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This week we read “Squeak: A Balloon Animal Omegaverse Tale (Squeakverse Book 1)” and “Squeal: The Squeakquel: A Balloon Animal Omegaverse Tale (Squeakverse Book 2)” by Vera Valentine

A dedicated art student at her local community college, Poppy practically lives inside her sketchbook. Drawn to the distracted crowds of the local zoo, her planned day of anonymous figure-sketching is interrupted by the charming Sebastian - and his brooding, borderline-rude friend Keane. Little does she know the two have a twisted secret that defies imagination - and the pressure on both of them is increasing by the day. As an intricate plan takes shape to secure their freedom, the twists and turns they face - and a pair of very intriguing knots - might just unwittingly tie Poppy to both of them, forever.

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One of the first rules of carnival magic is that things are never really as they seem, and our amorous trio is about to get the wind taken out of their sails. As Keane grows uneasy at just how easily he'd won his freedom, Seb and Poppy encourage him to relax and embrace their new life together. What they don't know is that Keane isn't the only one watching, and their happily ever after might take a few more chapters to find.

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This week we read “Anastasia” Sophie Lark

Anastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.

Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.

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This week we read “The Wolf and the Wildflower” by Stacy Reid 

London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he's been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise. He has three weeks to become a refined, elegant duke for the Queen . . . or doom the entire family to ruin and scandal.

Promising psychologist Jules Southby knows a lot about disguises. She's secretly been living as a boy since birth, enjoying the freedoms of men and knowing little about how to behave like a woman. When she meets the alluring duke, she's unprepared for his raw, masculine beauty and icy intelligence . . . or that he can see through her darkest secret.

Their attraction is stark and achingly real—and forbidden. But loving the lost duke would mean losing every sacrifice she's made to earn her freedom . . .

How did we rate it? What did we think? Find out on this episode of diktok.

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This week we read “Fear: A Terrifying Love Story” by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 

 Emily is an adrenaline junkie. She rides fast motorcycles, loves her job as a fireman, and does a bit of urban exploration. She craves fear like a drug. One night while exploring an abandoned sanatorium, she has a run in with a nightmare come to life. Emily is forever changed when she realizes that she has met Fear himself and she loves what he does to her.

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This week we read “A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: Book Oneby Opal Reyne 

Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. As an adult, she is now forced to be a sacrificial bride for the Duskwalker.

The Dustwalker, however, is not what he seems. His skull face and glowing eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him. She soon learns that he takes these sacrifices in an effort to combat his loneliness, with the hope that one of them will want to stay by his side and become his bride.

He'd thought it was a hopeless endeavor, until he met Reia. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens with every moment of her presence.

But will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever?

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This week we read “Pucking Around: A Why Choose Hockey Romance (Jacksonville Rays Book 1)” by Emily Rath

Recent med school graduate Rachel Price's dream comes true when she lands a fellowship with a new NHL team, the Jacksonville Rays, as a physical therapist. However, she’s only in Florida for a day before she comes face to face with Jake, the mystery man from her one night stand two months ago. It turns out Jake is one of the Jacksonville Rays. Both of them will do anything to pick up where they left off two months ago, but it turns out, he's not the only one interested in Rachel. His best friend, and team equipment manager, Caleb, likes her, too. And Ilmari, the brooding goalie, also wants to be with Rachel. Things heat up between Rachel and the guys, but they keep themselves a secret. The public would never be accepting of their relationship. Their careers, lives, and futures are on the line.

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Morbidly Yours: A Steamy Romantic Comedy byIvy Fairbanks 

Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner and a movie. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business and carry on their legacy under one condition: He must marry before his 35th birthday. So it’s out of the mortuary and into the dating scene.

Lark Thompson would rather get crushed by a falling anvil than live next to a funeral home during her stay in Galway, Ireland. The vivacious American cartoon creator and animator came here to embrace life, not be reminded of losing her husband.

