Two former childhood friends get snowed in during a winter storm! She’s a pediatrician, he’s her best friend’s, tech-billionaire, brother. He’s massivTwo former childhood friends get snowed in during a winter storm! She’s a pediatrician, he’s her best friend’s, tech-billionaire, brother. He’s massively smitten and down bad. We get multiple moments throughout their history of knowing one another (which by the way is since he was born because she is besties with his older sister), and it all just felt so well developed and like a full-length story vs the novella it actually is.
A holiday novella part of the Under the Mistletoe collection, I binged all 5 of these holiday novellas since they’re all available on KU with read and listen and so so short! One of my favorites in the collection and the longest in this novella collection (but like just barely). ...more
A Very London Christmas is a billionaire, grumpy x sunshine, single dad x nanny romance, centered around the holidays!
Miles is the CEO of a hotel empiA Very London Christmas is a billionaire, grumpy x sunshine, single dad x nanny romance, centered around the holidays!
Miles is the CEO of a hotel empire and a grumpy, single dad to his young daughter. Saoirse is the sunshiny nanny he hires to care for his daughter! This is a shorter read, a little longer than a novella, which I do prefer with holiday reads anyways. This is a pretty straight-forward single dad x nanny read with all the usual Christmas cheer, including holiday parties (Narnia-themed). We get some cute sweet moments, some spice, lots of family time, loads of holiday shopping and fun. I wasn’t as into the second half of the story and the plot involving his ex, wasn’t needed or needed lots more groveling, but it is what it is. ...more
3.5 stars! I reallllly expected to love this one more than I sadly did. I always have a fun time with this author’s writing, so this was definitely st3.5 stars! I reallllly expected to love this one more than I sadly did. I always have a fun time with this author’s writing, so this was definitely steamy and entertaining, but I really felt like the writing was more rushed than usual and just ended up wanting more from these character’s and their story in the end.
This is a spin-off from the Windsors series, which I’ve had a great time with. Basically in this, Serenity wants to lose her virginity and the guy she’s interested in is Archer, her older brother’s billionaire best friend…who also happens to be her boss! So this has a deal made with lessons and fun times. Some cute, sweet moments I liked: he loves surprising her and takes her on trips (keukenhof tulip fields), buys her treats she loves (heart shaped donuts) and starts cooking for her, gets her favorite flowers (pink tulips), buys her painting supplies, and helps mark things off her “bucket list”. He’s a billionaire and love spoiling her, so he gets to do fun things like buying her favorite ice cream chain and the coffee shop too (cause he wants her to have access to anything she wants, at any time)! I just wanted a little bit more with these characters and less of the plot around a certain someone who comes into play in the latter part of the story. Overall a decent read, but I’ve just loved so many more from this author more. The cover is a stunner though! ...more
This was so much fun and I just love this series! This is a novella, billionaire, opposites attract, forced proximity, workplace, age gap romance!
AfteThis was so much fun and I just love this series! This is a novella, billionaire, opposites attract, forced proximity, workplace, age gap romance!
After a horrible first date, Reese flees the restaurant and finds a nearby tattoo shop to hide out in. There she runs into the tattoo artist and they end up sharing a quick kiss. Months later she runs into him again, as he’s her new boss at the law firm! Dawson is a lawyer by day and a tattoo artist by night! I loved how into her he was immediately and would treat her any way he could. Such a fun addition to the series, loved their banter and chemistry! ...more
King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fakKing of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes.
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King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes.
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King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes.
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King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes.
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King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes.
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King of Wrath is the start to a new series from Ana Huang and I was so intrigued by this arranged marriage situation! It kind of had elements of a fake relationship as well since the couple has to pretend like they’re in love and be engaged leading up to their arranged wedding. Hero is a billionaire and is forced into an arranged relationship with his enemy’s daughter!
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows….Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. Vivian is a luxury event planner in Manhattan and finds out her father has arranged a marriage for her with billionaire hotshot, Dante. They end up moving in together quickly to make their relationship look real, but Dante wants a long engagement to be able to find/destroy the blackmail and end the relationship too. Her family is “new money” and her parents are thrilled to have her marrying into his family.
