#Review – Chained to the Wolf King: An Alien Monster Romance (The Yzefrxyl) by Jade Waltz

She warned her captain not to leave the sol system.
He ignored her. Now the ship is dead, her crew is scattered, and Elsa has crash-landed on a frozen alien world ruled by massive, wolf-like predators who’ve never seen a human before.
The Alpha King claims her the moment he sees her.
Sylas is seven feet of fur, fangs, and barely restrained violence — and he’s decided she’s his. His mate. His property. He puts a silver collar around her throat, locks her in his chambers, and dares her to fight him on it.
So she does.
Elsa is a navigator. She maps escape routes the way she breathes. Star charts, terrain, wind patterns — anything that gets her one step closer to freedom. But Sylas isn’t just a monster king with claws that could gut her in a single swipe. He’s patient. Possessive. And the bond forming between them — a psychic thread neither of them asked for — is making it harder to tell where his obsession ends and hers begins.
His court wants her dead. His enemies are circling.
And when the Blood Moon rises, an ancient ritual will force her to run — and him to hunt.

Chained to the Wolf King is a full-length slow burn, sci-fi alien romance featuring a massive, morally gray wolf king, a heroine who refuses to break, forced proximity, a fated bond neither of them wanted, and a mating chase under a crimson moon.

 

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review

Star crossed fated mates. Elsa and Sylas are the last people/species that either of them thought they would fall in love with. The plot is great! There is such a wonderful story here! Elsa crash lands on Sylas’ world. She and a few other humans are the only survivors and they are taken as prisoners. However, they have been found to be a bit more useful than just “prisoners.” With the humans here and being protected plus Elsa and Sylas are getting closer, corruption is now rising and becoming more prominent within the kingdom….all hell starts to break loose. Elsa still needs to protect the humans, Sylas still needs to protect his kingdom, but these two need to protect each other. While there is a lot of bond forming and affection happening, there is a great deal of action and respect occurring as well.

There is a really, really great story here. However, there were times when I felt like the same things were being repeated or some chapters were extremely drawn out for no reason. I think if this was a bit shorter or perhaps less descriptive in some areas, this could have been a really awesome story.

I was very surprised at the ending. It tied the book up very nicely with an HEA, but also a nice segue into a sequel. I look forward to the next adventure.

 

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USA Today Bestselling author, Jade Waltz writes sweet-n-steamy, character-driven romances for those who dare to love the paranormal.

When she isn’t writing all the stories that live in her imagination, she’s knitting, playing video games, or drinking her wide collection of teas while enjoying her succulent collection.

#Audio #Enemiestolovers #BestFriendSibling – Illicit Illustration by EL Koslo

Hatching Hazel

Being wildly attracted to my best friend’s little sister was kind of a nightmare. Especially when she knew every vivid detail of my very active sex life. When her best friend offered the opportunity to get to know her through a blind dating experiment where she won’t know who she’s talking to for two weeks, I didn’t hesitate to take the opportunity to show her who I was beyond all the miscommunication.

Resisting Reid

Having a secret crush on your older brother’s best friend may be fun in middle school, but in real life, it kind of sucked. Especially when he used the bar I work at as a hunting ground for his next conquest. But when I needed his help for a special illustration project, he might be the only man I could trust. It was too bad I was already falling for someone else’s words, or was I?

Illicit Illustration is a sweet yet spicy interconnected stand-alone novel with a charming, seductive, dirty mouthed golden retriever and his best friend’s little sister who isn’t as shy as she seems.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I purchased this audiobook.

LAWD!! This book was hotter than the first book, and I didn’t think that was possible!!!

Reid and Hazel burn up the pages of this story.  Both want the other but are afraid.  Reid knows Hazel sees him as a man whore since she literally walked in on him being one.  Hazel thinks Reid will only see her as her older brother’s best friend’s sister.

When a scheming friend gets this to both of them to participate in a secret speed-dating night at the bar, Reid goes in knowing Hazel is #7, but she has no clue.  As #7 and Hazel begin to get close, Reid and Hazel start to spend time together so she can get better illustrations for her book swag business.

Sweet Baby Jesus, this book is everything you want.  Reid is taming his ways to be the man he thinks Hazel needs.  Hazel is trying to broaden her experiences so that maybe Reid might see her as something other than the little sister.