When Lark learns of Callum’s dilemma and aversion to marrying out of necessity rather than love, she agrees to help the introverted mortician. But as the dating project progresses and their friendship grows, so does a mutual attraction. 

If they think it’s possible to ignore their connection, they’re dead wrong. 

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Lovestorm byJudith E. French

Lady Elizabeth Sommersett is the pampered, beautiful daughter of a powerful earl. But when she is shipwrecked on her way to an arranged marriage, her future seems over—until she is rescued by a magnificent warrior. Elizabeth had no idea a man could be as strong yet tender, not to mention breathtaking, as Cain Dare. But even more shocking is Cain’s announcement that she now belongs to him—that she is his gift from the sea. Nor is Elizabeth prepared that in place of her comfortable life, she may have gained a passion she never knew possible…

TW: Racism

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Soul Eater: M/M Fantasy Romance (Monstrous Book 1) byLily Mayne

Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization.

One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own.

Including Wyn the Soul Eater.

When Danny, a young soldier, is sent on a suicide mission to kill Wyn, he is the only one spared by said creature. After, the military takes him in for questioning, Danny begins to realize that maybe the military isn't what they claim to be. When Wyn comes to Danny's rescue, Danny ends up wandering the Wastes with the feared monster, searching for somewhere to call home. 

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For a very merry Christmas special episode we read “A Court of Sugar and Spice: A Nutcracker Romance Retelling (Wicked Darlings)” by Rebecca F. Kenney

With their inheritance restricted until their marriage, sisters Clara and Louisa, both in their twenties, must live with their godfather Drosselmeyer. One night, an accident brings to life one of the strange wooden dolls in Drosselmeyer's mansion. The Nutcracker doll is a cursed Fae prince, and he pleads for the sisters' help. During the ensuing journey into the Fae realm, Clara encounters the handsome Sugarplum Faerie, and he promises her the chance to enact all the forbidden fantasies she has dreamed of. Meanwhile Louisa and the Nutcracker Prince battle and bicker over everything, despite the growing attraction between them. And to make matters worse, the entire Seelie kingdom is under threat of conquest by the Rat King, ruler of the Dread Court.

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This week we read “Laces (Boys of Hawthorne Asylum Book 1)” by Tempi 

Hawthorne Asylum is a place where families send the children they no longer want to deal with. After her District Attorney stepfather murders her sister, Gambrielle finds herself there. After years of suffering under his abuse, resulting in this tragedy Gambrielle wants to uncover the secrets and expose her step-father, but being stuck in an asylum wasn't part of her plan.

It's at Hawthorne she meets Laces, a resident of the asylum who along with his 3 best friends (Reyes, Thorne, and Varla), rule the halls with their dominant and powerful presence. Laces makes no secret of the fact that he’s a bad person to have as an enemy, and a worse person to have as a friend. Just when Gambrielle is willing to “live a little” in the small window she and Laces have together, she’s slapped by an unbelievable shock and probable betrayal. 

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This week we read “Impact”by Nikki Markham

Bailey is 28 years old. She's single, she's bisexual, and after stumbling into the wrong club on the right Friday night, she thinks she might be kinky too. Immediately entranced by the sights around her—including the gorgeous and commanding Domme, Isabelle—Bailey wonders if there's a side of life she's been missing.

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This week we read “Alien On Fire (Bound By Fire Book 1)” by January Bell

Nydo, a Roth freed from the Suevans, convinces Leigh that he will return her to Earth. Under one condition. She agrees to pose as his mate for political gain and access to the throne, to help end the Overlord’s reign.

Leigh is suffering with the after effects of the forced hormone treatment the Roth Overlord’s minions injected her with while holding her in captivity. To her, Nydo, the lost Roth King is unquestionably the enemy.

Nydo immediately recognized Leigh as his fated mate and he is determined to succeed in claiming her as his mate and his throne even if he has to lie to accomplish it. 

Nydo makes a deal with Leigh for her help but he never planned on letting her go.

