Divided Road (The Road to Rocktoberfest 2024)
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The chance of a lifetime or their final performance? Owen Stanton has been a member of the Kiwi...
Contemporary MM Romance Rock Band Small Town Romance
Debbiereadsbook (1753 KP) rated The Best Parts of Him (Vermont Trailblazers #1) in Books
Nov 4, 2025
If this review runs away with itself, I'm sorry, but I freaking LOVED this book!
It's sweet, and charming. It's cute and a little bit smexy. Very little angst apart from what happened to both Ryland and Dabbs as children (divorce and verbal parental abuse, talked about but not in detail)
It's a small town and major hockey leagues. It's building new found families and more established real families.
It's about discovering yourself, and what you are doing might not actually be the best step forward. What I loved was that BOTH men had a little bit of a revelation about themselves.
I was reading and I kept coming back to Jason and Bellamy, who are Ryland's brother and Dabbs' best friend (and Ryland's enemy) I kept thinking I've read these guys before and off I tootled and there it was: A Touch of Maple (Love In Maplewood #3) Now, on a personal note, I think you should read THAT book first. It will give you a better image of Ryland and Bellamy's previous animosity and just what Ryland does to let it all go. I loved being able to catch up with them.
There was a MAJOR hint at who might be next and I can't wait to read it!
5 full, and so very sweet, stars
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Merissa (14013 KP) rated Holiday Huddle (Appleton Falls #1) in Books
Dec 15, 2025
Harte is a forty-year-old quarterback who has just retired and doesn't know what to do with himself. Jet is a thirty-six-year-old deputy sheriff in Appleton Falls. These two did know each other, way back when, but reconnect when Harte moves to town. He doesn't get off to a great start, as he has an accident, and Jet is the one who stays with him. Both of them are bisexual and sort of behind closed doors.
These two may not be out-out, but trust me, when they stay in, the spice comes out! There is such a connection between them, and they are both just what the other needs. I loved reading the small signs of bravery from each of them as they came out in various situations or moved out of their comfort zones.
This is fast-paced, and I guess I wanted a little more depth, especially considering just how good these two are and the friends they have and make. This is the first book in the series, and I honestly can't wait to return. Definitely recommended by me.
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Dec 15, 2025
The Therans: Secrets Beneath Scars (The Therans Trilogy #1)
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What would you do if you could see tomorrow, but it only brought danger? The Therans: Secrets...
Contemporary Fantasy Young Adult Romance
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2572 KP) rated 26 Below in Books
Sep 13, 2024 (Updated Sep 13, 2024)
I was intrigued by this premise, so I decided to give this book a try. Unfortunately, I found this book uneven. There is more buildup than pay off, and some of that buildup gets swept under the rug. I did like Darci and Jason and find them compelling characters, although the rest of the team are fairly one note. This is a Christian novel, and I found that aspect refreshing and emotionally touching in ways I wasn’t expecting. I think this is more of a character study than a thriller, and I wasn’t expecting that. There are a couple of small timeline issues, made more obvious by the way each scene is headlined with date and time. But I had to laugh at how much of a cold weather wimp I am while reading how these characters felt about the weather in Alaska. I am still considering picking up the next book since I am intrigued by the threads left opened here. If you are looking for strong characters in a light thriller, you should consider picking this book up.
Crime and Parchment
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Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows this much...an ancient Celtic manuscript shouldn't be in a...
The Gray Prophecy (The Elemental Realm Duology #1)
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“When you kill a Celestial Witch, their prophecies die with them.” Before Cori came of age,...
Urban Fantasy Romance
Murder at the Moulin Rouge (The Blackwell & Watson Time-Travel Mysteries #5)
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Paris, 1895. When a cancan dancer at the Moulin Rouge falls to her death from the top of one of...
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Blowing A Fuse (Redwood Fire #5)
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Love will test you JULIAN I love my job as the captain of the One-Thirteen firehouse. However,...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The First Shot ( Last Mrs Parish book 0.5) in Books
Feb 10, 2022
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The First Shot ( Last Mrs Parish 0.5)
By Liv Constantine
In this gripping prequel to the blockbuster best seller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish, listeners will discover exactly how Amber Patterson transformed from small-town girl to master manipulator - after all, practice makes perfect.
Amber Patterson has many secrets. This much is clear when she sneaks out of her home in the dead of night and hitchhikes across state lines to meet up with a man she hasn’t seen or spoken to since high school graduation. So begins her desperate attempt to leave her old life behind, and she’ll use everything and everyone at her disposal, from social media stalking to the kindness of unsuspecting strangers, to get where she needs to go. It’s not long before she’s ready for the main event: armed with a new identity and a new purpose, she heads to Gunnison, Colorado, preparing herself to meet her future husband among the wealthy vacationers.
Even the smallest misstep could derail this carefully-laid plan, and in the end, can you ever truly outrun your past? The First Shot is an absorbing, binge-able thriller that shows just how far some will go to build the lives they want.
This is the prequel to The Last Mrs Parish and I absolutely loved that book. This was very good too getting a bit on how Lana/ Amber started and her first victim! I really love Liv. Constantine’s writing style.