Need some last minute help achieving your 2022 reading goals? Here are some novellas I read recently (up to 200 pages) that you can grab on KU and sneak in under the wire. I personally enjoyed every book (or author) on this list for different reasons. Some books were genuinely spectacular writing. Some books just served to entertain me endlessly (looking at you Jessa Kane). I listed out all the tropes, so hopefully you find something that tickles your fancy. It's the laziest post ever--there are no links--but you can grab them all or none or some on Kindle Unlimited and let me know your thoug ..read more

The other day someone popped into my Instagram DMS and requested something I'd never read before...book recommendations where the vampiric hero wants to assist during the Red Wave by nourishing himself on the heroine's menstuation blood. Here are those recs *dun dun* ,Their Vampire Queen by Joely Sue Burkhart Blurb: A lost virgin vampire queen. Two vampire knights sworn to protect her. It’s about to get very hot… and bloody… Ever since her mother was murdered by monsters five years ago, Shara Isador has been on the run. Alone, scared, and exhausted, she’s finally cornered in Eureka Springs, A ..read more

It's October which means it's my favorite time of year, baby: Orc-tober. I'm here to bring you recommendations of big, green dudes with big, green dicks. Click the title to be directed to the book of your choosing. Orc Sworn series by Finley Fenn If y'all know me you know this is my all-time favorite orc series. It's got lots of triggers though (too many to list) so do your due diligence and check those out before you dive in. This is a historical fantasy setting (Lords, Ladies, and the like) where orcs are terrifying but incredibly sexy creatures and human men can go suck rocks. Because that ..read more

For those wondering: Pegging is a sexual practice in which a woman penetrates a man's anus with a strap-on dildo. Now that that's done... please enjoy these books that feature pegging. Please note that I have no read all of these personally (green links are personal recommendations but the rest were sourced from my lovely Instagram followers) and cannot vouch for their quality or warn of any content concerns or trigger warnings. If something is inaccurate or concerning, please reach out to me! Click the links to be directed to Goodreads. A Good Old-Fashioned Chanukah Pegging by Roan Parish Gi ..read more

Blurb: Farley Jones is being forced to date Meyer Harrigan, the man she has come to love, in order to make all of her stand-up dreams come true. It’s agony— a tragedy, even. In lieu of flowers, please send cash… Meyer and his daughter Hazel have been everything to her since they came into her life three years ago. So, all joking aside, the stakes really are high when it’s not only her career, but both of those relationships on the line. A former stand-up star himself, Meyer has helped the trajectory of her career take off since he began managing her… Since he became her closest and most treas ..read more

I was recently watching my TBR stack grow taller and taller and taller (metaphorically because most of them are on my Kindle) and it was triggering some massive anxiety attacks. So, I decided enough was enough and I was actually going to tackle some of those books! And thus TBR TAKENDOWN MONTH became a thing. I am so grateful to my Patreon supports and all those who stuck by me and supported me during this tough month. I'm honestly shocked that I didn't reread a single book (even though I know I could have done it without anyone knowing I swear I didn't). To those of you who suggested books fo ..read more

Blurb: Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has twin problems: literally. It was always his father’s hope that Valentine would marry Miss Arabella Tarleton. But, unfortunately, too many novels at an impressionable age have caused her to grow up…romantic. So romantic that a marriage of convenience will not do and after Valentine’s proposal she flees into the night determined never to set eyes on him again. Arabella’s twin brother, Mr. Bonaventure “Bonny” Tarleton, has also grown up…romantic. And fully expects Valentine to ride out after Arabella and prove to her that he’s not the cold-hearte ..read more

I'm not interested in this trope in my real life, of course. But fiction is fiction is fiction and it doesn't mean it's something you want to happen to you in real life. In fact, if I asked for a day off of work and my boss said I'd have to have sex with him to get it then I'd probably laugh in his face and have one hand already dialing HR. The other hand would be repeatedly flipping him off in the most aggressive of manners. Now that I've done the requisite spiel...I've read three books in the last week with this trope and it's unbelievably spicy. And wrong. And spicy. And illegal. And spicy ..read more

I was first introduced to author CM Nascosta after reading and falling in love with Finley Fenn's orcs. I needed more orcs. Stat. And someone recommended Girls Weekend by CM Nascosta for a different sort of orc. I was skeptical at first because they're so much...nicer than Fenn's orcs but in the end I absolutely fell in love with the Hallmark vibes meets monsters meets contemporary world that Nascosta created. Blurb: Several months after a weekend girls' trip, suburban elves Lurielle, Ris, and Silva are still affected by their experiences at the resort and the orcs they met there. Lurielle di ..read more

Villains are hot. End of story. Full stop. The end. So here are some of my favorite recs where the heroine/hero gets the villain. This is a list of primarily dark romances, many of which have incredibly troubling themes. Please make sure to check triggers of individual books before selecting one to read. Feel free to DM me for further details on the books, I'm happy to answer specific questions. The Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair by Ashlyn Drewek My friend Carmen recommended this book to me and it was pretty intense. I'm not even sure I can list out all the trigger warnings without making this b ..read more