I loved the forced proximity of them living in his house together. All the running into one another, there is a fun midnight snack run-in when they bump into one another in the kitchen (her snack choice: pringles, pickles, and pudding. His snack choice: soy sauce drizzled over ice cream). I like how he calls her “mia cara” right from the start. She says right away they should get to know one another and go on some dates, which was cute to see them do. I liked how he’s a possessive and protective hero! We do get a cameo of Christian (and Stella) from Twisted Lies (this book takes place during the same time/overlaps). We get a fun thanksgiving trip to Bali to see his parents.
I felt like this book moved fast and wasn’t unnecessary long (like a few of the Twisted books were). I feel like we do see things happen on-page but a lot happens off-page too. I wasn’t really into something that pulls them apart, I felt like her response was a bit much for something that was arranged. But I did like how it didn’t last for too long and how more of a pursuer he becomes....more
If You Give a Billionaire a Bride is a marriage of convenience, brother’s best friend, billionaire romance that starts off with a Vegas wedding!
Cash aIf You Give a Billionaire a Bride is a marriage of convenience, brother’s best friend, billionaire romance that starts off with a Vegas wedding!
Cash and Everly grew up around one another as he was her twin brother Theo’s best friend. Warned against making a move on her in highschool, they were always close instead and even had a marriage pact in highschool, that if they’re both single by the time they’re 30, they’ll get married to one another! Now it’s years later, they’ve haven’t seen one another since highschool, but end up running into each other in Las Vegas! Drinks are poured, the marriage pact is brought up, and they wake up married! Because of business deals between their families, they end up keeping the marriage even after Vegas when they return back home to London.
I adored these two together! They were so cute and I loved how he was so into her and wanting to spoil her and give her the world. His family is super cute and has been featured throughout the series as well. He is a billionaire, he has a facial scar, I loved how she calls him Stafford, and allllll the times he calls her wifey. “I’ve never had a wife, so hopefully you’ll cut me some slack if I do this all wrong.” Stopppp he’s precious! ...more
Bright Lights and Summer Nights is a billionaire, sports, fake dating, age gap (she’s 25, he’s 36) romance with forced proximity!
Emma is 25 and feelinBright Lights and Summer Nights is a billionaire, sports, fake dating, age gap (she’s 25, he’s 36) romance with forced proximity!
Emma is 25 and feeling like her life still hasn’t come together, in the midst of what she’s proclaiming as a “quarter-life crisis” she ends up in the Hamptons alone (courtesy of her friend Winnie offering up her house) to figure out her life. The first night there she hears about a big party at the country club and decides to crash, which is where she meets NFL player Preston! He literally catches her when she jumps over the gate to crash his sister’s wedding arrival party and a couple hours later they’re fake dating. He claimed she was his girlfriend to get away from someone at the party, then it snowballed from there when his sister overheard about his “girlfriend” and invited Emma to all the wedding festivities and introduced her to their Gram!
This was so cute and spicy and fun! I loved Emma and her attitude towards everything, it was so fun seeing her become a sensation on social media when she shares her struggles with figuring out life in a video she accidentally posts online. She ends up using the summer to post daily video check-ins, as well as enjoy her time with Preston. He ends up staying in the guesthouse of the property while they pretend to be dating. So many fun moments: Preston getting possessive, when he finds Jerry (...more
The Show is the 3rd and final book in The Tuesday Club series and recently the audiobook came out. I have had the best time with the audios for this sThe Show is the 3rd and final book in The Tuesday Club series and recently the audiobook came out. I have had the best time with the audios for this series and had to jump in immediately! This is a billionaire, best friend’s brother romance, where the hero has been pining for yearssssss.
Penn has been in love with Lowe, his sister’s best friend for decades but he never thought he stood a chance with her! Now he ends up with a new baseball team (thanks grandpa!) and Lowe starts helping him. Penn’s grandfather bought the New York Lions, a failing baseball team and tells Penn he wants him to turn the team around and give him a World Series win before he dies. No big ask or anything for the diehard Yankees fan!
I feel like the books in this series just got better and I loved the fact that the heroine was the hero’s childhood crush! It was also so much fun seeing Jupiter Reeves and the entire setup for his romance and book in this read having already read his book, The Third Baseman. ...more
Takeover sounded so good! It is the first book in the Kings of the Boardroom series by Nana Malone and it’s an arranged marriage, billionaire romance,Takeover sounded so good! It is the first book in the Kings of the Boardroom series by Nana Malone and it’s an arranged marriage, billionaire romance, with King Arthur retelling vibes! As soon as I heard that, I was sold, but this one just didn’t hit as well as I thought it would sadly.
