#wotr26 #attendingauthor Tattoo My Heart (Vanished 1) by Stacey Lynn Hafner

Lucas Abbott built his life from nothing – one inked masterpiece at a time, turning his tattoo artistry into a reality TV sensation. But beneath the fame, fortune, and smoldering confidence lies a man haunted by loneliness—until Dr. Ashland Carrington walks into his shop and turns his world upside down.

Brilliant, driven, and carrying wounds of her own, Ashland has no time for reckless charm or men who collect women like they do tattoos. Yet Lucas is unlike anyone she’s ever met—his touch ignites something she can’t resist, and his secrets call to her in ways she never expected.

But someone doesn’t want them together. Someone willing to do whatever it takes to keep them apart. As danger closes in, Lucas and Ash must fight for their love—or risk losing each other forever.

Ink. Obsession. Betrayal.

Welcome to the VANISHED TATTOOS, where the artists are as sexy and colorful as the ink they design.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66576647-tattoo-my-heart?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ZfaqZB1EIN&rank=1

https://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-My-Heart-Book-VANISHED-ebook/dp/B0BPYKCML6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=VOR2TNITZT31&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G1N1E5YjLvFa_04xOpZLywohwmWqUx-h0rIaXfuTZkUEBWSKaBq-jCvLuB62FnP5DqMCuRm-zZhmHzsJJnbwv74Soyh2bF_SZTzpT850zjcV_2qNNmh3wlVNg58v6yG98tU7kyjGvh3RAzl43AolsJgslWeT4SrnJgZkXUlM1lmuiH8FrAl-wZ4isRFaDYHCr5Rs9AvtSo4oNcui6uS4QOj4SevLzs3vJeInbu1Jj1g.4S6xtqcZoAG_JV_FaUZQtvVuTx99TktegbSWNdhVUvQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=stacey+lynn+hafner&qid=1777206392&sbo=QS21L9be7oZFAGyl4IXR%2Bw%3D%3D&sprefix=stacey+lynn+%2Caps%2C297&sr=8-3

i bought this book here is my honest review

Lucas was just living his life working hard in a tattoo shop with some of his best friends, but his dream was always to open his own shop and have it run the right way, with no side deals. when he was about to go on tattoo competition show he had a surprise long lost family member he knew nothing about show up and try to pay him not to go on the show. in true Lucas’s fashion he went on the show won, opened his own tattoo shop and took this families last name just to piss them off. Everything changed for him when a bachelorette party came in for a fun night, he was stopped in his tracks when he saw Ash for the first time thankfully for him, she isn’t the bride, but that fun night took a turn when the shop has 2 shooters trying to rob the place and Lucas’s best friend gets shot in the cross fires. Ash is a Dr and so is her freind they get to work to save his friend’s life. A lot of crazy things happened since that night in the shop and Lucas and Ash cant stay away from each other but someone doesnt want them to be together, their safety is tested more then ever, can their feelings for each other fight the odds that someone has against them, time will tell. omg this book is hawt, spicy and makes me want to get more tattoos soon lol.

Author, blogger, traveler, tea-drinker. Stacey Lynn Hafner likes to take photographs, she likes 80s dance parties, and loves apocalypse movies. She dreams of being multi-lingual and is currently very far from that goal, though she’s always on the lookout for a new world adventure. She occasionally yogas, thinks Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the best TV show ever made (Veronica Mars a very close second), and has been a closeted romantic for years. Tattoo My Heart is her coming out debut.

#wotr #attendingauthor #seriesstarter Conner (Glendale Magic 1) by Mary Warren

Sasha Maloof was a successful plus-size influencer, but she left it all behind after an incident with a stalker. She finds a new job managing social media for a hockey team. It might just be the fresh start she was looking for, the only problem is the infuriating team captain. But she can’t hide from her past forever.

Conner McPhee is captain of the Glendale Magic. He has devoted his whole life to hockey and is focused on finally bringing home the cup. That focus is tested when the Magic hire a new social media manager who is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen … and a distraction he didn’t need. But when her safety is at stake, he can’t help but be her knight in shining hockey pads.

