Demon Boss' Baby Load (Babies for Broken Dads #2)

Here is Anna Wineheart's latest: "Demon Boss' Baby Load." It's the second novel in her new series, Babies for Broken Dads (which is a spin-off series from her Closet Baby Chronicles series...which is also a spin-off series).

[""Demon boss seeks assistant to help take a load. Off my shoulders, I mean."

Duke is on the edge, and not a fun one. Between being a CEO, a firefighter, an animal shelter volunteer, and a foster dad, he's unraveling at the sides.

He needs someone to help take his load.

His butler puts in a personal ad for him... and messes it up completely. On purpose.

His new assistant Nat is a chubby single dad who's missing three fingers, and he's expecting to take... a different kind of load.

Duke doesn't have time for relationships. He has time for 'stress relief', though. Until one 'load' goes wrong, and on top of worrying about his foster kids, he now has a baby on the way..."]

Ummm yes. All the yes. Then again, why am I surprised? This series in inherently fabulous, so why wouldn't this book/couple be as well?

I loved how open and loving these two were. IT was sweet and kind and slightly possessive. It was all about being/feelings safe and having a big, happy family. Their only obstacle was an outside source. Besides that, it was a relatively easy love story. 

Just accidentally swearing in front of babies...a lot. Then again, Nat was really great at putting his foot in his mouth (not that Duke minded).

Trigger Warnings: jealous coworker, violence, past domestic abuse, brief fat-shaming, kidnapping, and more.

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End Game (Brooklyn Kings #2)

I was doing SOOO good at not requesting too many ARCs and getting overwhelmed and reading them at the very last minute..and here we are. Here's "End Game" by Felice Stevens. It's the second novel in her Brooklyn Kings series.

["In a world where winning is everything, without each other, it means nothing.

The first time I see Brody “Blink” Martin in the locker room, I fall hard.
Big blue eyes, ripped abs…let’s just say there’s a reason the position is called tight end.
But I’m Devlin “Devil” Summers—star quarterback, ladies’ man…and closeted.
So I look but don’t touch.
With the National Championship ours, I take a chance and kiss him.
And when he kisses me back, I’m winning for the second time that night.
From that moment on, we know we’re meant to be together.
Different teams and schedules can’t keep us apart.
Ten years later, we’re both playing for the Brooklyn Kings.
Super Bowl champions.
More in love than ever.
Still hiding who we are.
Then I’m forced to make the decision of a lifetime:
Football or love.
My end game is both."]

TO BE UPDATED SOON!

Trigger Warnings:

#grr #arc #arcteammember
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Sugared (The Art of Love #6)

Here's Merry Farmer's "Sugared." It's the sixth novel in her new series, The Art of Love.

["The Art of Love is having the wrong numbers, but being in the right place at the right time…

Leland Page counts himself lucky to have been given the job of running Hawthorne House’s increasingly busy kitchen and teaching cooking and baking courses at the arts center. He feels like he has to prove himself to Robert Hawthorne to keep his place, so when he finds his former best friend’s brother in severe distress and brings him home, he isn’t sure whether Ean Jones will make him or break him.

Kicked out of his parents’ house for being gay, Ean knows he’s in trouble. All he has to his name is a lottery ticket and hope. So when Leland comes to his rescue, he’s ready and willing to do anything for his new hero. But he didn’t imagine that would mean helping Leland create the most magnificent Valentine’s Day feast Hawthorne House has ever seen!"]

I remember reading this book when it was a short story in "Candy Volume 2", a charity anthology, but somehow, even it didn't really change, it was even better with the Art of Love themed cover.

I loved these two both times. They were sweet and kind and patient. They were dedicated to being happy and finding a place to belong (of course the Hawthorne House was the place--any artsy queer individual (or accountant) is welcome).

It might just have been a taste of the Hawthorne crazy, and these two night not be Hawthorne by blood, but it was still so utterly perfect!

Trigger Warnings: homophobic parents, and more. 

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The Bone Collector (The Watch #1)

I've been putting off this series for a while...and now I can't remember why. Here's Onley James's "The Bone Collector." It's the first novel in her series The Watch, which is a spin-off series from Necessary Evils.

