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My favorite books straight from my bookshelf
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items I love to read before bed or on a cozy, rainy day and wanted to share my favorites! I love romance with all of the classic tropes, thrillers, murder mysteries and romantasy.
Sections
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Mystery and Thriller
Fun, Easy Reads
Dream Harbor Book Series
Recommended for improvement and growth
Mid to Max Spicy Reads
Mystery and Thriller
Suspense mystery with twists and turns. You'll think you have it figured out and then be surprised!
The Only One Left: A Novel|Paperback
Picked this up on a whim and loved it! Very different than I expected but fun, wholesome and full of supernatural mystery.
How to Sell a Haunted House|Paperback
So enjoyable! A true murder mystery but with ghosts! Love the characters and its a fun, easy read.
The Sun Down Motel|Paperback
This book was surprisingly really good. It had surprising twists and a sweet, heartfelt love story. I loved how it went back and forth in the story telling between times.
Whispers of Apple Blossoms|eBook
This book was fun with a lot of twists and turns. Good writing, easy read and it keeps you guessing. The end was very fun and unexpected!
Hidden Pictures
I enjoyed this book. I've read a few from this author and he writing style stays the same across all books with very similar ideas but sometimes thats comforting and easy. If you ever heard of the Slender Man Murders, this book is a spin on that. Eas...
Mister Tender's Girl: A Novel
Enjoyable read. Full of twists, slightly predictable but not terrible. Keeps your attention and easy to finish quickly.
Lock the Doors
Definitely a thriller maybe even more horror. Think Lord of the Flies but way more scary. Very detailed but in an entertaining way. This author knows how to paint a picture. Can be a little graphic/gross but not terrible. I'd recommend, very interest...
The Troop: A Novel
If you like the show on Netflix, per usual the book is even better. Fun read and hard to put down!
You: A Novel (1) (The You Series)
Fun, Easy Reads
LOVED this book. The idea was original, the characters were all loveable and you were rooting for the main characters the whole time. Funny, wholesome and with very mild spice towards the end. Afted I finished I just kept saying "that book was so fun...
My Roommate Is a Vampire (My Vampires)
This was a fun read. Definitely more a young adult novel but still good writing, entertaining story and easy to read. Good for an easy night.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children|Paperback
Dream Harbor Book Series
Dream Harbor Book series by Laurie Gilmore. Hallmark adjacent romance books with mild spice. Cute and fun reads!
Quick, fun read. Hallmark meets mild spice.
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, Book 1) by Laurie Gilmore, Paperback
More sexy than the first book and the characters are so likeable! Odd couple trope and tons of sexual tension.
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, Book 2)
Book 3 and so cute. Christmas hallmark style romance with a grumpy new to town character and loveable out of towner.
The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, Book 3)|Paperback
Book 4 of the series and still so cute. Loveable characters. One is familiar from previous books and one new! Found family trope.
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Dream Harbor, Book 4)|BN Exclusive
Book 5 and my personal favorite. Enemies to lovers trope that's been hinted at throughout the entire series. Must read if you're a fan of tension, slow burn and the inevitable romance.
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, Book 5)|BN Exclusive
Book 6 of 6 and it may be the cutest one of all! A super easy and light read. Perfect for a snowy or rainy day.
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (Dream Harbor, Book 6)|Paperback
Recommended for improvement and growth
A MUST read for anyone struggling with intimacy and learning their own body, wants and needs. Even if you think you know, this book opened my eyes to a lot.
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life|Paperback
I love Emily Nagoski and all of her works. If you read Come As You Are, I highly recommend this as a follow up. Goes more in depth and focuses a lot on sex and intimacy within a relationship.
Come Together: Science & Art of Lasting Sex
LOVE all of Neil Hilborn's works but I'd recommend this book to start. I wish I could read it again for the first time. Helped me when I was in a very lonely place.
Our Numbered Days (Button Poetry)
Mid to Max Spicy Reads
Young Adult, short reads and less complicated stories
Easy read but engaging and fun. A good buildup for the second in this series, which is my favorite.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #1)|Paperback
The 2nd book in the series and my favorite! Enemies to lovers trope, shared bed trope, soul mates. All of it. So fun!
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #2)|Paperback
Dark, horror, paranormal and supernatural romance. Worth the read if open minded and enjoy spice!
Her Soul to Take: A Paranormal Dark Academia Romance|Paperback
Fast paced, spicy, dark romance. A fun and funny read that heats up a lot. Recommended but read the trigger warnings first.
Butcher & Blackbird (Ruinous Love Trilogy #1)|Paperback