The Hookup Duology by Jax Calder – The Anonymous Hookup & The Unforgettable Hookup

The Anonymous Hookup Lane I’ve never been a strings-free sex type of guy, but when my best friend encourages me to have my first ever anonymous hookup, I figure, why not? One night of steamy sex with a stranger and then I’ll focus back on recovering from my toxic break-up. Only I’m not prepared for how incredibly hot the sex is.

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TBR Challenge: How to Get Away With Scandal by Caroline Linden

Don’t fall in love with me… Evangeline, Lady Courtenay, has flirted with scandal her entire life, and paid a steep price for it, with two unhappy marriages and a tarnished reputation. She’s vowed never to get entangled with another man—until a dashing explorer, just passing through London, smiles at her and sends her heart leaping. Just one night, she tells herself; that’s all she wants.

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To Save a Scoundrel’s Soul (Regency Rossingley #4) by Fearne Hill

London 1825. When a young American heiress arrives at a Society ball draped in long-lost sapphires and diamonds belonging to the late Duchess of Ashington, jaws drop and tempers rise. Thirty years earlier, those jewels vanished after a deadly shooting party. Now, they’ve resurfaced around the neck of the odious Marquess of Talybridge’s beautiful betrothed. The current Duke of Ashington wants them back where they belong, and his close friends are only too happy to plot a daring heist on his behalf.

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Blind Side (Dangerous Ground #6) by Josh Lanyon

The boys are back in town--for one last adventure! It’s a good problem to have: more business than they can comfortably handle on their own. But with resources already overstretched, the last thing former DSS agents and newbie security consultants Will Brandt and Taylor MacAllister need is another client—and the last thing Will needs is for that client to turn out to be an old boyfriend of Taylor’s.

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Quickie Reviews #17

A few shorter-than-usual book and audiobook reviews of things I've read over the past couple of months and didn't have time or inclination to write full reviews for! Deven and the Dragon (Beautiful Beasts #2) by Eliot Grayson (audiobook) Narrated by Greg Boudreaux The beast doesn’t ever really get a fairytale ending…does he? Deven’s mission is clear. All he has to do is convince the dragon to give up one of his magical scales.

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For Real (Spires #3) by Alexis Hall (audiobook) – Narrated by Shane East & Kishore Walker

Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the Scene is all played out. Six years from his last meaningful relationship, he’s pushing forty and tired of pretending nothing has changed. Then he meets Toby Finch. Young. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can’t remember being. Toby doesn’t know who he wants to be or what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants Laurie.

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Perfect Landing by Jordan Demaine

Elite figure skater Ben Taylor-Hess was badly injured at an event three years ago. After a lot of physiotherapy, he's ready to mount a comeback, but now in his early thirties, no coach will take him on. Marcus Altenberg, who lost his own skating career to injury, agrees to coach Ben, but differences in style and recurring injuries threaten to derail Ben's attempt.

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All These Years (Hidden Wolves #0.7) by Kaje Harper

Lee My life changed one hot summer evening in 1935— two young men trying to prove werewolves really could get drunk, a kiss that felt perfect and inevitable, then a painful morning after— but that night's twenty-five years in my rearview mirror. I've been to war in Europe, returned alone, and built a satisfying life among humans. So now, in my forties, the mere scent of Micah Crue in the sheriff's office shouldn't make my heart leap and my breath come short.

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Double Trouble (Urban Rivals #1) by Nazri Noor (audiobook) Narrated by Zachary Zaba

It takes two to tango. Jericho “Echo” Frost can copy any spell he sees. His arcane duplication makes him popular with those who can afford his mimicking magic (and tolerate his motor mouth). Theodore Morrow is a top Occultech field agent, tasked to collect enchanted objects for the mysterious corporation’s stock. His magical scrolls make him the perfect partner, doubling Echo’s firepower.

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Kick Start (Dangerous Ground #5) by Josh Lanyon

Be careful what you wish for... Financial pressures and a brutal workload are not quite what former DSS Agents Will Brandt and Taylor MacAllister signed on for when they decided to open their own security consulting business. When they bump into an old adversary while undercover, and the job goes south, Will braces himself and suggests they head up to Oregon to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with his family.

