Lexi LaFleur Brown: Evening the Score

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239453919-evening-the-score

Book Blurb:

Don't get mad — get even.

A grudge hates to see Olivia Hinckley coming. Years ago, a dirty hit ended her late father’s NHL career with the Minnesota Freeze. It was never fair that Erik Parker walked away with little more than a penalty, but it’s worse that her father's rival is now up for Hall of Fame induction. On top of that, Erik's son—hockey’s golden boy, Brody—just signed on to play for the Freeze. Determined to dismantle the Parker legacy, Olivia enacts a revenge plot that has her donning the Freeze’s mascot costume to gain intel on the Parkers. And she can’t help but mess with Brody’s gameplay—and his heart for good measure. After all, what’s a little fake dating between enemies?

Brody Parker only ever wanted to play hockey for fun, but the pressure of being part of hockey’s “First Family” has him dodging nepotism allegations along with high sticks. Erik might act like Father of the Year when the cameras are on, but behind closed doors, Brody struggles with his father’s impossible expectations. Preserving Erik’s image is a full-time job, but lucky for Brody, his new connection with Olivia is a welcome (spicy) distraction.

When Brody finally opens up to Olivia, she never expected she’d pity a Parker for anything. Suddenly, she wants to protect her once-enemy. The romantic feelings she faked are now unexpectedly real, but after leading Brody on for so long, can she keep the lies and the truth straight before she accidentally blows up his whole life?

*Netgalley ALC 2/7 (new set) *fake dating  *enemies to more  *long term grief  *loss of parent (in past) *family drama  *sports romance (hockey) *Dual POV  *Spice  *Hockey Star x Mascot *FMC and MMC Hockey players *State Challenge Minnesota (Duplicate) *revenge plan *green flag book boyfriend  *toxic father (MMC)  *Secret identity

Thoughts:

Olivia (FMC) is dealing with long term grief after losing her father he was a former NHL star for the Minnesota Freeze, his career ended early after a dirty hit on ice from rival player Erik Parker while her dad's health continued to decline Erik Parker went on to play for years and worst of all he's set to be inducted into the hall of fame.  Olivia has lost her path in life and now is barely getting by with occasional free lance jobs her mother has sold her child hood home and she now is crashing at her sister's with some less than thrilling room decorations (her sister's girlfriend is a taxidermist).  

Olivia seeing news that Brody Parker (Erik's son) is now to be on her father's old team... not on her watch.  Olivia using a family friend decides to try to sabotage Brody by getting a job with the team... only the job available is the mascot fine she can do that... it will get her close to the players... only she ends up getting way closer to Brody than originally expected when he hits her with his car.

Brody is handsome, charming, a bit cocky and an excellent hockey player if you asked his father he would say that it's because of him that he has everything he has now not because he worked hard and proved himself time and time again on the ice.  Brody's father to the public is a Hockey legend... away from the public he's a true bully nothing Brody does is ever good enough and he's had enough... at least with choosing a team in Minnesota maybe it will be cold enough that his dad won't want to visit... he is used to the Florida sunshine these days.

Olivia at first makes plans to sabotage Brody anyway she can and it worked to her advantage that Brody has asked her out... great now she can get up close and personal.  First chance she gets she talks Brody into cutting off his beautiful flowing hair... only this plan backfires when the public finds him even more handsome and he ends up with a new sponsorship... seriously this guy just can't lose!

Olivia and Brody continue to get closer together throughout the story and what originally starts out as a revenge (ish) plan fizzles out pretty quickly as she begins to notice that Brody isn't anything like his arrogant father he's thoughtful, caring, a good team mate and an even better boyfriend... is he her boyfriend?  

Naturally there is a huge problem hanging over her head and that is that she hasn't been honest with him about her sabotage attempts and there were a few other things she was hiding as well... the longer she keeps this secret the harder it will be to tell him and at this point he has become as vital to her as her heart.  

This was a heart felt funny rom-com that had me laughing out loud at parts, some of this story felt more YA than adult especially with the sabotage efforts which were a funny sequence of events... but felt like a high school prank gone wrong.  Even with that this was a sweet and cozy listen that had me rooting for Brody to find his voice to stick up for himself against his father and for Olivia to finally tell the truth already so they could be together without this big secret.  

I thank the author and Netgalley for this early listen copy I really enjoyed it the narrators did a great job bringing these characters to life! 💓 

Have you read this book?  what did you think?  

