The Cuddle Clause by Roxie Ray [Review]

The Cuddle Clause by Roxie Ray
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: March 8, 2026

Purchase Links: Paperback | Kindle

Roxie Ray
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Living with a werewolf is… complicated.

Maggie James is thirty-one, freshly dumped, and emotionally scorched.
Losing her relationship also cost her the apartment and the business she built with her ex. Now she’s broke, unmoored, and answering a roommate ad from a total stranger.

A stranger who turns out to be a neurodivergent werewolf with a detailed lease agreement… and a legally binding cuddle clause.

Roman Velasquez likes quiet, structure, and his Good Plate.
He’s used to living alone—until pack politics force his hand. To avoid being mated off for supernatural convenience, Roman needs to convince his Alpha that he’s already claimed. He panics, blurts out a lie, and suddenly he and Maggie are fake-mated, cuddling after full moons, and trying very hard not to catch feelings.

It’s just a roommate agreement. Just magical paperwork. Just a fake relationship to stop a supernatural power grab.

They both know the rules.
Don’t touch the plate.
Respect the schedule.
No falling in love.

Too bad they’re already breaking all of them.

Thoughts on The Cuddle Clause: Straight up, I enjoyed this book, but I had a tough time watching Roman twist himself inside out as he tried to be what everyone around him needed him to be. Seeing him pretend everything was okay with his cousin and the pack when he was a hot mess on the inside was ROUGH. Which also means I had a bit of an issue with Lucien and how he forced Roman to do things his heart wasn't into. Yeah, I get that he was trying to get him outside his comfort zone in some ways, but his actions also put Roman in difficult situations that Roman felt like he had to endure (I'm not talking about the karaoke either. I'm talking about readying Roman for the beta position when he KNEW Roman didn't want to be beta).

Again, I do get what Lucien was trying to accomplish, it was just hard watching Roman struggle to find his voice.

Anywho. Let's talk about Roman and Maggie. They started as roommates where one (Roman) had very clearly spelled out expectations of what being roommates would entail and the other (Maggie) was in a state of emotional upheaval and didn't really read the fine (and regular) print on what she was getting herself into. Yeah, things were a little touch and go for a while. But Maggie adjusted and wasn't afraid to call Roman out when he left fur in the tub. She also wasn't afraid to give him space when he needed it and to carve out safe spaces for him when the world got to be too much.

Although Maggie didn't have the same processing/sensory issues as Roman, he gave her her own safe space. He provided her support so that she could be herself and re-find herself after her time with her ex.

A nosy landlord, an ex who is pretty much THE WORST (maybe not the worst, but I DID NOT LIKE THE GUY!), a whole lot of pack politics, ample cuddle time, fake dating, a werewolf who refuses to force anyone into something they're not fully informed on, and a lady who is getting a crash course on werewolves and safe spaces all in one go. *thumbs up*

How to Housebreak Your Werewolf by Riley Harp [Review]

How to Housebreak Your Werewolf (Hot Under the Collar #3) by Riley Harp
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: February 28, 2026

Hot Under the Collar
1. Downward Wolf
2. Alpha-Bet Soup
3. How to Housebreak Your Werewolf - Paperback | Kindle
4. Emotional Support Alpha
5. Bite My Wiener
6. Bite Me Twice

Riley Harp
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Charlotte signed up to foster a scruffy rescue dog—not a naked, dripping-wet wolf shifter with the body of a fallen god and the manners of a feral stray. One accidental mid-bath shift later, her “dog” is now a very grumpy, very territorial man camped on her couch and growling about a “life-debt” he insists on repaying… preferably in ways that make her blush.

She just wants her living room back.

He wants her—all of her—especially after she innocently nursed him through a heat cycle that definitely did not stay PG-rated.

Now there’s only one bed, a whole lot of unresolved tension, and a wolf who’s convinced she’s his mate. Charlotte knows she should set some boundaries. But when her too-attached, accidentally domesticated shifter looks at her like she hung the moon, resisting him might be the hardest thing she’s ever tried.

Thoughts on How to Housebreak Your Werewolf: When the foster dog she's bathing suddenly turns into a hunk of a guy, Charlotte does what any normal person who doesn't know about werewolves would do. She screams and tells him to wear a towel so she doesn't get distracted by his goods.

To be fair, Alaric is distracting even with a towel. So that wasn't as effective as it maybe could have been.