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TBR Challenge: Unacceptable Risk (Hidden Wolves #1) by Kaje Harper

For a hidden shifter, falling in love with a man may be the death of them both. Simon Conley knows about being an outcast. Born into a secret werewolf pack, he’s the lone gay wolf, an outsider even among his packmates. The top wolves consider him a perversion, a failure, and a security risk. To survive in the human world, werewolves rely on absolute secrecy, and any breaches of their code are dealt with swiftly— and violently.

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Knit Tight (Portland Heat #4) by Annabeth Albert

One of Portland’s hottest young baristas, Brady is famous for his java-topping flair, turning a regular cup of joe into a work of art. Every Wednesday—aka “Knit Night”—hordes of women and their needles descend on the coffeehouse, and Brady’s feeling the heat. Into the fray walks a tall, dark, and distractingly handsome stranger from New York. His name is Evren, and he’s the sexy nephew of Brady’s sweetest customer, the owner of the yarn shop down the street.

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One Touch Pass (SCU Hockey #4) by JJ Mulder (audiobook) – Narrated by Iggy Toma & Javi Wilder

Nate meets a stranger at a party, and in the span of seventeen minutes, his life changes. Marcos meets a stranger at a party and wonders if the universe is laughing at him. His life has become a seemingly endless stream of bad days. Everything is a struggle, from his friendship with Max to the simple act of changing in the locker room after a baseball game.

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The Storm (Us #2) by Briar Prescott

I was fifteen when Nicholas Hayes walked into my life. I was seventeen and he hated me. I was nineteen when I fell for him. Hopelessly. …and then we broke each other to pieces. Six years later, I’m back on the east coast, doing my sister a favor. He’s not supposed to be here, so running into him is an unwelcome surprise.

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Playing His Game by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James

He’s a scandal. He’s a role model. Together, they’re a headline. When a candid photo of professional problem Mo - son of the Arizona Canyons' owner - and Adam, the league’s first openly drafted golden gay, hits the internet, it doesn’t spark rumors. It confirms them. According to everyone, they’ve been secretly together for years. Mo is one scandal away from losing everything, including his family’s support.

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Mont Blanc trilogy (Off Trail, Cut Loose & Free Climb) by Annick Trent

Crime scene investigator Yohan Maurel keeps a strict guard over his heart, never letting himself get too close to on-again, off-again boyfriend Salvatore Oakes, a private bodyguard and muscle-for-hire. Several months after their casual arrangement peters out, their paths cross professionally when Oakes turns up at one of Yohan's crime scenes, a fatal shooting in an Alpine ski resort. As their romance rekindles, Yohan realises Oakes feels more strongly about him than he ever dared hope.

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Dead Run (Dangerous Ground #4) by Josh Lanyon

The boys are back in town - and Paris is burning! For Special Agents of the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt, the strain of a long distance relationship is beginning to tell after eleven months of separation. A romantic holiday could be just the thing to bridge the ever-growing distance, but when Taylor spots a terrorist from the 70s, long believed dead but very much alive, it's c'est la vie.

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Home Fires (Common Law #4) by Kate Sherwood (audiobook) – Narrated by Nathaniel Gray

Trouble comes to Mosely, Montana, from the outside world. When the residents of Mosely are left on their own, they can make things work. Sure, there’s always been a militia operating up in the hills, but they were small-scale—just survivalists doing their thing—until organizers came in from out of state. Now, Jericho Crewe and the rest of the sheriff’s department are facing down a heavily armed band of fanatics, and the feds are busy elsewhere.

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Guys Gone Wild Vol.2 (The Lamb and the Lion: The Wolves Among Us #4)

All good things are wild. Jem + Guys Gone Wild Volume 2 is a collection of short stories from The Lamb and the Lion: The Wolves Among Us. It includes the following: Moving Day: Jem and Tean move into their new home. Career Day.: Tean helps Jem explore his options. Personal Day: Jem takes a personal day and discovers his new calling.

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Finding You (Words We Never Said #3) by E.M. Lindsey (audiobook) – Narrated by Kirt Graves

"Fellas, is it okay to pretend to be a man's boyfriend even though I'm straight?" For Dallas, the question he asked is simple. He's an open-minded guy, after all, so why wouldn't it be fine for him to play house with the kind and objectively good-looking pilot he met on his flight home? For Dallas's friends, his eagerness to say yes might be confirming something they've suspected about him for a long while now.