Rhiannon Hargadon: Lily & Thorne

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/230282562-lily-thorne

book blurb:

She hit a fae lord with her car. Then she brought him home.

Lily's life has already fallen apart — divorced, broke, running a bookshop in a town that doesn't read. She isn't looking for magic. But magic finds her on a winter night, and now he's unconscious on her doorstep. She can't bring herself to leave him there.

Thorne is a Lord of the Earth Fae. Ancient. Powerful. He has no reason to stay in this bookshop in Tennessee... yet he can't bring himself to leave. And the one law his kind has never questioned?

He's about to break it.

*Dark Star Romance ALC  *Romantasy *Fae Prince x human FMC  *Fated Mates  *Spice

*State Challenge Tennessee (Repeat)  *Cozy Fantasy  *Bookshop owner  *Small town romance 

*Infertility, loss of child  *Magic  *Loyal MMC  *Fierce MMC  *Broken heart FMC *Divorced FMC 

*Forced proximity *Novella 

Thoughts:

To start with we have Lily who is a down on her luck book shop owner in small town USA (Tennessee), her book shop is floundering due to lack of customers and bills are backing up... to top things off her own family (meddling sister) keeps harrassing her to talk to her ex-husband who has clearly moved on since he is now married to his mistress and they have a baby together. 

Picking up some supplies from the store she ends up running into a man...seriously he is in the road and she hits him with her car worried he might have a concussion she brings him to her bookshop (she lives above the store in an apartment) and with 911 services unable to come out due to the storm she is now stuck with this stranger... lets hope he isn't an escaped convict!

Thorne is a  handsome & charming Fae Prince who has recently been banished from his home world by his mother while he's on earth he has plans to find his brother but instead finds himself getting cozy in Lily's bookshop and doesn't seem to be able to stay away from her... there are rules but some rules are meant to be broken.

Check your trigger warnings as this story weaves in our FMC's experiences with infertility, a cheating husband and loss of a child.  

I loved how attentive and kind Thorne was he was just what Lily needed to help her see that she was beautiful and worthy of love.  I found myself really irritated with Lily's sister and her ex for continuing to just "pop" back into her life randomly... you lost that right when you did Lily dirty get lost! 

I enjoyed this story overall it was a sweet and cozy read but felt I would have loved it more as a longer story giving more time for a natural progression of the story there were parts that felt more rushed and instalove.  

The Narrators did an excellent job bringing these characters to life and I also loved Lily's bestie... everyone needs a friend like her who would go to the unknown with you to get your man back if necessary!  

Thank you to Dark Star Romance and the author for this ALC I truly enjoyed it!  

Have you read this one?  What did you think?  

Sophie Andrews: Going Deep

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241795226-going-deep

Book Blurb:

As a teacher, I'm burned out and a nanny gig for the summer should be a perfect reset. Too bad my boss would be football's bad boy—and my brother’s best friend.

I'm not a fan of Camden Long. He’s rude, arrogant, and never misses an opportunity to throw a few verbal jabs my way. The tight end is well known for his reckless behavior on and off the field, yet when tragedy strikes and he suddenly finds himself responsible for his teenage sister, his life is thrown into a new level of chaos. That’s when my brother volunteers my help.

I don't want to say yes, but I can't say no, and tell myself it's just for the summer.
Except the more I learn about the man beneath the conceited façade, the less I want to leave Camden or his sister. Especially when he loses all of his cocky attitude and rasps out, “I need you.”

*Netgalley ALC New set 1/7 *Sports Romance (Football) *Brother's best friend  *Team mates sister  *Teacher x football star  *Grief  *ASL representation  *State Challenge Pennsylvania *Spice *Cozy comfort read  *forced proximity  *Nanny (kind of)  *enemies --> more  *some miscommunication *secret relationship *Guardian of a younger sister (MMC) *Tabloid drama  *Drama with the ex *Slow burn 

Thoughts:

Camden Long is an arrogant playboy on and off the field he's known for his wild antics and his current team has tried to curb his off the field activities by having someone look after him... only that guy isn't doing a great job since he keeps getting into trouble he's young, wealthy and handsome he could get pretty much any woman he wanted he loves to live in the fast lane and at this point sees no reason to change anything about the way he's currently living his life... until something unimaginable happens.