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This week we read “Saving Mia” by Anna StoneMia Brooks needs money, fast. Deep in debt to help pay her sister’s medical bills, her loan shark is coming to collect. Her solution? Auctioning off the one thing she’s been saving—herself.The highest bidder is Cassandra Lee, self-made businesswoman and CEO. Her heart hardened by a past she keeps buried, Cassandra doesn’t want a relationship. What she wants is a woman who takes pleasure in serving her. And Mia is the perfect prize. She’s enthralled by Cassandra and the sweet surrender she commands. For the next 30 days, Mia is hers.How did we rate it? What did we think? Find out on this episode of diktok.https://www.instagram.com/diktokpod/

This week we read “An Invocation of Monsters (The Void Book 2)” by Cate Corvin

Desperate to know the secret life of her cold and distant mother, Elle accepts the invitation of two strangers to visit their isolated forest retreat. But it’s not just any forest. The noises in the woods at night aren’t animals—they’re monsters. Soon, Elle finds herself caught up in intrigue and mystery, and caught in the arms of some otherworldly monsters.

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This week we read “Her Soul to Take” (Souls Trilogy, #1) by Harley Leroux

Leon I earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you're dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I'm best at. Except her. The one I was supposed to take, the one I should have killed - I didn't. The cult that once controlled me wants her, and I'm not about to lose my new toy to them.

Rae I've always believed in the supernatural. Hunting for ghosts is my passion, but summoning a demon was never part of the plan. Monsters are roaming the woods, and something ancient - something evil - is waking up and calling my name. I don't know who I can trust, or how deep this darkness goes. All I know is my one shot at survival is the demon stalking me, and he doesn't just want my body - he wants my soul.

Her Soul to Take is book 1 in the Souls Trilogy. Each book within the Souls Trilogy is interconnected, following a different couple through a similar timeline in the fictional world of Abelaum.

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This week we read “A Ruin of Roses (Deliciously Dark Fairytales Book 1)” by K.F. Breene

There is a curse that covers the kingdom that our heroine Finley and her family live in. The Demon King has left all to die in hopes to rule all. Finley is determined to find a cure and save as many people as possible. There is a magical plant that she uses to save the villagers but it’s guarded by a beast deep in the forbidden forest. One night when she steals into the forbidden woods in order to collect ingredients for an elixir, she gets caught by  the Beast and must survive his palace in order to save her people.

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This week we read “The Naked Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann 

Reese has had a very conservative and sheltered upbringing, mostly because of her grandparents’ beliefs. At 18 she decides to move in with her mom to explore their relationship; however, her mom has been assigned a last minute out of town training for her new job leaving Reese at the hands of her older, flirtatious, and naughty landlord! 

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This week we read “Falls Boys: Hellbent One” by Penelope Douglas

Aro is a teenager who has grown up taking care of herself. Every day is a battle, but she's got family to provide for, so she perseveres. Aro never holds back, but her latest incident might've gone too far. She finds herself mixed up with a group of wealthy teens from the other part of town, including the do-gooder former class president, Hawke. Aro came into Hawke's life like a wrecking ball, and she is dismantling everything he thought he knew about himself

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This week we read “Secret Service: A M|M Romance” by Tal Bauer

With special guest Josh Darnell from The People vs Star Trek: Voyager

President Brennan Walker captivated me from the moment I walked into his Oval Office.

He’s a mystery I’m determined to unlock. I don't know what's hiding inside Brennan's gaze when he looks my way, or why black lightning keeps crashing between us. He’s a storm at midnight, a dark moon rising, trouble on the horizon.

I’m on the verge of sliding into discoveries and truths that maybe I’m not ready for.

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This week we read “Hail Mary: An Enemies-to-Lovers Roommate Sports Romance (Red Zone Rivals)” by Kandi Steiner 

Mary and Leo met playing video games the summer she turned 15. As the dorky quiet girl, she kept her identity from him a secret until she finally gathered up the courage to tell him in person. And he threw all their late night phone calls and incessant talking right back in her face. 

