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Genre: Fiction / Romance / New Adult

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Nightfall by Penelope Douglas

May 29, 2025May 28, 2025 melanie

“The role of the villain is only determined by who's telling the story.” They call it Blackchurch. A secluded mansion in a remote, undisclosed location where the wealthy and powerful send their misbehaving sons to cool off away from prying eyes.  Will Grayson has always been reckless, wild, and never been bound by a single… Continue reading Nightfall by Penelope Douglas

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Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino

May 27, 2025May 5, 2025 melanie

To the Green-eyed Lovebird:We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff… Continue reading Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino

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Enchantra by Kaylie Smith

May 19, 2025May 1, 2025 melanie

“My soul is your soul. My heart is your heart. My blood is your blood. Eternally.” Genevieve Grimm has felt adrift ever since her sister became the head of the family. So when a mysterious friend of their mother's invites her to Italy, she accepts. She arrives at his grand palace, expecting passion and magic,… Continue reading Enchantra by Kaylie Smith

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Lotus by Jennifer Hartmann

May 15, 2025April 22, 2025 melanie

"I loved you then, I love you now, and I'll love you until my dying day." To the rest of the world, he was the little boy who went missing on the Fourth of July. But to Sydney Neville, he was everything. Her heart hasn't been the same since her best friend disappeared, but she's… Continue reading Lotus by Jennifer Hartmann

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The Score by Elle Kennedy

May 7, 2025April 16, 2025 melanie

“Not only did I seduce him, but I tied him up and rode him like he was my own personal amusement park ride.” Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn't have the first clue about what she's going to do after college. To make matters worse, she's nursing a broken… Continue reading The Score by Elle Kennedy

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Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

April 25, 2025April 10, 2025 melanie

“It's okay to love your darkness and still love yourself. It doesn't make you a bad person. It makes you a whole one.” Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler head down,… Continue reading Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver

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Too Hot to Handle by Portia Macintosh

April 18, 2025April 14, 2025 michele

This is the perfect read to bring along to the beach or pool—light, funny, and easy to breeze through. The premise is great, and while the story slows down a bit in the middle, the last 30% really pulled me in. Overall, it leaned more toward a slow burn for me, with no open-door scenes.… Continue reading Too Hot to Handle by Portia Macintosh

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You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon

April 17, 2025April 9, 2025 melanie

No one’s more surprised than Leigh when a prestigious MFA program in North Carolina accepts her. A former sorority girl, Leigh’s the first to admit she knows more about the lyrics of Taylor Swift than T.S. Eliot, and she’s never been able to shake the “all-style-no-substance” feedback her high school crush made in their poetry… Continue reading You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon

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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

March 22, 2025March 11, 2025 melanie

“Because pain in the body quiets the pain in the head. It feels good, like a kill switch for your brain.” Sending Damon to prison was the worst thing Winter could’ve done. It didn’t matter that he did the crime or that she wished he was dead. Winter thought he’d cool off in jail and… Continue reading Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

March 19, 2025March 7, 2025 melanie

“And just in case my reaction to your idiocy didn’t make it clear where I stand with us, then let me spell it out for you. I love you, you stupid jackass.” College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but… Continue reading The Mistake by Elle Kennedy

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