HAPPY MONDAY!! NOT A BIG LIST TODAY but a couple of favorites are on here and a few tropes to choose from. 😉 Though the big winner is the “best friend’s brother trope” (which I love – though I’ve NEVER had a crush on my best friend’s brothers so I can’t relate – but I can imagine…) 😉

Three things:

1.) I spent a whole calm weekend at home, catching up on my house stuff, snuggling my dogs, binge-watching Netflix shows (nothing too exciting to recommend on that front). Just a nice quiet weekend after last weekend (which as amazing and fun but also hectic) and then this past work week was insane for me (and I had to do lots of overtime) but this weekend, and this upcoming week should be calm. Ahhhhhh nice. 😉 Oh I DID catch up on the latest “Love Is Blind” season, so I can’t wait to see the reunion this week. Eeeeeeep! That’s going to be tumultuous. I LOVE IT. Total guilty pleasure.

2.) My latest crop (other than my constant bell peppers) are radishes!!!! I am so thrilled with the radishes – perfect size, perfect color, perfect radish-y taste. My canary LOVES the radish greens (their lettuce-y top is totally his thing). I’m impressed with my little raised bed garden. Oh and!!! Tiny baby green beans are growing. You guys. They look IDENTICAL to regular size green beans but in tiny mini form. Like baby muppet green beans!! 😂

3.) But also this weekend, I was having so much fun finding past emails and comments that I had missed with adamant book recommendations detailed and full of heart why that book was a must read. So… I’m starting a new thing. 😉 I’m dedicating posts to them!! Old or new, if the heartfelt email (or the excited email) gives me a blurb jolt or sounds right up our alley, I’m adding it to the blog! So if you have one for me, let me know. The short recommendations, as usual, will be added to the Friday Finds or fun lists like that, but the detailed and personal ones, those will be posts!! I’ve always been about my fellow readers and what they love to read as well as what I love to read, so I’m excited to highlight these too.

In fact… here’s an example of one I received:

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HE TOOK HER FOR HIS REVENGE…

The Warrior King’s Prize: An Obsessed Romance

HE TOOK HER FOR HIS REVENGE…

“…He took her to break her father’s kingdom…but now he’ll never let her go.

Fiona MacLeod was raised in luxury, sheltered from the bloodshed and betrayal her father left in his wake. But Lachlan Drummond has waited years for this moment—the chance to destroy the man who ruined his life. And to do that, he’ll take Fiona.

Fiona should be terrified. She’s the daughter of the man who ruined Lachlan. She should be a pawn in his quest for vengeance. But when Lachlan finally lays his hands on her, he doesn’t expect her to be so…sweet...”

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BEST FRIEND’S BROTHER

Pity Please (Pity Series #7)

SHE’S ALWAYS CRUSHED ON HER BEST FRIEND’S OLDER BROTHER…

“...I never planned to live in Elk Lake again, but here I am. I was going to get married, have a great family and career, and then I’d get my happily-ever-after stamped on the passport of my life. But Brett cheated and got his mistress pregnant with quadruplets. Karma was my consolation and believe me when I tell you, I couldn’t have been more satisfied by the outcome.

Just as I was busy with my fresh start, Noah Riley walked back into my life. I’ve always worshipped my best friend’s older brother, but he never noticed me. Until that one day…”

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REVERSE HAREM

Behind the Masks

REVERSE HAREM

“Three masked strangers in the woods.

Two seconds to run.

One very lucky woman.

Rose was told never to go into the woods alone on Halloween.

Good thing she didn’t listen.”

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SHIFTER ROMANCE

Same Thing

SHIFTER ROMANCE – HE’S SUPPOSED TO CHOOSE A MATE BUT HE WANTS THE HUMAN…

“...Werewolf Alpha of the Coeur d’Alene Lake Pack, Liam Northman, is pretending to be human. He is in need of a den to lay low for a few months, and the only place that will give him a short-term lease is located right in the middle of human territory. Werewolves and humans stay separate, and for good reason. He’s dangerous.

When he sees a human woman cornered by a suitor, he can’t help but step in. His protective instincts have always been overwhelming, but this soft-spoken beauty is doing things to his inner animal that make no sense at all. Humans and werewolves do not mix, and especially Alphas and submissives, but here he is, risking exposure to spend time with the beguiling woman who is off-limits...”

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FANTASY ROMANCE

VATHIA: The Damorleia Chronicles

FANTASY ROMANCE

“…My memories have been stolen from me and my past comes soaring in, ready to flip my life upside down. At least with my eyeball obsessed familiar and secretive bonded dragon, I don’t have to face everything alone.

Everything I was told is a lie… or is it? Only time will tell, but I fear there’s not enough as the metaphorical clock ticks. We barely escaped the skirmish that happened at Phixmery and now our true enemies are closing in, but so are the males that surround me. They want me and I think I want them too. No, not think. I need them. The fates have tied us together since the beginning. The bonds are supposed to make us stronger but each of us are a bit more shattered than we were all those years ago. I might crumble under the destiny that waits for me...”

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AGE GAP!! HIS BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER

If You Were Mine (The Cage Family Book 3)

AGE GAP!! HIS BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER

“...She’s too young for me. Too bright to my shadows. And too tempting.

