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Limbo by Laura Koerber – Review by Alexandra Leith

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LimboLimbo by Laura Koerber
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Limbo is a very thought provoking book. That is down to earth and beautiful in its own way. I have to say I have never read a book like this and I truly enjoyed it. This book raises so many questions and does not answer them by the end. Usually that would have me upset but that felt perfect for this book. I actually felt peace and a lightness after reading it.

After 16 year old Alyse dies of brain cancer she finds herself in a ghost town that is quite literally occupied by ghosts. Everyone there calls the town limbo. Because they are presumably stuck in-between the living and the afterlife they expected. No one knows why they’re in Limbo, how to leave it or why their afterlife is filled with strangers or people they dislike.

This book takes us on a beautiful journey of self discovery, acceptance and making the best out of a less than ideal situation. The multiple points of view allows the reader to join many characters on their discovery of growth and acceptance. For me this book was about finding peace within yourself and with the people around you. This is a must read!!!

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A Cold Creek Christmas (Reigning Hearts, Book 5) by KG Fletcher – Review by Alexandra Leith

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A Cold Creek Christmas (Reigning Hearts, #5)A Cold Creek Christmas by K.G. Fletcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this Christmas novella! It had everything a Christmas romance should have. A snowy small town, a kind hearted but lonely woman and a sweet gentleman who comes along to show her what Christmas is really about.

Amber is a strong independent bar owner who loves her town and everyone it in. However, she is Cold Creek’s designated Grinch. She is in her annual bahhumbug mood when handsome Gio walks into her bar and turns her world upside down. Gio is a single father of a sweet 6 year old girl and they just moved into town when he meets Amber. He is instantly attracted to her and her spunky attitude. When he discovers that she despises Christmas he makes it his mission to find out why and to convince her to give Christmas a second try.

This book filled me with Christmas spirit and joy. It was a fast read but I still had time to fall in love with the characters and Cold Creek. This is a must read book for anyone looking to snuggle up with a blanket, some coca and romance this Christmas season!

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Broken Chains by Karina Kantas – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Broken ChainsBroken Chains by Karina Kantas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is NOT for the faint of heart and this is your trigger warning. It is a very dark Mafia romance that is full of intense suspense.

Elizabeth is a young woman who left singing and writing behind to join the M15 after meeting a man named Alex. Things are going great in her new career until she receives a coded message. Elizabeth soon finds herself being hunted down by 3 mafias and she has to fight for her life. She faces things that would break most people’s minds and likely never survive.

I love Elizabeth. She is a strong, intelligent and caring woman who has been forced to experience unspeakable things and yet she rises up to each challenge and fights.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who isn’t afraid to face the ugly head on and see the beauty that flourishes from it. Trust me Elizabeth’s journey is worth it!

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THE BOX (HER THREE IMMORTALS BOOK 4) by HAZEL STORM – Review by Alexandra Leith

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The Box: A Greek Gods Urban Fantasy Romance (Her Three Immortals Book 4)The Box: A Greek Gods Urban Fantasy Romance by Hazel Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An epic finale to the series. This book picks up exactly where the last one left off. Vanessa has her 3 men and she is evolving into her true self. However, things are never easy when it comes to her life. She is once again sent on a whirlwind quest on the behalf of one of her Monster-in-laws. This time her adventure takes her to Tartarus, but with the help of her closest friends she will face this trial like all of her others. With sass, kindness and bravery.

I loved this entire series but I think this book was my favorite by far. I’ve thought that of each one, but I really mean it this time! We get to see Vanessa grow into her destiny and become the woman she was always meant to be.

This series had beauitful world building with the Underworld and Overworld, and brilliant characters that steal your heart. Vanessa is pure and beautiful inside and out. Her three men are all unique and strong in their own ways. Gorgontia is an overlooked “monster” but so loyal and caring. And PK, well she is just the sweetest and prettiest kittiest!

This is a must read series for all of you romance fantasy fans! **P.S. this is a spicy RH series**

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Born to Fall (Can’t Resist You – Book 2) by Brittany Anne – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Born to Fall (Can't Resist You, #2)Born to Fall by Brittany Anne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A beautifully written dystopian romance series. Born to Fall is book two in the Can’t resist you series by Brittany Anne. This book picks up where book 1 left off except it is focused on Julia and Derek. **Read book 1 first**

Julia has been freed of her enslavement to her husband aka slaver, but her pain and fear still lingers. Derek is one of the leaders of the resistance. He has a lot of responsibility and work to do to help free the brain washed people that lived under the UNR’s rule. However, he is attracted to Julia and he wants to help her. He just doesn’t know if he can. Julia is attracted to Derek too but with the hurt and mistrust that she still has she isn’t sure if it could ever work.

