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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Review: Blood of the Stars by Monica James

I actually screamed when Monica James told me she was working on the third book in the Blood of the Stars (In Love and War Book 3). No exaggeration. I'm thrilled to say it exceeded my expectations!  Just, WOW.  Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

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Review: Blood of the Stars by Monica James KIndle Crack

Blood of the Stars 

Book 3 • In Love and War

Release date: March 3rd, 2026

Photographer Michelle Lancaster Michelle Lancaster

Cover model Christopher Jensen


Synopsis:

Ruthless Viking warriors.

A fierce heroine.

Why choose romance with serious

touch-her-and-die energy.

Epic, dark, and oh, so bloody.


I actually screamed when Monica James said she was working on Blood for the Stars.  I might have begged her a few times to write another book in this series.  


I actually screamed when Monica James told me she’s working on Blood for the Stars.

Truth be told I may have begged her more than once to write another book in this series lol. 

Dreams DO come true, book friends.


Please read this series in order.

North of the Stars

Fall of the Stars 

Blood of the Stars


My beloved England is finally saved, for I am now queen.
 

The rules have changed, and peace now settles over the Kingdoms.
 

This is the life I was destined for.
 

However, this life isn't without regret because I'm missing an integral piece of my heart.
 

I believed we were forever.
 

But for England to prosper, I had to give up everything for the only man I ever loved.
 

And that man is Skarth the Godless.
 

I do not know where he is.
 

But this is the sacrifice I must make because a Saxon queen cannot love a Northman.
 

But I do.
 

I always have.


A love fated in the stars…stars which I wish to set alight—for what good is love if you cannot embrace it with both hands?
 

Skarth and I are connected in more ways than one. And when our children's lives are at risk and everything I fought so hard for is about to be destroyed, I forget I am Queen Emeline.
 

I am Hugrekki.
 

I must find Skarth, and only one person can help me.
 

Ulf the Bloody.
 

This is our final battle—a battle of the heart—and I fear it's a war we're all about to lose.
 

Godspeed…


North of the Stars (Book 1) 

Fall of the Stars  (Book 2) 

Blood of the Stars (Book 3)

Spoiler-free Review of Blood of the Stars

Blood of the Stars (In Love and War Book 3)Blood of the Stars by Monica James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I actually screamed when Monica James told me she was working on the third book in the In Love and War series, Blood of the Stars. No exaggeration. Full fangirl moment.

Please note: you must read this series in order:

-North of the Stars
-Fall of the Stars
-Blood of the Stars

This isn’t a standalone experience. It’s an epic, emotionally layered journey filled with brutal sacrifice, fierce loyalty, betrayal, and survival. Every book builds so beautifully on the last. The battle scenes are wickedly raw and immersive. Monica doesn’t soften the brutality of the Viking world; she makes you really feel it. The clash of swords, the shifting alliances, the impossible choices, and the wicked plot twists all land with impact. But just when you think the physical battlefield is intense, the emotional warfare within these relationships hits just as hard.

Queen Emeline is everything. She’s strong, smart, strategic, and she takes what she wants, including her two fiercely devoted warriors and lovers, Skarth and Ulf. The “why choose” dynamic isn’t there for shock value; it’s layered, emotional, and seriously hot. The loyalty, tension, and love among the three of them create a powerful, all-consuming connection that drives this story forward.

And yes…Chapter 18. Let’s just say my Kindle started smoking. Heck, I started smoking ;) That chapter was equally passionate and explosive, but beyond the heat, what stayed with me most was the sacrifice. The emotional cost of loving during war. Monica weaves a wicked web of loyalty, lies, murder, and mayhem, yet somehow makes it feel both epic in scale and intimate at its core.

I’m not ready to leave this world. I would absolutely return to it in a heartbeat because that epic ending left me wanting more.

Monica, I’m going to beg again for another book. Please and thank you.

One-click Blood of the Stars. Vikings are HOT!



