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  SURVIVAL AND OTHER SCARS Mytho Collapse - Book Three by TJ Nichols Release Date: October 28, 2025 Review A continuation of a kind of post-apocalyptic fantasy story. Two worlds collided, and now they are navigating a new world with so many unknowns and destruction. Tensions are high as everyone tries to figure out how to rebuild, fix food supplies and learn to live human and mythical together. Pan and Noah and trying their best to help fix what they can and lead where they can, but it’s an uphill battle. It’s a fascinating world, and the notion of a magicless god and young man discovering he might have some, surrounded by vampires, dragons and drak. I’m not gonna lie, this book felt a little more bleak than the first two, but maybe it’s because it reflected a little too accurately the division the world is experiencing at the moment, but I’m definitely looking forward to how this will sort itself out, and what things for Pan and Noah will look like along the way. Add to your TBR L...

  THE BEST PARTS OF HIM Vermont Trailblazers - Book One by Amy Aislin Release Date: October 28, 2025 Review Can you combine small town feels with NHL celebrities? Yes, yes you can, and it’s delightful. Ryland is an energetic guy who loves social media and Kyle Dabbs. But he’s lovely and loyal and full of passion. Kyle doesn’t like his private life being talked about, so the sexy player from a rival team probably isn’t the best choice. But it’s hard to resist the attraction, and Ryland soothes something in him. They are a wonderful couple who build each other up, cheer each other on, and battle it out on the ice when they need to. So lovely. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Sometimes the sweetest victories happen off the ice. Ryland Zervudachi lives for the game of hockey—and for the chance to build the kind of team unity that will carry the Columbus Pilots all the way back to the playoffs after last season’s crushing defeat. Off the ice, though, there’s one goal he hasn...

Title: Hashtag Holidate Author: Lucy Lennox Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance Tropes: Fish Out of Water, Grumpy/Sunshine City Boy/Small Town Boy, Fake Dating, Holiday Forced Proximity, Small Town, Opposites Attract Release Date: October 21, 2025 BLURB I came to Legacy, Montana, to sell a fantasy—twelve Insta-ready #Holidates of Christmas. One career-making brand deal. Zero drama. Then my videographer bailed, and in walked Maddox Sullivan. Grumpy. Gorgeous. Growly. A mountain man with zero chill and even less tolerance for influencers like me. He agrees to film my content—off-camera only—but when my first date cancels, guess who ends up in front of the lens? Cue the fireworks. Our chemistry is instant. My followers are obsessed. #TeamMaddrian starts trending. Suddenly, all my dates are mysteriously dropping out, and Maddox is reluctantly starring in every single holidate—sleigh rides, snowball fights, cocoa by the fire, kisses under the mistletoe. And I… I’m starting to forget t...

  Title: Kiss My Axe Series: Axford Brothers #1 Author: May Archer Genre: Gay Romance Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Grumpy/Sarcastic Sunshine Opposites Attract, Fish Out of Water, Small Town Release Date: October 28, 2025 BLURB Living in a treehouse? Unavoidable. Falling for the grumpy lumberjack hottie next door? Unthinkable. After a viral PR disaster torpedoes my marketing career, I flee Manhattan. The only place left to land? A fairy-tale treehouse in a pickle-obsessed Vermont town, left to me by an uncle I barely knew. Yes, I said pickles. No, I’m not okay. But I’m only here temporarily. Just long enough to regroup, let the notoriety die down, and figure out my next steps in peace. Unfortunately, my new neighbor has other ideas. Beckett “the Axe” Axford–cranky local heartthrob and unapologetic tree-murderer–claims Uncle Jim made him promises about the forest around the treehouse, and he’s none too pleased when I won’t take his word for it. Unfortunately for him , I’m done playing...