Skip forward seven years, and Leo and Mary are next-door neighbors. Mary has a lot of resentment towards Leo, but she still won’t tell him who she is. Leo, on the other hand, is hardcore crushing on her, and he desperately wants for her to give him a chance.

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This week we read “Descent: A Dark Billionaire Romance” by Sam Mariano

We were strangers, as far as I knew.

He saw me once, but didn’t introduce himself like he could have.

Calvin Cutler. Nice to meet you.

But there’s nothing nice about Calvin Cutler.

He’s ruthless and single-minded, and he zeroed in on me—a hapless target for his dark and twisted appetites.

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This week we read “Love, Laugh, Lich (Claws & Cubicles Book 1)” by Kate Prior

Some people have monsters for a boss, but not everyone has an undead Necromancer Lord at the office.

Lily has been the Lich's secretary ever since his evilness took over the company. She loves her job, but she's got some questions about her boss. Like what's under that cloak of ever-billowing.

Her wondering intensifies when one day the Lich needs something from her that isn't just scheduling appointments-- but a shiver. He needs it for a spell, but it feels like it crosses a line from their usual workplace banter.

After her contributions to his dark rituals become more than OSHA compliant, she starts to contemplate whether the Lich Lord returns her feelings, or still only sees her as his secretary. Lily may have given him her body, but he never asked for her heart.

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This week we read "Kingdom of Villains: An Arranged Marriage Fantasy Romance" by Ella Fields

A dark fae prince with a beastly secret. A faerie princess with a curiosity for things better left alone. A bond that will turn enemies to lovers. A love that might cost them their lives…

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This week we read “Angel (Condemned Creatures Book 2)” by K.L Mann 

Ellie Angelson is the most protected human in Hell. With two powerful demonic mates and a growing demon baby in her belly, no one is more safe than she is. Coming from a past of anxiousness and fear, she’s finally become comfortable in her own skin.

Impending war or not, Mikael and Jace have never been happier. They have their pregnant future wife, each other, and everything they’ve been hoping for over their long lives. They’ve got friends, allies, and more joy than ever.Still, Demons believe in balance. They are hardwired to understand the cold reality of their world. When there is good, bad seems to never be too far behind.

What evil is looming around their happy little bubble?

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This week we read “Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse Duet Book 1)” by H. D. Carlton

The Manipulator

I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.

I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.

But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.

He's always there, watching and waiting.

And I can never look away.

Not when I want him to come closer.

The Shadow

I didn't mean to fall in love.

But now that I have, I can't stay away.

I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.

The way she undresses...

I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.

And once she is, I'll never let her go.

Not even when she begs me to.

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This week we read “Initiation: Sex Wizards, Book 1”by Alethea Faust

Magic is a rare gift that only exists in the bloodlines of the rich, the royal, and the reputable. Dominai of Airedale, a poor hunter and forest guide, is barely one of those things. But after a moonlit encounter with the wizard Allisande, Dominai's life is changed forever. She reveals that Dominai has magic in his lineage and provides him with a letter of introduction to the Crux, the center of magical study in the Kingdom of Straetham.

Magical study is a far cry from the dusty tomes and rituals Dom was expecting. Instead, it is sex and desire, submission and surrender, loyalty and love, and, above all, trust. But when the trust of the Crux is betrayed, Dom must face his own insecurities and the unknown to protect his new home and his fellow wizards.

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This week we read “Praise (Salacious Players' Club)” by Sara Cate

Broken down and wounded by my emotionally neglectful ex, Charlie wanted someone to tell her she was good enough.

Then, she stumbled into a new job with a boss who brings her to my knees—literally.

Emerson Grant tells her she’s more than just good enough.

She’s worthy of his praise.

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This week we read “Pounded In The Butt By My Own Butt" by Chuck Tingle

Kirk is a scientific researcher on the leading edge of cloning technology, but his team has reached a standstill. In an effort to stabilize rapid clone growth, researchers have been taking DNA from various parts of their bodies and combining it with small amounts of animal DNA.

