Jasper is back, but almost as soon as he and Crimson reunite, Crimson gets stuck in spider form, and it's going to become permanent in a few days. They and their friends will have to work together and risk their lives to get what they need and undo the curse in...
I read fewer books this year than I have probably since I started blogging ten years ago, so there's actually not ten books here. That felt like too many, and there were only six books that I rated 4.5 or 5 stars. Two of which are a duology and three of which were rereads (though I do still count rereads because if a book was that great more than once, it deserves recognition more than once). I...
![Book Review: Fire Spells Between Friends (Fae & Human Relations Book 2) by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Fire-Spells-Between-Friends-Fae-Human-Relations-Book-2-by-Sarah-Wallace-S.O.-Callahan-255x255.jpg)
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...
This list is maybe a little different than usual because it only has six new books, and the other four are rereads. Turns out I did more rereading this year than I thought! But I feel like any book good enough to make me love it multiple times deserves to be praised multiple times, and these were my genuine ten favorite books this year. So without further ado, here they are, plus a few...
![Book Review: The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance Book 1) by Sara Raasch [Audiobook]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-The-Nightmare-Before-Kissmas-Royals-and-Romance-Book-1-by-Sara-Raasch-255x255.jpg)
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]](https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/wp-content/uploads/Book-Review-Cursed-Cocktails-Tales-of-Aedrea-Book-1-by-S.L.-Rowland-255x255.jpg)
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
Parker and Adam have a good post-apoc life with a community on an island away from the zombies. When new werewolves show up, the two men end up in a dangerous situation, but they're willing to fight for each other and the new found family they...
