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I love his friends. They went and found him and are managing his life and return to society.

I love listening to Alex Wyndham's narration. It is nice to hear mention of some of the characters from her Rockcliffe series.

Love this author, Two Brides for Ewan de Buchan, is one of my fave books. Looking forward to this one. She has such great characters and the steam is perfect for the story.

He's accompanying her to her college classes and the professor tries to stop by the door. “Where she goes, I go,” Elio says smoothly. “I’m her emotional support monster.”

Just realized this is by the author of another dragon shifter book I liked because the MMC mentions death as the penalty for breaking oath and the leader of their ppl was willing to die for his human mate in her place. I was enjoying this but I like this author so I'm looking forward to it more now.

Now this is how you raise a Mafia Princess to be the wife of a Capo/Don.

Oh I love that her nonno saw her, and arranged that for her. "Luca is a good man. And I wanted him for you."

Good so far. I like both the H and the h. She is an overprotected young english lass and he's protective of her. He had to fight a sadictic fellow warrior who was trying to assault her. She stuggles with her attraction. The clan nearby was trying to force him to marry one of their daughters and the daughter snuck into his room. He removed her from his room. Now his brother's teasing him about protecting his virtue.

Ok so the OW drama didn't really happen. They became friends, which I usually don't like but in the case it really works.

Wasn't sure before I started this. But I love the set to marry someone else trope and potentional OW/OM drama.

This has nothing to do with you, Lakewood. In another life, you would have made a great choice for her, but not this one. Not while I walk this earth.

Like this couple. They talk things through and she tries to get over the age gap and ex trauma and not let it drag. Love his relationship with her family.

“You were a wonderful child, and look at how far you’ve come. The wife of a general! You don’t need me anymore. Dana does.”
I had needed her every day since she handed me over to the academy on my fifth birthday. “I’m not his wife. I’m his mate. And unlike you, he can’t ever throw me away.”
“Lorieyn, please. My children have to come first.”
What did that make me? “Goodbye, Jae. Don’t send me any more cakes.”

“You are ordering me from your home, when this… hateful fraud is welcome to sit at your table?”..At the threshold of her pretty gate, my birthmother whispered a hasty apology, as if being overheard by any nearby humans might cause real harm. “He could keep me from my grandchild; you must understand that. I don’t agree with his rhetoric, but my daughter will need me.” My daughter.As if I hadn’t clung to the same title

She visited her mom 1st time in 10 yrs. 17yr sis preggers, married to a closed minded, discriminatory ass."My mother interposed before Johan might respond to my baiting, “Lorieyn, it’s been nice seeing you, but I’m afraid tea is out of the question. I think you should leave now.” I recoiled as if she slapped me."

So good! Can hardly wait to start the next book. "It was a dangerous warning. Every choice I made had power to contain the insatiable general—or to unleash him. Every mistake would have a consequence.
So much as a single wrong glance or a troubled sigh might inspire my doting, possessive mate to overreact. That he might threaten the annihilation of an entire species if he had the inkling it would be best for me."

Interesting world building, different concept on mates. I like the two MCs. Emotions and growth that the FMC does is realistic and relatable. I feel her her frustration of women being kept ignorant of their bodies, development and mating.“You want me to trust you, when you have misled and deceived me my whole life? I don’t know anything about you. I don’t know anything about myself. Right now, I feel very unsafe."

I really like Tom, and well if think that is not going to work out with Tommy kind of wish it would. I wish this would be one of those stories where is my shoes she is attracted to her ex, the solid guy who has cared her and believed in her is the one that wins. But only I'm only a few pages in, maybe by the middle I'll be rooting for anthony. Their story so far is setup to be a miscommunication scenario.

Each time he kisses my forehead and sends me off to bed alone, the flame of hope in my heart sputters, but I feel the same as I did when I first came here.
I’m willing to fight for my place here, but I won’t beg for someone to love me.

Steamy times at the Bathhouse featured in the first book.
"He is my home.
I don’t care that we aren’t heart-fated like he was with the mate he lost. I’ll tear the fabric of our souls and make knots in it to capture this moment for keeping. He’s mine by my demand alone, and I will not forfeit any ground."

All the feels so far with the dragon and our little orphan witch. She needs his heat to stay healthy. "So the extra cuddles will work. More conscious time spent with this man who so blithely offers me things that I can’t trust.
Goody." Anytime she gets her hopes up that he wants more, he crushes it.

Was just going to update how I love the story and realize I'm at 85% but it feels like maybe 45% in. The non-con at the beginning with the mental manipulation was intriguing and I was into it. Their first few encounters the heroin asked him to stimulate the feel-good parts of her brain to make her forget her sadness. If the book was longer I could see her using that longer. He just unalived some men to protect her.

Sexy times are hot! I picked this up because he is ott, demeaning. Surprise! it's mostly smut. I like the control, ownership/TPE he's enforcing on her. I also just want her to be the bad ass boss she is and disappear/ put him in his place. Alphas truly believe the job of omegas to be sex slave and breed. Reading in small chunks. Need to alternate read with something else, maybe Alice Coldbreath.

Intriguing story, engaging characters, steamy book. Insights/ history in flashbacks.
“Can you aim when you piss? Or do you just,” he waved his hand, “piss all around the goddamn toilet?”
“What does that have to do with you teaching me how to shoot a gun?”
He leaned down and looked me square in the eye. “If you can’t control something as small as your dick, you can’t control a gun, boy.”

“I’m not a virgin, if that’s what you’re asking.”
I trembled as his lips brushed down my naked throat. “That leads me to my next question, then.” His hands slid down to my ass, cupping and pulling as if close just wasn’t close enough. “Who do I have to kill?
“The thought of another man being inside you drives me to the edge of madness. I can’t let him live, allow him to walk this Earth after he’s tasted what’s mine.”

His words were cut off when the phone rang. Buddy almost knocked her down getting to it and she wondered if he were expecting a call from Amy Fletcher.
“Hello?” There was a slight pause as he listened.
“Nope. Gone and won’t be back for two weeks at least.” He slammed the phone down.
Abby stared at him in puzzlement and she could see Tate doing the same thing. Tate spoke first.
“Who was that?”
“Prank call.” (lol Diane

His best friend and little brother are playing matchmaker. They're scheming to keep Diana away. Joe had people blocking the drive so Diane couldn't come and Buddy is going to answer the phone at home in case Diane calls. Joe told Tate that he's a lucky bastard to have Abby even if he doesn't see it now. Hopefully one day he will. Things are much better with Tate and Abby after the party.

He's cheating ex came back early, the man she was on vacation with had to come back. She was lovey-dovey with Tate and then he told her that he married Abby. Diane said nasty things, talked about all the men that Diane has slept with, they're all better than Tate, trashed Abby,and called the baby a bastard. He came home drunk, Abby helped him to bed. She stayed in her room until the party organized by the community.

At the Grocery store "and they’d loaded it into the truck under the watchful eyes of the cashier. From her expression, Abby had no doubt the girl was itching to spread the news that Tate McCullom had been grocery shopping with the town whore.
She glanced up at his face, wondering if he’d been as embarrassed as she had. Not so much for herself—she was used to it after all, but got him". She's not but ppl assume.

Loving the feels for the good girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Pulls at my heart.
“I guess I’m going to have a baby. I really haven’t had much time to get past that fact yet.” She glanced back up at him. “You don’t have to worry though. I won’t tell anyone it’s yours. Maybe I can move to another town before anyone even finds out.”