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Book Review: Fire Spells Between Friends (Fae & Human Relations Book 2) by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan [Audiobook]

As the sibling with the most magic in a well-known, wealthy fae family, Emrys is the most eligible bachelor in London, and his mother is determined to find him an appropriate match. But Emrys has secretly been seeing Torquil, half-fae gossip columnist, for years, and the closer Emrys gets to potential marriage, the more the two realize their feelings for each...

Book Review: The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance Book 1) by Sara Raasch [Audiobook]

The prince of Christmas is forced into an arranged marriage with his best friend, and then the prince of Halloween shows up to vie for her hand as well. But none of them actually wants this, because the two men would rather be with each other and fix the damage being done to the...

Book Review: Cursed Cocktails (Tales of Aedrea Book 1) by S.L. Rowland [Audiobook]

Rhoren is an elven blood mage, but the magic has taken its toll on his body, so he moves to a warmer climate and decides to open a tavern using his late father's recipes. He teams up with bartender Callum, and they grow close while making new friends and running a business...

Book Review: The Mars House by Natasha Pulley [Audiobook]

January is an Earth refugee on Mars, where Senator Gale is pushing to make Earthstrongers undergo a process that will acclimate them to Mars gravity but harm their bodies. When January ends up in a bad spot, he agrees to a marriage with Gale that will benefit them both. But there are mysteries surrounding Gale, and the senator is not at all what January...

Book Review: Bad Romance (The Hunter and the Spider Book 6) by E.M. Jeanmougin & Jay Wright

Life is tough for Alan, but then Crimson offers him just what he needs to get out of his debt and away from his pack alpha. But first he has to go with him to a werewolf gathering, which sets off some dangerous events for the two of them and their...

Book Review: Earthflown by Frances Wren

Ethan is a healer in a future where his and other abilities are well-known. One night, Ethan saves the heir to a big pharma/water company, and her brother starts trying to woo him. The two men start falling for each other, but Ethan also finds himself in the middle of secrets, politics, crime, and Javier's messed up...

Book Review: Cascade Failure (Ambit’s Run Book 1) by L.M. Sagas [Audiobook]

Labeled a deserter years ago, Jal is on a space station hoping to join a crew for a ride home, but he ends up on the ship of the man who used to be his closest friend. Things are tense between them, but the crew has bigger problems when they answer a distress call and learn about something that will cause mass death if they don't stop...

Book Review: All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles Book 2) by Foz Meadows [Audiobook]

Vel and Cae would like some time to relax after the events of the last book, but politics never stop, and they're summoned to Cae's grandmother's court. But throughout their journey and their stay, murder attempts, seductions, and more are thrown at them, and they struggle with trying to survive while also figuring out their new...

Book Review: Half Lost (The Half Bad Trilogy Book 3) by Sally Green [Audiobook]

Nathan wants revenge, and he's honing his new witch abilities, taking down hunters whenever he finds them, hoping to find the one person whose death he can't stop obsessing over. But there are bigger problems still, and the Alliance needs his help to end the war and bring down the council...

Graphic Novel Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Sebastian is a 16-year-old prince in a line of military leaders, but he likes wearing dresses and worries what his parents and society will think, so he pretends to be a girl and hires a young seamstress in secret. When she discovers he's a boy, she doesn't care, and they grow close as she designs dresses and they hit the town...