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REVIEW: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

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Dear Alyssa Cole, I was so excited to read this book. The cover is gorgeous and the book itself had a great start – with lots of fun humour and strong characterisation. I was wearing out the highlighter function on my reader with all the quotes I wanted to put ... more >

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REVIEW: Mr. Hotshot CEO by Jackie Lau

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Content warning: The book contains discussion/themes of mental illness (depression) which may be triggering for some readers. Dear Jackie Lau, I had mixed success with your earlier book, Grumpy Fake Boyfriend. I’m pleased to say that Mr. Hotshot CEO worked better for me. Perhaps in part I was more used ... more >

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REVIEW: A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

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Content warning: discussion of child sexual abuse Dear Cat Sebastian, I have the first book in your Seducing the Sedgwicks series, It Takes Two to Tumble, on my TBR but haven’t managed to read it yet. A Gentleman Never Keeps Score works well as a standalone however. Hartley Sedgwick is ... more >

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JOINT REVIEW: Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews

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Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrior he was, but when he learns that the Iron Dogs, soldiers who would follow him anywhere, ... more >

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REVIEW: Iris After The Incident by Mina V. Esguerra

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Dear Mina V. Esguerra, My friend Kat from Book Thingo recommended this book to me. It has a somewhat unusual premise that got my attention: Both the heroine and hero are hiding/recovering from a sex scandal. In Iris’s case, a sex tape she made with her now-ex-boyfriend got out by ... more >

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REVIEW: Damaged Goods by Talia Hibbert

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Dear Talia Hibbert, After the success of A Girl Like Her, I was all over the next book in the Ravenswood series, this novella-length (long novella) story about Laura Albright (Burne) and Samir Bianchi, her long lost love. Damaged Goods can work as a standalone but I think it works ... more >

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