Camden's parents passed away in an accident and not only is he now dealing with feelings of grief he knows that the last time he talked with them they were disappointed and now he has to figure out how to care for his teenage sister who is deaf, heartbroken and now torn from the home she grew up in and moved across the country to his sterile unlived in looking penthouse apartment.  How can he take care of his sister... he hasn't been making very good life choices recently.

Nadine (FMC) is a teacher while she loves her job she's tired of a lot of things including the lack of support at the current school she's working at speaking with her brother he talks her into finishing out the school year and staying with him for the summer while she figures out what to do next.  

In comes the proposition... no not that kind.  Camden needs someone to help his sister while he's at work he knows she doesn't need a "nanny" but she does need some help getting settled into her new life with him and Nadine has experience with sign language and working with kids her age.  He will do anything even pay her a huge salary anything to make this transition for his sister easier. 

Camden's girlfriend is not supportive she's obsessed with being in the spot light and they really don't have all that close of a relationship to begin with but after losing his parents it's been pretty clear who is there to support him and she's not even really on the list... Who is there for late night calls and emotional support is the last person he expected to depend on so much his "not nanny" and best friends little sister Nadine.  

Thankfully Camden finally comes to his senses and ends his relationship with his superficial model girlfriend... but she apparently hasn't gotten the memo... insert some additional drama.

Nadine knows that Camden is... or at least was all the things the media said about him but she's now seeing a softer more caring side and maybe they got off on the wrong foot when they first met... suddenly their barbs are turning into comfort and support and is she actually falling for this guy?  But has he really changed?  And what about the vultures (reporters, social media, public in general) can she handle that kind of life?  

The Narrators did a great job, I loved that Camden's sister was so involved in the building blocks of their relationship and Camden and Nadine both showed up for not only for his sister but also eventually for each other.  

This was a really cute book that had me rooting for this couple to finally just get together already! This was a cozy comfort read for me and I plan to read/listen to this again in the future. 

Thank you to netgalley and the author for this ALC!  

Have you read this one?  What did you think?  

Claire Rose: The Cove

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240019622-the-cove

Book Blurb:

Seventeen-year-old Lindsay Weinberg has just been kicked out of yet another prep school and exiled to her uncle’s farm in the cold, isolated town of Marbury, Maine. But Uncle Levi is gone, leaving the farmhouse under the strict rule of his new zealously evangelical wife, who runs a reform camp for troubled teens. Up at dawn. Manual labor all day. No phones. No computers. No way out.

When Lindsay meets the twins, Phin and Cass, who live on a nearby island, everything changes. One reckless night, she convinces the others to sneak out for a party. The night is unforgettable—at least, the parts they can remember. The next morning, they wake in their own beds, clutching seashell tokens, hearts pounding, with no memory of how they got home. Except one camper never made it back.

As disappearances mount and dark secrets rise, Lindsay and her friends must unravel the mystery of the island—before The Cove claims them all.

*Netgalley ALC 10/12  *Young Adult *Thriller  *Mystery *Eerie  *Cult *trust no one  

*State Challenge:  Maine  *LGBT  *Light romance vibes *place for wayward teens *Found family

*Teen angst  *gore/violence *religion *family drama  *Secrets  *💀 

*Folk lore/paranormal

Thoughts:

To start with we have Lindsay (FMC) she is a teenager and is sick of her rich parents just dumping her at ritzy boarding school after boarding school not even making sure she moves in ok they have their driver take her there.  She has been kicked out of multiple schools at this point for various degrees of juvenile delinquency and is working towards getting kicked out of this one too... she wants to go home she doesn't make friends easily and is a loner at heart but what she really craves is some attention from either... or both of her parents.

Thanking her lucky stars that she has been called to the headmaster's (mistress?) office she makes herself ready for the usual speech about how she is no longer welcome at the school... only this visit is a mix of that and something else... while she is kicked out for now she is to be given another chance and due to return in the fall semester.  She's told that her parents are actually showing up to pick her up... only when the car comes of course they couldn't make time for her... again in fact it's not even the usual driver but some guy she doesn't know who doesn't take her home but takes her to her long lost uncle's home in the middle of nowhere Maine... What??  she needs out of this now... fine she'll just call an uber they are still in some form of civilization.