Despite their rocky start, Sasha learns Conner is someone she can depend on and he learns there is more to life than hockey.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205047063-conner?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=F8n5i0ljeB&rank=4

https://www.amazon.com/Conner-Hockey-Romance-Glendale-Magic-ebook/dp/B0CRSB75TZ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1MRTAV5ILG1K1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.n7NkaKcw7juAiutSgPtBNUf3ssS2D01ug6viaMLiA3IRjLwahCvWT3QUKNQIEcN5nC3kt7F1crA6butGiClfnholb_Z_Oy-5HqQDsZLysGbJhtJxC1qTRKlI3cl_kRIVk4GY29ZmvhQycBR1JS249fRHE9aVOG_RXnda1aTNJIu7fgriK7juCHyGdQXpt9e6tDJR1KldVYc7MiFPQc6b8oNDLu2_ujQjR6lc9oqn9Yc.DqyBvsbCe6LfTXd0pY5A_sKYWDeKwcmlpi2MamAaDBs&dib_tag=se&keywords=mary+warren&qid=1775314184&sprefix=mary+warren%2Caps%2C407&sr=8-2

i bought this book and here is my honest review

Sasha a plus size influencer had to move away from her life because she ended up with a stalker. sending gifts to her house and not the po box she had set up for her followers and companies to send her things to promote. So now she’s got a job working with the Glendale Magic Hockey Team as their social media manager, working on getting the fans more involved and getting tickets sales. But Sasha caught the eye of the golden boy of the team, and his game hasn’t been the same when she’s been around. Conners shots have been off until he notice’s Sasha and starts showing off. Will Sasha be able to live her life without looking over her shoulder, can Conner get his head in the game without getting distracted more. or will they hot a slapshot in overtime and both be seeing stars.

Mary Warren is an indie romance author known for writing inclusive, body-positive love stories that blend warmth, humor, and heat. Her books feature plus-size heroines, emotionally soft heroes, and relationships built on mutual respect, banter, and deep emotional connection.

Writing across contemporary, paranormal, and fantasy romance, she creates stories where characters are seen, healed, and deeply loved. She is also the founder of Fat Girls in Fiction, a community dedicated to expanding representation and celebrating joyful, affirming romance for every body.

#ForcedProximity #EndOfTheWorld #audio – Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott!

There’s only one person Dean Wallace wants to save from the end of the world: sunshine girl from across the street. She’s always smiling. Who knows, maybe she can teach him a thing or two about how to live? But saving her against her will is harder than he expected.

Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says he wants to protect her from the deadly virus threatening to collapse society. But that sounds like paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, and losing her sh*t seems like the correct response.

As they watch the downfall of the world play out online, hear approaching gunshots, and smell smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic. With almost everyone they know dead, and law and order gone…how will they navigate this new world together?

I was given this book by the author for an honest review.
I absolutely loved her zombie books so I JUMPED to read this one. Now there aren’t any zombies so if that isn’t your thing you should be good.
Dean and Astrid are quite a pair. LOL Dean kinda…well….yeah he wants to keep the pretty but clueless neighbor safe as the world is coming to an end. SO he does what all rational men do, he kidnaps her. LOL If you read Kylie books you know the banter is amazing and hilarious between them.
As the world is falling apart and Astrid realized Dean isn’t as crazy as she thinks, they begin to travel to find a safe place to hunker down. Dean wants to keep her all to himself, and Astrid is like HELLLLS NO. They find a crew of like-minded people to form a town with while also finding another town of not so great men who feel they own all the women and items around.
I loved seeing Astrid realize her attraction to Dean and him opening to the fact she actually might have a few good ideas. Their adopted kid they find in the town is such a fun character because she is NOT ok with the friends to lovers change between the two.
I cannot wait to get this in audio because I just know it will be 100x better!!

 

UPDATE : I was given this audio book from the author for an honest review.  Oh man was it even better listening to the story with Andi telling it.  I laughed and got cringed with Astrid at times but boy did i SWOON again over Dean.  This book is one I will  relisten to time and time again.

