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PEN PAL BY JT GEISSINGER

11/5/2022

Pen Pal is an incredible, sexy, addicting, and spicy read! I loved the twist (the author writes epic twists) and never wanted this one to end! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 16, 2022
Genre: Spicy Romance
Series: None.
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:

I’ll wait forever if I have to.

It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know.

Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply?

You.

I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong.

We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then one day, the letters stopped.

LIFE AFTER WIFE BY AMBER KELLY

10/18/2022

I adore Amber Kelly's stories! They are the perfect small town romances filled with heart! I recommend literally everything she writes!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 31, 2022
Genre: Small Town Romance
Series: Balsam Ridge #1
Pages: 296 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

After my marriage crumbles, I run from the scrutiny of my suburban Stepford-wife life to my hometown of Balsam Ridge, Tennessee, with my son to pick up the pieces.

The small mountain town offers plenty of opportunities for a fresh start: genuine friendships, reconnecting with my mother, and even finding work with the biggest family in town, the Tuttles.

It was only supposed to be for the summer, and catching feelings for someone wasn’t part of the plan, but with his quiet confidence the sexy as sin Graham Tuttle has broken down all my walls.

Now that I’ve found my footing again, should I go back and reclaim my life or take hold of an entirely new one?

DAISY DARKER BY ALICE FEENEY

10/14/2022

I may have guessed the twist to this one right from the beginning but that didn't stop me from enjoying this creepy and atmospheric mystery!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 30, 2022
Genre: Mystery and Suspense
Series: None.
Pages: 340 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: Book of the Month box

The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of Rock Paper Scissors returns with a locked-room mystery when a family reunion leads to murder in a delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller, as seen on the TODAY show.

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart. Now after years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in her crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.

But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their

PRAISE BY SARA CATE

10/9/2022

This spicy, forbidden read is more than just an erotic romance! It's got an amazing storyline and a plot that really touches the heart. Praise is one of my new favorites!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 17, 2022
Genre: Age Gap. Forbidden Romance.
Series: Salacious Players Club #1
Pages: 364 pages
Format: Paperback Source: Author

He calls me perfect.

His flawless pet.

His good girl.

Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, I wanted someone to tell me I was good enough.

Then, I stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings me to my knees—literally. He has me do things a real secretary would never do.

Emerson Grant tells me I’m more than just good enough.

I’m worthy of his praise.

WE SPREAD BY IAIN REID

10/5/2022

Iain Reid is a talented writer and his books not only surprise me but they leave me feeling the effects of them days later. While this one wasn't as haunting as his previous two novels it is just as good and I recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: September 27, 2022
Genre: Psychological Suspense
Series: None.
Pages: 303 pages
Format: Hardcover Source: Publisher

The author of the “evocative, spine-tingling, and razor-sharp” (Bustle) I’m Thinking of Ending Things that inspired the Netflix original movie and the “short, shocking psychological three-hander” (The Guardian) Foe returns with a new work of philosophical suspense.

Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many “incidents.”

Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She

THE VICIOUS LOST BOYS SERIES BY NIKKI ST. CROWE

9/19/2022

I don't normally write series reviews but because I binged these three books in two days I decided that I should! Check out my reviews for the VIcious Lost Boys series.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 24, 2022
Genre: Dark Fairytale Retelling
Series: Vicious Lost Boys series #1
Pages: 192 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain.

For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken.

Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked.

But it’s pointless.
Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

NOTE: The Never King is a reimagining of Peter and Wendy. Characters have been aged up for this darker, grittier version. If

LOCAL WOMAN MISSING BY MARY KUBICA

9/14/2022

If you're a fan f suburban thrillers and are looking for a book with a shocking twist then this is a must read for you! I devoured this one.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 18, 2021
Genre: Suburban Thriller
Series: None.
Pages: 353 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ROAK win

In this smart and chilling thriller, master of suspense Mary Kubica takes domestic secrets to a whole new level, showing that some people will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

People don't just disappear without a trace…

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Are these incidents connected? After an elusive search that yields more questions than answers, the case eventually goes cold.

Now, eleven years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they'll find…

ROCKET GIRLS LOVE ALIENS BY ALINA JACOBS

9/9/2022

Hilarious and spicy! Rocket Girls Loves Aliens has it all! Not only did I find out that I have an affinity to alien romances but I laughed the whole way through!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 28, 2022
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: Smart Girls Love Aliens #2
Pages: 299 pages
Format: eBook Source: Kindle Unlimited.

There’s a hot alien male living in my apartment…and he hates my guts.

Vidanric reminds me daily that he despises Earth and wants to go home. He’s miserable, and so am I—even though I can’t help but admire the view when he’s standing shirtless in my kitchen making a smoothie. Loudly. At three in the morning.

My horoscope didn’t prepare me for any of this.
He chewed up and ate one of the inspirational notes I gave him.
He cooks squirrels in my cast-iron skillet.
He complains nonstop about my annoying Earth-girl habits.

This alien’s not grumpy—he’s downright hostile.
All he wants to do is go back to his home planet.
But it’s impossible for him to go home.

BLACK MOUTH BY RONALD MALFI

9/3/2022

If you enjoy a psychological horror novels then I highly recommend black mouth! This was an unsettling read and now I want to read more from the author!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 19, 2022
Genre: Horror. Thriller.
Series: None.
Pages: 449 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

A group of friends return to their hometown to confront a nightmare they first stumbled on as teenagers in this mesmerising odyssey of terror.

For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He's haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother's life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of fate that has seemingly drawn them back together.

Nor can they deny the memories of that summer, so long ago – the strange magic taught to them by an even stranger man, and the terrible act that has followed them all into adulthood. In the light of new danger, they must confront their past by facing their futures, and hunting down a man who may very well be a monster.

THE COUNSELORS BY JESSICA GOODMAN

8/27/2022

Jessica Goodman writes amazing young adult mysteries! This is no different. If you're looking for a summer themed mystery then grab a copy of this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 31, 2022
Genre: Young Adult Mystery.
Series: None.
Pages: 352 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.

She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie's one of them.

Even with her "townie" background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive.

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