["Park Chen has spent most of his life as a killer—a deadly, deep cover operative known as the Bone Collector. Now, he’s been benched. Reassigned as an instructor at Project Watchtower, he’s tasked with training a school of psychopathic assassins while trying to keep a promise to his friends.

Gift Ayutthaya isn’t treated like a gift at all. If anything, his parents treat him as a burden, though a spoiled one. After an attempt on his life, they pass that burden onto someone else. Park. The man Gift’s been fantasizing about for years. A man who sees him as an adorable but incompetent distraction.

It’s no secret that Gift doesn’t belong at the Watch, but Park’s made a vow to keep him safe. Gift has made a vow, too. He’s going to use every weapon in his arsenal to find a way to seduce Park and make him love him, once and for all. Or die trying.

Loving Gift was never the issue—Park’s already there. But assignments at the Watch aren’t optional. To stay, Gift has to prove himself, something Park just can’t allow. Can Gift get Park to see that, when it comes to murder, Gift is aptly named? Or will he be relegated to the sidelines in both school and in love?"]

It took me forever to read this book, and I'm not entirely sure why.

I LOVED Gift. I agree with Payton and the rest of the psychopathic gang, he needs protected at all costs (all of them). And who better to protect him than a bunch of psychopaths who think he's a cute pet? Oh? His soon-to-be-boyfriend? All the yes.

Park tried really fucking hard to keep himself in check and not cross any lines. It's just that Gift tried harder to cross the lines and make Park loose his control. And to think Park thought Gift was all innocence and blushes. 

There were quite a few memorable/mentionable quotes, but here's one we all feel: "I wanna be a Mulvaney when I grow up." Or married to one. ;)

Trigger Warnings: assault, past loss of a child, well-deserved violence, and more.

#thebonecollector #thesineater #thewatch #thewatchseries #necessaryevils #necessaryevilsseries #onleyjames #books #queerbooks #queererotica #bodicerippers #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks

Ensnaring Their Rabbit (Heat, Prey, Love)

Here's Jacey Davis's latest: "Ensnaring Their Rabbit." It is a part of the Heat, Prey, Love multi-author series.

["May the Gods have mercy on anyone who tries to take our mate from us...

My twin brother Reeve and I have called Western State Penitentiary our home for the last ten years, and that’s not changing any time soon. We’ve made our peace with that and have grown used to our lives in the only prison in the country that can hold alpha predator shifters like ourselves.

These collars might keep us from shifting and using our alpha abilities, but even the ones in charge know they must do something to help curb our predatory instincts, or they’d have a major problem. So, they hold quarterly hunts. The prison is locked down, our collars are turned off, and some unfortunate omega prey shifter is dropped in our midst. The poor thing never stands a chance.

Reeve and I are tired of these games and have no intention of playing. But then the scent of the newest prey hits us, and we immediately know he’s our mate.

Nothing will stop us from protecting our sweet little rabbit. It doesn’t matter who comes for him and what they try to do. Brynn is ours to care for, ours to protect, and anyone who tries to get in the way, all we have to say is, “Bring it.”"]

I fucking LOOOVED this book. It was dark and twisted and a little dystopian, but it was somehow still so perfectly sweet. It was obsessive and possessive and protective and alpha-y. It was soft and submission and filled with trust. 

But it wasn't easy. They had far too many obstacles and enemies to get through before their HEA. 

Trigger Warnings: borderline-dub-con, trafficking, attempted assault, sickness, violence, and more.

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The Shapeshifter's Secretary (Charmed Away Temp Agency #3)

My GOD. Amy Padilla utterly blew me away with her newest book. "The Shapeshifter's Secretary" is the third novel in her latest series, Charmed Away Temp Agency. 

["All Tony wanted was a job that didn’t make his life harder. Being a temp should have made it easier, let him pick jobs that he was comfortable with, but bills needed to be paid and he didn’t have the luxury of turning jobs down. So when his boss offers him what sounds like the perfect job, he’s afraid to hope he’s finally found his place. After all, the job is only temporary. They wouldn’t want to keep someone like him. Right?

