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I have a love of books, in particular romance novels and I want to share my favourites with others.

18/09/2026

The King of LA has landed in my Kindle, so I know what I'll be doing tonight.

This is the re-release of L.A. Ruthless series with some updates and edits, and despite how many times I've already read the original release, I'm loving Alejandro Montoya just as much this time around and can't wait to see his queen, Alanna, come into her own in this book.

15/09/2026

Vameer is here and this is a case of the older brother doing it better. But when Vameer and Volik come together, it’s even better.

We learned in Volik’s book that Vameer was missing and Volik had spent all his time searching for him. Now we learn exactly why Vameer was missing.

Vameer is a warrior. He’s spent much of his life fighting and battling. After a long life always on the attack, he’s worn down and plans to sleep for a couple of weeks to recharge and recover. Instead, it’s been 103 years, and the thing that wakes him is his mate.

On Rune’s 30th birthday, she thinks she’s losing her mind. Her whole world seems to be turning upside down and nothing is making sense, not until the giant vampire arrives.

Vameer being Rune’s mate puts her in immense danger, and with his mate in danger, his protective instincts go into overdrive. There is nothing that Vameer won’t do to protect her.

Vameer and Rune didn’t fight their bond, and that led to some pretty spicy moments. The difference between not only their size but lifestyles is huge in this book. He has to navigate finding his mate and protecting her, but also the new world he finds himself in. The vampire adapts quickly though and 100 years doesn’t hold him back.

Rune is a unique spirit and seems like a perfect fit for Vameer. She is a wanderer in a sense, and her inability to settle turns out to always have been because she was looking for her other half.

I’m a fan of S.J. Tilly and this might be a step outside her norm, but she’s making magic. The characters are captivating, and their stories are thrilling, fun and hot.

I’m thoroughly enjoying new universe and I’m even more excited for more to come. The Druid, the wolf, and maybe there will be more, but I’m excited for what’s to come.

15/09/2026

Taking His Heart is available now!!!

This is book five in the Owning Vegas Second Generation series and the Vegas crew cross paths with the De Bellis family of Australia. Meet Carlo Bianchi Junior and Daniella De Bellis.

CJ

Love isn’t a trap I want to fall into again. Sure, it looks good on paper. It even looks great on my parents. But love is not for me.

I tried it once, and all it left me with was an empty shell where my heart used to be. That’s what she did when she ripped it out and crushed it beneath her six-inch stiletto.

Daniella De Bellis. The one who got away.

Or maybe she was the one I let go. Because if I’m being honest, if I’d really wanted to keep her, I would have. But I didn’t fight for her. Instead, I let her put an ocean between us and pretended it didn’t affect me.

Now she’s back in my city, and the heart she ripped out all those years ago has started beating again. I’m not sure the organ—or my soul—can survive her a second time.

Daniella

Las Vegas is the last place I want to be. It’s also the last place I ever thought I’d step foot in again. Especially after the way I left things years ago.

Hurting people isn’t fun for me, even less so when it’s people I really care about. It’s my fault he hates me. Carlo Bianchi Junior, CJ. I went and fell in love with him, knowing that there was never going to be any hope for a relationship.

He wanted me to stay, and I left. I went home to my family, putting an ocean between both of our broken hearts. As much as I broke his, I broke my own more.
I’m back, though. And all those feelings I thought I had buried deep down are rising right to the surface.

He says he hates me. I know he doesn’t. I know he still loves me. And this time, when I take his heart, I’m not going to be the one to destroy it.

13/09/2026

I'm currently reading upcoming release, The Last Goodbye.

BLURB

Briar Sinclair is enemy number one.

She came to Blue Sky Bay with a multimillion-dollar plan and one goal: to buy my restaurant.

Too bad it’s not for sale.

She’s pulled every stunt in the book to get my attention, though I refuse to engage with a woman who came here to ruin my life—no matter how relentless she is.

Unfortunately, my restaurant is the last thing standing in the way of her powerful father’s approval.

She’s determined to convince me that this is a good idea.

We can agree to disagree.

But that doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying the effort that she’s putting in.

One minute she’s arguing with me about real estate, the next she’s tripping outside my houseboat or falling asleep behind my restaurant after working herself to exhaustion.

Did I mention the fact that she’s insanely beautiful.

I should hate her for what she’s trying to do. Instead, I can’t stop noticing her pretty pink mouth or her sharp tongue.

The more we clash, the harder it becomes to remember that she’s the enemy.

Because somewhere between the arguments, late nights, and undeniable attraction—Briar Sinclair stopped feeling like the woman trying to destroy my future…and she started feeling like she belonged in it.

13/09/2026

Welcome to Echo Lake. newest series is The Mercer Family and we start with Elliott Mercer. ❤️

Single father to 5-year-old Baylor, eldest brother to Ansel, Sutton and Hollis, and owner of Echo Lake Camp is Elliott.

Let’s just say Elliott has some hang ups with being left and he finds that change is usually a bad thing.

Enter Emelia Greene, arriving in Echo Lake to shake up Elliott’s life. She’s there on behalf of her company from Boston, who are planning to buy a parcel of land to build some low-rise condos.