 

Find the funny in your life.

That’s what EL Koslo strives to do in her life every day. She spent her youth with her nose in a book, often conjuring up storylines in a composition notebook she hid under her mattress. Her love of writing continued on through high school as she served on the school paper and wrote poetry for the literary magazine.

At University, she studied Art and Art History where she met her own prince charming after kissing a few frogs, of course.

Her love of reading and writing have been a constant in her life with her nose always buried in a book, tablet, or computer—both writing and reading.

She resides in the Midwest United States with her husband and four rambunctious children. Her days are filled with driving kids to school, activities, and sports; frequently squeezing writing time in while waiting in the carpool line.

Koslo’s characters are often developed while running on the treadmill at the gym, and she has a DVR full of Hallmark movies.

 

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#ExtremeHorror #Review – Cravings: An Extreme Horror Novelette by D E McCluskey

Sarah Todd is pregnant.

She doesn’t believe in cravings, and is determined to live the next seven months giving her baby all they nutrients it needs to grow into a healthy boy, or girl.

The baby, however, has other plans.

How far is she willing to go to succumb to her… CRAVINGS?

From the dark mind of D E McCluskey, author of CRACK, The Twelve, and The Contract, comes this extremely disturbing novelette.

The baby must have what the baby needs…

So I’ve read Zola by this author and that one was fun and gross but this book? Absolutely vile and disgusting and I loved every second of it.

I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book and I’m so glad I went in blind. With the title being Cravings and also that it’s an extreme horror, I expected something unhinged but not quite what I read.

Sarah is pregnant and doesn’t believe in cravings. Thinks it’s all in your head and stuff. Until she starts craving something and the rest is history.

This book was so gross and I’m super glad I have a strong stomach. I remember thinking near the end “what the heck made the author come up with this?”

If you’re squeamish or don’t like mention of bodily fluids, you may want to pass on this. If you’re good with that stuff? Then have fun but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

5 stars for weird

5 stars for gross

5 stars for being unique

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#review #partofaseries #shortstory Romanced in Redondo Beach (Calvert Sisters 8) by Tori Ross

The final book in The Traveling Calvert Sisters is here!

Lily Calvert knows anxiety and panic attacks. As a former agoraphobic, she’s worked hard to make it so she can leave the house and have things like a job and friends.

When her boss sends her to an accounting convention in California, Lily’s lucky her sister, Peyton, also has the time to go with her. But Peyton’s antics soon bring more than just a flock of seagulls and some beach embarrassment. They also bring a garden-hose-wielding hero in the form of the local ice cream shop owner.

Soon, she’s helping the adorable Aiden with his business taxes and doing things she never thought she’d do. Never in her life did she think she’d go dancing or go for a steamy night swim in the hotel pool.

But is he more than just a fling?

Romanced in Redondo Beach is book 8 of a series of novellas, but it can be read as a standalone

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i bought this book and here is my honest review

oh boy the last single Calvert sister is having to go on a work trip the only down fall is that she has server anxiety and doesn’t leave the house very often. but she is needed at a conference in California for her accounting job, so she makes one of her sisters to go with her to help her get through the trip and some meds from her doctor to help her get through the flights.  Lily and Peyton made it to California and get settled in, and make there was to the beach but its not that simple, Peyton had some cheese curls and the seagulls attack, next thing they know, the girls are covered in seagull poop and in front of a hot guy who owns the ice cream shop. well if you have read the other Calvert books you know that when one goes on vacation single they don’t come back home single, will Lily be the only one to go away from home and not bring a man back? I love these sisters and this family I’m so sad this is the last one

Tori Ross is a multi-award-winning, international bestselling, and Apple Top 100 author who dabbles in romantic comedy, steamy contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. She lives with her family and two rescue dogs in the Midwest and enjoys improv and pickleball in her spare time.

#Review #ExtremeHorror – The Found Bag of Doom: Extreme Horror (Boss Universe (Dark Web)) by Sea Caummisar

Stress is piling up in Blake’s life.
A sick kid, a mountain of debt, and lack of sleep is life’s way of beating him down.
When he finds a bag full of money, he thinks all of his problems are solved.
He’s wrong. Very wrong.