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Kylie is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling, Audie Award winning author. She has sold over 2,000,000 books and was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year four times by the Australian Romance Reader’s Association. Her books have been translated into sixteen different languages. She is based in Queensland, Australia; living and working on land traditionally owned by the Jagera people.

#audio #bestfriendssibling #tattoo #doctor – Will, Men of Birds Eye book 2 by Kat Savage

Willette Archer has a secret—though some would argue how well kept it actually is. As right-hand woman and best friend to the owner of Bird’s Eye Tattoo Studio, her job has become her whole life. So, she occupies her days with shop decisions to avoid her disappointing dating life.

Of course, that might also have something to do with her two-decade old infatuation with her aforementioned best friend’s older brother.

Derek Tanner is at a loss—with basically everything. His apartment lease is up, most of his belongings are somewhere in storage, and the good doctor has been pulling extra shifts at the hospital due to lack of staff. His life is chaos. Thanks to these wonderful circumstances, dating is nowhere on his radar.

When his little brother suggests he stay in Willette’s spare room for the time being, he’s both grateful and hesitant. Sure, he grew up with Will, but they’ve never been as close—let alone in close quarters.

It doesn’t take very long for Doctor Derek to start seeing Will in a new light.

When boundaries are crossed and relationships are finally taken to the next level, will Willette get exactly what she’s been hoping for since childhood?

Contains mature themes.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I purchased this book.

Oh man Will and Derek.  I have been waiting for this one.

Will is one of “the guys”.  She is goth and happy.  She is herself, with wild and crazy hair and all.  Her bestie is in love, and she is so happy but also kinda jealous.  If ONLY the one man she can’t have would be attainable.

Derek has always seen Will as his sister.  She is Hawk’s bestie.  She is family.  UNTIL Hawk offers to let him move in with Will while he is apartment hunting.  Then he sees Will in a new light….all of a sudden she is SEXY?  WHAT!!

When Derek went and cock blocked Will on her date, I was cracking up.  I mean, he has no clue why he did it. Oh yeah, he needed to save her from a douche…riiiight.  Keep telling yourself that one Derek.

The story was filled with so much anticipation and the burn of them turning the corner from friends to lovers.

I am ready for book 3!!

 

Kat Savage’s unique brand of storytelling combines some of her own truths with a little bit of fiction to connect to people in a very real way. She writes about ugly things authentically and shamelessly.

#Splatterpunk #Review – Made A Monster by Rob Nelson

Adrian and Kendra are a match made in Hell.

Adrian’s dark past left him with a twisted imagination that takes him deep into the forest where he does unspeakable things.

Kendra is new to town. She has a dark secret of her own and an unhealthy obsession with a boy she hasn’t even met yet.

Until Adrian met Kendra, he had his deviant urges under control. When she comes to him for help, his capacity for violence goes beyond anything either of them could have imagined.

I’m part of a horror book group on Facebook and came across a review for this book. The way the reader wrote her review, I knew I had to bump this book to the top of my list.

If you’ve been following my horror read journey, you know that Broken Dolls: Deliverance by Mique Watson is my favourite horror book. Well this one, jumped right to the top alongside that one. Nothing can top Broken Dolls for me but this book is a close second. A very close second I must say.

So we meet Adrian and I honestly have no idea what to even say about him, Kendra or this book but I’ll try.

This story may be gruesome, filled blood, gore and everything else you can imagine or not imagine but it’s so much more than that. There’s emotion, survival, two broken souls who would do anything to get by but at the same time, are stuck.

Both Adrian and Kendra come from horrible backgrounds – This is trauma bonding to the extreme – both of their parents suck and that’s putting it lightly. They’re intrigued by each other but like most people who come from a horrible background, Adrian doesn’t know how to trust. I actually thought he came around but boy was I wrong.

You ever read a book and you’re just slobbing it on the couch or bed or wherever and then something happens in said book that makes you sit up straight, hand covering your heart or mouth, eyes wide, stomach clenching and you just can’t believe what you’re reading? Yeah, that happened to me quite a few times in this book.