I absolutely loved this book. We got to see more what living in a UNR community looked like and the damage it caused. We get the chance to see Julia in a compelelty different light and we get to know Derek too. This series is chilling because this could be a future realty. It is a what if series and that is terrifying. I cannot wait for book 3

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Ashes of Aldyr (The Obscured Throne Trilogy Book 1) by Russell Archey – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Ashes of Aldyr (The Obscured Thorne Trilogy Book 1)Ashes of Aldyr by Russell Archey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A perfect book for Halloween! This book is a dark fantasy so be prepared to get some chills.

Ahes of Aldyr takes place in a land called Alda which has been destroyed by a sinister cult and the beings they worship. This cults mission was to break through 55 seals to release the creatures and God like beings of the Obscure Throne who quiet literally bring hell on earth. People are being taken and forgotten, creatures wreak havoc on the ones still there, strange plants and smells are taking over cities and the remaining surviors are just doing what they can to survive.

I absolutely loved this book because it is like nothing I’ve ever read before. Each chapter is a different story told from a different point of view and even time. At the beginning it doesn’t seem to make sense but once you let go of the traditional way of story telling you start to see the bigger picture of this book and what the author did. Usually when you read a book its only from one or maybe a few points of view. Which can be very limiting especially in a dystopian story. However Archey told this story from everyone’s point of view. From the cult members, the low and the high society members, the innocent and the guilty, and the different beings that make up Alda. This book gives the reader the imagery of an entire world that has fallen and how it came to be that way. The world-building that came from Archey’s mind is brilliant and genius. With each chapter we see the same world but from others eyes and it created something beautifully horrific. This book is truly a one of a kind and I cannot wait to read the rest of this trilogy.

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Sea Mage (The Nightshade Guild, Book 10) by Louisa Bacio – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Sea Mage (The Nightshade Guild, Book 10)Sea Mage by Louisa Bacio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book 10 in an author collaborative  short story series. This was my first book in the series but each book is similar to a standalone. I say similar because each book follows the toddler Queen Ameria who is being protected by the Nightshade Guild until her family’s assassins are found. Each book follows a different Mage of the Nightshade Guild that has sworn to protect her. This book follows Serena, a powerful mermaid shifter who loves the ocean and beach life. Although she is powerful she begins to fear that her power isn’t enough to protect the young queen from her evil pursuers, so she decides to take up her love interest Peder’s offer to help.

Peder is the mysterious and enchanting leader of shifter sea dragons and he is willing to risk his secrets to help Serena protect Ameria from the monsters that stalk them in the night.

This book was full of thrill, chase, suspense and monsters that you would not expect. I did enjoy this book, but I did feel a little loss at times because I did not read Ameria’s previous back story in the other books. Because it was a short story I couldn’t really feel the connection between Peder and Serena. Despite all of that I still loved the ride of the story. The world building the author did and the immense strength of the main character was amazing and I can’t wait to go back to read the previous and future ones.

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Sea Mage (The Nightshade Guild, Book 10) by Louisa Bacio – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Sea Mage (The Nightshade Guild, Book 10)Sea Mage by Louisa Bacio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is book 10 in an author collaborative  short story series. This was my first book in the series but each book is similar to a standalone. I say similar because each book follows the toddler Queen Ameria who is being protected by the Nightshade Guild until her family’s assassins are found. Each book follows a different Mage of the Nightshade Guild that has sworn to protect her. This book follows Serena, a powerful mermaid shifter who loves the ocean and beach life. Although she is powerful she begins to fear that her power isn’t enough to protect the young queen from her evil pursuers, so she decides to take up her love interest Peder’s offer to help.

Peder is the mysterious and enchanting leader of shifter sea dragons and he is willing to risk his secrets to help Serena protect Ameria from the monsters that stalk them in the night.

This book was full of thrill, chase, suspense and monsters that you would not expect. I did enjoy this book, but I did feel a little loss at times because I did not read Ameria’s previous back story in the other books. Because it was a short story I couldn’t really feel the connection between Peder and Serena. Despite all of that I still loved the ride of the story. The world building the author did and the immense strength of the main character was amazing and I can’t wait to go back to read the previous and future ones.

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Kingdom of Embers (Kingdom Journals Book 1) by Tricia Copeland – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Kingdom of Embers (Kingdom Journals #1)Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kingom of Embers is a YA paranormal mystery romance. Alena is a forbidden creation, half witch and half vampire. When she starts her senior year at a new school she discovers that her imaginary friend from childhood is actually real. The two come together to try to figure out how this is possible and why it happened. Along the way secrets that Alena’s mother hid from her are discovered, a destiny is unfolded and  a dangerous threat that could start a war is exposed.

