Hidden Miles by Claire Kingsley

4 Stars

Leo is not ready for the wide world, but he loves talking with Hannah in his games. He never thought he would see her in real life until she showed up at his family’s business for an event. He’s too scared to introduce himself to her but then she goes dark in the game. Scared for her he tracks her down to find her in the hospital. He overcomes his fears to come to his rescue but will he be able to keep his fears gone when life interferes?

This was a good book to read if you like characters who are struggling with mental health issues and stalkers. Leo was someone who you are just rooting for to win and the same goes for Hannah. She has so much strength and compassion. The ending was a bit rushed but I loved seeing the bad guys getting caught and Leo and Hannah getting past their trauma to a happy ending.

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Falling for Grace by JL Reed

2 Stars

Grace left the man she loved so he could live his dream of being an actor but nothing in life is easy. Life insists they are not done and draw them back together. Will secrets from their past ruin their future?

The idea for this book was good but the actual implementation was lacking. This book has 3 parts. The first one is an intro to everyone and how they are all linked. Not really pivotal to the overarching story in any way. Part two is showing why Grace and Brandon aren’t together. Throw in cheating and pregnancy and I am starting to really not enjoy this read. Part three should be all about these two coming together for their HEA but it isn’t. Secrets are revealed. Brandon is an asshole and never redeems himself. He was the one who was selfish throughout the entire story but somehow Grace is the one to blame for everything. She apologizes repeatedly for her wrongs. He never does. By the end of the book there is no HEA or even a HFN. This is not a romance without one of those options happening. The book also need a major warnings. The BFF/brother commits suicide and loss of a baby. Neither of these are mentioned anywhere and if you have a trigger for either of these they are just thrown at you. I would just pass on this book.

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Red Fang Royal by Lola Rock

4 Stars

Sol has never been allowed to do anything she wants. Forced to use her gifts to help a secret government agency she’s given an out. All she has to do is pretend to be her half sister Serafina and catch her bio dad. The problem the pack that is supposed to mate Serafina is her sent match. She must pretend with Su Jin, Bishop, Dutch, and Reese to pull off the ruse in hopes of escaping everyone and living out the quiet life. When everything goes wrong will they find a way to be together and happy?

This book started so slowly, and I was so disappointed. Then it hit its stride and I blew through it and demanded more books. I loved Sol getting her HEA and getting to see Lilah again. Sol was so strong and just wanted to live her own life. The guys were also awesome and once they learned everything, they were all in and wanted to keep her safe and secure. If you liked Lilah’s story you will like this one as well.

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The Renegade Akseli Cyborg 
Aldebarian Alliance #5 
by Dianne Duvall 
Release Date: January 23, 2024

Too many years of hunting psychotic vampires night after night have left Rachel with a desperate need for change. So when the opportunity to travel across the galaxy aboard a Lasaran warship to a utopian planet arises, the powerful Immortal Guardian jumps at the chance. Rachel eagerly looks forward to making a fresh start… until an enemy attacks and she ends up alone in an escape pod so far from alliance-occupied space that no one can hear her communications. No one except a renegade cyborg who shouldn’t exist.

After a grueling, hard-fought rebellion, Wonick and his cyborg brethren settled on a distant planet, where they’ve finally carved out a peaceful existence. The Aldebarian Alliance believes every Akseli cyborg died long ago. And battle-weary cyborg leader Wonick is determined to prevent anyone from discovering otherwise, knowing such would spark the fiercest manhunt in the galaxy. Yet when he hears Rachel’s communications, temptation drives him to speak to her, sparking friendship and a longing for a very different future.

Rachel finds Wonick even more appealing when she meets him in person, and the friendship they’ve formed soon deepens into love as the cyborgs—no more immune to her fun-loving, laughter-inducing nature than Wonick—cautiously welcome her into the fold. But the warriors’ unbridled ability to collect intel uncovers a secret the enemy has guarded for decades, one that compels them to embark upon a mission fraught with danger.

If they succeed, they may end the enemy’s attempts to conquer the galaxy once and for all.
If they fail, it could cost Wonick and Rachel everything.

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Aldebarian Alliance Series

The Lasaran (Aldebarian Alliance #1)
The Segonian (Aldebarian Alliance #2)
The Purveli (Aldebarian Alliance #3)
The Akseli (Aldebarian Alliance #4)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, the Aldebarian Alliance sci‐fi romance series, and The Gifted Ones medieval and time‐travel romance series.  The Lasaran, the first book in the Aldebarian Alliance Series, was a #1 Audible Mover & Shaker. The Segonian, the second book in the Aldebarian Alliance Series, was a Barnes&Noble Top Indie Favorite. Audible chose Awaken the Darkness as one of the Top 5 Best Paranormal Romance Audiobooks of 2018. Reviewers have called Dianne's books "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), “extraordinary" (Long and Short Reviews), and "wonderfully imaginative" (The Romance Reviews). Dianne's books have twice been nominated for RT Reviewers' Choice Awards. And her audiobooks have been awarded the AudioFile Earphones Award for Excellence. 

Dianne's books have all appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and/or Kobo Bestseller lists.  The first book in Dianne's The Gifted Ones series, A Sorceress of His Own, is a prequel of sorts to Darkness Dawns. A USA Today bestseller, A Sorceress of His Own is a medieval romance with paranormal elements that was awarded the AudioFile Earphones Award for Excellence and was an Audie Finalist. The second book in the series, Rendezvous With Yesterday, is a time travel romance that won the GraveTells Readers' Choice Award for Best Historical Romance. 

In addition to writing romance, Dianne has completed a one-act play (comedy) and teamed up with an award-winning screenwriter to write a spec script for a new situation comedy. Several of her poems have also been published in anthologies. 

When she isn't writing, Dianne is very active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the psychotic vampires she creates in her books.

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To celebrate the release of The Renegade Akseli Cyborg, Dianne Duvall will be giving away a Aldebarian Alliance Swag Pack* to (2) two separate readers (US only please) AND a $25 Amazon Gift Card to (2) two separate readers! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form found in this post. Follow along with the Tour at DianneDuvall.com for more chances to win daily. Good luck!

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Blazed by Elise Faber

4 Stars

After walking away from Dommie once, Walker doesn’t have it in him to leave her a second time. He is determined to make it work no matter that she thinks it is short term. Can he win her over before the past rears its ugly head and ruin everything?

I loved Dommie and Walker. The back and forth with them made me giggle so many times. The fact that Walker walked away from her previously, he had a lot to make up for in this one and he definitely does. He also had a good reason for walking away but that isn’t the point. Overall, it was a lighthearted romance with a small bit of drama but not a lot. If you’ve liked her other hockey romance books you will like this one.

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Tangled Secrets by Yve Vale

3.5 Stars

Wyn has been kidnapped, injured and left in the human realm with a threat against those she cares the most for. Oakes and Jaden find her just in time but break the Human/Fae treaty which draws Eldrin to the human realm to rescue all of them. When secrets are revealed will Wyn want to go home with them or will she want to stay in the human realm?

Solid read and continues the story where we left off with book one. It’s very slow moving with secrets revealed but more introduced. I enjoy the give and take between characters but don’t feel there was a ton of character development/growth in the book, and I wanted to see more growth. I am curious to see how the series ends and there is a ton that needs to happen for it to conclude so it will be interesting.

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She needs a fake boyfriend for the night and I’m all too eager to play along.

I want to be more than a good time, but I know what I’m good for. I need control. And she’s far too innocent.

A Steamy Contemporary Romance Ready to Break the Rules

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