So I don’t know how to review this but I’ll just say that Adrian and Kendra make Chucky and Tiffany look like angels.

Oh and please read the trigger warnings. I don’t have any triggers but the content of this book made even me uncomfortable at times.

100% recommend reading this if you’re into horror, splatterpunk and a emotionally charged story.

Read in KU – https://amzn.to/4bGOvsu

#wotr #attendingauthor #partofaseries Perfect Secret (Mason Creek 12) by Molly Mclain

A fake relationship with a sexy cowboy in a small town is never a good idea…

-Alana-

After high school, my plan was to leave the small town of Mason Creek and never look back. I thought I’d work my way through college while my long-time, bull rider boyfriend chased his rodeo dreams and took me along for the ride.

My own dreams of becoming his publicist and living the high life together on the ABR circuit were crushed when it became clear that my eight seconds was up. The buckle bunnies were suddenly more appealing than the girl with her nose buried in the books.

I’ve sworn off men, especially cowboys and bull riders.

That is, until I walk in on one in my shower, naked, wet, and built like he could break my heart… and my bed.

-Holden-

The rodeo has been my whole world, and all it took was one false accusation to bring it crumbling down. I cleared my name, but the organization I’ve given my life and my body to for the past seven years doesn’t give a damn. They don’t want the drama and right now they don’t want me.

That’s how I ended up in Mason Creek, hiding from the cameras while the dust settles and I can reclaim my reputation and my rank in the ABR. The last thing I need is to get messed up with a local girl, especially one who hates cowboys–bull riders in particular.

Our relationship may be just for show, but I see the opportunity for what it is…The chance to keep my secret a little longer and prove to Alana that maybe her problem with bull riders is simple…

She hasn’t ridden the right one yet.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204471070-perfect-secret?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=qVCdaRtRsX&rank=8

https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Secret-Mason-Creek-Book-ebook/dp/B08XZC9438/ref=sr_1_10?crid=11BDKS4V3PCDG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uwaGsPhXWeTGtlJfWPIqumNYrTkmbwsFsCHgRwBBoACgJNXC8wD5tfMlHPVjt_B0oLm3a8kAnXk48ifkArI9T-YT7GJXQ2wbsBpBgY9hw5k_3pOK550wFd8ctfCqge2aRuAfTvlS1y_3lj73YOJ1qsHH_5cr6UZmtYoG-YbHPz2J4X_hxMhntYoP_HaP5OGDiLQlsMloDZezxoWCh7SMucxOXS70pdXaU4ti8tdiiQg.pV9homumelcu0lubWQESJdJ6e3Nty0gDin2VdTfd95U&dib_tag=se&keywords=molly+mclain&qid=1774445171&sprefix=molly+mclain%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-10

i bought this book and here is my honest review

oh lord it feels good to be back in Mason Creek!!! Alana lived there her whole life but went away for college and fell in love with a cowboy in the ABR circuit but when he broke her heart because buckle bunnies were more tempting than staying faithful, Alana focused all her time on work and school. she worked at the local grocery store and was hoping for one day to own it, she did everything else why not own it. but when her boss let her know that a ABR cowboy was going to live across the hallway she wasn’t having it but she didn’t have a choice. Will she be able to resist his charm or will this be the wildest 8 second ride of her life.

Author of sexy, small town romance. Lover of banana Laffy Taffy, 80’s ballads, 90’s rock, and road trips. Location: Wisconsin. Sign: Sagittarius. Religion: Coffee and naps.

#review #truecrime #audiobook Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer, narrated by Jeff Ashton

Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation and the verdict that no one saw coming

It was the trial that stunned America, the verdict that shocked us all. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony walked away, virtually scot-free, from one of the most sensational murder trials of all time. She’d been accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, but the trial only left behind more questions: Was she actually innocent? What really happened to Caylee? Was this what justice really looked like?

In Imperfect Justice, prosecutor Jeff Ashton, one of the principal players in the case’s drama, sheds light on those questions and much more, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial, and the now-infamous verdict. Providing an inside account of the case, Ashton, a career prosecutor for the state of Florida, goes where the press and pundits have only speculated, detailing what really happened during the investigation, showing how the prosecution built their case, and explaining how a woman so shrouded in suspicion was proclaimed innocent.

