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Highland Hideaway Book Review: Lily Gold’s Spicy Reverse Harem Romance
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

Stephany
5 days ago


Book Review: The Goat by Amy Award
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

Stephany
Feb 10


Book Review: The Score
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

Stephany
Feb 10


Book Review: The Wild Card
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

Stephany
Feb 8


Book Review: Murphy
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,

Stephany
Feb 7


Bones at the Crossroads Audiobook Review: Magic, History, and Black Boy Joy
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

Stephany
Dec 20, 2025


Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Year Round
Hola mi gente! With Hispanic Heritage Month coming to a close, I thought this would be a great time to remind everyone that you don’t need to limit yourself to Hispanic stories and books to just one 30-day cycle. The books below are a mix of books I thoroughly enjoyed and thought you might as well, and other books that are on my TBR list. Fiction: Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera- 5 Stars House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros- 5 Stars (Banned/Challenged Book) Big Chic

Stephany
Oct 16, 2025


Book Review: I Accidentally Hired a Shadow Walker – Jessica Cage Does It Again
Title: I Accidentally Hired a Shadow Walker (ARC) Author: Jessica Cage Genre: Romantasy Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Security breaches? Check. Dimensional chaos? Naturally. Forbidden attraction? Oh, absolutely! Jericha Brown is used to being the boss and in charge. Raymond, her new temporary business partner with a shadowy past is great at taking a backseat in the office but when it comes to his personal life, no one’s running the show but him. And

Stephany
Oct 16, 2025


Book Review: First Comes Amor
Title: First Comes Amor Author: Cynthia A Rodriguez Genre: Contemporary Romance Rating: Love Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: Daniela Figueroa is always single but never lonely. At least that’s what she tells herself each morning she wakes up alone in bed after indulging in late-night shenanigans. When she experiences a mortifying meet cute with her new—and hot as hell—next door neighbor Quintin Lavigne, she’s ready to focus solely on her career. But when she realizes

Stephany
Oct 13, 2025


Book Review: Hidden Goal
Title: Hidden Goal (ARC) Author: Michelle Carrero Genre: Sports Romance Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Noah...

Stephany
Jul 8, 2025


Book Review: The Jack*ss in Class
Title: The Jack*ss in Class (ARC) Author: Amy Award Genre: Sports Romance Rating: Love Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Flynn...

Stephany
Jul 5, 2025


Book Review: Take a Hint
Title: Take a Hint, Dani Brown Author: Talia Hibbert Genre: Contemporary Romance Rating: Love Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis:...

Stephany
Jul 5, 2025


Book Review: The Promise Born
Title: The Promise Born (ARC) Author: Jessica Cage Genre: Romantasy Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Crunchy Cheeto Synopsis: Kiala is a ice...

Stephany
Jul 4, 2025


Book Review: Shadowed Obsession
Title: Shadowed Obsession (ARC) Author: Evelyn Leigh Genre: Dark Romance Rating: Loved Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: Cesar...

Stephany
Jul 3, 2025


Book Review: Gloves Off by Stephanie Archer
Title: Gloves Off (ARC) Author: Stephanie Archer Genre: Sports Romance Rating: Enjoy Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: Alexei...

Stephany
Jun 27, 2025


Book Review: Beneath the Sunshine by Smardline S
Title: Beneath the Sunshine (ARC) Author: Smardline S Genre: Romance Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Lucian has...

Stephany
Jun 27, 2025


Book Review: Love Fool by Cynthia A Rodriguez
Title: Love Fool (ARC) Author: Cynthia A Rodriguez Genre: Dark Romance Rating: Loved Spice: Flamin Hot Cheetos Synopsis: Taina is on...

Stephany
Jun 24, 2025


Book Review: Cross Checked
Title: Cross Checked (ARC) Author: Cala Riley Genre: Sports Romance (College) Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis:...

Stephany
Jun 2, 2025


Book Review: Dying to Meet You
Title: Dying to Meet You (ARC) Author: Roisin Visser Genre: Romantic Suspense Rating: Enjoyed Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis: Dying...

Stephany
May 24, 2025


Book Review: The Passion Parameter (ARC)
Title: The Passion Parameter (ARC) Author: Ana D’Arcy Genre: Contemporary Romance Rating: Loved Spice: Flamin Hot Cheeto Synopsis:...

Stephany
Apr 28, 2025
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