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Blood Heat (Dangerous Ground #3) by Josh Lanyon

Special Agents for the Department of Diplomatic Security Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt have been partners forever and lovers for three months, but their new relationship is threatened when Will is offered a plum two-year assignment in Paris. Will believes the posting only means postponing what they both want. Taylor fears that kind of separation will mean the end of their new and still-fragile relationship.

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Old Poison (Dangerous Ground #2) by Josh Lanyon

Friends, partners, and now lovers. If it was complicated before, it's even trickier now that Will has been assigned a case which guarantees he'll be working side-by-side with ex-boyfriend David Bradley. As for Taylor, newly recovered from his recent shooting and finally off desk duty, being reassigned a new partner—who seems as thrilled to be working with him as he is her—is just the start of his problems.

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Crushed Ice (Hockey Ever After #4) by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James (audiobook) – Narrated by Nick J. Russo

When Liam Belanger gets a professional tryout with the Miami Caimans, he's hoping to land a roster spot that'll keep him from bussing tables. If he can make the team and score a tryout in bed with Russ Lyons, the veteran defenseman who's appointed himself Liam's mentor, that would be the icing on the sweet hockey cake. Living life by a strict set of rules has worked out well for Russ.

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The Same Flesh (The Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among Us #3) by Gregory Ashe

All men are flesh. And all flesh must burn. Teancum Leon just wants to get through the next few weeks. Quietly. Without any fuss. That’s why he and his fiancé, Jem Berger, are keeping their wedding low-key. That’s why they’re not inviting anyone. That’s why Tean hasn’t told his family. But when a woman knocks on their door, Tean’s hopes for peace and quiet go up in smoke.

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Stormz Rising by Nicky James

He was the lightning to my thunder, different in every way, yet we were inextricably linked. A storm rages inside Gale. He’s drowning in secrets and failing at every turn. Life in the seminary didn’t work out. A degree in atmospheric science wasn’t what he had hoped. Closeted and insecure, overshadowed by his outgoing twin sister, Gale’s only happiness comes from photographing nature.

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Conflict of Interest (Devon Memorial #2) by Zarah Detand

Rule one of becoming a doctor: don't sleep with your supervisor. Rule two: definitely don't charge him for it. Fresh out of a breakup and new to New York, Finn Hayes does something impulsive: when a guy at a bar mistakes him for an escort, he plays along. The stranger who takes the bait? Gorgeous, in control, and exactly the kind of distraction Finn needs.

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TBR Challenge: Loyal in All by Mary Burchell

As Budapest crumbles, Marika’s heart is being torn in two… Budapest, 1956 Bruised from her unrequited love for journalist Rodney Dering, dedicated nurse Marika Stevens is tasked with caring for a Hungarian child in Budapest. She quickly falls in love with the beautiful city … but when enigmatic doctor Janos von Raszay warns her to flee Hungary immediately, suddenly Marika has more than a broken heart to contend with.

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Darkness (Common Law #3) by Kate Sherwood (audiobook) – Narrated by Nathaniel Gray

A murdered prostitute. An obvious suspect. Clear evidence. For once, Jericho Crewe has a straightforward crime to investigate, and Wade Granger isn’t involved. It all seems so simple, but Jericho’s instincts won’t let him rest. As he investigates, he finds troubling suggestions that the murder is a part of something larger and more sinister. But working within the boundaries of the law may keep him from finding the truth.

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The Same Blood (The Lamb and the Lion: Wolves Among Us #2) by Gregory Ashe

Blood will tell. Life is better for Jem Berger. He’s got a job that he’s good at. He’s got a boyfriend he loves. He’s talking more with his mom, even though he’s not sure if he should call her mom. And there’s been no sign of the murderous pack of psychopaths Jem and Tean ran into a couple of months before.

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The Dark Before Dawn (Basic Instincts #4) by Thom Collins

A brutal killer. An unwitting witness. A cop caught in the middle of a deadly pursuit. Jude Kalvert is glad to be back in his home city and playing gigs around his favourite bars. Blyham is a dangerous place, and things only seem to have got worse in the time he’s been away. It’s not safe to be out alone at night, but when Jude runs into an old school friend after one of his shows, things don’t so seem bad after all.

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