Thursday, January 9, 2025

REVIEW: Waiting on You by Nikki Ash is Live

Waiting on You by Nikki Ash is LIVE and available on Kindle Unlimited!  Check out my spoiler-free review and get ready to one-click this new standalone romance. I loved this book so much! 

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭

✔︎ Insta-attraction

✔︎ One bed

✔︎ Secret pregnancy

✔︎ Office romance

✔︎ He falls first and hard

𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞

Waiting On You by Nikki Ash

Title: Waiting on You

Series: Love & Whiskey Series

Author: Nikki Ash

Release: January 9, 2025

Genre/Tropes: Contemporary Romance; Insta-attraction; One bed; Secret pregnancy; Office Romance; He falls first and hard 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209043727-waiting-on-you 

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/waiting-on-you-a-secret-pregnancy-office-romance-love-whiskey-book-3-by-nikki-ash


Blurb:

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞

One minute, I’m minding my own business, and the next, I’m rescuing a beautiful woman in front of my family’s hotel.

I’m not prepared for the instant attraction I feel for her, but the chemistry is undeniable.

Paige warns me all she can give me is London, and I agree, but when our time is up, I’m desperate for more.

I slip my card into her purse, hoping she will call, but after two months of silence, it’s clear she’s not going to.

So, I do what any man in my position would do …

I go after her.


𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞

What started as a grand gesture for the man I thought was the one ends with me fleeing after catching him with my best friend.

With tears in my eyes and my heart in my hand, I stumble on the cobblestone. One second, I’m closing my eyes and praying I don’t die, and the next, I’m being swept off my feet by a handsome stranger—literally.

Nate shows me passion like I’ve never known, and it only takes five unforgettable days to fall head over heels for him.

Faced with the harsh reality of long-distance love, I make a heart-wrenching decision to throw away his number—a choice I believe will spare us both from inevitable heartbreak.

But after returning home, I realize what a colossal mistake I made. Because what had happened in London didn’t stay in London…

Spoiler-Free Review

Waiting on You (Love & Whiskey #3)Waiting on You by Nikki Ash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 stars. What a way to kick off the new year! I just devoured Waiting on You by Nikki Ash, and let me tell you—it was everything I didn't know I needed. This gem is the third standalone in the Love and Whiskey series, and it delivers ALL the feels and magic.

Paige, fresh out of a relationship with a cheating, self-absorbed jerk, literally stumbles into the arms of Nate. Nate, a swoon-worthy hotel executive on business in London, falls head over heels for Paige after one unforgettable night. Cue the nuclear attraction and life-altering plot twists the two worked hard to navigate— an unexpected pregnancy, career decisions, and family issues.  

I can't say I've had many one-night stands when I was single, but if Nate had been in the picture? I'd have fallen just as hard as Paige 😍 Waiting on You is a perfect mix of heat and heart. This sexy and sweet romance left me grinning from ear to ear. Add it to your TBR or one-click on 1/9.


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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Kindle Book Review: After the Storm by Laura Pavlov

After the Storm by Laura Pavlov is now live! Check out my spoiler-free review of this small-town romance.  I LOVED this book so much!   You can read After the Storm for free on Kindle Unlimited!


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After the Storm Kindle Book
Synopsis:


He’s a grumpy single dad. She’s the one who got away. They haven’t seen one another in years, and now they’re stuck in a hotel room together. And there’s only one bed.

 

I’ve loved her from the first moment I saw her.

And I’ve loved her every day since.

Whether we’re together or we’re apart—that hasn’t changed.

Which is saying a lot considering I don’t like most people.

But life has thrown us a slew of curveballs and we went our separate ways.

Life, family, jealousy—we let it all get in the way.

I’m a dad now, and my little girl is my world.

And after years apart, Presley is back in Cottonwood cove.

I don’t believe in fairytales or second chances.

My heart belongs to my daughter now, and there is no room for complications.