Anywho. Alaric's been stuck in wolf form for a while and now he claims he owes Charlotte for unsticking him. He's not quite clear how this karmic debt will be repaid, but he's settling in for the long haul. Charlotte just kind of goes with it. Because hot guy who likes to do things around the house is a win, I guess.

When his heat hits, she helps him through it. When they have to share a room while her apartment is being repaired, things get even more serious. Soon their lives are meshing together in all ways and they're both okay with that.

An ex who isn't terrible, but it also maybe a little pushy, a territorial wolf with a decided domestic side, and a lady who got introduced to a whole new world on the fly and she's pretty much okay with it.

RtP's Week in Review (07/19/26)

Reading the Paranormal's Week in Review

• Downward Wolf by Riley Harp [Review] - Werewolf love!
• Alpha-Bet Soup by Riley Harp [Review] - More werewolf love!
• Hook, Line, and Tentacle by Dove Soleil [Review] - Tentacle love!
• Sucker for Love by Dove Soleil [Review] - Double the tentacle love!
• Forget Me Naut by Dove Soleil [Review] - TRIPLE the tentacle love!
• Summoning my Demon by X. Callisto [Review] - Instalove demon romance!

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Summoning My Demon by X. Callisto [Review]

Summoning My Demon (Demon Fated Mates #6) by X. Callisto
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: February 27, 2026

Demon Fated Mates
1. Possessed by My Demon
2. Saved by My Demon
3. Deal with My Demon
4. Sacrificed to My Demon
5. Bound to My Demon
6. Summoning My Demon - Kindle
7. Falling for My Demon
8. Snowed In with My Demon

X. Callisto
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

I just wanted to pay off my student loans. Working nights at the university library barely covers rent, so when I found an ancient grimoire hidden in the stacks, a simple prosperity spell seemed harmless.

Too bad my Sumerian pronunciation is complete shit.

Instead of money, I summoned a sex demon who hasn't been on Earth in decades. He's bound to me until sunrise, unless I agree to make it permanent. And he can taste every fantasy I've ever had, see every desire I've tried to hide.

As dawn approaches, I have a choice: let him go forever, or become an incubus's mate and discover pleasures that will ruin me for human men.

"You summoned a sex demon, little one. Did you really think I dealt in money?"

Thoughts on Summoning My Demon: I enjoy these books and they ARE on the shorter side, but this one seemed even shorter than the others. As in, Emma bonded with her summoned demon within hours of meeting him. Which is not outside the realm of possibility for these books (and I honestly enjoy instalove), but I wanted more. Maybe? Like, everything happened so fast there wasn't as much emotional connection between the two as in the other books.

And, yeah, I get that I'm saying I enjoy instalove, but also want more. What can I say? I contain multitudes. In the end, Emma and Azmoz were fun, but they weren't quite at the level of fun as the others in this series.

Forget Me Naut by Dove Soleil [Review]

Forget Me Naut (Hook Trilogy #3) by Dove Soleil
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: April 16, 2026

Hook Trilogy
1. Hook, Line, and Tentacle
2. Sucker for Love
3. Forget Me Naut - Kindle

Dove Soleil
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Every corner is some evidence of who I am, who I’ve been, who they loved.
I don’t know how to be her.

Cal, Ro, and Neviah are dealing with the fallout of Neviah’s transformation.

A little amnesia was expected—after all, both Ro and Cal couldn’t remember what happened after they suddenly woke up with tentacles sprouting from their backs.

Except Neviah doesn’t remember them at all.

Every fight and fall and sunrise and heartbreak—all gone.

As Cal and Ro try to bring Neviah back to herself, she wonders how she will ever be worthy of the love they give if she can’t even remember the journey of them—a journey she should know by heart, because she took it with them, but can now only read in fragments and shadows.

When an unexpected heat pulls the trio together, and panic pushes them apart again, it might be time for an ultimatum. Otherwise, it’s just more blood in the water—and they’re already bleeding.

Thoughts on Forget Me Naut: Oh MAN. Cal, Ro, and Neviah are a painful tangle of emotions in this one and it was tough to watch them struggle. Not so tough that I didn't read it, obviously, but OH MY HEART!

So. After ten years together, this threesome decided to attempt bringing Neviah fully into Cal and Ro's world. We're talking physical transformation here. Cal and Ro both have lifespans that far exceed a human lifespan and the three of them wanted to spend every moment they could with one another. Seeing as Neviah was human, transforming her into what they are makes sense. They did their research (as much as they could given the mysterious nature of how they changed and what they are) and figured out the safest way to do it. They took the plunge and...Neviah survived, but with no memory of them.

