Not Guilty of Books

  A WEREWOLF MATE FOR CHRISTMAS MM Monster Christmas - Novella by Gigi Rivers Release Date: November 1, 2024 Review Ugh, I really love this cozy (with some spice) MM monster holiday series.  The world is simple but interesting, and the family of kitchen witches are sweet and kind. I love hearing Wulfric’s thoughts when he’s ‘stuck’ in his wolf state while healing. How excited he is for his fated mate, but also the loss of his pack.  He immediately screams devoted and gentle (unless you mess with his mate!). Briar is equally lovely. He’s close with his large family, but is also longing for something of his own, so a fated mate is perfect for our nature-loving witch. There’s also a bit of an origin story for this series inside as well, which is adorable and funny. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis A wounded werewolf. A witch who nurses him back to health. What happens when the witch turns out to be the werewolf’s mate? Hearth witch Briar has a tendency to care fo...

  THE HOLIDAY FAIL Doves of Destiny - Book Three by Rye Cox Release Date: December 26, 2024 Audio Release Date: January 2, 2025 Review Audio listen: Narrator Zachary Zaba does a wonderful job of bringing this story to life. He captures the characters and the spirit of the holiday season beautifully. Original Review: A really sweet holiday romance that could only have been blessed by the doves. A chef trying to make a name for himself finds all his dreams are actually in this small town that Christmas adores. Levi adores his life running a B&B with his dads and his town but it becomes something truly special when he finds a certain someone to do it all with. These two are lovely and uplifting and make such a great addition to their community. They may not have been looking for it, but love was determined to find them. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis I've never had a wingman before, so it's not my fault I fell in love with him...right? Levi Huxley I love my life....

   THE CHRISTMAS KNIFE by Jackie North Release Date: December 21, 2018 Review This was a really neat Christmas story, one I could envision watching on TV.  A knife, a family heirloom, gets stolen, something that was supposed to bridge a gap of regret and a family break for Clayton. In the process, it brings him to Kyle, a sweet IT guy who was excited to be hosting his friends for Christmas.  Instead, a storm snows them in together for Christmas. The perfect host and the perfect guest. ;) They are pretty cute together, and their romance is full of Christmas magic. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis A stolen Christmas present brings together two strangers who long for hearth and home at the holidays. It’s mere days before Christmas when the gift Clayton intends to give to his nephew, an antique Bowie knife and hand-beaded sheath, is stolen. Clayton must track them down before Christmas morning. A lost & found ad is posted for the Christmas knife’s safe re...

  THE HOLIDAY FAIL Doves of Destiny - Book Three by Rye Cox Release Date: December 26, 2024 Review A really sweet holiday romance that could only have been blessed by the doves. A chef trying to make a name for himself finds all his dreams are actually in this small town that Christmas adores. Levi adores his life running a B&B with his dads and his town but it becomes something truly special when he finds a certain someone to do it all with. These two are lovely and uplifting and make such a great addition to their community. They may not have been looking for it, but love was determined to find them. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis I've never had a wingman before, so it's not my fault I fell in love with him...right? Levi Huxley I love my life. Taking care of our B&B alongside my dads fuels my soul, but I can't help wishing I had someone special too. It doesn't help that I'm attracted to men twice my age who all seem to think I'm not worth...

  MOODY’S GRUMPY HOLIDAY by Lane Hayes Release Date: December 12, 2024 Review A really fun and sweet holiday story with a cowboy looking for something of his own and a bookshop keeper who has lost too much in the month of December. With a great setting, small town, bookshop, cowboy, quirky and loving townsfolk, this a lighthearted story that holds depth and thoughtfulness. Moody is otherwise smiling cheery sort, until December when his mood plummets with the reminders that the season brings. It’s a known fact, one that the town folk have embraced. But then in walks a cowboy (all my dreams start that way) and Moody’s best-laid plans get turned upside down. Hudson plays Moody like a fiddle, and before they know it…well they get their happy-ever-after. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis The geek, the cowboy, and a not-so-grumpy holiday… Moody Living in Christmas Town doesn’t make me a fan of the holidays. Quite the opposite. In fact, eleven months of the year, I’m perfectly ...