But when the scientists combine samples from Kirk’s butt, brain, and a hawk, the resulting effect is a handsome, living ass who immediately sweeps Kirk off of his feet over a candlelit dinner for two.

Kirk has finally found a lover that truly understands him at his very core… his own gay ass!

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Grace has a job she loves, a community she adores, and plenty of friends . . . but her lack of bedroom action has left this event planner too horny to think.

When one ill-advised night at the bar leads to her giving an exhibitionistic show to an unknown presence outside her bedroom window, she thinks she’s hit a new low. When her voyeur turns out to be a nebbishly charming mothman, Grace needs to decide if she can trust her body — and her heart — with this garnet-eyed stranger before he flys out of her life for good.

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This week we read “Promises and Pomegranates (Monsters & Muses Book 1)” by Sav R. Miller

Kal is a retired doctor and hitman for Elena's father, a Bostonian Don. He has a plan and he needs to marry Elena to complete it. Unfortunately for him, Elena is about to get married to someone... in a few minutes. Taking swift action, he poisons Elena's fiancé and marries her instead.

Now mafia princess Elana is trapped on a private island with the monster who murdered her fiance and took her virginity. Can she learn to love her new murdering husband, or will she escape?

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This week we read “Punk 57”by Penelope Douglas

Misha Lare and Ryen Trevarrow have been pen-pals for years, ever since their fifth grade teachers assigned them as pen-pals for a class project. They've been writing to one another ever since. Over the years, the two have become best friends, even though they've never met in person. After all, why ruin a good thing?

When Masen Laurent starts attending Ryen's school, she is immediately caught off-guard by the hot new guy that makes her life hell. He isn't afraid of her and he seems to be on a personal mission to bring her down a few rungs.

Meanwhile, Misha has gone radio silent for three months, leaving Ryen to deal with Mason, their rivalry, and her slow realizations about the girl she has become all by herself.

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This week we read “Queen Takes Knights (Their Vampire Queen Book 1)” by Joely Sue Burkhart

Ever since her mother was murdered by monsters five years ago, Shara Isador has been on the run. Alone, scared, and exhausted, she’s finally cornered in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Out of hope with nowhere else to turn, she’s ready to end it all when two men come to her rescue.

They say she’s a lost queen descended from Isis, and they’re her Blood, vampire knights sworn to protect her. It all seems like a crazy nightmare, until the alpha offers his blood. Then she realizes she’s never wanted anything more. Except maybe his body… and his friend’s, too.

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This week we read “Brutal Prince: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance” by Sophie Lark

Callum Griffin is the heir to the Irish Mafia. He's ruthless, arrogant, and he wants to kill rival mafia princess Aida Galo. The two get off on the wrong foot when Aida set a (very small) fire in his house, and their families believe a marriage pact is the only thing that will prevent all-out warfare.

Unfortunately, the two young mafiosos don’t agree, and just may murder one another through their various rebellions.

How will they learn to live with one another and the choices they’ve made?

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This week we read “Carnal Cryptids:  East Coast” by Vera Valentine

After a long day of dodging darts and heckling tourists from her balloon game booth on the Wildwood boardwalk, Desiderata just wanted to forget her looming housing angst for an hour at her favorite dive bar. When heavy flirtation and a cocktail from a suave substitute bartender shakes up her evening, things are looking up. Until, of course, she catches him making out with a hot college guy not five minutes later.

For JD, a shift behind a Jersey shore dive bar was always the same: predictable, boring, a little bit sticky. So what was it about this gorgeous brunette that instantly had him on the rocks? One look at her brought out the beast in him - and a desperate hope that she might be what he and his two boyfriends need. After over a century of struggle, they were due for a win - and someone who really believed in them.

When Desi agrees to a dinner date, the three have hope, but do they have what it takes to win her heart?

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This week we read “The Sweetest Oblivion” by Danielle Lori

Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa. In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A made man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. Elena doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice.

