{"id":2494,"date":"2021-06-24T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2021-06-21T07:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T07:56:14","slug":"starlas-may-june-2021-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/starlas-may-june-2021-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Starla\u2019s May &#8211; June 2021 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2494\" class=\"elementor elementor-2494\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9b3015 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9b3015\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d91320b\" data-id=\"d91320b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5dd31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad5dd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"font-style: normal; white-space: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Contemporary Romance<\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07ec48e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07ec48e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dfbcd0\" data-id=\"2dfbcd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0dbf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0dbf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lotus.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d76151f\" data-id=\"d76151f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c207f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5c207f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Lotus: A Love Story <\/b><\/i> <br>by Jennifer Hartmann<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2659c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2659c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8e5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb8e5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Lotus-Love-Story-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B08YFLPYHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lotus-Love-Story-Jennifer-Hartmann-ebook\/dp\/B08YFLPYHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57359837-lotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5202a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5202a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23bfda2\" data-id=\"23bfda2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1abccdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1abccdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Contemporary Romance<br>\n\n<strong>POV:<\/strong> Dual 1st Person, Past Tense<br>\n\n<strong>Heat gauge:<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (3\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0faddff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0faddff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Yet another brilliant piece of work by Jenifer Hartmann! Lotus is not your everyday friends-to-lovers story. It is a deep, emotional rollercoaster about love blossoming in the darkness. Best friends Oliver and Sydney are torn apart by tragedy only to find each other again years later when Oliver escapes captivity. Before they can reach their HEA, they must both overcome their trauma, their biggest barrier to love.<\/p><p>Despite the intense, emotional themes, this book is not all doom and gloom. Hartmann has a great sense of humour that shines through in all her writing and Lotus is no exception. You can expect complex characters, a heart-warming romance that may bring you to tears at times, and a decent dose of 90s references.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this book for all romance readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c89f7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c89f7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6529fe6\" data-id=\"6529fe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d748d0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d748d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Club-22.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b047b7\" data-id=\"0b047b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5c6b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c5c6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Club 22 <\/b><\/i> <br><i>(Hades #3)<\/i><br>by Tate James<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf0a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf0a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35a3f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f35a3f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Club-22-Hades-Book-3-ebook\/dp\/B08X2WMT84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Club-22-Hades-Book-3-ebook\/dp\/B08X2WMT84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56459771-club-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efd3ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efd3ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a06453b\" data-id=\"a06453b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ca02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88ca02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Dark Romance, Reverse Harem<br>\n\n<strong>Triggers and content warnings:<\/strong> Violence, drug use, dark themes, and cliff-hanger ending<br>\n\n<strong>POV:<\/strong> 1st Person, Past Tense<br>\n\n<strong>Heat gauge:<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (5\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512f94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512f94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Holy moly! I feel like Tate James just ripped out my heart and stabbed me in the back! Such a brutal cliff-hanger ending. This book left me with the mother of all book hangovers that took me several days to get over. I even needed to join her WTF group just to commiserate with fellow fans.<\/p><p>The <em>Hades<\/em> series continues to build the excitement, intrigue, and scorching hot romance with this third instalment. I really can\u2019t wait for the next one.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this series for all fans of dark romance as well as anyone who enjoys reading fast paced action novels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dd48bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dd48bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-513c848\" data-id=\"513c848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fd3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5fd3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Heaven.