Now I’m stuck in our small town, and I can’t escape her. I’d rather hide in my cabin, restoring what was once lost. Only Harper won’t let me.

I’ve already held onto more secrets than my family knows. I don’t know if I can keep what I feel about her secret too...”

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BEST FRIEND’S LITTLE SISTER

“...She’s too young for me. Too bright to my shadows. And too tempting. Now I’m stuck in our small town, and I can’t escape her. I’d rather hide in my cabin, restoring what was once lost. Only Harper won’t let me.

I’ve already held onto more secrets than my family knows…”

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➔➔ PREORDERS (coming soon!)

1. Before We Break Again by Claudia Burgoa – October 29th 2025
2. The Husband Contract (The Billionaire Contracts Book 1) by J. S. Cooper – October 30th 2025
3. The Fix: A Novel by Mia Sheridan – Nov 1 2025
4. Hell to Pay (Portland Devils Book 6) by Rosalind James – Nov 1 2025
5. The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold by Cate Holahan – Nov 1 2025
6. What She Saw by Mary Burton – Nov 1 2025
7. Seneca (Were Zoo Book 22) by R. E. Butler – Nov 1 2025
8. Space Coast Holiday Hijinks: A Collection of Festive Florida Tales by Kristen Painter, Naomi Bellina , et al. | Nov 1, 2025 – Nov 1 2025
9. Say It Isn’t Snow: A Best Friend’s Brother Holiday Romance by Veronica Eden | Nov 1, 2025
10. Patch’s Bride (Savage Legion MC, Book 16) by Aria Ray – Nov 3 2025
11. Thrown for a Loop: A New York Legends Hockey Romance by Sarina Bowen – Nov 4 2025
12. Fixed Asset (Downrange Book 1) by Riley Edwards – Nov 4 2025
13. Raven’s Curse (Raven’s Cliff Book 4) by Elle James and Kris Norris – Nov 4 2025
14. Forget You Saw Her: A thriller (Ask for Andrea) by Noelle West Ihli | Nov 4, 2025
15. The Weekend Crashers: A Novel by Jamie Brenner – Nov 4 2025
16. Keeping Amanda (Rescue Angels Book 2) by Susan Stoker – Nov 4 2025
17. Bad Bishop: A Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains Book 1) by L.J. Shen – Nov 4 2025
18. Merry Little Kissmas by Lauren Blakely – Nov 4 2025
19. The Perfect Hosts: A Novel by Heather Gudenkauf – Nov 4 2025
20. The Haunting of Emily Grace by Elena Taylor – Nov 4 2025
21. Keep Me Never by Meagan Brandy – Nov 4 2025
22. Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger – Nov 4 2025
23. Save Us (Maxton Hall Book 3) by Mona Kasten – Nov 4 2025
24. Sin Bin (D.C. Stars Book 5) by Chelsea Curto – Nov 4 2025
25. The Accidental Christmas: Wild Rose Point by Lori Foster – Nov 4 2025
26. With Friends Like These: A Novel by Alissa Lee – Nov 4 2025
27. Other People’s Fun: A Novel by Harriet Lane – Nov 4 2025
28. Love You, Mean It by Laura Pavlov – Nov 4 2025
29. If You Claim Me (The Toronto Terror Series) by Helena Hunting – Nov 6 2025
30. Enticing the Elf (Elf Magic Book 2) by Louisa Masters – Nov 6 2025
31. EVOLUTION: A Fake Dating Romantic Comedy (Hypothesis Series Book 9) by Penny Reid – Nov 6 2025
32. The Wild Card: A Sweet Small-Town Romantic Comedy (Love Stories in Sheet Cake Sweet Rom Com Series Book 4) by Emma St. Clair – Nov 6 2025
33. Money Shot by Eden Finley and Saxon James – Nov 6 2025
34. When We Breathe: A Why Choose, MMF, Friends to Lovers Romance (The Blackwells of Montana) by Kristen Proby – Nov 6 2025
35. Careless (Ashford Creek) by Carrie Ann Ryan – Nov 10 2025
36. Brooke’s Bliss (Nights in Bliss, Colorado Book 15) by Lexi Blake and Sophie Oak – Nov 11 2025
37. The Seventh Champion by Sylvia Mercedes – Nov 11 2025
38. The Sofa by Sam Munson – Nov 11 2025
39. My Sister’s Daughter and Silent Echo: Two Thrillers by Liv Constantine – November 11, 2025
40. Ravishing by Eshani Surya | Nov 11, 2025
41. Maybe One Day (The D’Angelos Book 5) by Catherine Bybee – Nov 11 2025
42. Freeing the Wild: A Silver Pines Novel (Silver Pines Ranch Series Book 4) by Paisley Hope – Nov 11 2025
43. Dead Air (Savannah Shadows Psychological Thrillers Book 3) by L.T. Ryan and Laura Chase | Nov 11, 2025
44. Receiving His Mercy (Raptor Inc Book 1) by Laylah Roberts | Nov 12, 2025
45. Ice Cold Christmas (Ice Breaker Cold Case Romance Book 15) by Cynthia Eden | Nov 12, 2025
46. My Brother’s Enemy by Tijan – Nov 13 2025
47. Fight or Flight (Silvercrest U Book 3) by Willow Dixon – Nov 13 2025

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