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Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch (ARC Review)

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)

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)

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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Veal by Mackenzie Nolan (ARC & Audiobook Review)

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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This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne (ARC Review)

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)

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Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (ARC Review)

New to town and freshly single, rookie lecturer Maddie isn’t looking for trouble … until she ends up in bed with Bram – a sexy, grumpy single dad – on her first night. The catch? He’s her new boss at home (he needs a nanny), and her colleague at work (he’s a professor, too). So to make it work, they set some ground. No more sex. They can never be alone in the house together. But Maddie’s great at…

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One Killer Night by Trilina Pucci (ARC Review)

It’s Halloween night, and out-of-work writer Goldie Monroe’s trip to the drugstore scares up more than the fake blood she’s looking for. It leads to the man of her naughtiest dreams. And in spite of her costume, sparks fly from the moment they meet. Noah Adler, aspiring sneaker designer, is impossibly gorgeous—like a tatted-up version of Goldie’s favorite blue-eyed vampire. He’s there for candy, but…… Read More One Killer Night by Trilina Pucci (ARC Review)

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All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens (ARC Review)

From the moment forty-eight alien superheroes crash-landed on Earth, photographer Monika Neumann had a favorite. She’s been crushing on the literally electrifying Taranis ever since she saw the cutie crawling out of his pod. Unfortunately, his popularity isn’t exactly crackling these days. He could use an image boost. Monika is in. One right photo op and she’ll put her ridiculously hot…… Read More All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens (ARC Review)

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Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress & Jade Zhang (ARC Review)

Casey is a young boy wandering the world as a spirit . . . but he’s not dead, as far as he knows. Stumbling upon the Ghost Circus, a bizarre traveling show filled with phantom performers who entertain other ghosts, Casey meets Creepy Girl, a ghost who cannot move on, and Polterghost, a silent sheet ghost. The three strike up a tentative friendship, and realize that none of them truly fit in at the…… Read More Ghost Circus by Adrienne Kress & Jade Zhang (ARC Review)

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Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (ARC Review)

Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected. After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she’s taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears…… Read More Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (ARC Review)