Presley Duncan is a giant complication.

A wise man would keep his distance.

But I never claimed to be a wise man.

So maybe we end up in a car together in the middle of a snowstorm.

Which leads to a hotel room with only one bed.

Maybe I should reconsider my stance on fairytales and second chances.

And seeing Presley with my little girl does something to me.

Stirs something inside of me that I thought was long gone.

But I know this is temporary.

She’ll be leaving soon, and I’m prepared to let her go.

Until she’s gone.

And I realize that I’m not prepared at all for life after the storm.


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After the Storm (Cottonwood Cove, #5)After the Storm by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Every time I read a book by Laura Pavlov, I'm convinced that I just read my favorite book by her. I've read every one of Laura’s books, and fallen in love with her stories and characters a little more each time. After the Storm (Cottonwood Cove Book 5) is perfection. This second-chance grumpy/sunshine romance is perfection. I literally love these characters and this town. If I could move to Cottonwood Cove and hang out with the Reynolds family, I would be overjoyed. Cage and Presley's epic second-chance romance made my heart sing. After the Storm was one of those books that I wanted to binge-read and savior simultaneously. This book is a standalone in the Cottonwood Cove series. Get this feel-good small-town romance now. Chef's kiss.


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Review: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Before I Let Go, an all-new powerful, soul-gripping second chance romance filled with raw emotion and sizzling steam from USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan is now available!  Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Synopsis:
Award-winning and bestselling “powerhouse” author Kennedy Ryan is at her absolute best in this compelling, scorching novel about hope and healing, and what it truly means to love for a lifetime (USA Today)

 

Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything.

It couldn’t save their marriage.


Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she’s is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had.


Soon, one stolen kiss leads to another…and then more. It’s hot. It’s illicit. It’s all good–until old wounds reopen. Is it too late for them to find forever? Or could they even be better, the second time around?


Spoiler-free Review:

Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"There is only one letter of difference between love and lose, and somewhere along the way, for me they became synonymous."

Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan delivered an emotional sucker punch straight in the feels. This book might be the realist, second chance romance I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Before I Let Go pulled on every last fiber of my heartstrings as a mother and wife. I've loved Kennedy's books in the past and went in with high hopes. I didn't expect THIS BOOK! Before I Let Go is on my Best of 2022 list.



Friday, August 26, 2022

Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov is LIVE!

Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov is LIVE!  You can read this book for free in Kindle UnlimitedCheck out my spoiler-free review of this heartfelt contemporary romance below.

Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov Kindle Crack

Synopsis:

A sexy firefighter. A much younger Nanny. The heat between them could burn down a small country. He doesn't believe in forever. And she won't settle for anything less.

Jace King is a smoking hot firefighter, a single dad and my new boss.


He's also the most beautiful man I've ever laid eyes on.


It's totally fine to secretly crush on the guy you Nanny for, right? 


Did I mention that he's also a decade older than me, works with my dad


and he's a close family friend?


If you looked up OFF LIMITS in the dictionary, you'd find an eight by ten photo of my sexy boss.


But something happens every time we're in a room together.


The attraction is almost overpowering.


Jace is insistent that we can't act on it.


And I've always been a rule follower...


but maybe sometimes rules are meant to be broken. 



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Make You Mine (Honey Mountain, #3)Make You Mine by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Make You Mine (Honey Moutain #3) by Laura Pavlov is small-town romance lovers gold! I can't tell you which book is my favorite out of the three since I love them all so much. If you are craving a light and sweet read, look no further. I adore this series and never want it to end.

Make You Mine is an interconnected standalone in the Honey Mountain series. MYM can be read as a standalone without reading the first two books in the Honey Mountain series. I would recommend reading them all since they're all equally unputdownable. One-click this book for FREE using Kindle Unlimited.

Meet Laura:
Laura Pavlov author photo Kindle


Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!

 

Connect with Laura


Website: https://www.laurapavlov.com/

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