Baylee makes a hard decision for them when she breaks up with him cause she doesn’t want him to be forced to pick between her and his love of football so she takes herself out of the equation. You know what he is going to pick but how he tells her was amazing and I loved it. The mystery part of who is doing the vandalism was interesting choice. How they are caught was heart breaking. I did want more on that but it wasn’t vital to the story. Can’t wait for the next book.

Book 2 Wild at Heart

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Hero She Deserves by Anna Hackett

3 Stars

When he goes to investigate a blaring smoke alarm, the last thing he expects to find is Hollywood’s hottest actress…naked.

Deputy Sheriff Sawyer Lane likes the pace of life on Maui. After years as a Navy SEAL and in Ghost Ops, he likes that no one shoots at him. Coming to the island saved him. He still can’t sleep, but he’ll take the sun, sand, and solitude.

Then Oscar-winning actress Hollis Stanton rents the house next to his and torpedoes his solitude. When she sets her coffee machine on fire, he meant to help, not see every glorious inch of her from her russet-red hair to her red-painted toenails.

Soon, they’re running into each other everywhere, and it doesn’t take all of Sawyer’s finely-honed skills to know she’s in trouble and hiding from something. Or someone.

Hollis Stanton usually loves her life—movie roles she enjoys, an Oscar on her mantel, financial security. She’s come a long way from the poor, gangly redhead in hand-me-down clothes. But one stupid party held by a powerful movie producer changes everything.

She accidentally overhears something she shouldn’t have.

Now, someone is following her, breaking into her house, and crashing into her car. Her plan is to lay low in Hawaii. What wasn’t in her plan is the big, muscular, and rugged deputy sheriff next door. Nor is their scorching attraction.

When danger closes in, Hollis realizes Sawyer is the real deal—a hero with scars, who helps those in need.

A hero who will do anything to protect her.

I think this was my least favorite book from all of her books. Normally with series this author includes other characters from previous books but in this one it was just the couple. Which if I liked both of them might not have been bad but I really didn’t like FMC. I also had so many questions on how they kept finding Hollis. Add in some too stupid to live moments it just led to me not loving the book.

Book 4 Unbroken Heroes

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