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A Worthy Love (Rise & Fall Series Book 4) by A.E. Valdez

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Format: 500 pages, Kindle Edition, Audiobook: 15hrs 6 mins Narrators: Winston James and Nikko Austen Smith Release Date: Published November 11, 2022 Genre: Contemporary Romance, Adult, Fiction Blurb: Publicly humiliated, Marisa Banks is blindsided by the news that the man she’s been dating for months is married. Being called names she wouldn’t wish on anyone in…

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First book of 2025: A Worthy Love by A.E. Valdez

I started 2024 with “All I’ve Ever Wanted, All I’ve Ever Needed” which was my very first Book by A.E. Valdez. So now I’m listening to last audiobook she has released. Happy New Year!

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Favorite Books of 2024

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2025 goals

What are your biggest challenges? Writing reviews consistently! I jump right into the next book and don’t take time to really reflect and write my thoughts about the last book. In 2025, I plan to be more intentional about reading and reviewing.

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Thick of Love by Danielle Marcus

Thick of Love by Danielle Marcus My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3 girlfriends were the main characters: Candice, Dallas, and Sasha. All ladies had relationship drama and they leaned on each other for support and advice. This book chronicled their relationship woes and journey to happiness. 2.75 stars Candice had a man who wasn’t faithful but he took care of things financially so Candice had to decide if…

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Audiobook Review: The Expiration Date by Kimberly Brown

TITLE: The Expiration Date by Kimberly Brown Release Date: February 13, 2024 by Dreamscape Media Genre: Contemporary Romance; Black Romance Format: Audiobook (6 hrs and 18 mins); Kindle Edition (230 pages) Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith, J. Shani Michaels My rating: 4.25 of 5 stars Blurb: Audrey Pilar is a master in the art of breaking up. Her friends have dubbed her ritual of leaving men as…

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Audiobook Review: The Women by Kristin Hannah

TITLE: The Women by Kristin Hannah My rating: 5 of 5 stars Format: Audiobook (14 hrs and 57 mins) by MacMillan Audio; Kindle Edition (480 Pages) Genre: Historical Fiction, Vietnam War Blurb: From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah’s The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women…

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The Stand-In by Lily Chu

TITLE: The Stand-In by Lily Chu Format: Kindle Edition (240 Pages) Genre: Contemporary Romance, Celebrity, Family My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb: Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all…

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Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

TITLE: Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne My rating: 4 of 5 stars Genre: Modern retelling, contemporary romance, Jane Austen retelling, diverse romance Format: Paperback (401 pages) Published: November 15, 2022 by Berkeley Blurb: Liza B–The Only DJ That Gives a Jam—wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But…

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September 2023 TBR Pile

Books I Have/Want to Read This Month (Sept 2023) On the left side are my book club selections as I belong to 3 Bookclubs. it’s actually 5 books but there are 2 selections that have sequels and I’m too nosy not to read the sequels. The right side are books that I’ve bought or been eying on audio. Those are my own choices. The ones that looked intriguing to me. As you can see, I plan my reading…

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TITLE: Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

TITLE: Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma My rating: 4 of 5 stars Format: Audiobook Published: March 15, 2022 by HarperAudio BLURB: Hi! I’m Kareena Mann. As cheesy as it sounds, I’m looking for my soulmate. In four months. And he must gain the approval of my meddling aunties. Kareena dreams of having a perfect love story like her parents did. That’s why on the morning of her thirtieth birthday, she’s…

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Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) by Katee Robert

Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert My rating: 3.75 of 5 stars Format :Audiobook: 11hrs, 10mins. Published :August 8, 2023 by Dreamscape Media Blurb: He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy. Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she’s not about to start now—even if that means marrying Olympus’s enemy…

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TITLE: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart Format: Kindle Edition (333 pages) Published: May 23, 2023 by Entangled Amara Blurb: Fans of Christina Lauren and Tessa Bailey will adore this witty and unforgettable rom-com about skyways, highways, and all the perfectly wrong ways to fall in love. As the black sheep of the family, choreographer Cassidy Bliss vowed she’d do anything to get home in…

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TITLE: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson Format: 270 pages, kindle edition Published: March 3, 2020 by William Morrow Blurb: A chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fiction’s most ingenious…

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TITLE: Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter

Play to Win by Jodie Slaughter Format: e-book (320 pages) Published: July 11, 2023 by Griffin Blurb: Jodie Slaughter’s latest rom-com, Play to Win , is a sizzling romance where a winning lottery ticket is meant to be a new start but instead becomes a second chance at love. Miriam Butler’s life is going nowhere in the slowest, most excruciating way possible. Stuck in the same barely-paying job…