We follow Gwen and Atticus, her father wants a business merger with Atticus and with that he wants a “true partnership” as well, including a marriage between the two families.
This was okay, but I found myself pausing the read and moving on to other things or getting easily distracted to go do something else. Which is never a good sign if I’d rather go scroll on my phone than read. Like it was fine, the writing is easy to get into, but the characters and story just didn’t “wow” me sadly. ...more
4.5 stars! Forgotten Desires is a small town, billionaire, marriage of convenience, with a single dad and second chance! This is also the 4th (and fin4.5 stars! Forgotten Desires is a small town, billionaire, marriage of convenience, with a single dad and second chance! This is also the 4th (and final) standalone book in the Whitlock Family series, which I had such a great time with. This book was such an easy one to get pulled into and I really did love it!
Brynlee is the youngest in the Whitlock family, her older brothers have all had books in the series and we’ve seen her featured throughout. Having read the whole series, I loved the appearances of all her brothers and their partners and growing families: Rowan (Charlotte), Grady (Addison), and Asher (Phoebe).
At the beginning of the story Brynlee is attending one of her brother’s weddings and Brynlee is shocked when his new boss shows up and it is someone she loved in her past (under a different name). Crew (aka Carson) is someone Brynlee fell hard and fast for over a decade ago during a college spring break. They both have thought about one another for years and can’t believe they’re in one another’s lives again. Crew is a billionaire trying to gain custody of his 4-year old daughter. When he’s caught in photos spending time with Brynlee and his lawyer suggests he uphold a more wholesome image for custody hearings, he ends up proposing a marriage of convenience! Help him with winning custody of his daughter and he’ll help Brynlee when she has surgery to give her father a portion of her liver.
I adored Brynlee’s character. She’s someone who loves hard and always wants to save everything she can. On top of helping her father whom she has a complicated past with, she also runs an animal sanctuary in her beloved small town of Sugarloaf, and cares for everyone around her. Crew is equally as amazing, I loved how he wants to support and care for her in all ways: from her surgery care to buying a bigger better chicken coop for her farm, to spoiling her with trips and presents. We also get the micro-trope of him having a tattoo for her! This book was sweet and their second chance was easy to fall in love with, the last kind of conflict for the story wasn’t really my fav, but otherwise a solid addition to the series! I’m real excited for the new series coming next!
I received an ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own!
4.5 stars! Moonlit Thorns is the first book in the Midnight Manor series and this was just so addictive and fun! This is a dark contemporary romance r4.5 stars! Moonlit Thorns is the first book in the Midnight Manor series and this was just so addictive and fun! This is a dark contemporary romance retelling of Beauty and the Beast with gothic vibes and has alllll the tropes: alpha billionaire anti-hero, age gap (she’s 22, he’s 36), opposites attract (bad boy/good girl), enemies to lovers, forced proximity, secret society (including BDSM), tortured hero, and more! If you love a BaTB retelling, this hits that perfectly!
The story kicks off with Anabelle receiving an eviction notice after her father’s death for her beloved home. She goes to the Voss mansion, Midnight Manor, to plead for her family’s home and runs into Asher Voss. Anabelle says she’ll do anything to save her home and Asher offers her a bargain: he’ll give her back her home if she comes to live in his manor and works for him for a year. Anabelle agrees and quickly learns there is more than meets the eye when it comes to broody, tortured, bad boy Asher, as well as with Midnight Manor. She finds out about a secret that Asher and his brothers are a part of and decides she wants to join them as well!
This was just so delicious and fun! The story is fast-paced and I loved the chemistry between the couple. The backstories were well-developed, all the side characters were great, the steam was steaming, and this was just all around entertaining! The tease at the end for the next book sounds so good too and I’m just so excited to continue on!
The audiobook narration in particular really added to the overall vibe and feel of this story! It’s a duet narration and I loved the narrators, Rose Dioro and Marcio Catalano. I received an audio ALC from the author, all thoughts in this review are my own. Moonlit Thorns is out February 29, 2024!...more
3.5 stars! The Broken Vows is the fourth book in the Windsors series by Catharina Maura, which I’ve had a great time with! This one is a second chance3.5 stars! The Broken Vows is the fourth book in the Windsors series by Catharina Maura, which I’ve had a great time with! This one is a second chance, hate to love, arranged marriage, with a whole lot of angst!
