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  DEPTHS OF DESIRE The Saints of Westmont U - Book Four by Hayden Hall Release Date: July 24, 2025 Review Oliver is driven and committed, but also carries the weight of that commitment. Attempting to be the best and handling the expectations of it, palpable. The loneliness of that was striking. Until a trip home with Lennox changes things. Lennox has had a crush on Oliver for a long time, but he barely exists to him. The trip home is either going to be amazing or painful. The emotions and connection are undeniable and complex. It’s not a clear line to happy ever after for Oliver and Lennox. But it’s full of growth, and at moments breaks your heart, but their journey was necessary and beautiful. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Some guys flirt for fun. I fall too fast. Oliver Hayworth was my childhood crush, the golden boy who never looked back. So when I offered him a ride home for the holidays, I didn’t expect a blizzard. Or the cabin. Or the night that would ruin me f...

  RULES OF PLAY The Saints of Westmount U - Book Three by Hayden Hall Release Date: June 17, 2025 Review Lower angst than the previous ones - I enjoyed the premise of the story. A student is shadowing a hockey player to study his behaviour. There was no doubt it would fail from the first eye flutter.   It takes a lot of work to stay impartial with a subject you are spending so much time with. And two college guys who are attracted to one another are definitely not the best candidates to do that! I didn’t connect with this one as much as the others, but it was a solid addition to the Westmount series. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis He was supposed to be my study subject, not my obsession. Shane I study elite athletes: their focus, their flaws, their fire. But Patrick Callahan? He’s a category of his own. Too loud, too confident, and way too hot to be safe for science. He’s all swagger and sweat and reckless charm. Tracking his heartbeat was easy. Keeping mine...

  COST OF REDEMPTION The Saints of Westmount U - Book Two by Hayden Hall Release Date: May 1, 2025 Review Wow, these two are toxic AF. But ultimately, they are pretty sweet together, and there’s plenty of healing and growth to make you fall in love with them. Two young men are stuck in their feelings (or perhaps burying them) when things go awry between them. Their reunion is dramatic and problematic, not to mention all the tension and problems that are happening on The Saints hockey team! If you like angsty, toxic men who are young enough to change and grow….you’ll enjoy this story and series. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis He was my forbidden craving. My biggest regret. And now, he’s my only weakness. Elio Some mistakes you bury. Others crawl under your skin and never let go. Jaxon Mercer was supposed to be my past. The stolen kiss. The fist that followed. The silence after. But now? He’s here—cocky, dangerous, and looking at me like he already knows how this ends. ...

  EDGE OF TEMPTATION The Saints of Westmount U - Book One by Hayden Hall Release Date: March 27, 2025 Review Easton and Jace’s story is secretive, including in the writing style which draws out their past and present, keeping you on edge and slightly uncomfortable with the tension between them. It’s an intriguing story, that hurts your heart for all they’ve both gone through, for what they could have been sooner, but oh so happy that they’ve made it through to something special. It’s a dark story, not just between them, but the other characters and side stories too. It also ends with a bit of cliffhanger, not about the couple but the underlining story involving the Hockey team Easton is on, and it left me wanting, no, needing to know what happens. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis He was my first sin. My first love. And he’s about to ruin me all over again. Easton Some men ruin you slowly. Others break you all at once. Jace was never supposed to be in my life again. Not ...