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Azagoth: A Demonica Novella by Larissa Ione

Title: Azagoth: A Demonica NovellaAuthor: Larissa IoneSeries: Demonica #11In: 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Two (Lexi Blake, Larissa Ione, Lisa Renee Jones & Cherise Sinclair)Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)My Bookshelves: Angels, Demons, Paranormal romancePace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovellaYear: 2015 I love that this is a novella in which Azagoth, or the Grim Reaper makes a…

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Curses Start Somewhere by Laura Greenwood

Title: Curses Start SomewhereAuthor: Laura GreenwoodSeries: Grimalkin: Kittens #0.5Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Easy reading, Paranormal fantasy, WitchesPace: MediumFormat: eBook, Short storyYear: 2019 One of the things I’m loving about Greenwood is that her stories are a really quick and fun read. There is enough substance to be enjoyable, but not so much to big me…

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Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Title: Etiquette & EspionageAuthor: Gail CarrigerSeries: Finishing School #1Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Historical fiction, Paranormal fantasy, SteampunkPace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2013 I absolutely adored the idea of a steampunk finishing school of espionage and assassination. The fact that it was also a floating school that had a…

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The Howliday Contract by MK Meredith

Title: The Howliday ContractAuthor: MK MeredithIn: Chasing Holiday Tail (miscellaneous)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: Christmas, Contemporary, Contemporary romancePace: SlowFormat: eBook, Short storyYear: 2023 There’s always been that whole idea that you shouldn’t mix business with pleasure, and I love that Niko and Sybil kind of show just why that shouldn’t happen in this…

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Reading Update as of February 2024

After having my beautiful boy (who will be a few months old when this is finally published), I got a LOT of reading done. So here is the list of all of the many stories that I had the privilege of reading in that time. ❤ Poems My Generation by Emma Bull Series Owl Be Yours by R.J. Blain (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a Body Count) #6) Last But Not Leashed by R.J. Blain (A Magical Romantic…

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Code of Matrimony by April White

Title: Code of MatrimonyAuthor: April White, SmartyPants RomanceSeries: Cipher Security #2.5Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romancePace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovellaYear: 2021 It’s been a long time since I read Code of Honor, and I kept meaning to pick up this novella. I mean, it’s a wedding between Anna and Darius (giving…

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Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley

Title: Kiss of a DukeAuthor: Erica RidleySeries: 12 Dukes of Christmas #2Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)My Bookshelves: Christmas, Historical romance, Regency romancePace: SlowFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2018 I read the first book in the 12 Dukes of Christmas series last year for Christmas and absolutely loved the premise and story. But, as always, I ended up somewhat…

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Last Call by Bryan VanMeter

Title: Last CallAuthor: Bryan VanMeterIn: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego (Jon & Ruth Jordan)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: CrimePace: MediumFormat: Short storyPublisher: Down and Out BooksYear: 2012 This short story is all a great, big build up to a murder. And it’s brilliant. You know that everything is going to end in death, although you kind of hope that you’re wrong.…

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Everybody Goes by Michael Marshall Smith

Title: Everybody GoesAuthor: Michael Marshall SmithIn: Hauntings (Ellen Datlow)Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)My Bookshelves: Ghosts, HorrorPace: SlowFormat: Short storyPublisher: TachyonYear: 2013 This wasn’t quite the “haunting” tale that I was expecting, but it was even better. I mean, I was kind of expecting something that was scary and disturbed. Instead, it was actually a little bit…

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Kilt to Order by Susannah Nix

Title: Kilt to OrderAuthor: Susannah NixSeries: Kilt Trip #1Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romancePace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2023 I loved, loved, loved this book! Which is no surprise because I have thus far loved all of the Susannah Nix books that I’ve read. This was a great, fun friends to lovers romance. The…

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All This Time by Annabelle McCormack

Title: All This TimeAuthor: Annabelle McCormackSeries: Brandywood #1Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Christmas, Contemporary, Contemporary romancePace: MediumFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2022 I’m a bit of the fence about how much I liked this story. I actually almost DNF’d it about a third of the way through. I liked the characters and could kind of see where this was going.…

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Love Hurts by Melissa Marr

Title: Love HurtsAuthor: Melissa MarrSeries: Wicked Lovely #5.1Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)My Bookshelves: Dark fantasy, Fae, Paranormal fantasyPace: FastFormat: eBook, Novel, Short storyYear: 2019 After the revelations in Cold Iron Heart, I did kind of need to know what was going to happen next. I mean, there was a lot of important things in the past that were revealed.…

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Cold Iron Heart by Melissa Marr

Title: Cold Iron HeartAuthor: Melissa MarrSeries: Wicked Lovely #0.5Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)My Bookshelves: Dark fantasy, Fae, Paranormal fantasyPace: FastFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2020 I have two of the main books left in the Wicked Lovely series, but I decided that I wanted to read this ‘prequel’ just for a bit of a change of pace. And it was pretty damn good. Set…

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Champagne & Commitments by Melissa Marr

Title: Champagne & CommitmentsAuthor: Melissa MarrSeries: Faery Bargains #2.6Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Fae, Paranormal fantasy, Strong women, Urban fantasyPace: FastFormat: eBook, NovellaYear: 2021 I’ve been wondering how Gen and Eli were going to get married for a little while now. I mean, they are ‘married’ in the paranormal sense at this…

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The Kiss & The Killer by Melissa Marr

Title: The Kiss & The KillerAuthor: Melissa MarrSeries: Faery Bargains #2Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)My Bookshelves: Fae, Paranormal fantasy, Strong women, Urban fantasyPace: FastFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2021 I absolutely loved this novel – I mean, I knew that Eli and Gen would end up married in this (because I read Daiquiris & Daggers before reading this).…

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Sin Slayer by Jenna Maclaine

Title: Sin SlayerAuthor: Jenna MaclaineSeries: Cin Craven #3.5In: Huntress (Christine Warren, Marjorie M. Liu, Caitlin Kittredge & Jenna Maclaine)Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Dark fantasy, Strong women, VampiresPace: FastFormat: eBook, NovellaYear: 2009 I liked this different take on the Jack the Ripper story. I mean, it wasn’t necessarily introducing a whole new lore…

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The Tip-Off by Rebecca Jenshak

Title: The Tip-OffAuthor: Rebecca JenshakSeries: Smart Jocks #3Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romance, Sports romancePace: Slow, Medium, FastFormat: eBook, NovelYear: 2019 I knew that Zeke and Gabby were going to end up together from their first meeting in The Assist. They had immediate chemistry, and Jenshak made no secret of how they are likely…