2025

Books read in 2025

Luckie, Hollie – Married Under the Mistletoe

Married Under the Mistletoe ~Hollie Luckie If you’re craving a Christmas read that delivers all the twinkle-light charm and a guaranteed HEA, then Hollie Luckie’s Married Under the Mistletoe needs to be the next gift you ununwra Bridget and her cousin Brian (and his new wife Millie) run their family’s cozy inn tucked in the […]

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DeFore, H.N. – They Came Upon a Midnight Scream

They Came Upon a Midnight Scream ~H.N. DeFore What happens when two demons crash the holiday plans of a heartbroken woman? A delightfully unhinged, holly-jolly dose of monster-smut, that’s whwha Moira, a dedicated ballerina with the Filou Ballet Company, thinks her Christmas is destined to be spent sulking after her boyfriend Myles – the owners’

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VanGallows, Annalise – Just Say the Word

Just Say the Word ~Annalise VanGallows Mark your calendars now! December 1, 2025 is a release day you do NOT want to slip past you! Just Say the Word by Annalise VanGallows isn’t just another psychological thriller ready to sit on the shelf. It’s bold, unusual, and completely arresting. One of those rare stories that

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Colby, Bella – Christmas, Clues, and Killers

Christmas, Clues and Killers – Witchy at Fifty Book Three ~Bella Colby Welcome back to the village of Briarvale! Josie and her ever-charming familiar, Einstein, are back at it again in Christmas, Clues, and Killers, bringing all the cozy chaos we’ve come to expect from these two. With Christmas just around the corner, her little

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Hopkinson, Kim – The Refugee

The Refugee ~Kim Hopkinson When Kim Hopkinson reached out and asked if I’d be willing to read her debut novel, I happily added it to my list – never expecting I’d need a full week afterward just to process my thoughts. This one stayed with me. Let me start by saying: the story is fan-freaking-tastic.

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LeeAnn, Dana – Taken in the Tree Farm

Taken in the Tree Farm ~Dana LeeAnn Taken in the Tree Farm is Dana Leeann’s latest venture into twisted holiday tales, where holiday cheer, a dash of danger, and dark romance are wrapped up in beautiful paper topped with a carefully crafted bow! As her second book in Luke and Seraphina’s story, Leeann doesn’t shy

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Vanous, Cindy J – Maddie – A Little Ghost with a Secret

Maddie – A Little Ghost with a Secret ~Cindy J. Vanous In the once-bustling mining town of Terlingua, Texas, a little ghost named Maddie flits through moonlit cemeteries with one big secret – she hasn’t yet discovered her special ghostly gift. While the other friendly spirits show off their shimmering talents beneath butterfly-filled skies and

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Snowbound – Jane Henry

Snowbound ~Jane Henry Snowbound takes you straight into the icy quiet of a mountain cabin – and into the unraveling heart of Emma, a romance author whose world has just blown apart thanks to a cheating husband. When she escapes to a secluded retreat to clear her head, she quickly realizes she’s more cut off

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Harbor, J.D. – Scarlet Wave and Golden Shores

Scarlet Wave (Book 3) and Golden Shores (Book 4) in the RomantiSea Serenades Series ~J.D. Harbor I was blessed to read both Scarlet Wave and Golden Shores as ARC’s for J.D. Harbor and boy, did they wreck me! In the best possible way though! I truly thought I was prepared for the conclusion of this

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Sorensen, Jessica Lynn – Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger ~Jessica Lynn Sorensen “Why do I kill the messenger? Because they damn well deserve it?” ~MC Let me start by saying this loud and clear: I am a HUGE – yes, all-caps huge – JLS fan. I stumbled across her work a while back through an ARC, and she’s been stuck with

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