Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious “Kingkiller” Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan’s loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What’s even mo ..read more

The Total Knockout by Cookie O'Gorman Purchase on: Amazon Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: Maisie Hawthorne doesn't do boyfriends. Or girlfriends. Or relationships. Burned in the past, the scrappy bartender knows better than to trust a pretty face. Dex O'Brien is gorgeous (with or without the scar). Pierced, tatted, annoyingly attractive. She knew he was trouble even before she saw him fight. Her mind told her to stay away—but her heart wouldn't listen. Dex O'Brien doesn't do love. Not the romantic kind anyway. Sure, he loves his family, would defend them with his dying breath. And yeah, he loves ..read more

Fall of Ruin and Wrath (Awakening #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: SHE LIVES BY HER INTUITION. HE FEEDS ON HER PLEASURE. Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian―royalty who feed on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for ..read more

House of Striking Oaths (The Kingdom of Crows #3) by Olivia Wildenstein Purchase on: Amazon Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: I WILL BECOME QUEEN OF LUCE... OR DIE TRYING. There are few people I loathe more than Dante Regio, but my aunt Bronwen, my former grandfather Justus, and my Shabbin grandmother Meriam sit right alongside the Faerie monarch on my list of despicable beings. Especially after they assist the pointy-eared ruler with my kidnapping. Locked in an obsidian underworld no Crow can reach, not even their king, I soon learn things aren't as they seem. People aren't as they seem. And histo ..read more

Star Bringer by Tracy Wolff, Nina Croft Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: The sun is dying…and it’s happening way too damn fast. With the clock ticking, the Nine Planets’ only hope of survival rests on a fancy space station and the alien artifact it’s carrying. Which is why it really sucks when some jackass doesn’t want the universe saved and blows that station up―while you’re still on it. So if your only choices are flaming death or stealing a flying hunk of space junk―you pick that busted-ass spaceship. Even if it leaves seven strangers with deadly secrets trapped ..read more

A Soul of Ash and Blood (Blood and Ash #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: Only his memories can save her… A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone—the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Gods are awakening across Iliseeum and the mortal realm, readying for the war to come. But when Poppy falls into stasis, Cas faces the very real possibility that the dire, unexpected consequences of what she i ..read more

A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies #1) by Stacia Stark Purchase on: Amazon Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile. The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead. Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned. When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore ..read more

House of Pounding Hearts (The Kingdom of Crows #2) by Olivia Wildenstein Purchase on: Amazon,  Book Depository Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: I MEANT TO CAPTURE THE PRINCE'S HEART . . . AND ENDED UP WITH A KING'S. My desire to sit upon the Lucin throne led me to revive an ancient, winged monarch; one I deemed a friend until that friend duped and imprisoned me. Lorcan claims he's holding me captive for my own safety, but then he also claims I belong to him. Slumbering for five centuries has evidently given the Crow King severe delusions. We may share an unfortunate mind-link, but we are stil ..read more

Under One Roof (The STEMinist Novellas #1) by Ali Hazelwood Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: A scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis—it leads to combustion. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn…   As an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. They require balance. And le ..read more

False Start (Kingsman Football Stars #0.5) by Piper Rayne Purchase on: Amazon, iBooks Add to: Goodreads Synopsis: The start of Lee Burrows and I was a college girl’s biggest fantasy. Campus’ most popular guy, the starting quarterback, the same guy I’ve crushed on forever, notices me—the quiet introvert. Although, he never would’ve noticed me if he didn’t need my help passing our biology class. I didn’t think I had a chance with him until he started flirting with me and asking me questions like, “Who was the guy you were talking to?” and “Do you have a boyfriend?” It took a few tutoring s ..read more