It's Monday! What are you reading?

 

 Hosted by The Book Date

New week new stack of books on my to read pile. I've got a huge stack on my list this week. I'm doing a little catching up.

I'm moving so things have been chaotic. They are packing up the house on next Monday. I hope to get some reading done but who knows. It may be a break for the next couple of weeks. 

My list for the week is big and long. 

Sinner's Retreat by Lauren Biel I'm about half way done and loving it. 

Monster Romance 

Insatiable by Rune Hunt 

Reviews 

Soul Code by Blake Black

Blood Moon by Melanie Gurenko 

Manga 

Yakuza Fiance 

I'm a Wolf but my Boss is a Sheep

What are you reading this week? 

Book Review: Don't Touch

Title - Don't Touch 

Author - Letty Frame 

Genre -  Paranormal Why Choose 

Format - Arc Review Copy 

Publication date: Oct 3rd 2024

Buy it on (Amazon) 

Add to your shelf (Goodreads)

Synopsis

Filthy, ruined, and left for dead. What a perfect birthday gift.

Four powerful, mythical men want to claim me as a sweet but possessive light pegasus, a reclusive and scarred bear shifter, a deadly, twisted dark pegasus, and an unhinged imp shifter with a soul as fractured as mine.

They’re everywhere I turn—wanting me, loving me, protecting me—no matter how hard I push them away.

But they don’t understand that I can never be theirs. That I can’t accept our bond, that I can’t accept them.

The night my father orchestrated my so-called “initiation,” something inside me broke. A part of me that can never be mended, no matter how much they try.

I can’t acknowledge our mate bond because I can’t bear to be touched. My choice was taken from me, leaving me broken and shattered, a shell of who I once was. And in my struggle to reclaim my life, the only way I know to protect myself is to retreat.

But when a stalker starts leaving a trail of blood in my name, I’m forced out of hiding and into their arms. My mates want me whole. They can’t accept the pieces I offer—not forever.

It feels easier just to let the darkness consume me.

Don’t Touch is the first book in the Not All Men trilogy. It’s a glacial-burn paranormal why choose romance, that contains possessive men, a snarky, coming into herself heroine, and a familiar world full of shifters, danger and excitement.

Please read the author’s note within for content disclosure—or you can find it on my website.

Review

I received Don't Touch in return for an honest review as part of the tour hosted by Chaotic Creatives. 

I ended up devouring this one it was impossible to put down and even when I had to it was constantly on my mind. I just loved Maeve she's got some issues but I think that's what her so relatable because she wasn't perfect. Her men are perfect they complement her in their own unique ways and together it just works. I think Lucifer might be my favorite as he's a little twisted and dark. However, they all bring something to the group. 

I found the characters easy to connect with and the story captivating. I enjoyed the story it was beautifully written with engaging characters that you can't help falling in love with. I ended up finishing in less then 24 hours after staying up late to finish. I just couldn't put it down and now I have a bit of book hangover. 

This is my first book by the author but I'm obsessed I love a paranormal why choose with broken characters it's my favorite. I'm hooked and can't wait to get my hands on the next one because the cliffhanger was well done and left me dying for more. In the meantime I plan to read her back list because I enjoyed this one so much. Highly recommend for fans of why choose romance this one might be my favorite of this year. I just loved it so much it was just what I've been needing. 

 

Release Boost: Baked and Burned

Title: Baked and Burned

Series: Contact High #2

Author: Tori Ross

Genres: Romantic Comedy

Tropes: One Night Stand/Accidental Pregnancy

Co-workers

Release Date: October 1, 2024

BLURB

Kailee Lipshitz is finally moving forward. When she accepts a long-term substitute teaching job as a pastry and baking teacher at the local high school, she never expects to find her one-night stand from a couple months earlier, Officer Chase Barnett, temporarily working as the school resource officer. To make matters worse, neither Chase nor Kailee can get the other off their minds.

Kailee doesn't expect Chase to be as territorial as a caveman when another teacher makes a move on her. But Kailee and Chase have other problems besides a love triangle...

Baked and Burned can be read as a standalone!

GOODREADS

BOOKBUB

PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited

ALSO AVAILABLE

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

Free in Kindle Unlimited

AUTHOR BIO

Tori Ross is the bestselling and award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she's written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. When she's not writing, she runs a podcast called Sitting Here Reading Corn with Tori Ross and plays pickleball to get out of the house. She lives with her family and a hyper dog that needs extensive training.

AUTHOR LINKS

NEWSLETTER

FACEBOOK

INSTAGRAM

TIKTOK

WEBSITE