
True Love (Songbird, #5)
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One night can change everything… Nessa Sloan has been in love with Jimmy Baker since the ninth...
Contemporary Romance

Merissa (13159 KP) rated Confined Desires (Rehoboth Pact #1) in Books
Feb 1, 2021 (Updated Aug 7, 2023)
This is the first FF romance by Katherine McIntyre I have read, and it's a contemporary! I make no bones about preferring MM and Paranormal, but it's Katherine McIntyre!!! I had no choice, honest! And speaking of honesty, that's what I got. An honest and thoughtful, sweet and sexy, story that also proves women are just as bad at communicating as men are.
I enjoyed the parallels between their story and the current state of affairs in my world, with it enhancing the story without shoving the similarities down my throat.
The world- and character-building are just what I would expect from a KM book. I am left with the warm and fuzzies from this book, and also left wanting the next in the series. A great read I have no hesitation in recommending.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Feb 1, 2021

Bearly Gold: A Goldilocks and the Three Bears Reimagining (Fairy Tale Fatale #2)
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A Shapeshifter Fairy Tale: A Brave New Goldilocks, No Porridge Required On Earth Pact, no species...
Fantasy Romance Fairy Tale Retelling

Return of the Assassin (All The King's Men #5)
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Assassin Gina Carano doesn't have time for love. In fact, the last thing she wants is a mate, but...
Paranormal Romance Vampires

King (Nobel Reckoning #2)
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Rue I put up a good fight. Fate dealt me a raw deal, but I escaped it for a while, enjoying a...
Fantasy Romance Omegaverse

Brutal Reign (Shadow Heirs #5)
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Both of us loved River Jacobsen, and both of us were bound to lose everything if we acted on it. So,...

Calvin (Almstead Island: Newcomer's Club #2)
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What could go right with a Daddy who doesn’t know how to be one, and a boy who’s scared to let...
Contemporary MM Romance Daddy kink Content Warnings: Daddy/boy parental death

FATE: Tales of History, Mystery and Magic
Debbie Young, Marian L Thorpe, Helen Hollick, Anna Belfrage, Alison Morton, Annie Whitehead, Elizabeth St. John, Jean Gill, R. Marsden and J.P. Reedman
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If you had a crystal ball to predict what lay ahead, would you be tempted to use it? Or would you...
Historical Magic Mystery Short Story Collection

Merissa (13159 KP) rated Perilous Cuties (Bucket List Buddies #1) in Books
Jul 7, 2025
These two together? My heart! I loved them. Hector's mother had browbeaten him for years, so when he finally stood up to her, it was outstanding. There was another surprise yet to come though, and I won't say anything that might ruin it. Morty's heart is definitely in the right place and has some exceedingly wise words of wisdom for Hector about other people's opinions.
This was a fast-paced novel that I read in one sitting, simply because I couldn't put it down. I loved everything about their romance and hope we see more of them in future stories, so I can see how they're getting on.
Absolutely loved it and definitely recommend this book. I hope to return to this world very soon!
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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Jul 7, 2025

Rachel King (13 KP) rated Carpe Corpus (The Morganville Vampires, #6) in Books
Feb 11, 2019
With this book, it is also a relief that Claire has finally turned seventeen. The build-up between her and Shane was driving me crazy. I also like how the author was much more realistic about her first time with Shane than many romance novelists, with much awkwardness and naivety. Her parents' response to the knowledge of this was quite humorous and charming and lent some much-needed humor to the extent of fear with which Morganville is saturated.
Even though these books have much fantasy, they still move along with a certain believability. The one major exception that I found in this book - that I simply had a hard time believing possible - was when Claire almost dies at the end. With the amount of blood loss she suffered from, there is simply no way she could stay conscious for the amount of that she did or stay alive as she did. When books are as entertaining as these are though, I don't mind a little "writer's license" to keep the main character alive and resolve the loose thread of who is responsible for the random murders of girls in the previous books. I am surprised, though, that Claire never made the connection to who Dean is, since I saw it coming quite easily.
Mynin gets more and more entertaining and fascinating from book to book - he is probably one of my favorite characters for his unpredictability. I am thrilled that the disease can no longer get the best of him - it means he could play a more central role in future books. Many of the characters are easy to like, even if their morals often verge into gray area, such as Amelie.
Even though the "book" has suffered its final demise, the bookworm in me still wonders what else was in that book, so I hope future books can tell me more about it.