So this book is told in two parts, in part one we get Celeste and Zane falling for one another in the past and together for a couple years. And then part two we catch up to them 5 years after they split and their grandparents arrange for the now-enemies to marry! ...more
Sydney has worked as publicist for all 3 video game streamers that make up The System for five years. One of those streamers is Parker Covington. ParkSydney has worked as publicist for all 3 video game streamers that make up The System for five years. One of those streamers is Parker Covington. Parker and his 2 friends (that are featured in the series) were faceless video steamers for years and wore matching LED masks to hide their identities. Sydney and Parker have been pulled towards one another since they first met and in this book we get to see them give in!
“… But I don’t want to wait anymore. I’m tired of ignoring this thing between us, of playing this forbidden game.”
I really love this group of characters, the bro friendship we get with the 3 heroes in the series is so fun. This has a lot of forced proximity since Sydney is such a big part of their everyday life and runs their schedules. She lives in the same building as them and travels with Parker a lot in this book, we even get some only one bed time. He’s a billionaire from a super wealthy English family and we see him try and navigate his family’s business ideas as well as his gaming career in this story. I did like seeing him spoil Sydney and take care of her a ton! This one was a fun, low angst time. I loved the couple of the first book more and their story, but this was still a solid addition to this series!
I received an ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own. ...more
“Once upon a time, I’d loved my husband. His beauty, his ambition, his intelligence. The wildflowers he’d plucked for me on his way home from a gravey“Once upon a time, I’d loved my husband. His beauty, his ambition, his intelligence. The wildflowers he’d plucked for me on his way home from a graveyard shift, and the gentle kisses he’d trailed over my shoulder when I stubbornly refused to heed my alarm clock. But once upon a time was a long time ago…”
Omg this was sooo good! I was immediately pulled in from the first sentence, this book and the characters grabbed onto me and never let go. Absolutely my fav in this series so far, my fav from this author, and a fav read of the year as well! This is a marriage in trouble, second chance romance, with a billionaire hero. The angst and pain and emotions were everything in this read!
Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years, she stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they’ve reached the top, she realizes he’s no longer the man she fell for. Dominic clawed his way from nothing to the “King of Wall Street”. He has everything: a beautiful home, beautiful wife, and more money than he could spend in his lifetime…but he’s never satisfied. In his endless quest of “more”, he drives away his wife Alessandra…the one who always saw him as enough.
When Dom misses their 10 year anniversary, Alessandra has had enough and decides she wants a divorce. I was just obsessed with this story. I loved how we get flashbacks woven throughout the story, we get to see how they first met, their falling for one another, their marriage, and all the good days they had before it started slipping away. They really grew apart and it hurts once Dom realizes how little he knows about Alessandra anymore. He starts to realize the things she wanted, what their marriage needed, were things their money can’t buy…time, attention, consideration. Dom is willing to do WHATEVER it takes to win Alessandra back. If you are a fan of grovel, pick this book up. I was just along for this journey and felt all the emotions with this couple!...more
This was good! This has a billionaire hero, forced proximity, grumpy sunshine (she’s the grump), and the hero falls first!
Xavier Castillo is charmingThis was good! This has a billionaire hero, forced proximity, grumpy sunshine (she’s the grump), and the hero falls first!
Xavier Castillo is charming and wealthy, he’s part of a billionaire family but has no interest in taking over his family’s empire. His father ends up hiring Sloane to be Xavier’s publicist and that’s how they first meet. Right from the start, Xavier loves riling up Sloane and does it often! He ends up making a deal with her where basically she has to go on a vacation with him if he does what she needs him to do. Things start to heat up on the trip as they get to know one another more and then after everything changes when Xavier’s father passes away and the will is read…
Xavier finds out he has to become CEO or risk losing his family’s billions. He and Sloane spend a ton of time working together so there is definitely lots of forced proximity in this one. I love a prickly heroine and Sloane is definitely that. She has reasons for being guarded and might come off cold, but she has massive love for her younger sister who has CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). I liked how he calls her Luna and just is sooo into her the whole time. I will say the middle kinda slowed down for me and it started to lag a bit. I loved the previous book, King of Greed, in this series so much and this one just didn’t live up to that. But a solid addition to the series! ...more
This was just so long and I sadly didn’t think it needed to be and didn’t love it. I’ve really only loved this author’s Dirty Air series, but I keep tThis was just so long and I sadly didn’t think it needed to be and didn’t love it. I’ve really only loved this author’s Dirty Air series, but I keep trying to see if something hits the same as that. This one sounded really good and I had heard great things from early readers, but it just didn’t work for me.