Lindsay quickly realizes there are worse places to be than the school she was just at... and it's here in this creepy house with 4 other teens she doesn't know and this woman she's never met but is claiming to be her uncle's wife... where is her uncle anyways?  He's supposedly away for business but shouldn't he have returned by now?  Not like she can call for help the phones don't work, and even if her cell phone hadn't been taken the battery died ages ago and there are surprisingly no outlets... what kind of place is this?  

I was intrigued by the sounds of the plot and requested this ALC from Netgalley, at first I wasn't sure if I would like this because... I'm just going to call it out our girl Lindsay is a straight up brat and I just didn't know how long I could tolerate listening to her constant whining... about everything... I totally get that she felt hurt by her parents neglect and the fact that she was now stuck at this creepy farm house in the middle of nowhere doing manual labor but the other part of me was like... girl you got yourself into this situation you could have still been at the boring but safe boarding school.

Pushing past my initial issues with Lindsay I grew to like her more throughout the book she's got a good sense of humor and once she started actually getting to know the other members of the house she was more tolerable as a main character.  

The pacing is slow at times with nothing really happening other than eerie vibes.  Things start to pick up towards the middle of the book when Lindsay convinces her new friends to sneak out and go to a party on an Island near the farm house... to get to it they have to walk dangerous steps of a cliff to get to the beach then out to the Island which is only walkable at low tide.... after a night of merriment with these Islanders who are most definately in some kind of cult... that ends in no one remembering what happened or how they got back to their own beds the next morning one more thing has happened... one of their friends didn't return home.

The author does well at creating a creepy atmosphere with Lindsay not knowing anyone well enough to fully trust anyone, cut off from civilization with no cell service, internet or land line phone to call anyone for help and even her attempts to get help when in town fail... there are Creepy children of the corn type teenage twins that pop up randomly to do things like Invite her to the Island party... or tell her not to trust anyone in town, there are her own thoughts of she doesn't know if her Aunt is even her Aunt she's never met the woman, then there are strange encounters with the townspeople.

When more of her friends start disappearing she knows she needs to kick up her Nancy Drew senses and get to the bottom of things quickly or she might be the next to go.  There are some small romance type scenes thrown in which really don't add much to the story over all, but I did like the found family vibes.  

Over all it reminded me kind of like the R.L. Stein books I used to read occasionally as a teenager and I got a sense of nostalgia from it.  The Narrator did a great job with bringing all of these creepy characters to life and I think that I enjoyed this way more listening to it, I might have given up on it as a read but ultimately I'm glad that I powered through it while it had a lot of predictable elements there were a few twists.  I wouldn't recommend this one for younger kids/teens it got pretty dark at times.  

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for this early release ALC!

Have you read this one?  What did you think?  

Wendy LaCapra: The Duke's Dearest Dilemma

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250150959-the-duke-s-dearest-dilemma
 

Willful Wainwrights 

Book Blurb:

A devastated bride. A broken-hearted groom. A marriage of convenience that changes everything.

When the Duke of Harbury swept sweet, mild-mannered Cassandra Wainwright into a scandalous waltz at Almack's, he only wished to mask a much older heartbreak from the ton’s prying eyes. But his rash act didn’t just destroy Cassandra’s future, it threatened the security of her four orphaned sisters. Honor-bound, he accepts her proposed marriage of convenience, while internally vowing to protect his shattered heart.

Marriage’s stark intimacy strips away Cassie's gentle façade, revealing a fiery soul neither she nor Harbury expected. At the same time, his small gestures of consideration and irresistible kisses reveal a devastatingly captivating man beneath his reserved exterior. And so, Cassie finds herself trapped between her newly awakened fury and her deepening desire as estate troubles mount, unearthing secrets that threaten their tentative bond.

Now, to save all they hold dear, Harbury and Cassandra must decide how much of their guarded hearts they are willing to risk.

*Netgalley ARC 2026  *Marriage of Convenience  *Scandal  *Slow burn *Guarded hearts  

*Feisty FMC  *Honor-Bound Duke  *Protective Hero *Growing into love after marriage 

*Broken heart  *Spice  *hidden secrets  *pining (MMC)  *historical romance  *mystery 

Thoughts:

I requested this book from Netgalley after reading the blurb, while it can be read as a stand alone I think I would recommend reading the story about our FMC's sister first as there are references to what happened throughout this book and since I hadn't read it I felt at times I was missing something with this story.  I do plan to read her sister's story it is in the Lyon's Den Series --> Marked as the Lyon's Marchioness.

