First and Forever by Lynn Painter (ARC Review)

May 27, 2026

Duffy Distefano loves three things: her dad, the family cat, and Minneapolis Coyotes football. So when she gets booed out of a game and becomes the internet’s villain, she is distraught—and disgruntled. All she did was shove Coyote Carl away when he made a move on her, but everyone else just saw a woman attacking their team’s beloved mascot. Eager to clear the air, Duffy agrees to an interview on…… Read More First and Forever by Lynn Painter (ARC Review)

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Revolve by Bal Khabra (Review)

May 26, 2026

Sierra Romanova was an Olympian figure skater before a life-altering accident on the ice left her with panic attacks every time she enters the rink. Now, back for her final year at Dalton University, she’s ready to reclaim the spotlight, with all eyes on her…including those of hockey player Dylan Donovan, whose audacious words goad her back into her skates to prove him wrong. After getting kicked…… Read More Revolve by Bal Khabra (Review)

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Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (ARC Review)

May 21, 2026

Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man. Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded…… Read More Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune (ARC Review)

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Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch (ARC Review)

May 19, 2026

Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, needs a wife, and he’s resigned to participating in the Season to search for a suitable mother for his young daughter Rebecca. Beckett is determined to wed for practicality rather than love—and he thinks he’s found the perfect, proper woman for the job. Instead, he’s stunned when his new next door neighbor Iris Silbern bursts into his London home in pursuit…… Read More Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch (ARC Review)

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Vicious Cycle by Jaime Parker Stickle (ARC Review)

May 18, 2026

New mother Corey Tracey-Lieberman wakes up to nightmarish two teenage girls found hanged in a nearby park. Even more unsettling is how the news casually casts the tragedy as the result of increasing street crime, as if the victims’ lives didn’t really matter. Corey knows better. In the six years she’s lived in Highland Park, she’s seen gentrification but no uptick in criminal activity…… Read More Vicious Cycle by Jaime Parker Stickle (ARC Review)

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Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy (ARC Review)

May 4, 2026

Rory Jones prided herself on the successful life she’d built as a wellness influencer and author – until she walked in on her boyfriend with another woman after a family funeral. Forced to run away to her late great aunt’s ranch in Colorado, Rory’s hoping that fixing up and selling the place will help her find her confidence and inspiration to write again. But Wyatt Hensley, the grumpy head rancher, isn’t…… Read More Live, Ranch, Love by Emma Lucy (ARC Review)

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The Octopus by Guojing (Review)

April 16, 2026

A little girl goes to the beach with her mother, never expecting the day full of magic and wonder that is ahead of her. When she scoops up a tiny octopus in her small, clear container, and they see each other eye to eye, there’s a spark between them! But a little octopus cannot be happy for long in a container. So the girl sets out to discover what the octopus needs. And that’s when something truly…… Read More The Octopus by Guojing (Review)

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Veal by Mackenzie Nolan (ARC & Audiobook Review)

April 15, 2026

Delores “Lawrence” Franklin is a failed capitalist and a runaway headcase. Following a corporate meltdown, she decides to start fresh in Mistaken Point, a small town known for two things — Mistaken Point University, where she and her best friend, Anastasia Lanes, are now enrolled, and the grisly murders of countless young women. At her new part-time arcade job, Lawrence meets Francesca “Franky”…… Read More Veal by Mackenzie Nolan (ARC & Audiobook Review)

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Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken (Review)

March 30, 2026

The Gods aren’t dead—they’re only sleeping, locked in mortal bodies, scattered across the world, waiting for the right spark to wake them. And my father is the most ruthless of them all. He raised me to obey. To bleed. To be his blade when the time came. Now he’s sending me to Endir University, a place filled with ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, to steal back Mjolnir, the hammer of legend… Read More Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken (Review)

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This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne (ARC Review)

March 15, 2026

Sergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier. She’s also desperate to leave her haunted past deep in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside her best friend, Quian. So, when Subarch Kessandra, Valkesh’s favorite royal–and Nix’s loathed ex–requests Nix’s help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently. She should have known Kessandra would fight back…… Read More This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne (ARC Review)