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Lola was the love of my life. Then one night everything changed. I woke up in the hospital to find she was gone without a traceDaddy dearest kept me away from her for far too long before she left me, broken and confused about why she didn't give me a chance.My disappointment and anger toward… Continue reading Grumpy Aftertaste: A Billionaire Secret Baby Second Chance Romance by Amanda Wilde
He fired me and ruined my career, and yet the unthinkable happened between us.How could I be so foolish?It was dubbed “The Ultimate White-collar Masquerade.”All the big shots were there. Masked Encounter is a different type of story than what I usually read but was a nice change of pace. There were a few transitions… Continue reading Masked Encounter : An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Bellina Acosta
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns… Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn't a primary concern.On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed… Continue reading All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells
St. Petersburg, 1725. Peter the Great lies dying in his magnificent Winter Palace. The weakness and treachery of his only son has driven his father to an appalling act of cruelty and left the empire without an heir. Russia risks falling into chaos. Into the void steps the woman who has been by his side… Continue reading Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten
THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED...The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise. This is the third (and possibly not the final?) book in the Shades of… Continue reading A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab
A god will returnWhen the earth and sky convergeUnder the black sunIn the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.Meanwhile, a ship launches… Continue reading Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back… Continue reading A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab
Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III… Continue reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history--performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. I enjoyed this book! It is… Continue reading How to Stop Time by Matt Haig