Tag: GRUMPY/SUNSHINE
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…
Untouched Heart by Emme Goode
This was my first book by this author, and I am completely blown away. The very first thing that struck me was Emme Goode’s character work. Watching Gage “Grim” Heart slowly transform felt organic, earned, and deeply emotional. His healing doesn’t come from Isabelle alone, but from a combination of her light, his family, and…
On Borrowed Time by Harlow James
(ARC Review) On Borrowed Time gave me everything I love in a romance: meaningful character growth, emotional tension, found family, and a love story that unfolds slowly and naturally. It was impossible to put down, and I found myself completely invested in Henley and Elodie from the very first page. Henley Clark is a man…
Scoring the Pucking Goal by Tracy Lorraine
(ARC Review) I loved Scoring the Pucking Goal far more than I even expected, and that’s truly saying something. Cole Hansley has lived his entire life in survival mode. He keeps people at arm’s length, hides behind emotional walls, and convinces himself that love isn’t meant for someone like him. Abandoned, hurt, and deeply lonely,…
Sin Bin by Chelsea Curto
I’ve been waiting for Coach Brody Saunders’ book since the moment we found out he was 6’6”, tattooed, and had a habit of wearing his hat backwards, and Sin Bin was worth every second of that wait. Brody and Hannah are the most unlikely pair and somehow the most perfect match. Fun, sexy, emotionally grounded,…
Collie by Indy Valentine
(ARC Review) I was obsessed with Collie from page one. It’s fun, flirty, impulsive, and completely addictive, with just enough emotional depth to make everything hit harder. The story carries weight, but it never feels overwhelming, thanks to the humor, the spice, and the undeniable chemistry that kept me grinning the entire time. Losing her…
Careless Storm by Katherine Jay
(ARC Review) This book completely consumed me from page one and never eased up. I went in expecting angst, but what I got was a deeply layered, emotionally relentless second-chance romance that kept peeling back new truths, new wounds, and new reasons to ache for these characters right up until the very end. Zane Fitzpatrick…
Dust Storm by Maggie Gates
If you haven’t entered your cowboy era yet, let Dust Storm be your gateway. This book has everything—grit, humor, heart, and one emotionally intelligent cowboy who completely stole my heart. Christian Griffith is a single-dad rancher doing everything he can to raise his two daughters while keeping the family ranch running. He’s all rough hands,…