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Title: Big Trouble in Little Mafia Author: Tanvier Peart Genre: Romance Trope: Mafia Rating: LOVED!!!!!!!! Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: After years of dedicating my life to a thankless job, I'm over Corporate America. I've endured enough—employees who only cared about my snacks and stress hemorrhoids—and I deserve a summer getaway to turn forty in sunshine. Not a syringe to the neck. The random housesitting opportunity I found is a reminder that "too good to be true"

Book Reviews by Traveling Bookie Monster Title: Ramon and Julieta Author: Alana Quintana Albertson Narrators: Alexander Amado& Vanessa Vasquez Genre: Contemporary Romance Trope: Romeo & Juliet Retelling Rating: Loved Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Ramón Montez always achieves his goals. Whether that means collecting Ivy League degrees or growing his father’s fast-food empire, nothing sets Ramón off course. So when the sexy señorita who kissed him on the Day of the Dead r

Title: Highland Hideaway Author: Lily Gold Genre: Contemporary Romance Trope: Reverse Harem Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: Yesterday, I was a fashion influencer on a trip to a luxurious Scottish spa. Today, I’m the internet's favourite trainwreck. All it took was one embarrassing viral video to end my career and leave me stranded in the Highlands. I find shelter on Lochview Sheep Farm. It’s certainly not a luxury vacation spot… unless you count the thr

Title: The Goat in the Bedroom Author: Amy Award Genre: Romance Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Trope(s): Football romance, Friends to Lovers, Roommates Synopsis: Gryff has been friends with Artemis since high school, when they bonded over crushing on the same guy. Six years later, they’re roommates in their shiny new post college lives—she's training for the Olympics while he starts his pro football career. Both recently reeling from bad break-ups. Artemis sa

Title: The Score Author: Leonor Soliz Genre: Romance Trope: Sports (Football), Friends to Lovers, Marriage of Convenience. Rating: Loved! Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Best friends Pen & Leon have spent decades denying anything more than friendship to everyone around them, especially themselves. When Pen’s family faces its latest hurdle, there is no doubt that Leon will do anything to help. Her family is his after all and there isn’t a thing he wouldn’t do for his bes

Title: The Wild Card (ALC) Author: Stephanie Archer Narrators: Vanessa Edwin & Aaron Shedlock Genre: Roamance Trope: Single Dad, Forced Proximity, Workplace Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Former star player Tate Ward has become easily the best coach in professional hockey, leading the Vancouver Storm team to victory. Everyone is in love with the handsome, authoritative single dad—except Jordan Hathaway, the newest staff member on the Vancouver Storm

Title: Murphy (ARC ) Author: Mary Warren Genre: Romance Trope: Reverse Age Gap, Hockey Player/PR Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Hillary Lawson has built her life around work. She never expected to fall for a player. Especially not the charming rookie who delivers her coffee every morning with a smile that could melt the ice. But Murphy O’Rourke isn’t just another player. He’s sunshine in skates, and he’s set on proving that love doesn’t care about age,

Book Review by Traveling Bookie Monster Title: Bones at the Crossroads (Audio) Author: LaDarrion Williams Genre: Fantasy YA Rating: LOVE Narrators: Jalyn Hall and LaDarrion Williams. Synopsis: It’s homecoming season at Caiman University and Malik Baron is focusing on classes and the upcoming dance. While he tries to get a firmer grasp of this new world and his family’s ancestral magic, more of his family’s story and the truths about his parents come to light. Leaving