Royally Cursed, by Fritzi Cox

Synopsis: After a horrifying stroke of bad luck, I’m starting to think I’m royally cursed. Just when I thought happily ever after was on the horizon, fate turned my life upside down, leaving my vampire lover picking up the pieces from a night that shattered us both.

Instead of fulfilling my royal destiny by riding off in an enchanted chariot after the investor ball, I was whisked away in the back of a cop car and treated like a wicked stepsister in the scariest place imaginable—the human world.

Mirror Mirror on the wall … who’s my enemy after all?

I’ve trained my entire life to be a princess, but being a prisoner isn’t in my blood.

Will Vail be my white knight, rescuing me after I vanished from his arms? Or am I destined to stay lost forever?

I’m beginning to believe Morningwood is my happily never after.

Rating: 5 stars

Review: This second book in the VILF series (best series name ever!) picks up right where book 1 ended, leaving us yelling obscenities at its cliffhanger ending.

This second book is darker than the first, but it's a necessary evil of this story. This is the low part of Penelope and Vail's story, the despair, the dark before the light. The love story itself moves along nicely, as does the development of Penelope in particular. By the end of this one (which yes, ends on a cliffhanger, but not one that made me want to throat punch someone), Penelope has gone through the necessary transition to become a total badass who's about to serve up some witchy/vampiry justice. And I. Can't. Wait.

If you haven't read this series yet, you are missing out on a witty, engaging story that you won't be able to put down. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

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The Secret Hook-Up, by Pippa Grant

Synopsis: You’d think nearly dying trying to get out of a too-tight gown in a dressing room and being saved by a strong, competent man was a good thing. Not so much, though, when that strong, competent man is your ex. Your secret ex. And the reason you need a gown is because you’re part of a charity auction. The charity auction where he gets into a bidding war to win you. And now, because you’re one of few female coaches in professional baseball, and he’s the captain of the local professional hockey team, and he paid a ridiculous sum of money for you…The entire city is shipping you. You can’t leave your apartment without getting a knowing wink from strangers. Your bosses want to use the publicity to have you jointly launch a new community outreach program. That’s bad enough. It truly is. But even worse? Duncan Lavoie, the green-eyed, curly-haired, dimple-cheeked, hot-as-lava hockey player wants a second chance. And he’ll play dirty to get it. The Secret Hook-Up is a laugh-out-loud rom...

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The Body in the Backyard, by Lucy Score

Synopsis: Her self-absorbed news anchor ex-husband careening back into her life was not on this amateur psychic detective’s bingo card. Not only does Griffin Gentry show up unexpectedly at Riley Thorn’s door—the real shock is that he’s begging her for help. Riley’s hot private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago refusing to take the job is…well, less of a surprise. Too bad for Nick that his octogenarian business partner overrules him and takes the lead on Griffin’s case. But when a dead body makes it clear someone really is out to get Riley’s ex, the mile-long suspect list means all hands on deck at Santiago Investigations. Even the wrinkly, retired ones. It’s only a matter of time before Griffin brings the danger directly to their doorstep. And with Riley and Nick busy interviewing suspects, that leaves their elderly roommates to wreak havoc in the surveillance department. Can Riley block out the chaos to focus her psychic visions long enough to narrow down the list of suspects? Or ...

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