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I can’t believe it’s March already! That means Spring is coming and I can’t wait. I’ve been dealing with some health issues, but I can safely say I’m figuring them out. I’ve made appointments with my doctor and it’s been a relief to get some answers. I’m making progress with getting an answer to what’s going on, but my doctor and I still have some headway to make.
I’m going out of town this weekend for a housewarming party for my nephew. He recently moved back to my hometown, which is a small town and we have a lot of family living there. He has a support system there and he recently got a new apartment after couch-surfing with family. I’m looking forward to this mini trip so I can see my sister and nieces.
March is also 7 months since I started the book stack and that feels amazing to say. Shoutout to my 57 subscribers! :) I appreciate every one of you and I hope I keep creating content that you enjoy.
March 6: Finn (The Moore Men #1) by Ashley James - “Falling for my girlfriend’s twin brother wasn’t what I had in mind when I hired him to be my son’s nanny.”
March 6: No Pucks (Gods versus Monsters Hockey #1) by J.R. Gray - “Finding out the guy I hooked up with is on my team isn’t the way I saw my first week of coaching going.”
March 7: Devour by Gail Haris - “I’m completely unaware that I’ve jumped into a car with Nicholas Deschamps, a powerful man who is desensitized to violence. He’s irresistibly charismatic and extremely handsome, making him a wolf in sheep's clothing.”
March 7: Soul Hate by Hannah Kingsley - “What if you fall for the one you are fated to destroy? The Holy States teach that everyone is born with a Soulmate. But every coin has two sides…”
March 10: Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Sara Ney - “Next thing I know, Gio is in my DMs with a challenge: “Hold up a sassy sign at my game and hit me with your best shot. Roast me in front of everyone.” For him, it’s fun. For me, it’s humiliating. But I did it. Glitter included. And because the universe thrives on chaos, the Baddies won.”
March 10: Balance (Oakley’s Crew #3) by Nicole Dykes - “I’ve never felt like this before, and I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. All I know is I want to find a way.”
March 11: Fan Service by Rosie Danan - “Ever since his show went off the air, Devin and his career have spiralled, but waking up naked in the woods outside his LA home with no memory of the night before is a new low.”
March 11: The Elf Witch (The Plot of the Six Saints #1) by Jacquelyn Gilmore - “It follows a formerly magicless elf as she suddenly comes into powers that her kingdom has never seen and the duplicitous prince she must bargain with to save them at whatever cost—even her soul.”
March 11: How to Love Better by Yung Pueblo - “In How to Love Better, Yung Pueblo examines all aspects of relationships, from the rose-colored early days when you may be hesitant to show your full self, to the challenges that can arise without clear communication, to dealing with heartbreak and healing as you close a chapter of your life.”
March 13: Once Upon A Pack (Royalverse #1) by Ari Wright - “When these famously eligible men find out their maid is their mate… Can the royal alphas convince Ivy they’ll be her happily ever after?”
March 13: Story of My Life (Story Lake #1) by Lucy Score - “At least she's finding swoon-worthy inspiration from her hot, grumpy contractor Cam and his animal-rescuing, community-involved family. It's all just research. What could go wrong?”
March 14: Daddy Down Under by Nora Phoenix - “He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever met. Bossy, carefree, and somehow, he reads me like an open book. Oh, and did I mention he’s my ex-best friend’s son?”
March 14: The Venom We Bleed (Scorpion Kings #1) by Lucy Smoke - “If the Scorpion Kings want to damage the new outcast of Silverwood, they’ll soon learn that anyone can be a killer if you give them the right incentive.”
March 14: The Liar’s Reckoning (Doormen of the Upper East Side #4) by August Jones - “Senator Graham Lather is the client I can’t shake. The bane of my existence. My opposite in every way. He’s my soulmate.”
March 14: #Bossholes by Melissa Ivers - “I didn’t plan on working for one grumpy boss, let alone three. And I sure as heck didn’t plan on selling them my virginity.”
March 18: Sunrise on the Reaping (Hunger Games #0.5) by Suzanne Collins - “When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?”