Basically this is a childhood friends turned rivals, their moms are best friends, they grew up with one another, they had an almost moment in the past, mutual pining throughout. She has an interior design show and he also builds/renovates houses so they do connect over that. They plan to renovate a home together and split the profits, while she’s home after a broken engagement. I don’t know, this had moments I would like but then the length would just drag in between the good moments, and it made those good moments seem less appealing in the end. ...more
“She’s my sunshine on a cloudy day, and I hadn’t realized how much I missed the sunshine. How much I really needed it…until her.”
Chase Our Forever is “She’s my sunshine on a cloudy day, and I hadn’t realized how much I missed the sunshine. How much I really needed it…until her.”
Chase Our Forever is a small town, grumpy x sunshine, single dad x nanny, billionaire, age gap, slow burn romance, and I had the best time! I love the Sutten Mountain series so much, I know this author’s billionaire series gets all the love, but this small town series is seriously so good too!
“Don’t spend today alone, Liv. You don’t have to be alone anymore.”
Dean & Liv, and his daughter Clara were so cute and perfect together and I’m so glad they found one another! Liv just moved to the small town of Sutten Mountain and on her first day in town she stops at Wake and Bake for coffee and snacks. There she meets a frazzled Dean and his cutie daughter Clara! She finds out that Dean is without a nanny and in desperate need, so next thing she knows her “just-passing through town” ends up in a job interview and offer to move to town!
This was just so sweet and cute! If you enjoy single dad x nanny romances, then this gives all those vibes! Dean lost his wife when their daughter Clara was just 2 months old and Liv comes into their life 3 years later. Dean starts off a bit closed off, but his strong connection with Liv has him opening up to her. Liv has had to look after herself since she was young, so I love seeing her just seamlessly fit into their family and I loved all their time together! The pumpkin festival, Sunday lunch with his family (who are all the sweetest), it’s age gap (she’s 23, he’s 35), he has nightmares, the laundry room scene, Honey the dog, seeing all the characters/couples from the series, and alllll the nicknames (Livvy, Clare Bear, Honey Bear, Sunshine)!
I received an ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own. You can read the whole series on KU and I definitely recommend you do!...more
Pretty Rings & Broken Things is an arranged marriage, billionaire, age gap romance in Kat Singleton’s Black Ties series and this was such a fun time! Pretty Rings & Broken Things is an arranged marriage, billionaire, age gap romance in Kat Singleton’s Black Ties series and this was such a fun time!
Winnie Bishop and Archer Moore are from feuding families, basically his great grandfather got screwed over by her great grandfather in what was supposed to be a hotel partnership decades ago and their families haven’t let it go. The story kicks off with Winnie getting betrayed by someone she thought she was falling for who threatens to go to the media with photos and videos. Her dad steps in and goes to his enemy to ask a favor…the Moore family has more sway and power over the media and could stop the press from running the story. In exchange, Winnie and Archer will be married…tomorrow!
“When you’re my wife, no one will touch what’s mine.”
This just delivers on everything it promises! The arranged marriage, having to learn about one another quickly to “sell” their sudden relationship, the billionaire vibes (both are from wealthy luxury hotel empire families and price is no object), “my wife” energy from Archer, him falling first (and hard), and all the “don’t talk about my wife like that” energy! We see her friends make appearances in this one (the couples of Black Ties & White Lies and Tempt Out Fate make appearances). We also get a fun Hamptons trip with only 1 bed, mile high club, and all the steamy times Kat delivers on! The chemistry between Archer and Winnie is just easy, no angst, fun times, and him ready to spoil her at every turn. What’s not to like!
I received an ARC from the author, all thoughts in this review are my own. Pretty Rings & Broken Things is out Feb 22, 2024!...more
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