Angry Puck by Sara Zolton Arthur

4 Stars

Two Friends.

One Night.

Game Over.

Friends to enemies to lovers—sounds romantic, doesn't it?

Not so much. In reality, we had angry—well, let's just say we had an angry reunion.

It all started when I offered to be my best friend's date for a charity event. When I say best friend, I mean we met when we were six years old. I came running every time he needed me. And he needed me a lot considering he's the star center for the fastest-rising team in the NHL, the Charleston Copperheads. Yeah, you heard me right. My best friend was the Grant Bishop.

Now I may be curvier than the average girl, but that never seemed to bother him before. But for some reason, for this event, he worried about the media thinking we were together. Talk about a gut punch. That was the moment I realized how one-sided our relationship had always been.

For my peace of mind, I had to cut Grant out of my life cold turkey. I blocked his number, then I changed my own. Finally, I moved back to our hometown to start my catering business, Treat Yourself. It sucked that I had to give up hockey. I loved hockey. But what I didn't love was reminders of my former friend, so hockey had to go.

For three blissful years, I avoided that jerk. Well, that all came to a head—and you get my meaning—when he cornered me against a fence at his cousin's wedding "to talk". And let me just say, that "talk" had some major consequences.

I don't know if I can trust him because I do know my heart can't take another disappointment.

What do I do?

Grant was an idiot through and through. He keeps making decisions for her and it always backfires on him. I loved that Jaycee chose herself over their friendship and eventual relationship. I loved the give and take between them. Add in the surprise baby and it was an excellent story to read.

Book 1 Charleston Copperhead Country

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Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

3.5 Stars

Artist Sloan Monroe just can't seem to get her life on track. But one troublemaking pup who randomly jumps into her car with a ""take me home"" look in his eyes is about to change everything. With Tucker by her side, Sloan finally starts to feel more like herself. Then, after weeks of unanswered texts, Tucker's owner reaches out. He's a musician on tour in Australia. And bottom line: He wants Tucker back.

 

Well, Sloan's not about to give up her dog without a fight. But what if this Jason guy really loves Tucker? As their flirty texts turn into long calls, Sloan can't deny a connection. Jason is hot, nice, and funny. There's no telling what could happen when they meet in person. The question is: With his music career on the rise, how long will Jason really stick around? And is it possible for Sloan to survive another heartbreak?

Jason was so stupid in this book. I loved Sloane and she had been through so much. Which made me feel she deserved better than Jason’s actions. The story flowed nicely and I was definitely invested in their HEA. The audiobook made it a super fast read and I loved the narrators.

Book 2 Friend Zone

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Packs Request: The Omega Accords by Tea Ravine

2 Stars

They walked away from me five years ago with one request- stay away

I’ve had five years to change my life, five years to discover who I am, and who I want to be. To grow strong in the agony of their rejection. Still, when I see them, I come alive and no matter how much we promise to stay away, fate’s not done with us yet. When I’m delivered into their arms after I become the target of a crazed serial killer, I am forced to face the truth.

They don’t want me here.

But now, my pack is all that stands between me and the killer who wants me dead.

Five years ago we made a decision and walked away from Hazel Waters. She is the one person none of us wanted to hurt. But now she’s here and we could lose her forever. We can’t let that happen.

We won’t lose her again. As the past and present collide, threatening everything we’ve built and everything we could have; we find there are only two truths that really matter...

We need her more than air and…

We don’t have an omega. We’ve always had two.

I hated the MMCs so much. They blamed everything on FMC and took no accountability for any issues. The guys regularly put the male omega before her. It was as if she didn’t matter and wasn’t a priority. They justified everything because Soren needed them more because of his trauma not realizing they caused so much trauma to FMC.

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Download for Demons by R Oleary

4 Stars

Spite is the perfect reason to download a monster dating app… at least that’s what Miri had told herself when she was rolling her eyes at her overbearing mother’s most recent lecture about spinsterhood and grandchildren. It wasn’t her fault her last couple relationships had been disastrous.