I do not usually enjoy YA books anymore. I just find it hard to relate to them. However, I took the chance anyway and I am glad that I did. Even though there is high school drama that is created by other students Alena is very mature for her age and I feel like that balanced it out. I loved the mystery behind the book. Like who her father is, why Alena and Chase were “imaginary friends” and what her mother has been searching for.

I did feel like the plot was rushed a bit. There were points where it lagged in build up to the that to me didn’t seem to happen until the last chapter. This book ends on a huge cliffhhanger that gave me the chills! I’m excited to start book two and really get things started.

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Born to Fight (Can’t Resist You Book 1) by Brittany Anne – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Born to Fight (Can't Resist You, #1)Born to Fight by Brittany Anne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An unforgettable Dystopian romance. This book had me hooked. Between the world building and the budding romance I could not put this book down. I loved the characters and their will to fight back against those who would take everyone’s free will or kill them.

Rain has been living in hiding and isolation for 2 years until one day she stumbles upon a dying man. She could leave him where she found him. It would be safer for her, but her good heart will not allow that.

The man she saved is none other than Hunter Kane. The leader of the Resistance. A group of people who have dedicated their lives to taking down the tryanny that caused America to fall. They rule and control everything. They are the UNR.

Since meeting Hunter, Rain for the first time has hope that her life can be more than one of solitary confinement. Meanwhile, Hunter begins to wonder if he can have the chance to be more than just a Resistance soldier. The two have an undeniable instant connection, but between secrets and the UNR they may not stand a chance.

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Scarlet Princess (Lochlann Feuds Book 1) by Robin D. Mahle and Elle Madison – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Scarlet Princess (The Lochlann Feuds, #1)Scarlet Princess by Robin D. Mahle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

READ THIS BOOK! I promise you will not be disappointed. I did not realize that this book takes place after another called the Lochlann Treaty until I finished the book, but it can be read as a standalone. I didn’t feel like I was missing anything except for what the kingdom of Lochlann where the main character is from was like since this entire story took place in Socair the enemy kingdom.

Rowan is the outspoken and lively princess of Lochlann. When a little adventure with her cousin turns her into a captive she has to do whatever it takes to survive in a kingdom where everyone hates her on principle. Then in walks Lord Theodore her captor and everything quickly becomes confusing when she starts having feelings for him. However, Rowan’s fate is not just up to Lord Theodore. There is a summit of clans who will decide what is to happen to her.

Rowan is one of my favorite lead characters. She is bold, outspoken, strong and adventurous. She is stuck in a land where women are ornamental only and her red hair is considered a curse. Yet she doesn’t let any of that keep her down or change who she is.

This book ends on a huge cliffhanger, but don’t worry book 2 will be out in a couple of weeks!

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No Strings Attached by Lara Ward Cosio – Review by Alexandra Leith

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No Strings AttachedNo Strings Attached by Lara Ward Cosio
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A sweet and steamy romance with a strong female main character and a smoking hot male interest.

Tessa is a single mom doing it completely alone. She works hard and spends all of her time with her daughter Emerson. Tanner is a single man who is always working and helping his sister while her husband is deployed. When the two meet they cannot deny their instant attraction to one another, but neither of them have the time to start a relationship. Despite their busy lives they decide to start a no strings attached relationship. However, one person usually ends up having more feelings than the other. Add a rockstar of an ex who walks back into Tessa’s life and things quickly get messy. Now Tessa is torn on what to do and has some big decisions to make for her and her daughter.

I absolutely loved Tessa. As a recently turned single mom myself it was amazing to follow along with Tessa while she made time to do something just for herself for the first time since having her daughter. It’s honestly why I first picked up this book because I could relate to Tessa. What I didn’t realize was that it would give me hope and remind me that it’s okay to just do things for yourself once in a while as a woman not as a mom.

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Caine (Men of Syn Book 2) by Anise Storm – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Caine (Men of Syn Book 2)Caine by Anise Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Caine is book two of the Men of Syn Series. It can be read as a standalone but I suggest reading Hawke (book one) first because it is amazing and it would help explain some things that could be a little confusing from book two if the reader hadn’t read book one yet.

I was so excited to read Caine because I loved Hawke and it did not disappoint! It is a romantic suspense just like book one but the storyline of the suspense is different. Caine is on the run from Washington DC because he has been accused of murdering his father and Emery loses her princess lifestyle that was provided by her father because he got caught up in a scandal. Both are just trying to survive and they end up finding eachother.

I was the most intrigued with seeing Emery grow into herself. She was pretty shallow and in some ways sheltered from the “real world” because her dad never let her want for anything. However, when the real world came barging into her life and ripped everything away from her she was able to grow into an amazing lead character.