The Duke of Harbury and Cassie end up in a marriage of convenience after a potentially scandalous situation occurs at a ball they were at together.  Cassie has been in the past very sweet and mild mannered and even though she was the one to suggest this marriage and how it would be in name only to protect her sisters from being targeted and losing their position in society, our heart broken Duke is willing to go along with it he was the root cause of the scandal and he's an honorable man.

The Duke is holding onto a past love he at one point thought he would wed another Lady (who happened to be his sister's governess)... but she has married another man... twice and he still finds himself pining over her... how could he possibly love anyone else when another holds his heart.

Cassie and The Duke (Edward) quickly find themselves being drawn to each other... Cassie feeling that things are one sided goes through various emotions as she navigates this new life as the Duchess with her husband who she already has feelings for but knows he still is in emotional turmoil over his former love.

I really enjoyed seeing Edward figure out that the closer he got to his wife and the more they spent time together even discussing estate matters together that maybe what he felt for the governmess was not love at all... but a mere young mans infatuation.  

There are some shady things going on with the estate manager and his dealings with the tenants, anonymous letters that don't make much sense and hidden rooms with missing items... leading to a bit of a mystery going on.  

When secrets are revealed as they usually are at the worst possible time... will it be too late for Edward to tell Cassie that feelings towards anyone else are in the past because she is his future?  

This was a sweet story of two people maybe a little bit broken from their past coming together and learning how to trust and love again.  

Thank you Netgalley, the author and dragonsblade for this early release copy.  

J.E. Larson: A Trial of Fate

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246583486-a-trial-of-fate

Valdor Series:  Book One 

book blurb:

Our world is dying.

Skylar Cathal is a twenty-two-year-old half-human, half-shifter with a curious mind and knack for bending the rules. Gilen Warrick, Skylar's childhood friend and the next Alpha of the Solace pack, wants more than just her friendship—but fate has a will of its own.

When Skylar is marked as the shifter champion, she must overcome her darkest fears to leave her home and those she loves behind. Daxton Aegaeon, High Fae Prince of Silver Meadows, has sworn to protect Skylar as his ward, but only she can protect her heart.

One night can change your life . . . one decision can change everything.

A Trial of Fate is the first book in the Valdor series, an epic romantic fantasy that follows a "spitfire" heroine who defies her darkest fears in order to save those she loves. This book will appeal to fans of character-driven adventurous romantasy tails such as Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, and A Ruin of Roses.

Contains mature themes.

*Netgalley ALC 9/12  *Romantasy  *slow burn  *Shifter romance  *Fae  *Magical World *Dying world 

*Chosen one  *Epic Quest  *fated mates  *drama  *violence & 💀  *Trigger warnings  

*Age Gap (😂) *broody MMC  *deadly trials await  *PTSD  *small amount of spice

*Loss of parents (past but mentioned throughout)  *Found family  *Love triangle  *protective MMC 

*Touch her and 💀

Thoughts:

Skylar (FMC) is a strong, fierce warrior she is part shifter part human and her father was the packs leader prior to his death, she was taken in by her Uncle and his wife and they raised her with their daughter.  Throughout the book we know that Skylar has more power than many of the other shifters she has some healing magic along with some other things but we don't fully know what her capabilities are yet.  

Coming up on the ceremony where their clan's younger members might shift for the first time Skylar becomes aware that one of the other pack members Gillan might see her as more than just a friend... she's a romantic at heart and wants a love match... could he be her fated mate?  Once the members of their pack shift for the first time it becomes more apparent if they find their fated mate they will feel it and their animal form will agree... but something happens prior to the ceremony that will change everything for Skylar.

Their world is dying there is a magical curse on the land that has been held back for hundreds of years by the powerful Fae Queen with the help of other high Fae royalty... but it is only a bandaid it is not a true fix and she can't hold back the curse from creeping further into their world forever.  Every 100 years the Fae cross the magical barrier that was built to seperate the Fae, Shifters and humans to keep the peace in search of what they hope will be the last time... They need a shifter (who has not yet shifted) to go through a series of trials in the hopes of breaking the curse and saving their world.

Only problem is it is a mission no one has ever succeeded at before... in fact no one has even gotten through the first trial... but their sacrifice is enough to help the Queen hold the curse back for another 100 years until the next Shifter selection arrives.  