And he’s always near.

Telling her what to do.

Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should.

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This week we read “Carnage (Four Horsemen Book 1)” by Sarah Bailey

Ten years ago they lost something. Now, the  quartet of wildly successful financial gurus known as the Four Horseman, finally have the chance of reclaiming the woman they call theirs. Scarlett is sent by her adoptive, controlling parents to work for Fortuity, the Horsemen’s investment firm. Her task is to get inside their organization to effect their downfall. What she doesn't know is that they are expecting her.

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This week we read “Knot My Type (All Access #1)” by Evie Mitchell

When Frankie tells people she’s a sexologist, they imagine Marilyn Monroe, not a woman who uses a wheelchair. As the host of the All Access Podcast, Frankie is breaking barriers, crushing stigmas, and creating sexual connections that are fulfilling for my fans, but she’s hit a snag. A lovely listener wants some advice about accessible rope play, which leaves her with no option but to get out there and give it a go.

Which is how she meets Jay Wood—rigger, carpenter, and all-round hottie.

Only Jay isn't her type. He's not a one-girl kind of guy. Monogamy isn't even in his vocab, but the closer they get, the more Jay has her tied up in knots.

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This week we read “Three of Hearts (Harpies of a Feather Book 1)”by Lillian Lark

Asa and Greg are paranormal heartbroken exes. Greg's wolf was still searching for another mate so Greg let Asa go. Greg thinks that his wolf has found his mate in Zephyrine, so when she literally falls into Asa's hands, Asa proposes that she stay with him. Zephryine is a harpy and harpies don't mate, so she needs a little persuasion to join this triad. When faced with a huge surprise, the admonishment of Zephryine's extended family and an unexpected danger, will these three somehow make their new relationship work?

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This week we read “Lilacs and Leather: Pack Saint Clair Book 1” by Thora Woods

Lydia Anderson is an unbonded omega who left her life behind to escape a family more interested in their status than protecting their daughter from an alpha who won't take no for an answer. It took everything, but Lydia managed to break free, running as far as she could. Now she lives with her head down, avoiding attention.

Pack Saint Clair is everything Lydia has been taught to want. They're rich, influential, and beautiful. A chance encounter sets her on a collision course with the three alphas and their beta, and instincts long ignored flare to life, setting fire to all of their carefully laid defenses. But Lydia knows that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Pack Saint Clair has a secret, one that could destroy everything they've worked to create. And that skeleton in their closet has set its sights on Lydia.

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This week we read “The Fate of Stars: A Fantasy Lesbian Romance (Sea and Stars Book 1)”by S D Simper

A devout mermaid. A disgraced princess. A feud as ancient as the gods.

Worlds collide when Tallora is kidnapped from her ocean home and forced to be a pet to a tyrannical foreign empire. Her only hope for rescue lies with a sworn enemy—Princess Dauriel, infamous for her stone heart and conflicted past. But when Dauriel’s kingdom comes to the cusp of war, could their uneasy alliance be the key to defeating a common foe? Or will their growing feelings for each other lead them to ruin?

From the world of FALLEN GODS comes a tale of ancient magic and cutthroat politics—and finding redemption through love.

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This week we read “The Mabon Feast (Wheel of the Year: a Cambric Creek Romance Book 1)” by C.M. Nascosta

Ousted from her coven, hurting for clients, and struggling to keep her aging family home from falling into disrepair, painfully awkward witch Ladybug is at the end of her rope. When she rents the attic bedroom to an unsmiling, spider-like araneaen, she hopes her fortunes are making a change for the better. But Ladybug knows nothing about the secretive spider-folk; not what they eat, what goddess they worship — or anything about their mating needs. The blustery winds of Autumn usher in the rain and the second harvest . . . and a strangely enticing smell that seems to permeate the seams of Ladybug's very existence. The darkness beyond her bedroom door hungers, and she is helpless to offer herself up as its feast.