True love might be a big ask, but some devil horns and a kinky tail to have some fun with? That was exactly what she needed to get out of her slump – making her mother clutch her pearls was just a bonus.

But now that four delicious demons are blowing up her inbox? She might have bitten off more than she can chew. Hopefully, they aren’t planning to do the same to her…

It is a dating app for monsters, after all.

Miri was such a fun female main character. When she meets the guys it was a comedy of errors but it works. The guys work well together and work well with her. The flow of the book was good and I enjoyed everything about it.

Book 2 Monster Match

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A Little to Close by Rebecca Yarros

4 Stars

Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family’s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit.

Then I stumble in on Weston cooking breakfast shirtless—gloriously, inappropriately shirtless—in the shared kitchen of my duplex in employee housing. Given the shock on both our faces, he wasn’t expecting a roommate either, let alone two.

The growly pilot is only home to start his family’s new heli-skiing operation. I can handle being his temporary roommate, right? Chemistry and attraction aren’t impossible to ignore when you agree on ground rules. Besides, even with those gorgeous, brooding brown eyes, the guy is a walking thundercloud…until my daughter, Sutton, makes him laugh and he smiles at me. Then everything changes. Cue inconvenient heart flip.

This is only temporary.
I can’t fall for Weston.
I. Will. Not. Fall. For. Weston.
But rules go out the window when you’re a little too close.

I enjoyed listening to this book so much. MMC has so many issues with his family and it doesn’t really get resolved persay. I loved himn with FMC and her kid. The miscommunication between them was fun to read. I loved how they get back together.

Book 2 Madigan Mountain

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War by Brittanee Nicole

 

3.75 Stars

I’ve never been a good bet.
I wear my emotions on my tattoo-covered sleeve, I say all the wrong things and I revel in pissing off a certain redhead far more than I should. In other words, I’m the last person the court would choose to parent any child, let alone three of them.

Yet being their father is all I want.

So when the woman I love to hate offers to help make all my dreams come true, I jump at the chance. Marrying Ava is a convenient solution: she's my kids favorite person and the court will absolutely approve of the woman who runs the biggest charity in Boston.

But there is nothing convenient about the way I feel when she fights with me, or when we kiss. And I'm not sure which I enjoy more.

This marriage may have a time limit but I'm beginning to think I'd like to keep my wife. She’ll probably fight me on it, but as they say, all’s fair in love and war.

Tyler needed a wife to adopt his foster kids and Ava was their favorite person so of course he talks her into a fake marriage. They both have drama with their ex’s they are dealing with but overall the story was good.

Book 3 Boston Bolts Hockey

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Gentling the Beast by LV Lane

3 Stars

When the Blighten raided my village, my mother gave me her last words of advice.

“Find the biggest, most fearsome man and throw yourself at his mercy. There is no shame before the Goddess in doing whatever you must to survive.”

Which was easier said than done.

I lived in denial for a time, daydreaming of a handsome prince who would rescue me and take me to his grand castle. Here, we would live happily ever after, making royal babies.

Reality is cold and bitter.

No such prince comes.

And later, when my vulnerability as a bondservant manifests terrifying consequences, an unexpected savior swoops in.

Not a prince, but a hideous white orc and the ugliest beast I have ever met—a mute outcast with shifter blood but who cannot shift.

Only I sense he has a good heart, and I remember my mother’s advice.

Can I overcome my aversion?

Maybe he thinks I am ugly too?

Will I even survive mating such a fierce male?

But if I don’t try, who will be there to save me the next time human predators come around?

And so I decide, one way or another, that the white orcish monster is going to be mine.

The book was a bit disjointed. No world or character building. This all led to a meh kind of read. I loved the concept but wanted it to be more fleshed out. It could be because this is book 2 the info was in the first book so I will be reading that one but if it’s supposed to be able to stand on its own this one didn’t. I did like Doug and Jasmine together and how they came about. 

Book 2 Coveted by the Orc

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