The Bookish Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf by Lola Glass [Review]

The Bookish Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf (Mate Hunted #1) by Lola Glass
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 7, 2025

Mate Hunted
1. The Bookish Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf - Kindle
2. The Artsy Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf
3. The Independent Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf
4. The Friendly Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf
5. The Logical Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf
6. The Hungry Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf

Lola Glass
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

I ran into a werewolf at a grocery store. The moment our eyes met, he decided I was his mate.

Now he's trapped in his furry form, threatening every other guy who so much as looks in my direction.

His friends try to convince me that I need to stay in his house until he goes human again, but I refuse.

So he shifts back.

And the giant of a man—er, wolfman—basically carries me away himself.

This werewolf is hunting me, and honestly?

I'm a very willing victim.

Thoughts on The Bookish Girl's Guide to Mating with a Werewolf: Some late-night werewolf romance binge reading (who hasn't done THAT before, amirite?!?) has Abby making the sleep-drunk decision to drive to a nearby town and look for her very own werewolf. Which doesn't seem unreasonable to me, really. I mean, read a werewolf romance, look for your very own werewolf. Perfect!

As it turns out, Abby absolutely does find herself a werewolf. He's big, hunky, and he's got his sights set on her. Which was actually something Abby hadn't counted on when she went looking. Now she has a werewolf in his wolfy form hanging out in her apartment, she's trying to convince her friends he's just a large dog, and maybe she might like this wolf more than she thought she would.

On Nico's end, he'd resigned himself to being alone. After all, he hasn't found a mate yet and he's one of the ferals. Then he runs into (kind of literally) Abby and now everything's changed. He has to convince the sexy professor he'd make a good mate, wrestle his instincts down when any other man looks at her, and try not to lose it when she wanders around with no pants on.

A group of rejected wolves, a book club, a rearranging of priorities, a werewolf who has eyes for no one but his lady, and a lady who had the right idea when she went looking for a werewolf of her own. *thumbs up*

Scary in Love by Holly June Smith [Review]

Scary in Love by Holly June Smith
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 6, 2025

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Holly June Smith
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Jenna Laing has always been what the people of Crowmorne call 'a bit strange'. As a child, she was drawn to the spooky and the scary, and as an adult, she's no different.

When the mysterious and long abandoned Miller Mansion re-opens as a Halloween haunted house, Jenna buys tickets in a heartbeat, and invites a first date, hoping he'll share her love of horror and jumpscares.

Those hopes come crashing to the ground when he panics and runs off screaming, leaving her injured and in the hands of scare actor, Mason Miller.

Mason never expected to inherit a mansion, or the eye-watering bills that came along with it. His haunt is a quick way to make money, but Jenna might be the most unexpected surprise of all.

One look at her is all it takes to fall hard, then even harder when he discovers they share similar tastes both in and out of the bedroom.

And since Mason is an expert in designing experiences that make people feel something, this Halloween he'll guarantee Jenna finally has a man to match her freak.

Thoughts on Scary in Love: Okay. I liked this one. Jenna likes the thrill of being scared (to the point where it's a little bit of a turn on for her) and Mason is GREAT at setting up scary situations. You know, since he's running a haunt and all. They both like what they see when they first lay eyes on one another. They both wouldn't mind exploring if there's something more there than just a shared love of scary things.

It turns out there IS more there. Jenna enjoys the adrenaline rush of being frightened and Mason enjoys giving people what they want. Both in a literal and figurative sense. Setting up a personal haunt that ticks all Jenna's excitement boxes is a challenge Mason is 100% down for. He takes the time to delve into what she's into so he can push her boundaries without crossing any hard lines that might ruin a potential relationship before it begins.

Jenna is just into everything Mason. He's gentlemanly until he isn't. He makes sure she's comfortable with everything he wants to do to her. He pushes her in all the best ways and giving her what she craves satisfies something in him. So, you know, it's not just Jenna getting something good out of this arrangement.

A spooky house, a few thrills and chills, a dud of a first date, an adorable coffee shop encounter, a man who knows how to show a lady a good (spooky) time, and a lady who is willing to let go with a man she trusts. *thumbs up*

Sour Grapes by Karen MacInerney [Review]

Sour Grapes (Dewberry Farm Mysteries #10) by Karen MacInerney
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 5, 2025

Dewberry Farm Mysteries
1. Killer Jam
2. Fatal Frost
3. Deadly Brew
4. Mistletoe Murder
5. Dyeing Season
6. Wicked Harvest
6.5. Slay Bells Ring
7. Sweet Revenge
8. Peach Clobber
9. Fowl Play
10. Sour Grapes - Paperback | Kindle

Karen MacInerney
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A toast to murder... with a bitter aftertaste.

As autumn settles over Buttercup, Texas, the buzz is all about the grand opening of the new local winery—but when the winemaker is found dead in the barn after a disastrous debut dinner, the celebration turns somber. Was it despair over a bad batch of wine… or something more sinister? Dewberry Farm’s own Lucy Resnick uncorks a tangled web of secrets and lies that could lead to more than one fatality—unless she can stop the killer before the harvest turns deadly.