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This week we read “There is No Devil (Sinners Duet)” by Sophie Lark

3 artists, 2 serial killers, and 1 twisted, toxic love story.

Cole and Shaw have combined their love of the hunt with their artistic expression engaged in a captivating game of cat and mouse, a murderous one-upping feud. Both respected artists, both rich and powerful, one more base and primitive in his murderous antics, the other more strategic and manipulative. And one is our hero.

Mara, our young, starving artistic ingenue finds herself the center of their games- at first a survivor, then an unwitting participant, and then suddenly grappling with her own inexplicable desire for the dark and control mercurial artist whose dark edge is clearly more than an artistic persona.

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This week we read “There Are No Saints” by Sophie Lark

3 artists, 2 serial killers, and 1 twisted, toxic love story.

Cole and Shaw have combined their love of the hunt with their artistic expression engaged in a captivating game of cat and mouse, a murderous one-upping feud. Both respected artists, both rich and powerful, one more base and primitive in his murderous antics, the other more strategic and manipulative. And one is our hero.

Mara, our young, starving artistic ingenue finds herself the center of their games- at first a survivor, then an unwitting participant, and then suddenly grappling with her own inexplicable desire for the dark and control mercurial artist whose dark edge is clearly more than an artistic persona.

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This week we read “Pestilence (The Four Horsemen Book #1)” by Laura Thalassa

When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed.

Too bad no one told her Pestilence can’t be killed.

Now the horseman, very much alive and very pissed off, has taken her prisoner, and he’s eager to make her suffer. Only, the longer she’s with him, the more uncertain she is about his true feelings towards her … and hers towards him.

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This week we read “Games We Play (One Night Series Book 1)” by Dana Isaly

Jack is a faceless gamer known as The Joker. He makes a living playing video games and using his gravelly voice to bring people’s sexual fantasies to life.

When the top gaming site on the West Coast sends someone out to interview him, Quinlan walks in with her auburn curls and thick curves, and they’re instantly drawn to each other.

Quinn has no idea of the monster that lurks beneath the surface of his calm demeanor.

Jack is quicksand, pulling her down into the dark underbelly of his desires.

To get out unscathed, she’ll need to give into the hunger she has always tried to deny.

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This week we read “I Married A Lizardman (Prime Mating Agency)” by Regine Abel

As a third daughter on the farming colony of Meterion, Susan’s future prospects aren’t too promising. A pretty face, top-notch skills, and hard work mean nothing if your dowry doesn’t include fertile lands. With her twenty-fifth birthday approaching, and no suitors even remotely sniffing in her general direction, Susan will be forced to leave the family lands to work as an indentured servant in the capital city. Her only way out is to settle for an arranged marriage through the PMA – the Prime Mating Agency. When she's finally matched, she ends up with a tribal leader lizard man named Olix.

Can two very different beings find common ground, affection, and learn to love one another? Will Olix lose the respect of his tribe by marrying a weak, unscaled foreigner? Can Susan save the financially floundering planet of Xecania?

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This week we read “Lola & the Millionaires: Parts One and two (Sweetverse)” by Kathryn Moon

Lola Barnes only wants one thing, to get her life under control. No more chasing alphas who abuse and toss away betas like her. No more hiding in her cousin’s apartment licking wounds that won’t heal. Armed with her dream job and her less than dreamy apartment, Lola is ready to start a new chapter of her life without alphas.

But that’s easier said than done when one stumbling incident after another leads Lola closer to an alluring pack of captivating men. These alphas are everything Lola dreamed of, but they already have an omega—a playful male model who won’t stop flirting with her. And Lola is only a beta, one who comes with deep scars and an unshakeable aversion to alphas and their powerful presences. If only she could resist their perfect beta, Leo, whose patience and determination to see her heal breaks down one wall after another.

When the alpha who all but destroyed Lola tries to start a game of cat and mouse that’s all claws, the safest place for Lola may be the one she’s most terrified of, in the arms of an alpha pack.

