Debbie's Throwback Review Highlight
But sometimes, there comes along a book that throws you for a loop, on a deeply personal level. I knew something in the book would touch a nerve; I just wasn't prepared for how much it would affect me, and how I viewed someone very close to me.
A book that spawns a brand new shelf on Goodreads, called Masterpieces, with this being the inaugural book to that shelf, in March 2018. A shelf that carries only 13 books in 8 years.
Debbie
Jan 28
Captivated by Dominik (The Ralston Brothers) by Sarah Westill
When beast master Dominik Ralston agrees to pose as Sienna Heathwood’s husband for a government assignment, he anticipates the pretense and even the deceit. What he doesn’t expect is the fierce desire she awakens within him, or the struggle to keep the need to claim her from clouding his judgment. Disguised as a scientific expedition to New Columbia, their true mission is to uncover whether the nation is secretly mining iron and supplying it to an emerging superpower that tre
Archaeolibrarian
Jan 27
Limerence (The Limerent Series #5) by L.S. Delorme
Kara and Dante.
You may not know them by name but you know them by deed. You feel them in the space between dreams and reality, in the inevitable crawl of time.
They have burned continents and sunk kingdoms. They’ve been worshipped and feared. Those in power call them demons. Those above power call them monsters.
Merissa
Jan 19
Ghosting Academy (The Limerent Series #4) by L.S. Delorme
It’s been years since Amelie abandoned her home to become an elite agent of the Academy.
In its embrace she has found support and stability, but in return the Academy uses her gifts for destruction and control. For ten years, she has chosen to live only for the moment, neither questioning nor considering the motives of her employer. But when Amelie and her pod of fellow agents, “graduate” into becoming strategic operatives, they are spirited off to an isolated island. Here t
Merissa
Jan 12
Winter Wishes Scattered (Bella and the Beast Master #6) by Sarah Westill
In Sziveria, winter is more than a season, it becomes a prison. When the Arctic winds descend and snow buries every door outside, Haven City knows the rules: stay warm, stay inside, stay sane, and survive until spring.
Merissa
Dec 22, 2025
Lover's Moon (Gladstone Shifters #7) by Alexander Elliott
Hovering on the brink of extinction, a tiny group of wild red wolves have been released in North Carolina’s Albemarle Peninsula. Fearing that he was the last red wolf shifter in existence, Leland Tuffin’s search team establishes contact with Camden—a young and confused red wolf True Elder who reveals that there are more of his people in hiding. With a goal of reestablishing their presence in the south, Camden follows Leland back home to discover who he is and train for the im
Merissa
Dec 18, 2025
Andalusia Dogs (Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch) by Christian Baines
As Spain’s fledgling democracy enters the 80s, young artists have transformed Madrid into a city where anything is possible, where outcasts, freaks and creative weirdos of every type let their imaginations run free amid beautiful, hedonistic chaos.
Debbie
Dec 12, 2025
New Nebraska Heat (New Nebraska #2) by Cara B. King
Among the fangs, claws, and haphazard magic of New Omaha, Serenity, a plucky and resilient human, struggles with memories of her horrendous past. Sold to a vampire feeding den at just fifteen, she suffered years of imprisonment, prey to the cruelest bloodsuckers in New Nebraska, like Conrad, a centuries old gangster who keeps his fangs deep in the drug trade.
Merissa
Dec 8, 2025
Ghost of a Chance (Bucket List Buddies #2) by JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver
Ghost hunting was at the bottom of a bottomless list of things Lionel wanted to do—alone. Forced to go to a Bucket List Buddies event without his friend, Lionel was oblivious to everything in the darkness without so much as a torch for company. After running away from the event before it gets going, Lionel hides out at home, suffering from acute embarrassment at letting his fears get the better of him.
Merissa
Dec 4, 2025
Heart of Hope (Hooves & Hearts #2) by Hannah E. Carey
Horses have been Isabel Martin's whole life. As the daughter of top show jumping trainer Rodger Martin, she's been expected to be a champion for as long as she can remember. But lately, she can barely get around a course without feeling sick to her stomach and she's earning more last places than blue ribbons.
Merissa
Nov 26, 2025
Running with the Werewolf (Darkaway Island #1) by Laurie London
Book 1 in the Darkaway Island Romance series! A cozy paranormal rom-com with spice, starring a book-loving heroine who dreams of opening her own apothecary shop, a grumpy werewolf cowboy whose ego is too big for his boots, and a small town island with quirky characters and kooky traditions. Join the fun on Darkaway Island, where the monsters come to play!
Merissa
Nov 14, 2025
Ghost of a Chance (Bucket List Buddies #2) by JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver
Ghost hunting was at the bottom of a bottomless list of things Lionel wanted to do—alone. Forced to go to a Bucket List Buddies event without his friend, Lionel was oblivious to everything in the darkness without so much as a torch for company. After running away from the event before it gets going, Lionel hides out at home, suffering from acute embarrassment at letting his fears get the better of him.
Debbie
Nov 7, 2025