Thoughts on Sour Grapes: We're back in Buttercup and Lucy has stumbled over not one, but TWO bodies. Which is not really a great way to spend your time. To be fair, Lucy has the nose to figure out who did the deed, so if anyone's going to find bodies, I guess she should be the one.

So. The first body was found when some of Lucy's livestock escaped and went roaming. Her search for them brings her to a house down the way where a woman had been, uhh, ended. Not only does Lucy have to deal with the worry of her missing animals, but she has the sight of this dead lady now stuck in her head.

Leaving that case to the police (since she didn't know the lady and didn't have any stake in finding out who did it), Lucy finds a SECOND body up at the new winery. On one hand, the discovery caps off a disappointing debut of the winery's wines. On the other hand, maybe the two deaths are related? Possibly? Regardless, Lucy is invested now and she's putting her investigative skills to use as she attempts to ferret out the whos and whys of these two deaths.

A sweet little pup, a move forward in the romance department, a wedding (not Lucy's!), secrets, a twisted plan, lots of wine, and one lady who is determined to piece together the clues until she figures out what's what. *thumbs up*

Kiss for My Kraken by Honey Phillips [Review]

Kiss for My Kraken (Fairhaven Falls #7) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: October 3, 2025

Fairhaven Falls
1. Trouble for My Troll
2. Fireworks for My Dragon Boss
3. Mistletoe for My Minotaur
4. Valentine for My Vampire
5. Gift for My Ghost
6. Wedding for My Werewolf
7. Kiss for My Kraken - Paperback | Kindle
8. Healed by My Hyde
8.5. The Botanist and the Beast
9. Brownies for My Grumpy Bunny
10. Guarded by My Gargoyle

Related books:
(Part of the Sweet Monster Treats series)
Cupcakes for My Orc Enemy
The Single Mom and the Orc
Protected by the Orc
Bidding on the Orc Outcast

Honey Phillips
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A lonely woman, a grumpy kraken, and a town determined to bring them together…

Nina needs a fresh start. Broke, alone, and desperate to escape her past, she stumbles into the quirky little town of Fairhaven Falls, hoping for a quiet place to rebuild her life. What she doesn’t expect is to nearly drown in the river on the edge of town—or to be saved by the town’s most mysterious resident.

Sam has spent most of his life lurking deep in the river, keeping his distance from the humans on shore. As a kraken, he’s used to being feared, whispered about, and left alone. But when he rescues Nina, something in him stirs—an unfamiliar and dangerous longing to keep her.

Nina should be terrified of the massive, tentacled creature who rescues her. Instead, she finds herself drawn to him—the gruff protector with bioluminescent skin, a possessive streak a mile wide, and a heart as deep as the ocean.

But just as she begins to believe she’s finally found a place to belong, her past comes calling, threatening to rip her new life—and her monster—from her grasp.

Sam has spent his life keeping his distance. But when danger comes for Nina, he’s ready to show the town—and the world—just how terrifyingly protective a kraken in love can be.

Welcome to Fairhaven Falls, where love is wet, wild, and all together wonderful!

Thoughts on Kiss for My Kraken: Flora has her matchmaking sights set on Sam, the kraken who keeps a low profile and doesn't feel like he's quite part of the town. The special someone Flora thinks is his perfect match? A human lady on the run who's just trying to find a safe place to land.

As it turns out, Fairhaven offers Nina the safest of places. She might have taken a tumble in the river not long after arriving, but she's rescued by a sexy monster, ends up with a job at the local tavern, and Flora manages to wrangle her a place to live (that happens to be close to the river because Flora is VERY GOOD at putting her matchmaking pieces where they need to be). So, yeah, Fairhaven might be the place Nina can settle in for good.

On Sam's end, he's drawn to Nina, but doesn't know if she can accept him as he is. As it turns out, the big guy just can't stay away from her, though. At first, he's determined to keep her safe while keeping his distance, but soon that isn't enough and, as it turns out, Nina is pretty darn open-minded when it comes to the individual who makes her feel safe. Honestly, she deserves all the safety and all the happiness, AS DOES SAM.

A little danger, a not-so-fun group who are determined to take Nina back, Flora doing her thing, found family, a kraken who doesn't realize how well he already fits in, and a lady who knows a good monster when she sees him. *thumbs up*

Running with the Werewolf by Laurie London [Review]

Running with the Werewolf (Darkaway Island #1) by Laurie London
Format: ebook
Source: provided for review
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Date read: November 15, 2025

Darkaway Island
1. Running with the Werewolf - Kindle

Laurie London
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Welcome to Darkaway Island: A destination resort for supernaturals.
Where Monsters Come to Play!