In a moment kind of like The hunger games Skylar's younger cousin (who is more like her sister) is chosen and Skylar comes forward to take her place... from there the story kind of goes down a different road for awhile, There are some repetitive areas like discussing that the shifters often wear loose clothing or walk around naked for easier shifting, and there were some parts of the story that lagged I think some of these sections could have been edited down.  

Daxton (High Fae Prince) is a legendary warrior, over 500 years old and hot as sin... Skylar is immediately drawn to him and this has her questioning if she and Gillan are meant to be... but Skylar shouldn't really be worried about men troubles she needs to figure out how she is going to save the world and Mr. Broody Fae and his younger brother are going to help train her she needs to focus on this at all costs... only Gillan keeps trying to interfere with her plans (and some things happen to delay the trip).

Skylar is very inquisitive almost to the point of being obnoxious... like girl settle down they will tell you what they can tell you when they can.  There is again a lot of hanging out and chatting I would have liked the book to progress further towards the actual trials that she needs to go to but she doesn't even start training until the last few chapters and then they get side tracked again... so I think it's just going to be one of those series that is going to take forever and a day to actually get to the first trial.  

I haven't read the bigger romantasy's so I don't have a lot to compare it to but I enjoyed the book well enough to want to find out what happens next... I just hope that they actually get to a trial in book 2.  

I got this from Netgalley as an ALC and I think the narrator did a great job and definately made the characters come to life.  

Have you read this series?  What did you think?  

Eve Moore: Of Venom & Vengeance

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/245717752-of-venom-vengeance

Book Blurb: 

Elijah Washington may look like cold calculated murder but, that's only until the dimples come out. His smile could melt even the coldest of hearts. It has to be said however...don't touch that which belongs to Eli. People aren't always what they seem. Eli doesn't share and he believes second chances are for the afterlife.

In this second installment of the City of Legends series, Elijah Washington grapples with a devastating loss. He struggles to reconcile the future he had planned....the future they had planned together, with the grimness of his current reality. When he stumbles into a gorgeous, tattooed, motorcycle riding bartender right here in Austin he starts to think there may be a path he hasn't considered. Can he take it? Will he be able to leave his old life behind and forge a new ending? Or will he only end up taking the feisty high heeled bartender down with him?

Of Venom & Vengeance is the second book in the City of Legends series comprised of interconnected stand-alone dark spicy romances. Every book in this series is dual POV and ends in an HEA.

Of Venom & Vengeance is a spicy dark romance intended for a mature audience. This book features explicit sexual content and graphic violence.

*High Gravity ALC 2026  *Dark Romance  *Rom-Com  *touch her and 💀 *Protective/Possessive MMC 

*Fierce FMC  *Special Forces MMC  *Spice  *Banter  *Action *Strangers --> More *Broody MMC  

*Teddy bear for her  *Bikers (both leads) *State Challenge Texas (Repeat) 

Thoughts:

Our story starts with Eli Washington (MMC) in the middle of a mission that goes sideways and now he is beating himself up for the outcome.  Several months after the incident while he is out drinking at a local bar he finds himself entranced by the beautiful bartender Vaughn.  

Vaughn (FMC) is fierce she doesn't take crap from anyone... she is guarded due to her past history and doesn't know what to think about Eli who kind of barges into her life like a wrecking ball... but in all the best ways.  Vaughn feels like she can't trust herself to make wise decisions after some recent choices didn't go well and what if Eli is another bad decision.  

Eli is a man of honor and he goes after what he wants and Vaughn was meant to be his... only their initial encounter doesn't turn out as planned... thankfully they both are willing to give each other a do-over no rush on his side he is willing to take his time good things are worth the wait.

I laughed throughout this book and Eli reminded me a bit of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool with his humor, Vaughn's friends at the bar are quirky and fun and I really loved how supportive they were.  

I did wonder where the story was going for a bit while I wasn't disliking the story at least half of it was just 2 hot people hanging out with not much back story for either of our lead characters (maybe I would have known more already if I had read the first book).  

This story was spicy, action packed and funny the narrators did a great job bringing these characters to life.  Vaughn and Eli are couples goals!  

This is a dark romance so please check your trigger warnings prior to reading.  I got an ALC from High Gravity and I almost passed on it because I'm usually not a darker reader but I'm so glad I gave this a chance I plan to go back to read the first one at some point.  Thank you to High Gravity & the author for this early listen copy!  

Have you read this one?  What did you think?