Where Have I Been?

Your girl has been BUSY. And then taking a much needed break. For those that don’t know, I got engaged at the end of May (wee!) and so after I completed the manuscripts sitting in my inbox for my author babies, I took a little break to begin planning—though I use that word loosely because, 5 people are invited, so the planning involved is actually very minimal. But if you know me, you know I’m already overwhelmed by it. But as of now, we have the located decided upon, an inquiry made with the photographer I’ve found whose style I LOVE, and… that’s it. But that’s okay. We still have (some) time.

Anyways, I’ve been taking this time off to plan, and read some books that have been sitting on my shelves, and in my kindle, staring at me… neglected.

So if you’re curious, or looking for a rec at all, this is what I’ve read in the last thirty-ish days:

• Merciless - Willow Mcquerry - Yes, a must-read! It comes out Oct. 8th.

"I'm not a monster, but I'll be one for her."
Asher and Elijah Astar—the Merciless Twins of Astar Elite College.

I’m the social pariah—the freak that no one talks to or hangs out with. The others learned their lesson and never speak to me because terrible things will happen to them.
The Merciless Twins made it clear that I’m off-limits.
They’ve made it their mission to make me suffer, but I didn’t know it was them until it was too late.
Nothing is too low for them. Not even taking a bet to sleep with me.
They love playing cruel games that mess with not only my head, but also my heart.
I thought I knew misery, but falling in love with my stepbrothers opened a new world of pain.
And they won’t stop until I’m crushed beneath their shoes.”

• Ghosted - Nova Kane - Yes, another must-read! Available now!

  𝔏𝔬𝔶𝔞𝔩𝔱𝔶 𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔬𝔟𝔰𝔢𝔰𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔰.
  
  Two brothers. One obsession.
  
  In a world built on violence, control, and secrets that don’t survive the night, she was never supposed to matter—just a passing distraction caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  
  But the moment she stepped into their orbit, everything shifted.
  
  Lines blurred. Tension turned volatile. Loyalty began to rot from the inside out.
  
  Because obsession doesn’t share, and blood doesn’t mean loyalty.

• Hail Bloody Mary - C. Hebert - Yes, go read it! Part of the No Plot, Just Holes anthology! - Coming Nov. 7th

  𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝙽𝚞𝚗 𝚡 𝙿𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙷𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢 𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙿𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔰𝔬 𝔪𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔢…

• Spitfire - A.L. Maruga - Yesss, another go read it! Available Now.

  Aries is the spark. The warrior. The wildfire that refuses to be contained.
  
  FBI Agent Scarlett Lyssa believes she's one step away from catching the state's most elusive serial killer, known only as Ashmaker. Her partner, Jasper, is determined to keep her alive to solve the case and make her his indefinitely.
  
  Xavier is trying to outsmart the FBI, but he has no desire to stop the killer.
  He's fascinated and obsessed with Ashmaker, and the woman standing in the middle of it all has become his greatest fixation and desire.
  
  As Ashmaker's twisted games close in, Scarlett finds herself trapped between two dangerously possessive men, a string of brutal murders, and a mystery that feels disturbingly personal.
  One man would die to protect her. The other would kill to claim her.
  
  Every clue pulls her closer to the truth.
  Every murder drags her deeper into a nightmare where obsession is mistaken for love, trust is the deadliest weapon, and monsters don't always know what they are.
  
  In this game of hunters and killers...
  Someone is lying.
  Someone is watching.
  Someone already owns her.
  
  A dark romance soaked in obsession, psychological suspense, serial killers, vigilante justice, morally gray characters, and a toxic love triangle where love and madness become impossible to separate. Part of the Dark Star shared world.

• Feast - Ab. Cynthe - Anotha one - YES! - Available now. Part of the Dark Sign Series
  
  Feast is dark romance featuring the Osvaldo twins, Haze and Indi, from Baked.

• White Noise - Nova Kane - YUSSS - Available now. (there’s no blurb for this, but picture the movie The Ring, but hotter, with a six-foot-something blond man, who “isn’t jealous” when it comes to the woman whose condo he’s haunting through the wires. Oh yeah, and his pp vibrates like a little (big) electric shock. Mhm

Anyways, those are some of the books I’ve read recently! I know it doesn’t look like a lot, but I generally don’t have much time to read for fun, so this is a big month for me!