Moving beyond the simple explanations, Ashton offers an in-depth look at the complex figure of Casey Anthony, a woman whose lies he spent three years trying to understand. And yet this focus on Casey came with its own risks; here he details how this widespread fixation on Casey—both in the media and in the trial—may have undermined the case itself. As everyone got caught up in the quest to understand the supposed villain, somehow the victim, Caylee, was all but forgotten—not just to the public, but more important, to the jury.

Complete with never-before-revealed information about the case and the accused, Ashton examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong, and why he remains completely convinced of Casey Anthony’s guilt.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12460899-imperfect-justice

https://www.amazon.com/Imperfect-Justice-Updated-Ed-Prosecuting-ebook/dp/B008LUVMXU?ref_=ast_author_mpb

i bought this audiobook and here is my honest review

from the man who was on the case. getting an inside look at the behind the scenes of the Casey Anthony trial. follow Jeff Ashton as he gets picked to be on the case for the prosecution team and trying to get justice for Caylee Marie. all the lies, stories and poor me, no matter how many times you listen or watch this case the lies are still shocking, and the not guilty verdict is still one that the world will never understand. Caylee Marie never got to grow up and have a childhood because of the horrible things that happened to her.

Jeff Ashton recently retired from a thirty-year career as a prosecutor in Orlando, Florida. He is the most experienced homicide prosecutor in the history of Orange County and a veteran of more than seventy successful homicide prosecutions. He lives in Florida.

Lisa Pulitzer is a former correspondent for the New York Times andcoauthor of more than a dozen nonfiction titles, including the New York Times bestsellers Stolen Innocence, Imperfect Justice, and Mob Daughter.

 

 

 

#Review #ExtremeHorror – The Ugly Duckling by Anne Snow

Once upon a time, there was a boy no one wanted. At school, the golden sons of the kingdom taught him his place with fists and sexual assault. At home, a father with a voice like thunder carved shame and violence into his bones.

Dylan learned that some children are not meant to grow into swans. People like him were the birds that got hunted.

Fairytales promise transformation. But when a heart is starved of kindness long enough, it does not sprout wings.
It grows bullets.

This was a short, definitely extreme little read. Poor Dylan has been abused by his father, his mother didn’t help, and he has to face bullies at school. No one seems to care about this poor kid.

One day he finally has enough and takes matters into his own hands.

While this book is short, it is an extreme horror, so it does come with quite a few trigger warnings. Please read with caution.

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#Review #ExtremeHorror – Rabbit Hunt by Wrath James White

A brutal, unflinching extreme horror novel from Wrath James White – master of splatterpunk and psychological terror.

Six college friends head into the woods for a wild, carefree weekend of drugs and sex. But deep in the forest, they’re not alone. Others have come for their own brand of sadistic, murderous fun. And they just pissed off the wrong people. Their carefree weekend becomes a savage battle for survival against a group of deranged killers who see human beings as prey. As darkness falls, every secret, sin, and scream will surface.

When Mooky, Rashad, Steve, and Big Mike reunite for their annual “rabbit hunt,” their lives and the lives of everyone they come across will be brutally and violently altered forever.

Rabbit Hunt is a splatterpunk survival horror novel that takes the “redneck psychopaths in the woods” trope and tears it to pieces. Wrath James White delivers a relentless tale of extreme violence, body horror, and psychological suspense – perfect for fans of Nick Kutter, Aron Beauregard, Elias Witherow, Kristopher Triana, and Clive Barker.

First, please read the trigger warnings. Even if you are a seasoned extreme horror reader, I still suggest reading them.

Now, this book…wow…this book was a lot.

You have four Black guys who are going hunting and I’m not talking about animals. A group of teens anger them and they take out their revenge on this group in the most awful way imaginable.

I don’t even know how to review this. It’s brutal, gory, beyond horrific but at the same time, it was written so well. I truly enjoyed this insane ride.

Wrath James White is quickly becoming a top tier author for me.

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