The only downside is that for a book revolving around a BDSM club there isn’t many BDSM scenes. There is steam for sure but not really as much as you’d expect.

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Houses of Deception (The Madeline Dawkins Mystery Series Book 6) by Cynthia Hamilton – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Houses of Deception (The Madeline Dawkins Series Book 6)Houses of Deception by Cynthia Hamilton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I started this book I didn’t realize it was the 6th in the series. When I realized it was I kept reading anyway because the author explained everything in a way that I could understand the story line even though I hadn’t read the other 5. I still LOVED this book. It is a mystery thriller that had me turning each page in anticipation to find out what happened to the missing and why. I cannot wait to go back and read the other 5 books because Cynthia Hamilton’s writing is phenomenal. She drew me into Madeline and Mike’s world and it felt like I was right there with them trying to solve the mystery. I can’t wait to go back to read the other’s.

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Chatroom With A View by Glenn Maynard – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Chatroom With A ViewChatroom With A View by Glenn Maynard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Glenn Maynard jumps right into the story of Troy and the abusive life he has lived since a child. Troy has shapes his life and decisions around the abuse his entire life until one day he comes home to a tragedy and it changes everything for him.

I love to fall in love with characters from the books I read. However, it was impssoible to fall in love with these characters because they are dark and oh so damaged. I felt sympathy for them for sure but not love. That was shockingly okay for me because at the same time the book kept me so intrigued that it didn’t matter if i hated the characters I just had to know what happened next. I have never read Maynard’s work before. It was fast paced and I absolutely loved his writing style. He defintley isn’t afraid to jump right into the middle of it and get the story going. He brought me along for this twisted ride of a book and I could not put it down.

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The Don (Her Three Immortals Book 1) by Hazel Storm – Review by Alexandra Leith

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The DonThe Don by Hazel Storm
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book had me captivated from the beginning. Like the stay up all night to binge read kind of good. I was so hooked that I didn’t even realize the end was coming until it did and now I’m left here impatiently waiting for book two.

The character and world building Hazel Storm has done is amazing. Nothing is rushed and there is so much more to learn and find out in the next book. Each character has so much personality and soul especially the main character Vanessa. I just love her! She is caring and kind but funny and strong too.
She is a hairdresser who has a knack for bringing out peoples inner beauty. With her life turned upside down, difficult choices ahead and a new love growing she has to decide if her sacrifice is something she is willing to make.

This is a slow burn novel with the only downside being that the RH side of the story hasn’t really taken off yet. However, I defintley think that will be picking up in book two. I cannot wait to see where Hazel Storm takes these characters next!

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House in the Woods by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Alexandra Leith

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House in the WoodsHouse in the Woods by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A thrilling whodunit mystery.

They say not to judge a book by its cover but have you seen this cover?!? I was honestly hooked from the second I saw it and once I started reading it I could not put it down!

The story follows a college student named Molly who is home for the summer to help take care of her mom because she has dementia. If that isn’t enough on the young girl’s plate she finds a missing persons flyer of a girl named Lucy who went missing 20 years prior and happens to look just like her. From that point on the plot quickly thickens when she learns that her brother used to date Lucy before she went missing. Molly becomes so intertwined in the case that she has to ask herself if everything really is as it seems?

There were many times in the book when I thought I’d solved the mystery, but the plot twists just kept coming! The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book and I could not put it down. Jessica Aiken-Hall did a beautiful job with this story and I can’t wait to read more of her work. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to go down a rabbit hole of mystery and suspense.

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Forbidden Wolf (The Shadow Chronicles Book 1) by CR Robertson – Review by Alexandra Leith

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Forbidden WolfForbidden Wolf by C.R. Robertson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Forbidden Wolf (The Shadow Chronicles Book 1) by CR Robertson – Review by Alexandra Leith June 2021

A unique and intriguing must read!

Where should I begin?!?! This story is a tale as old as time. Two sworn enemies who fall into a forbidden romance. A love that is so big they are willing to risk everything including death to have it. The story of Werewolves and Vampires warring with one another has been told many times before, but this has a twist no one sees coming! Thia is a romance, paranormal and mystery book all wrapped into one. It truly has something for everyone. When the book started I thought it would just be about a secret relationship between the two and how they hid it from everyone, but it wasn’t! Obviously their relationship is a huge part of the book but CR Robertson has outdone herself and made it so much more than just that. And to top it all off she didn’t kill me with a huge cliffhanger. There are so many unanswered questions that I’m just burning to get the answers to, but I feel happy to wait for more because she ended it in such a perfect way! I can’t wait to see what’s next in this series and to read her other books!

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