Tag: GRUMPY/SUNSHINE
The Roommate Rules by Brighton Walsh
(ARC Review) Move over Steele brothers, because Declan is officially my favorite. I did not see that coming, but here we are. If tension could be heard, it would sound like the nonstop spark between Declan and Penelope. From the second they’re on the page together, their banter is quick, sharp, and just a little…
Fire and Ice by Carly Robyn
(ARC Read) Some books hook you with drama, some with spice, but Fire and Ice pulled me in with personality. From the very first chapters, Kennedy and Cameron felt like real people I wanted to spend time with. Their banter is effortless, their chemistry sneaks up on you, and the emotional moments hit in a…
Just Another Summer Crush by Lyra Parish
(ARC Read) When I get an ARC from Lyra Parish, everything else immediately goes on hold, and Just Another Summer Crush was no exception. I picked this up and finished it in one afternoon because I simply couldn’t put it down. This book is sunshine, salt air, chemistry, and just the right amount of spice…
Ice Shy by K.M. Gillis
(ARC Read) There’s something about Ice Shy that just quietly settles into your heart and refuses to leave. K.M. Gillis delivered a story that feels incredibly real, deeply emotional, and grounded in the kind of love that grows slowly, patiently, and beautifully over time. Arthur “Ace” Stetson and Elliot Baker may honestly be one of…
Test of Time by Harlow James
(ARC Read) Harlow James delivers another emotional, heartfelt knockout with Test of Time, a story about healing, second chances, and the kind of love that sneaks up on you when you least expect it, and then completely takes you down with it. “We all have scars. Some are hidden on the inside, and some are…
The Wild Card by Piper Rayne
(ARC Read) Piper Rayne absolutely delivered with The Wild Card. This book was so much more than I expected, and I found myself completely wrapped up in Foster and Callie’s story from the very beginning. What starts as a one-night stand with her brother’s broody, tattooed best friend quickly turns into something neither of them…
The Good Girl Exception by Maren Moore
(ARC Read) I need a moment because I am unwell after this book. Maren Moore really said “let’s take a preacher’s daughter, give her a rebellion arc, and pair her with a broken, emotionally unavailable ex-NHL man” and absolutely delivered. From the very first chapter, this book hooks you. Maisie deciding she’s done being the…
Of Ink and Alchemy by Sloane St. James
I am still not okay after reading Of Ink and Alchemy. Like…it’s the morning after. I slept. I ate. I tried to be a functioning adult. And I am still thinking about Logan Teller. This book had everything.Spice. Obsession. Yearning. Torment. Found family. Suspense. A morally gray man waving red flags like he’s at a…
Goal Line Hearts by Nikki Lawson
A grumpy, emotionally closed-off goalie who’s soft, ruinously soft, for another man’s kid? I was gone from that moment forward. Grant Parker is a machine in the way only elite athletes are. Hockey is his whole world—what he eats, sleeps, and breathes—because it feels like the only way to honor the parents who sacrificed everything…
Penalty Play by Julia Connors
(ARC Review) Penalty Play was the book I have been waiting for all series long, and somehow, it still exceeded every expectation I had. Morgan Kaplan is me. I am her. A woman who has spent far too much of her life being reduced to her body instead of celebrated for her intelligence, talent, and…