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This week we read “The Librarian and the Beast (Mintar #1)” by S.J. Sanders

Beni has lived a charmed existence in Dunvar Citadel, but one that is coming quickly to an end. She loses her position as transcriber in the citadel library to a newcomer—a man who is conspiring with the chancellor to weed out non-essential fiction that distract the women workers within the citadel.

As she attempts to save these books, Beni herself ends up requiring saving when she falls into a river. Her savior, a Mintar named Faltz, isn’t particularly friendly, yet he promises to return her safely home. All that is required is a pretense of mating to keep the other males of his clan from courting her.

Will their plot work? Will Beni return safely to the Citadel? Or will the two discover an unexpected spark between them that becomes far more pressing than Beni’s safe return?

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This week we read “Cowboy Dragon (Texas Dragons #1)” by Terry Bolryder

Marian West has nothing left to her name but her car (which is currently broken down), an old coin in her pocket, and the legend of a man named Harrison, who she's currently looking for. In her quest, she meets a tall, gorgeous stranger with eyes bluer than a Texas sky. He's dominant and commanding and everything Marian hates about cowboys. He's also irresistible, and her only hope.

As Marian and Harrison grow closer, unexpected kisses lead quickly to scorching nights beneath the full Texas moon. Danger and secrets lurk around every corner, but anything that threatens a Texas dragon's mate will quickly learn that everything is bigger in Texas. Even a dragon's love.

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This week we read “The Lady and the Orc: A Monster Fantasy Romance (Orc Sworn)" by Finley Fenn

In a world of warring orcs and men, Lady Norr is condemned to a childless marriage, a cruel lord husband, and a life of genteel poverty — until the day her home is ransacked by a horde. And leading the charge is their hulking, deadly orc captain: the infamous Grimarr.

There’s no possible escape, and soon Lady Norr is dragged off toward Orc Mountain in the powerful arms of her greatest enemy. A ruthless, commanding warlord, with a velvet voice and mouthwatering scent, who awakens every forbidden hunger she never knew she had…

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This week we discuss our best and worst of 2021: who turned us on, who turned us off, and who grossed us out.

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This week we read “Zodiac Academy: The Awakening" by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Zodiac Academy is a Dark Bully M/F Paranormal Romance series which follows Twins Tory and Darcy Vega who find out they’re Fae and have to learn to harness their power while trying to defend their throne from the four Heirs who want to claim it in their place

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This week we read “There Arose Such A Clatter: Tales From The Naughty List” by C.M. Nascosta.

Everyone knows that Santa keeps a list of who is naughty and who is nice . . . but what happens to those on the naughty list? What happens when naughty girls grow up and stay naughty? A lump of coal is the least of their worries when Krampus comes knocking with horns and hooves, his basket filled with branches he knows how to wield in the most delicious way . . . He’s here to punish misdeeds with lashes and pain — and dark, unspeakable pleasures that last the whole night through. How can a naughty girl think of repenting when the punishment is just so good?

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This week we read “Fertile in My Ex-Boyfriend's Dungeon: An Interactive Adventure Level 1: Featuring Goblins, Orcs, and Beetlekin” by Amanda Clover

In this humorous and steamy interactive erotic adventure, you guide Beatrix on her journey through the dungeon created by her wizard ex-boyfriend. She is young, beautiful, sassy, and she knows how to use a sword, but she's stuck on the first level of a dungeon and facing goblins, orcs, and talking beetles. The monsters are stuck in the dungeon too and they all know the only way out is to find one of Zimon's ex-girlfriends and knock her up.

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This week we read “A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor,” by Kathryn Moon

On the brink of losing her position as a maid and with no prospects to go on, the offer of a place at Rooksgrave Manor—a house of ill and unusual repute—sounds like a perfect fit for a young woman with Esther’s inclinations. Even better, the invitation comes by the hand of the handsome Dr. Underwood, a delicate gentleman with a ferocious alter ego who knows exactly what he wants from Esther.

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