Note from the author : This is extreme horror. I do not want to add any triggers. I feel like the triggers would give away the ending. The first 3/4 of the story is mild violence. The last 1/4 of the story is so vile that the author is ALMOST disgusted with herself. This is not a gimmick. This story is intended for extreme horror lovers. I will add that there is zero animal abuse in this story.

I kept seeing this book around and finally got a chance to read it. I’ve only read one other book by Sea and that was…interesting. But as a fan of extreme horror, I was excited to give this one a shot! Especially if it involves dark web stuff.

So we meet Blake who is having a difficult time. He has a sick child at home and endless hospital bills. He’s exhausted. And then he finds a bag filled with cash. I honestly don’t know what I would do if I stumbled across the same thing. It would definitely help financially but I also wouldn’t feel right. Knowing me, as tempted as I would be to keep it, I’d probably turn it in to the police and then have a good cry after. lol

After reading this book though, if I ever come across a bag filled with cash, I’m just leaving it and moving on like nothing happened.

If you like extreme horror, I definitely suggest reading this one. It’s a lot and not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure.

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#NewRelease #Promo – Gods, Monsters and Everything In Between by Tricia Andersen

Gone. They are all gone.
The Olympians are frozen in stone in the middle of the desert – except for one. Pan. Freddy, Juliet, Mack, Deidre, Michael and Khalil race across the world to find him before Medusa and her Gorgon sisters get their hands on him.
After a trip to the Fates and the Oracle, they use Pandora’s box to discover the first step in defeating Medusa. They take on the power of the six original Olympians – Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Demeter and Hestia. The line between supernatural and deity blurs as the Olympians begin to take over their new hosts.
Can the six of them free the Greek gods and goddesses before they become the Olympians themselves? And when they find the new version of Perseus, can Pan fight the attraction between them?

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#PreOrder #Promo – Rogue Knight (Outlaw Titans MC, #1) by April Lynn Baker

 Rogue Knight, Outlaw Titans MC #1 

 Outlaw Titans MC Collaboration 

PNR

Protective MMC

Sassy MFC

Bondage

Touch her & 

Brotherhood

Cronus

I was the President of the Outlaw Titans MC until I was wrongfully arrested. Now, I’m out and on the warpath to find who set me up and reclaim my spot within my MC. What I didn’t expect is a gorgeous blonde to come crashing into my world.

Can I protect her from my enemies long enough to claim her?

** Not available on Amazon until release day **

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#NewRelease #Promo – Rescued Hearts by Tricia Daniels

If you love emotional romances, rescue dogs, slow-burn chemistry, and heart-mending moments, you’ll fall for this story.
Thrown together by circumstance, Matt and Harper clash at every turn. But beneath the frustration is something neither expected:
A wounded trainer who’s forgotten how to hope.
A volunteer who believes every broken thing deserves a second chance.
A dog who needs both of them more than they realize.


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#NewRelease #Promo – Sleeping With The Enemy by K.C. Rice

Lieutenant Colonel Sawyer Blackburn, a Marine sniper battling trauma, returns home after deployment and is caught in a dangerous government conspiracy. Her brother Cooper, an investigative journalist, is murdered; Sawyer discovers files implicating top officials—including the Vice President—in a covert oil deal with China. Sawyer’s quest for vengeance and truth brings her into a fraught alliance—and complicated romance—with FBI Special Agent Reece Atwood. Together, they navigate a labyrinth of political cover-ups, assassinations of public officials, and mounting evidence of a government-wide betrayal. As bodies pile up, including Cooper’s best friends, high-level cabinet members, and foreign operatives, Sawyer’s military skills and relentless determination make her both a target and a weapon.

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#Promo #NewRelease – Retribution by K.C. Rice

She watched her mother die. Then she was taken by the man who ordered it—her own father, cartel kingpin Xavier Alvarez.
Raised inside a criminal empire built on fear and bloodshed, Gabriella learned early that survival meant obedience. But beneath her silence, she was watching… learning… waiting.
Years later, the world fears a new name: Shadow—a woman building an empire designed to dismantle her father’s from the inside out.
But when a former soldier named Ryker reappears, revenge gets complicated—and the cost of retribution turns deadly.
Because when her father discovers who Shadow really is… he won’t just come for her. He’ll come for everyone she protects.


***Trigger Warning***
In order to preserve the reality in this story there are a few PA and SA scenes.

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