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97d4d22\" data-id=\"97d4d22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcec61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcec61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Heaven: A forbidden romance<\/b><\/i> <br><i>(Black Heart Romance presents Heaven &amp; Hell)<\/i><br>by Darcy Rose<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c7b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12c7b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07daef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07daef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Heaven-forbidden-romance-Romance-presents-ebook\/dp\/B091M8BD14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heaven-forbidden-romance-Romance-presents-ebook\/dp\/B091M8BD14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57667889-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e410b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e410b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf3b745\" data-id=\"cf3b745\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268d314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"268d314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Erotic Romance, Dark Romance, Forbidden Love, Taboo (Stepbrother) Romance<br>\n\n<strong>POV:<\/strong> Dual 1st person, present tense<br>\n\n<strong>Heat gauge:<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (5\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac8e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac8e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you are in the mood for a short, smutty read with vulgar language, this is the book for you. The author doesn\u2019t pull any punches with the erotic content, bringing the main characters together in a dark room where they can let their imagination run wild. This novella also gives a juicy taste of the Black Heart Romance Heaven &amp; Hell multi author series.<\/p><p>I recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick erotic romance fix, just don\u2019t expect a deep plotline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e635d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e635d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e93ba\" data-id=\"c9e93ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f9581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f9581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Paranormal Romance &amp; Fantasy<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97462f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97462f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980221e\" data-id=\"980221e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea6560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ea6560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sold-to-Serve.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c37f0\" data-id=\"12c37f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821e1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"821e1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Sold to Serve<\/b><\/i> <br><i>(The Dark Brothers #1)<\/i><br>by Kyra Alessy<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870a4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"870a4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a46e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07a46e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Sold-Serve-Dark-Brothers-Book-ebook\/dp\/B08NPV5RCC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sold-Serve-Dark-Brothers-Book-ebook\/dp\/B08NPV5RCC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56325883-sold-to-serve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-363d1b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"363d1b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3791713\" data-id=\"3791713\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56042aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56042aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Genre:<\/strong> Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy, Reverse Harem<br>\n\n<strong>Triggers and content warnings:<\/strong> Bullying and dubious consent<br>\n\n<strong>POV:<\/strong> 3rd person, past tense with various perspectives<br>\n\n<strong>Heat gauge:<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (4\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092ed8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"092ed8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>Sold to Serve<\/em> tells the story of Kora, a young noblewoman of virtue. In her attempts to escape marriage to Blackhale\u2014a fate worse than death\u2014she is captured by slave traders and sold to a group of ex-mercenaries. During her time as a house servant, she is mistreated by her three masters, but that doesn\u2019t stop the inexplicable chemistry building between them.<\/p><p>Alessy has written a wonderfully dark fantasy set in a world with magic, supernatural creatures, and multi-dimensional portals. The setting is intriguing, with a definite dark-ages vibe, integrating perfectly with the story. The characters take front of stage in this book, coming to life and driving the plot in some very interesting and unexpected directions. Kora\u2019s men were the epitome of anti-hero love interests. Kade\u2014the mysterious man with a mutilated face and a beastly nature\u2014was actually the most likeable and nurturing of the three. In contrast, the fairest of them all was the most vile and vicious. The misogyny is rife in this book, a reflection of the apparent time, and while this may rub some readers the wrong way, it is worth putting this behaviour in context because this was how people behaved in the days of yore. Ultimately, all the main characters grow through the blossoming relationship and it is good to see the heroine garner the respect she deserves.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this book to all lovers of dark, paranormal romance. Just be sure to heed the trigger warnings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d885f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d885f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfff987\" data-id=\"bfff987\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95df56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95df56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Portrait-of-Ash-and-Lace.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a113ff1\" data-id=\"a113ff1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d73f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90d73f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>A Portrait in Ash and Lace<\/b><\/i> <br><i>(The Casket Girl Chronicles #4)<\/i><br>by Sofia Aves<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca8f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca8f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fda328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fda328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Portrait-Ash-Lace-Casket-Chronicles-ebook\/dp\/B08ZNDMZRZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Portrait-Ash-Lace-Casket-Chronicles-ebook\/dp\/B08ZNDMZRZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57679530-a-portrait-in-ash-and-lace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-073e90e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"073e90e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de640ed\" data-id=\"de640ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6084fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6084fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Historical Paranormal Romance<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1st Person, Past Tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (4\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e879be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e879be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sofia Aves has done a superb job of blending the old world setting with a modern vampire romance vibe. Gisella, a passionate heroine, leaves her home in France to marry a mysterious man in New Orleans when it is still nothing more than a frontier settlement.