This week I share my thoughts on BTG which starting next week will be found on YT and TT. Rescue The Night by Christine DePetrillo is a contemporary romance with a female main character who falls for her brother's best friend. It's a good first book in a series and reminds me in some ways of the overprotectiveness that we see in Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh, which has another sister dealing with older brothers who are trying to impede her love story "for her own good".

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This week I talk about BTG and why I want Heather to be a big bad! My reading includes Die For Me by Shirlene Obuobi, The Rejected Omega by Sara Sellers, Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh, and Fake Dating Her Yeti by Neva Post.

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This week I talk about my thoughts on Beyond The Gates, a few thoughts on the other CBS soaps as well as books I've been reading - Die For Me by Shirlene Obuobi, Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh, and Big Stick Energy by Sarina Bowen.

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This week I talk about BTG and it's drama, Into the Fading Twilight by Catherine Cowles which is romance with murder, Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi which might have vampires, Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh which is a reread 😍 and my thoughts on physical media and how important it is and why video calls are so much better than I thought they would be as a teenager!

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This week I talk about BTG with a smattering of B&B. The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren is a great second chance, Becoming a Vincent by C. M. Owens is a best friends to lover and Slave to Sensation is enemies to lovers in case your TBR needs some new books!!

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This week I talk about the 15 Daytime Emmy nominations Beyond The Gates received, why I'm rereading Slave to Sensation for the 6th time ( I think, might be 7th 😆) plus the Innocent Next Door by Shelley Munro (book whose title evaded me) along with World cup and Home Run Derby thoughts.

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This week I yap about how BTG (Beyond The Gates) has me feeling, Zoe York's Reckless at Heart and how sometimes books just don't hit the spot. I also mention Taryn Delanie Smith who's videos on TikTok and Instagram always brighten my day!

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This week I gush about The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne! It's a 5 star read for me and a really great example of enemies to lovers. Spoilers start at 9:24. I also share some odd thoughts and talk about my dad. If grief and loss of a parent is not what you need at this time, stop at 44:20.

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This week I share my thoughts on Kat and Eva on BTG, the Knicks parade and the books I'm currently reading: Knight's Seduction by Sherilee Gray, Call Me by Alison Kent and The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne

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This week it’s about the Knicks, the World Cup and romance novels I read and enjoyed! The Ex-Vows by Jessica Joyce was a great contemporary second chance (I’m a bit spoilery, my bad!) Bride of the Kalisars by Dayna Styles was also quite good, it’s a why-choose romantasy lite book with a throuple that works.

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