Which, frankly, GUTTED Cal and Ro. Cal maybe more than Ro. Both of them were wrecked, don't get me wrong, but Cal was a mess.

Despite her lack of memories, the bond came through in one piece. Meaning Neviah could feel Cal's pain. She could feel both their hurt over what happened. It messed with her head a little. She didn't want to hurt either of the men, but she didn't know them. And every time they interacted she could feel the tentative hope they carried wither when she kept them at arm's length.

Ultimately, Cal had to face the abyss that lives inside him. Ro had to believe in them as a unit enough to see them all through this. It took a leap of faith on Neviah's part before things started to come back together. Seriously, OH MY HEART.

Sucker for Love by Dove Soleil [Review]

Sucker for Love (Hook Trilogy #2) by Dove Soleil
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: March 2, 2026

Hook Trilogy
1. Hook, Line, and Tentacle
2. Sucker for Love - Paperback | Kindle
3. Forget Me Naut

Dove Soleil
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

My husband seems to have a terrible habit of accidentally bonding with unsuspecting newcomers.

Cal and Neviah are married, the coastal lab co-op Neviah started is thriving, and she named her research boat “Cthulhu” just to mess with her husband.
Life is good, until Doctor Rowan “Ro” Priest arrives to assist Neviah on a new project.
The new guy is weird, and Neviah clocks it straight away. All it takes is a near-miss with a Petri dish to confirm it—she knew he had tentacle energy.
Cal feels it too—so strongly, in fact, that he ends up accidentally creating a mate bond with the only person he’s ever met who is like him.
Cal isn’t sure he’s ready to let an interloper into his marriage, but Neviah reassures him it’s okay to want. She tells Cal he should talk to Ro. Or… maybe more than talk.

Thoughts on Sucker for Love: Cal and Niviah have found their stride. They're married. They're happy. They're exactly where they need to be with themselves and one another. Then the new doctor arrives at Niviah's co-op and suddenly things are a little tangled.

In a good way.

Ro is like Cal (tentacled and awkward), something that triggers Cal's mate bond pretty much from the moment he lays eyes on him. Niviah is super okay with the two of them together. And with her. Ro is...a little hesitant at first. To be fair, after the initial mate bond, Cal is VERY hesitant. Mostly because he can't believe he could be lucky enough to have two individuals who complete him so perfectly.

So the three of them work on being a triad. Niviah soothes Cal's fears. Ro teaches Cal a few tentacle tricks. Cal has to come to terms with loving two people more than he expected. The three WORK. They fit in all the right ways. They face some challenges, but come to terms with loving one another when an accident nearly separates them.

And OH THAT ENDING. Book three is waiting for me. I can hear it calling.

Hook, Line, and Tentacle by Dove Soleil [Review]

Hook, Line, and Tentacle (Hook Trilogy #1) by Dove Soleil
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: February 26, 2026

Hook Trilogy
1. Hook, Line, and Tentacle - Paperback | Kindle
2. Sucker for Love
3. Forget Me Naut

Dove Soleil
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

He’s the grumpy, reclusive bait shop owner with a dark secret.
She’s new in town and renting his attic room.
The one everyone warned her away from.
Down bad doesn’t begin to cover it.
From the second he finds her trying to break down his door, she’s got him...
Hook, line, and tentacle.

Thoughts on Hook, Line, and Tentacle: Oh MAN this one was fun. Neviah is equal parts sass and loneliness and Cal is the only one around she has to focus that sass on. To be fair, I think she'd still have fallen for Cal even if there were others around, but he's gets the brunt (in a good way) of her quick mouth and long looks thanks to their proximity.

Cal is...let's say he's gloriously grumpy. He isn't much on socializing and the secret he's carrying makes him wary of, well, everyone. But ESPECIALLY the tempting woman renting his attic room. Neviah gets in his space, doesn't seem to mind his growls, and just generally disrupts him. Then his grumpiness pushes a little too far and he has to admit (if only to himself) that maaaayyybe he likes having Neviah around TOO much.

Which is its own set of problems. He's afraid he might hurt her. He's used to being alone. He retreats when things get overwhelming. Fortunately for him, Neviah doesn't let any of that stop her. She keeps sassing. She keeps getting in his business. And when she finds out his secret? It's just another layer of delight for her.

But old habits are hard to break and it takes a dangerous situation for Cal to realize that losing Neviah isn't an option. No lie, I liked these two A LOT.