March 19: Private Show (Red Light Boys #1) by S.A. Sway - “Milo is a cam boy. Isra watches.”
March 19: Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me Volume 4 by Jaclyn Osborn - “Can love withstand the battles to come when the truth of Evan’s past is revealed?”
March 20: Slash and Burn (Holden Cove #2) by Maddy Lowe - “Getting to know Jill again—all grown up and more gorgeous than ever—has me skating on thin ice before I know it. Pretty soon getting caught by her brother is the least of my worries.”
March 20: Kiss the Villain by Rina Kent - “Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire. I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem. Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain. Until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.”
March 21: The Interview (Executive Suite Secrets #0.5) by Jocelyn Drake - “My boss played cupid … And set me up on the best date of my life.”
March 21: Falling for the Irish by Bryce Quinn - “He looks exactly like the kind of fun I could use — a gorgeous man with a wicked smile and a body that should come with a warning label. When he invites me on an adventure, I don’t think twice.”
March 25: The Sin Eater (The Watch #2) by Onley James - “Waylon Boone is no stranger to danger. As the headmaster of the Watch, an elite school hidden in the desert where the wealthy send their psychopathic children to become the perfect covert operatives, he's trained killers, spies, and manipulators. But none have ever tested his control quite like Payton Skinner—the most dangerous student to walk through the doors, and the one Boone thought he could tame.”
March 25: Summer in the City by Alex Aster - “In a desperate attempt at inspiration, Elle ends up back in the city she swore she would never return to, in an apartment she could never afford. It’s the perfect place to write her screenplay…until she realizes her new neighbor is tech “Billionaire Bachelor” Parker Warren, her stairwell hookup from two years ago.”
March 25: Free: My Search for Meaning by Amanda Knox - "Free recounts how Amanda survived prison, the mistakes she made and misadventures she had reintegrating into society, culminating in the untold story of her return to Italy and the extraordinary relationship she's built with the man who sent her to prison.”
March 25: The Prince and the Player by Nora Phoenix - “I’m determined to win over the one guy who hates me…but I never expected to fall for him.”
March 25: The Portable Feminist Reader edited by Roxane Gay - “Through the Portable Feminist Reader, readers explore the state of American feminism, its successes and failures, and what feminism looks like in practice, as a complex, contradictory, personal and political, and ever-growing legacy of feminist thought.”
March 25: Just Our Luck by Denise Williams - “In an effort to keep the store afloat and to get Sybil’s family off of her back, they agree to fake a relationship for three months. Even with hundreds of millions of dollars, finding each other might end up being the sweetest bit of luck for both of them.”
March 27: His Wicked Wants (West Coast Mobsters #6) by Leighton Greene - “Nero Andretti, a mafioso with questionable loyalties, is smoking hot, suave, and savage. He always gets what he wants—one way or another. And he’s enjoying his time with the Castellani Family more than he thought he would, mostly because he’s found a new diversion in the form of one intriguing, infuriating man who somehow seems immune to Nero’s charms.”
March 27: Possessive Puckboy (Puckboys #8) by Eden Finley & Saxon James - “Connor Kikishkin may be the one who made me the target for years of name-calling, but I’ve always wondered if my hatred for him bordered too much on the obsessive side to truly be classified as hate.”
March 27: Demonic Division (The Sundering Duet #1) by Mindy Paige - “Dagny Olavera had no idea that saving a sweet little bunny would lead to her being kidnapped, imprisoned, and bound to five of the most powerful demons in The Far Place. She had no idea that the creatures she feared all her life could be so protective, so loving, and so enticing—especially when they call her mine.”
March 28: His Temptation (Empire State of Love #1) by Nicole Baker - “I’ve never been with a man before, but he’s making me question everything. The way he touches me, the way he makes me feel... It’s like he wants to own me in a way no one else ever has.”
March 29: These Jagged Edges by Tuesday James - “This is a story of redemption and second chances—a journey of healing, love, and the discovery that even the deepest wounds can lead to something whole.”