{"id":2662,"date":"2021-07-29T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2022-06-27T04:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T18:34:07","slug":"starlas-july-2021-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/29\/starlas-july-2021-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Starla\u2019s July 2021 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2662\" class=\"elementor elementor-2662\">\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-833bf52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"833bf52\" 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-33e4ea9\" data-id=\"33e4ea9\" 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-dae2576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dae2576\" 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\/07\/Fall-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fall.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-59417fd\" data-id=\"59417fd\" 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-0992755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0992755\" 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>Fall<\/b><br>(Stratham Knights #2)<\/i><br>By N.V. Roez<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c43e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c43e67\" 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-7ee079f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee079f\" 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\/Fall-Stratham-Knights-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B097QTK6NY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fall-Stratham-Knights-Book-2-ebook\/dp\/B097QTK6NY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58649744-fall\" 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-410ca00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"410ca00\" 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-3755a67\" data-id=\"3755a67\" 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-966229c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966229c\" 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> Dark Contemporary Romance, Reverse Harem<br>\n\n<b>Triggers and content warnings:<\/b> Sexual violence, dark themes, and cliff-hanger ending.<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1<sup>st<\/sup> Person, Present Tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\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-eee92a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee92a9\" 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>Surrounded by enemies plotting her downfall, Evie can\u2019t seem to get a break. At least she has a couple of steadfast friends to help her traverse the dark and twisted halls of Stratham University.<\/p><p>Roez has really upped the drama and intrigue in the second instalment of this series, creating a page-turner I just couldn\u2019t put down. The characters continue to grow and come to life, enriching the story and the setting. My only complaint is that there was too much word repetition.<\/p><p>If you enjoyed the first Stratham book, you\u2019ll love this one. I highly recommend it for all reverse harem 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-8016ab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8016ab2\" 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-465a5e7\" data-id=\"465a5e7\" 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-0418c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0418c78\" 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\/07\/Hate-Vow-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2661\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hate-Vow.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-97c6bda\" data-id=\"97c6bda\" 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-5ab5499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ab5499\" 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>The Hate Vow <\/b><\/i><br>By C. Hallman<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af8a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af8a10\" 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-92bf570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92bf570\" 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\/Hate-Vow-Enemies-Lovers-Romance-ebook\/dp\/B08SK963DP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hate-Vow-Enemies-Lovers-Romance-ebook\/dp\/B08SK963DP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56768419-the-hate-vow\" 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-591a770 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591a770\" 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-2e1c8c4\" data-id=\"2e1c8c4\" 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-62a95d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a95d0\" 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> Dark Contemporary Romance, MC Romance<br>\n\n<b>Triggers and content warnings:<\/b> Sexual violence, minor BDSM, dubious consent, dark themes.<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> Dual 1<sup>st<\/sup> Person, Present Tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\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-333ee6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333ee6b\" 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>When Penny\u2019s parents fostered Ryder, she hated the boy out of jealousy. That was why she lied to the police, to get him locked up. That was then. Now she has fallen from grace and is at the mercy of the man she betrayed. Ryder has the power to do what he wants with Penny. Rather than leave her to work off a debt with the rest of the MC club, Ryder claims her for himself. Neither of them expects hate to morph into love.<\/p><p>This dark, gritty story hooked me from the get-go. I loved watching the flawed protagonists grow and learn to love one another. The action and intrigue are gripping, and the bedroom scenes are scorching hot.<\/p><p>I recommend this book for anyone who can handle dark themes.<\/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-8bc5e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bc5e4d\" 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-1dd216e\" data-id=\"1dd216e\" 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-d158528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d158528\" 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\/07\/Stolen-Crush-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stolen-Crush.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-c6d1361\" data-id=\"c6d1361\" 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-fcab6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcab6dd\" 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>Stolen Crush <\/b><br>(Lost Daughter of a Serial Killer #1)<\/i><br>By C.M. Stunich<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6da8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6da8df\" 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-7f1d6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f1d6c8\" 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\/Stolen-Crush-Daughter-Serial-Killer-ebook\/dp\/B0981V7Y7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stolen-Crush-Daughter-Serial-Killer-ebook\/dp\/B0981V7Y7Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58443228-stolen-crush\" 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-db9a8ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db9a8ee\" 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-9b8223f\" data-id=\"9b8223f\" 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-07059a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07059a8\" 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> Dark Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Reverse Harem, Taboo (Stepbrother) Romance<br>\n\n<b>Triggers and content warnings:<\/b> Violence, pseudo incest, dark themes, cliff-hanger ending.<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1<sup>st<\/sup> person, present tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\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-19b0110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b0110\" 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>Mia (ahem)\u2026 I mean Dakota was kidnapped at the age of two and raised ignorant of her situation until her sophomore year when she is reunited with her biological mother\u2014a narcistic best-selling crime writer.<\/p><p>Wow! This book was impossible to put down. The use of language is evocative and Stunich has injected a good dose of humour amidst the dark, twisted story. The characters jumped from the page and the chemistry between Dakota and her love interests is incredibly hot.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this book for all lovers of the dark romance 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-66443c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66443c2\" 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-1f08aee\" data-id=\"1f08aee\" 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-fbcded0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fbcded0\" 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\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Clever-Sacrifice.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-6926ed1\" data-id=\"6926ed1\" 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-3899975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3899975\" 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 Clever Sacrifice<\/b><br>(Wicked Fortunes #3)<\/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-f8e7855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8e7855\" 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-88898a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88898a9\" 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 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class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec308d\" data-id=\"0ec308d\" 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-c02a127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02a127\" 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>Content warnings:<\/b> m\/m and f\/f<br>\n\n<b>POV:<\/b> 1<sup>st<\/sup> Person, Past Tense<br>\n\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\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 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If you thought <em>A Little Wicked<\/em> was good (like I did), the next two books will not disappoint. The mystery and mayhem continue to captivate, there are still plenty of laughs, and the steamy relationships are even more titillating. I was also fascinated by the vibrant setting and learned a lot about the voodoo faith while reading these books.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this series 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\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>Fall(Stratham Knights #2)By N.V. Roez Book Links: Amazon AU Amazon US Goodreads Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance, Reverse Harem Triggers and content warnings: Sexual violence, dark themes, and cliff-hanger ending. 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