Elliott can only see all the things that can go wrong. He doesn’t want Echo Lake to lose what makes it special. He’s already lost so much in his life, he won’t let anyone in to destroy his home.

The fact that Emelia is gorgeous and smart is irrelevant. A pretty face won’t sway his decision.

But when Emelia ends up spending three months in the Bunkie in Elliott’s back yard, things start off rocky to be sure. With a little time and a bit of close proximity they slowly start to find some middle ground, and from there the mutual attraction is hard to ignore.

There is a lot these two have to deal with. Emelia is only in town for three months, Elliott has his sweet innocent Baylor’s feelings to worry about, and what the outcome of the sale could mean.

Piper Rayne aren’t done there though, because they had a couple more surprises to throw our way and they play with our emotions a fair bit.

Holding Ground was a great introduction to the Mercer Family and the personalities in Echo Lake. Elliott seems like a grumpy loner, but he’s actually just a man who’s been holding things together for his family for a long time. He learns that change isn't always going to bad, it could be the thing to make him the happiest he's ever been.

Emelia is a different story all together. She’s never quite felt like she fit in. Until she lands in Echo Lake.

Emelia finally faces her own family history, and it opens her eyes and her heart to what’s real and important. It allows Emelia to see that she does fit, and it just might be with Elliott and Baylor in Echo Lake.

12/09/2026

I'm currently reading upcoming release Taking His Heart.

You can get your hand on a copy on September 15.

PREORDER NOW: https://books2read.com/Daniella

CJ

Love isn’t a trap I want to fall into again. Sure, it looks good on paper. It even looks great on my parents. But love is not for me.

I tried it once, and all it left me with was an empty shell where my heart used to be. That’s what she did when she ripped it out and crushed it beneath her six-inch stiletto.

Daniella De Bellis. The one who got away.

Or maybe she was the one I let go. Because if I’m being honest, if I’d really wanted to keep her, I would have. But I didn’t fight for her. Instead, I let her put an ocean between us and pretended it didn’t affect me.

Now she’s back in my city, and the heart she ripped out all those years ago has started beating again. I’m not sure the organ—or my soul—can survive her a second time.

Daniella

Las Vegas is the last place I want to be. It’s also the last place I ever thought I’d step foot in again. Especially after the way I left things years ago.

Hurting people isn’t fun for me, even less so when it’s people I really care about. It’s my fault he hates me. Carlo Bianchi Junior, CJ. I went and fell in love with him, knowing that there was never going to be any hope for a relationship.

He wanted me to stay, and I left. I went home to my family, putting an ocean between both of our broken hearts. As much as I broke his, I broke my own more.
I’m back, though. And all those feelings I thought I had buried deep down are rising right to the surface.

He says he hates me. I know he doesn’t. I know he still loves me. And this time, when I take his heart, I’m not going to be the one to destroy it.

12/09/2026

Top Shelf by is live now!!!

Grab your copy here: https://books2read.com/topshelfNL

I was born into hockey royalty, but I was never meant to inherit the throne.
At least, that’s what my family made sure I believed.
After years of running from the Winslow name, I’m dragged back into the world I fought to escape and forced into an internship with the Valehurst Kings.
It’s the last place I want to be. The Kings aren’t just brutal, untouchable hockey gods. They’re the only men who know what happened the night that ruined me.
Lucian is chaos with a wicked smile and blood on his knuckles. Ronan is control sharpened into a weapon. Silas is quiet intensity, all watchful eyes and secrets written in silence.
I should hate them. Fear them. Stay as far away from them as possible. But the closer they get, the harder it is to tell the difference between danger and protection.
They see the girl beneath the last name. The survivor beneath the scars. The future I was told I could never claim.
And when the truth finally starts to unravel, I have to decide if I’m brave enough to stop running.
From my past.
From them.
From the throne that was always supposed to be mine.

10/09/2026

It's here! Grab your copy of newest release Holding Ground.

The Mercer Family are going to win your hearts and eldest sibling Elliott Mercer starts us off.

Holding Ground is:

🩷Single Dad
🩷Small Town
🩷Will The Or Won't They
🩷Forced Proximity
🩷Enemies-to-Lovers
🩷Blue Collar Hero
🩷Guraded Hearts
🩷Emotional Healing

09/09/2026

upcoming book Diary of a Biker Queen has landed in my in box and I'm so excited becasue I need to know how this crew is going to get out of the serious troulbe they are in
Across an ocean, the baby growing inside me starts a deadly Mafia war.

A battle that can't be survived by all three men I'm falling for.

Dax knows the baby I'm carrying is his, and he'll burn the world down to keep us both safe. But in the depths of a Scottish castle, a bet is placed on his life and an ultimatum given. Fight or die.

With Lynx as his opponent, and his demons barely kept beneath the surface, there is no winner without losing one of them.

Luca's father wants my head after finding out I'm not the untouched bride he was promised. And I'm sure Luca is going to let him have it. Until he utters one sentence that might just save us all.

Or it'll paint a target on our backs too.
Diary of a Biker Queen is the second book in the Saint View Blood and Ink trilogy and cannot be read as a standalone. Start the series with book 1, Diary of a Mafia Princess. This book contains dark themes that may trigger some readers.

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