<\/p><p>I loved everything about this book! From the characters who came to life in a beautifully painted setting, to the twisty plot, and steamy chemistry between the main characters.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this book for lovers of vampire romance. It is worth noting that the <em>Casket Girls Chronicles<\/em> is a multi-author series, and each book can be read standalone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b2a7d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b2a7d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0a094f\" data-id=\"e0a094f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d06e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d06e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/A-Little-Wicked.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ee39f0\" data-id=\"3ee39f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c82d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c82d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>A Little Wicked<\/b><\/i> <br><i>(Wicked Fortunes #1)<\/i><br>by AJ Merlin<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8869f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8869f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad66f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ad66f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Little-Wicked-Fortunes-Book-One-ebook\/dp\/B08C78J7HZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Wicked-Fortunes-Book-One-ebook\/dp\/B08C78J7HZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55781902-a-little-wicked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca01392 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca01392\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f2d37\" data-id=\"64f2d37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27835ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27835ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Paranormal Romance, Magical Realism, Reverse Harem<br>\n\n<b>Triggers and content warnings:<\/b> Minor BDSM, m\/m, and f\/f<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1st Person, Past Tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (4\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0428ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0428ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Georgette is the new witch in town, and she doesn\u2019t waste any time making enemies. Even the local coven is less than impressed when she refuses to join them. You can hardly blame her when they held her cousin Aveline captive in an attempt to harness her power against her will. The only people in this city she trusts are her cousin and the peculiar assortment of lovers she draws to her, and there are time when she has her doubts about these guys too.<\/p><p>This is easily one of the most entertaining books I have read in a while. Merlin injected a solid dose of humour into the banter between the lovable characters while also delivering a page-turning plot. The steamy scenes were well-written and diverse, woven seamlessly into the story. I can\u2019t wait to read more of this series.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys the paranormal reverse harem genre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fb9d9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fb9d9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3563396\" data-id=\"3563396\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0ae26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e0ae26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Interview-with-a-Seducer.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4246fbf\" data-id=\"4246fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528a293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"528a293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Interview with a Seducer: A Bewildering Love Story<\/b><\/i> <br>by Maggie Tideswell<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81645b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81645b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337c35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337c35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Trapped-Yesterday-Bewildering-Ghostly-Tale-ebook\/dp\/B08R26C79K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trapped-Yesterday-Bewildering-Ghostly-Tale-ebook\/dp\/B08R26C79K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57660241-interview-with-a-seducer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc55616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc55616\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e98516\" data-id=\"7e98516\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506547a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506547a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal Mystery<\/strong><br>\n\n<b>Triggers and content warnings:<\/b> Stalking themes<\/strong><br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 3rd Person, Past Tense<\/strong><br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\"  alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f525.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" \/> (3\/5)\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7782c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7782c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This interesting novel is a multifaceted mix of romantic suspense, paranormal mystery, and slow burn romance. Rachel is haunted and stalked by the ghost of her late husband\u2014a man with a dark past that unravels as the story progresses. When our author protagonist meets Trip, a male escort she needs to interview for her next book, she feels an instant attraction that puts them both in danger. Rachel risks more than her heart when she falls for a man who thinks monogamy is a dirty word.<\/p><p>Overall, I enjoyed this book. There were parts that dragged a little, but Tideswell hooked me in early and continued to build the intrigue along with the steamy chemistry.<\/p><p>This is one for the patient readers who like to immerse themselves in a complex plot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contemporary Romance Lotus: A Love Story by Jennifer Hartmann Book Links: Amazon AU Amazon US Goodreads Genre: Contemporary Romance POV: Dual 1st Person, Past Tense Heat gauge: (3\/5) Yet another &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/24\/starlas-may-june-2021-reviews\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Starla\u2019s May &#8211; June 2021 Reviews<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[50,17,64,24,65,48,43,51,22,57],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions\/2531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}