diary of a wannabe writer

series A Serrulata Saga Novella genre romance, historical, dystopian, adult published December 21st 2021 number of pages 136 Goodreads || Amazon giveaway a Rafflecopter giveaway synopsis She told a lie. He confirmed it. Now they’re secretly betrothed against their families’ wishes… Lady Octavia Dorchester is the most desired young lady in the Realm. Now that she has twenty years behind her, society has deemed her ready to marry. Although she’s not enthusiastic, she promises to act like a proper lady and look for a good husband—just like her powerful father Lord Roman Dorchester wants. Lord Gerald Verte has been painfully shy his entire life. He’s never been comfortable in society and lives in the shadow of his older brother, the imposing Lord Tristian Verte. Despite his desires to remain indoors and away from people, he promises his older brother that he won’t shame the family name, no matter how much his anxiety threatens to overwhelm him. After sharing a dance at a ball held in Octav

series The Carsons of Lone Rock #3 genre romance, best friends to lovers, adult published January 24th 2023 by Harlequin Desire number of pages 224 rating ❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

Monday [23.1.] Is it just me, or has this month been a few years long already? :) December just flew by, but these weeks have been dragging by. It's not that all is bad, it's just been too long. :) I did a lot of reading... and that is always a good thing. :) I started The Queen of Nothing today. It's surprisingly short, but I kind of like that. It's the perfect ending, so more romantic than I hoped for; my favourite was the tail. :) The story is not dragged out, but not without a bazillion twists and turns as always. :) It's been a long time since I've read The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King . Maybe it's time for a re-read  (after I clear my current TBR, of course). I've been also meaning to read The Apollo series again, but I still haven't read the final book. If the year is as long as this month has been, I'll have time for all that. :) Tuesday [24.1] I've been looking forward to reading Blindsided. It's supposed to be a psychologi

series Home to Oak Hollow #6 genre romance, contemporary, adult  published December 27th 2022 by Harlequin Special Edition number of pages 288 rating ❤❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

genre romance, paranormal, ghosts published September 27th 2022 by Zebra Books number of pages 320 rating ❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series The Law in Lubbock County #3 genre crime, fiction, suspense, romance published December 27th 2022 by Harlequin Intrigue number of pages 214 rating ❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

genre romance, contemporary, adult published March 28th 2023 by Kensington number of pages 363 rating ❤❤❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series Hana Trio #2 genre romance, contemporary, adult, steamy published December 27th 2022 by Harlequin Desire number of pages 217 rating ❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

genre suspense published January 24th 2023 by Love Inspired Suspense number of pages 224 rating ❤❤ cover ❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #10 genre fairy tale, retelling, ya, magic, romance published January 12th 2023 by Monster House Books number of pages 215 rating ❤❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series The Van Ambrose Royals #1 genre romance, contemporary, adult published January 24th 2023 by Harlequin Presents number of pages 224 rating ❤❤ ❤ cover ❤❤❤ Goodreads || Amazon

genre romance, contemporary, adult published February 10th 2023 by One More Chapter rating ❤❤❤❤ ❤ cover ❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series The School for Good and Evil #2 genre fairy tale, retelling, ya, magic published May 26th 2014 by Harper Collins number of pages 448 rating ❤❤❤ cover ❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ Goodreads || Amazon

2022, it's been nice. :) I finished my reading goal and then some. :)I initially just wanted to read 100 books a year. My main focus was on reading the books I actually want to read and like and getting rid of the dreadful forced feeling that always puts me in a slump. For most of the year, I just followed my mood in picking up books, which is perfect considering I realized I'm a total mood reader and ended up reading 212 books. I read A LOT of romance and even a few thrillers (the genre I never picked up before) and most importantly I learned to love books again. It was a great year - with regard to books. Not so bad in other aspects too. It's been a year of moving on.  As the new year starts, it's the perfect time to reflect, but also to move on and let go, of the past, and expectations. I'm not the biggest fan of resolutions, they tend to stress me out. I'm more of a fan of random quotes I find on Pinterest. Here are a few that I'm loving for the new year

genre romance, enemies to lovers, contemporary, adult published January 9th, 2023 rating ❤❤❤❤ ❤ cover ❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ Goodreads || Amazon

I had a goal of reading all of my ARCs and Netgalley books till the middle of December. My birthday is the days after Christmas and I always get books (best present ever 😁) I wanted to clear my TBR beforehand. I didn't go totally as planned, but I manage to read a lot. I finished 15 books and surprisingly most of the were good. I wanted to pick just a few favourites, but it was so hard to narrow it down. :)  Here are 7 that stood out the most: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco ya, fantasy, magic, witches, demons Two sisters, witches like many others live on the island. When one ends up dead, the other seeks vengeance, even using forbidden magic. She summons a demon, one of the princes of Hell, whom she was warned against to help her. They are on the same side, but with wicked, you can never be sure. We Are Not Angels by Nadine Little  dystopian, angels, romance, paranormal, adult It's not my favourite because of how good it is, but because it has strong Angelfall vibes

series The School for Good and Evil #1 genre fairy tale, retelling, ya, magic published May 14th 2013 by Harper Collins number of pages 488 rating ❤❤❤❤ ❤ cover ❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ Goodreads || Amazon

series Kingdom of the Wicked #1 genre ya, fantasy, paranormal, demons, magic, witches published October 27th 2020 number of pages 371 rating ❤❤❤❤ ❤ cover ❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ Goodreads || Amazon

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not by Aimee Brown brother's best friend Instead of the proposal, she got dumped. With no money and no place to live, she crashes with her brother and his roommate. Brother spends time with his GF and Hollyn spends his time getting close to Dax. He always loved her and never got over her, but she just got out of a very bad relationship. Then he gets roped into a reality tv completion and needs an assistant. :) Childhood friends, flowers, chemistry, the book has it all. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman graphic novel, lgbtq+, ya, sweet The sweetest story of two boys falling in love, with cute illustrations. The Perfect Man by Lynn Dare friends to lovers  A romance writer, who lives above the bookstore with her cat is struggling with her book. She needs to find Mr Perfect and has vivid dreams about them, but none are just right until she falls for her best friend. Unlikely Match by Laura Bradbury office romance, enemies to lovers Jules and her BF started a startup

The maiden & The Unseen by Jeanette Rose & Alexis Rune urban fantasy, greek gods, retelling, romance, steamy The story is a retelling of Hades and Persephone. Greek gods are set in a modern world, with the same characteristics but with a contemporary feel. Woke Up Wed by Cassie Mint short, contemporary, enemies to lovers, office romance, steamy Effie wakes up in a hotel room, hungover and with no memories of the last night. Turns out she married her boss. They spend the day retracing their steps and falling for each other along the way. The Social Experiment by Addison Moore NA, enemies to lovers, best friend's sister, steamy  There is Social Experiment about to begin on campus. Two strangers date for six weeks. Only that stranger is her brother's former best friend. And a guy she never got over. Rewrite the Rules by Kay Cove office romance, steamy Adler is a ghostwriter, with a tedious office job.  She just finished a very steamy book, that became a bestseller, without