Daphne Dupree needed to get out of town after things at work got a little…complicated. The last thing she expected when she filled out a silly online quiz was winning a singles trip to paradise. Too good to be true? Probably.

Turns out, Darkaway Island is more than a little strange. People in costumes. Large dogs running around unleashed. And there’s a lot of crazy talk about monsters.

But the weirdest of all is that she seems to be part of a…dating contest.

The prize: a smoking-hot cowboy with an unhealthy fixation on the moon.

Travis Monroe wasn’t planning to stay long on the island. As the grumpy werewolf star of a supernatural soap opera, all he wants is to give his newly-inherited ranch to his sister then fly back to the set on his private plane.

Trouble is, if he isn’t mated by the White Wolf Moon, the ranch reverts to a half-brother he just met, and his sister loses everything.

Solution: Find a mate, sign over the property, break up. Falling in love isn’t in the script.

As Travis and Daphne spend time together on group dates and one-on-ones, his feelings for her grow, extending far beyond duty to his family. And she learns he’s more—much more—than just fangs and fur.

But a rival pack is stirring up trouble, and Daphne is hiding a secret of her own.

Do Travis and Daphne find love in paradise only to lose it in the end?

Thoughts on Running with the Werewolf: Daphne's found herself in a bit of a pickle. After being (grossly) propositioned by her boss, she accidentally came into possession of some paperwork that puts the company she works for in a bad spot. Then her direct supervisor had a car "accident" and now Daphne's looking for a place to lay low while the feds investigate. Winning a trip to remote Darkaway Island is perfect timing (if not the tiniest bit suspicious), but the island checks out and Daphne needs a place to hide and now she's hanging out on an island.

An island that happens to be a supernatural getaway destination. Daphne, as it turns out, wasn't aware that supernaturals were real and the trip she won was actually as a contestant on a dating reality show.

Yeah, it's complicated. Especially since the bachelor she's vying for is a wolf. Who needs to be mated in a fairly short frame of time. And he's a star on a supernatural show. Let's just say that being interrupted while trying to spend time together is A THING (sometimes it's unintentional, BUT STILL!) and both Daphne and Travis have to deal with that.

MEANWHILE, there's potential sabotage going on behind the scenes of the show, Daphne's boss is really unhappy about her turning him down (and turning the company in), and a book of dark magic seems to have formed an attachment to her. As books of dark magic sometimes do.

A little danger, a rival pack with a stake in the game, a supernatural town that welcomes a human, a wolf who isn't looking for love (but that's not going to stop anything), and a lady who had no ideas monsters were real before she ended up on an island full of them. GOOD STUFF!

Rock Hard Gargoyle by Maggie Mayhem [Review]

Rock Hard Gargoyle (Possessive Monsters #1) by Maggie Mayhem
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: October 1, 2025

Possessive Monsters
1. Rock Hard Gargoyle - Paperback | Kindle
2. Date with a Demon
3. The Naga Next Door
4. Rock and a Hard Place
5. Manticore Madness
6. Signed in Incubus
7. Here be Dragons
8. Mochas and Minotaurs
9. Handcuffs and Hexes
10. Incubus with Benefits

Maggie Mayhem (aka Lynnea Lee)
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Stuck between a rock-hard Gargoyle and a hard place.

After a break-in at my apartment, I get my very own security detail. Cool right? Wrong. The big, brooding beast assigned to protect me 24/7 is the very same cocky guard who caught me crashing a dragon’s wedding!

Grayson, the owner of Redrock Protective Services, is massive, powerful, and totally intimidating. Arrogant, too. Did I mention his slow, sultry smile or the wickedly possessive glint in his steel-gray eyes? Something inhuman flickers there, and I realize, too late, that I’ve caught the attention of a monster.

He vows to protect me from danger. His solution? Steal me away to his gorgeous penthouse high above the city. I should run before I do something stupid, like fall for the growly gargoyle. But I can’t. Evil lurks in the shadows waiting for me.

Now, the only thing that will save me is my very own possessive monster.

Thoughts on Rock Hard Gargoyle: We're diving into a little paranormal romance where monsters are living side by side with humans and, unfortunately, not everybody is thrilled by this. That said, Grayson and Shelby have NO PROBLEM doing the side by side thing. Amongst other things.

So. Shelby finds herself with an unexpected body guard when her place is broken into. The good news? Grayson is easy on the eyes and Shelby doesn't mind spending time with him. The bad news? Shelby is being targeted by a morally deficient group of magic users thanks to latent magic in her bloodline. Which means she's in danger.

Grayson isn't happy about the Shelby in danger part, but he doesn't mind AT ALL spending time with the sweet human. In fact, he's getting a little territorial about her and that can only mean one thing. He might have possibly found his mate. Probably.

A little danger, a real bonehead of an ex, some bad guys with bad plans, a gargoyle who can't stop thinking about his lady, and a lady who is getting a crash course in what she's capable of. Fun and sexy with a side of growly gargoyle. *thumbs up*

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