Taron was starting to think he was the problem. Why else would he have gone through three secretaries in a matter of weeks? Granted, he had issues staying put and he was known to make the occasional prank, but he wasn’t that bad! So after Avery goes out of his way to find someone know, Taron promised to behave. And when he meets the newest addition, he’s determined to keep that promise. Tony calls to him in a way no one else has before, and for once in his life, he wants to stay put. But when a past mistake starts looking in Tony’s direction, he realizes behaving might not be enough. Right?

Zephyr would admit to no one that he was still in love with his ex. So when there’s an opportunity to work with him, he makes up an excuse and pretends he’s only there for the project. Except Taron has his eyes on another, and it only took one conversation to figure out why. Tony is sweet and earnest, and in sore need to be taken care of. It wasn’t possible to have them both. Right?"]

And the bonus tags (because they're arguable better than the blurb itself): ["good things come in threes, Tony has a tragic backstory, Taron wants to cuddle him, old rivals make a reappearance, Taron calls in a favor, being around out-of-control incubi is a recipe for disaster, or spicy times, take your pick, sharing is caring, they’ll learn to get along for Tony, healing can be painful, Taron can’t hide from the truth, nobody can hate Tony, guaranteed HEA."]

This one started with some slow burn. Then again, this series was a little slow burn-y. The feelings started relatively regular-burn-y (it's a thing), but the steam took some time. But when it got there? Oh wow, was that steam strong.

The steam and the fluff. There was just so much dedication and protectiveness in this book, from all sides. It wasn't all over-the-top-alpha possessiveness, because that wasn't Tony/Taron/Zephyr. They might not have had the easiest of times (I'm looking at you Taron and Zephyr), but they made it work. At first for Tony, but then for themselves. 

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How to Tame a Hellhound (Hellhounds of Paradise Falls #3)

AHHH! Here's Shannon Mae's latest book, "How to Tame a Hellhound," which is the third book in her newest series Hellhounds of Paradise Falls (which is a spin-off series from Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures).

["Aiden
Apparently, the trauma from being kidnapped doesn’t end when you’re rescued, although I’m doing better. I have a roommate who has become family, and we’ve been adopted by a pack of otherworldly creatures who protect us. I’m still a little jumpy, and most people make me uncomfortable, but baking, therapy, and my daily walks are all helping. The sweet guard dog who follows me around in the woods helps, too. I can tell him anything I want—even how scared I am of my own family. I’m afraid to bring trouble to my new family’s doorstep, but I can’t end up caged again.

Atlas (aka Fluffy)
I have never belonged. I never knew my parents, and I grew up with a pack of wolves. (Yes, I was literally raised by wolves. Believe me, I see the humor in that too.) Wilder found me and adopted me, and I have a pack and a good life. People still make me uncomfortable, though, unless I’m torturing and killing them (only hellbound people—I’m not just some random serial killer). I just like solitude. But there’s something about Aiden that calls to my hellhound, and I can’t help wanting to protect the sweet human. I’ll even put up with being nicknamed Fluffy so long as I get to stay close to him. When I find out he’s in danger, I know I can’t sit back any longer. The only problem? How will my traumatized human react to finding out I’m not just a guard dog?"]

And the official tags (because they're the best): ["Both characters have tragic backstories and need lots of comfort; Aiden loves cuddles and Fluffy is totally cuddle material; Atlas kind of likes being called Fluffy by his human, but he’ll maim anyone else who tries it; there’s torture and death (but only of really bad people); hellhounds have tails, and they know how to use them."]

I loved these two! They were messy and chaotic and beautiful and communicative (eventually) and caring and understanding! It was slow but kind. I loved it!

One of my absolute favorite lines/sections: "He turned into Fire Fluffy." That entire scene, from the change to Liam's muttered "jealous" comment to Aiden continuing to repeat it to Fluffy's puppy eyes. It was perfect on soooo many levels!

The plot twist in this?!!!?! Shannon continues to absolutely amaze me with her skill!! 

I can still envision at least 2-4 more books in this series...not to mention the conclusion of Demonic Disasters and Afterlife Adventures (who's the angel setting up so many mate matches!?!). SOO many books and not enough time. I neeeeeed them all now (like, right now (please?)).

Trigger Warnings: discussion of torture, discussion of past trauma including violence and sexual assault, past kidnapping, past abandonment, toxic family, violence, implied abusive relationship, and more.

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