Hit ‘em Hard by Kat Mizera

4 Stars

Hit 'em Hard is Book 3 in the Bang Brothers hockey series.

The Phantoms are back with a vengeance… and the City of Angels will never be the same.

JENSEN:

Chasing my pro hockey dreams in the City of Angels has been a relentless battle. Each season feels like starting over, and being miles away from my family only adds to the struggle. I don’t know what I would do without my online gaming friends. Especially @Empress.

I know nothing about her—not even her real name—but what I do know with certainty is that our chats are my lifeline. I wish she would let me in, but she guards her secrets even more closely than I do.

A chance encounter puts us in the same room together, and the attraction IRL is next level. But before I can make my play, she disappears. I'm desperate to find her again and my meddling, matchmaking mother shows up just in time to help. Can I convince her that I'll be there no matter what she's hiding? Or will we both get hit hard in this real-life game of love?

I loved so many people in this book. Jensen was such a sweetheart and was so sweet with Bailey and her fears. I loved that they slowly built their relationship from friends and gaming buddies to so much more. Mama Bang is amazing and love how she’s trying to help her boys. Sometimes with world sharing they don’t work so well but so far this series is amazing and I’ve loved all of them. Definitely can’t wait to see the rest of the brothers fall.

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Unbearable Temptation by R O’Leary

4 Stars

Buried under the weight of his role as Alpha, Nate will do anything to find his missing shifters, even if it means babysitting a sassy eyewitness who has an unhealthy obsession with pink--and sugar.

Everything in Rainy's life is finally going according to plan. Her bakery is flourishing, and there's nothing but blue skies and cupcakes ahead--until she witnesses a feathered half-man, half-monster being kidnapped from the alley behind her shop.

Thrust into a shadowy world of supernatural creatures and curses, all Rainy wants to do is hide in her bakery with a bowl of cake batter. She definitely does NOT want to spend her days drooling over the sexy shifter tasked with her protection... right?

Nate has a lot resting on his shoulders: the safety of his clan, a tiny daughter still learning to use her claws, and a council of bloodthirsty Alphas at his throat--not to mention the mountain of paperwork threatening to bury him alive. The last thing he needs is a feisty blonde forcing him to wear a pink apron and bake tarts. But as clan Alpha, her safety is his responsibility... at least that's what his bear tells him every time she looks in his direction.

The sugar-hating grouch is everything Rainy doesn't want. But there's something about Nate that drives her crazy in all the best ways. Can her heart resist the bear--or will the two of them embrace the temptation?

Loved loved Rainy. She was such a sweety and I loved her non swearing swear words. She was a sweety but she never let Nate get away with anything. He was also such a grump and I loved them together. He’s a dick and he gets his ass handed to him by her so many times and it’s well earned. It has a nice conclusion and yet we are still waiting on the overarching bad guy to make an appearance. So far it’s just little bits here and there which is so fun to read.

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Cover Reveal: Carrie Ann Ryan

LAST CHANCE SEDUCTION (A Montgomery Ink Legacy Novel) releases Sep 5th, 2025!

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Lexington Montgomery has a few secrets and it's about time he shared them. Lex starts off the Montgomery Inc Construction saga within the series with a BANG. 

Don't miss out on this neighbors/former friends to lovers, contemporary romantic suspense that begins with tragedy and yet is all about healing, heat, and finally giving in.

LAST CHANCE SEDUCTION will be in eBook, audio, paperback, discreet paperback, and a special illustrated edition featured in the release book boxes from Carrie Ann's store!

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Swipe Right for Monsters by R O’Leary

4 Stars

“Download Monstr and slither into your future mate’s DMs!”

Tequila shots and dating apps don’t mix. Celebrating the end of grad school, Drunk Nicole thought it would be a brilliant idea to find a monster sugar daddy to help her pay off her student loans and help her fix up the rundown house she had inherited.

Surely there was a rich vampire or gold-laden dragon out there who might have a thing for messy brunettes with threadbare sweatpants and a caffeine addiction?

 

But in the light of day (and her crippling hangover) Sober Nicole thinks Drunk Nicole was an idiot. Especially now that her notifications are blowing up and five fanged hotties want to take her to dinner… or eat her for dinner.

