The Reading Diaries
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Mandy is a book-obsessed coffee-drinking crafty nerd living in Northern California. Her bookish blog 'The Reading Diaries, chronicles her thoughts and reflections on whatever she reads. Her passion for reading and discussing stories has given way to the blog where she offers reviews, author posts, giveaways, and more!
The Reading Diaries
1h ago
Title: Back Beat
Series: Heartbeat #1
Author: Ryleigh Sloan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: Coach/Student
Release Date: September 18, 2019
BLURB
Blair
I had dreams. Big ones. And Dean Carter did everything in his power to help me achieve them.
Until we fell in love and everything fell apart. Now everyone thinks I tried to sleep my way to the top and I can’t say I blame them when the evidence points to exactly that.
However, looks can be deceiving...
Dean
Blair McKenzie is the definition of perfect. She’s crazy talented and hot as…well, you get the point. But aside from all t ..read more
The Reading Diaries
17h ago
Title: Obeying the Owner
Series: Charleston Coyotes #6
Author: Jacob Chance
Genre: Sports Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Hockey Team Owner, Single Father
Billionaire, Boss/Employee, Age Gap
Release Date: April 24, 2024
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When my dad retires, I take over as the new owner of the Charleston Coyotes hockey team.
As a businessman and father of a teenage daughter, I’m prepared for the challenges of the game, but Maeve, the stunning blonde I meet on a dating app—not so much.
Despite the large age gap, the connection between us is electric, and our one-night hookup quickly spirals into something ..read more
The Reading Diaries
18h ago
Title: Deliverance
Series: Redemption #2
Author: Kimberly Knight
Genres: Romantic Suspense/Dark Mafia Romance
Tropes: Friends to Lovers/Slow Burn/Forced
Proximity/Impossible Love/Emotional Scars
Release Date: April 24, 2024
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Erin
Deliverance.
“The action of being rescued or set free.”
I never thought I would need to be rescued or set free from anything in my life, but that all changed when I took a taxi home after a night out with my friends.
But the taxi didn’t take me home. It took me to a warehouse filled with women in cages, and I found out that I was the newest capti ..read more
The Reading Diaries
18h ago
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by
Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.
I'm on a omegaverse kick recently. This one is dark and sounds amazing!!!! I love a dark PNR with omegaverses elements sounds amazing.
Killer Omega
by G.R. Loreweaver
Exp Pub May 25th 2024
(Amazon) (Goodreads)
Synopsis
We are the Femme Fatale Freakshow.
The things that go bump in the night. The monster of your nightmares. The blade in the shadows. The bitter end you never saw coming.
And we are sex person
ified ..read more
The Reading Diaries
2d ago
Title: Wicked Vows
Trilogy: Sovereign Brotherhood #2
Author: Jo McCall
Genre: Russian Mafia Romance
Tropes: Arranged Marriage/Enemies to Lovers
Touch Her and Die
Release Date: April 15, 2024
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He’s the head of the most feared crime family in New Orleans–
And I was supposed to be his bride…
I’ve spent the last few years running as far as I could to get away from him.
Only to have him find me, drag me down the aisle and make me say “I do”
Kenzo Nakamura.
The devil in an Armani suit.
Head of the Yakuza and my fiance.
The match had been arranged long before I was born.
A blood oath b ..read more
The Reading Diaries
3d ago
Hosted by The Book Date
New week new stack of books. I'm a huge mood reader so I'm kind of all over for reading but it keeps me from being burned out.
I'm still a scatterbrain when it comes to writing reviews it seems. I'm so behind
Finished Last Week
Serpents of Sky and Flame by Rebecca F Kenney
Summer Rental by Rektok Ross
Faultless Notion by Linnea March
Matched To the Pack by Layla Sparks
The Other Lola by
Mate Me by Kel Carpenter & Aurelia Jane
Rival Darling by Alexandra Moody
On my ..read more
The Reading Diaries
6d ago
Happy Friday! It's been a whirlwind busy week. I've not gotten as much done as I would have hoped but I have gotten some projects and reading done.
The Poptart kindle sleeves continue they are just so cute I can't seem to get enough of them. This one turned out adorable. I'm already started on a pastel one and I can't wait to start the goth poptart I have on my list.
I've got The Housemaid on my list this weekend it's perfect for my thriller challenge. I've heard great things and can't wait to check it out.
I'm currently finishing up Hate by Tate James and than ..read more
The Reading Diaries
6d ago
Title: Whisper
Series: Westbrook Elite #7
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: MM College Sports Romance
Tropes: Opposites Attract, Hurt/Comfort
Star-Crossed Lovers, Found Family
Release Date: April 19, 2024
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Can you whisper?
Something I never thought I’d ask the guy who is exactly my type
but completely wrong for me.
Someone I sneak secret glances at from a distance while vowing to never get too close.
And then I get tossed in jail. With him.
Know how forced proximity and extreme panic go together?
They don’t. And the walls I spent a lifetime erecting around me crack,
giving him an i ..read more
The Reading Diaries
6d ago
Title: Claimed by the Bikers
Series: Feral Rebels MC #1
Author: Nikki Landis
Genres: MC Romantic Suspense/Dark Romance
Tropes: Why Choose/Reverse Harem, Kidnapping
Forced Proximity, MMMF, Revenge
Release Date: April 19, 2024
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The worst secrets are the ones you can never tell.
I've become an expert at hiding bruises.
No one knows about the scars I hide under my clothes ... except for my best friend, Embry.
One horrible night, things go too far, and Embry insists on sending her cousin to help.
A wild, inked, bad boy and member of a notorious biker club.
I didn't count on him riding t ..read more
The Reading Diaries
1w ago
It's Tuesday Teaser time!
I'm currently reading
Matched To The Pack by Layla Sparks
(Goodreads)(Amazon)
My teaser
Swallowing nervously, I walked inside the conference room- feeling like this was a job interview instead of a dating agency where single omegas looked for love.
Synopsis
I'll never have a pack of my own...
Until I run into an alpha at the Omega Ball and he hands me his business card.
And he runs an exclusive secret dating agency Enchanted Nests…where omegas get matched to rich AF alphas.
There’s no way I’m taking his offer to get matched ..read more