It is a dating app for monsters, after all.

I loved this book so much. FMC is looking for sugar daddies basically and it comes to bite her in the butt and she does make it up to the men she falls for. Loved this little twist as it’s normally the guys screwing up. I really hope more books will be written in this world as I really liked the premise.

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Show ‘em How by Jami Davenport

4 Stars

JAKOB:
I'm a professional hockey player and a single dad with two rambunctious five-year-olds. My boys have driven away every nanny that's stepped foot in our house--except one--the one I don't want to keep, but they do. Tatted and pierced Gardenia Bliss is everything I dislike in a nanny and woman. She's a mouthy whirlwind, an obsessive recycler, a buyer of organic only food, and a lover of loud music. She's disrupted my household and destroyed my comfortable routine with her spontaneity. I want her gone, but I also want her naked, which is all kinds of messed up.

My plans to send her packing are thwarted by a road trip and no other options available. By the time I return, she's completely entrenched herself in my house, my life, and my dirty thoughts. She has to go, but I haven't found a way to extract the boys from her clutches. They adore her.

Then my meddling, matchmaking mom shows up for the holidays and enlists Gardenia to help her find the perfect woman for me. The two of them are forces of nature I'm powerless to combat. They'll never know the truth--I don't want those other women. I want Gardenia, but I can't have her. She's all wrong for my boys and me, but tell that to my stupid heart.

Loved the characters in this book. Jakob is trying to keep from making the same mistakes he’s made in the past and protect his boys so he is fighting the attraction for Gardenia throughout this book. He finally caves and allows himself to fall. The getting to accepting was an amazing read and I loved the whole thing. Still Love Jakob’s mom and her meddling. Can’t wait for the rest of the books.

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Furbidden Attraction by R O’Leary

4 Stars

Rules are for humans... and he's definitely not human.

Louisa moved to Raven Falls to start over. But her new life is seeming more like a mistake with each passing minute. Her apartment looks nothing like the pictures, her evil boss might actually be possessed, and the sweet, injured dog she brought home isn't actually a dog.

Not that the exceedingly attractive naked man in her bed isn't a step in the right direction--but it would be nice if she knew who he was.

Knee-deep in a dangerous investigation, memories missing, and a bullet wound in his shoulder, Jack is running out of time to figure out who is hunting shifters. In spite of the danger, Louisa's dark curls and warm vanilla scent tempt the beast inside of him far too much.

But Jack doesn't have time to dawdle with the sassy brunette... unless he takes her with him.

Kidnapped and pissed off, Louisa wants nothing to do with the sexy shifter and even less to do with his secret world of monsters. But the longer she spends with Jack, the less she can deny the odd pull between them... even if it is forbidden.

Loved this book so much. It was different but so good. FMC rolls with the new world view she is given finding out about shifters. She was amazing even when she was kidnapped. I loved how she fought for people she didn’t need to and could have walked away at any point but chose to stay…even when MMC was a dick and tried pushing her away. Definitely one of the best reads of the year.

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Queen of Spades by Jillian West

 

4 Stars

Annika Knowles knows better than to get involved with powerful men. She nearly became collateral damage in a war once before, but she ran, making a new life for herself in the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas.

The High Roller Club offers someone with her skill set the chance to make her own way, and she’s mostly managed to keep her head down. Well, if you don’t count how she keeps falling into bed with one of the club’s security specialists. Or how she accidentally caught the eye of one of the most dangerous men in Vegas. And we won’t even get started on the way his ruthless enforcer watches her every time she enters a room…

Actually, she’s terrible at lying low.

But all of these problems are easily managed.

What isn't? Severing the ties to her old life.

Can Annika’s new allies keep her safe? Or will she have to cut and run again, losing everything she's built for herself in the process?

I really enjoyed this one and I desperately want Ranger’s story. I loved all the subterfuge from the guys to Anni. They were trying to protect her and she was all about protecting herself. She was strong and rolled with the truths that came her way. Several amazing lines from this book.

Part of the High Roller Omegas

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