Thursday, August 21, 2025

Book Review: Sold by Lauren Landish and Willow Winters (Highest Bidder Book 2)

     Katia is broken. She went through the impossible when she was kidnapped, became a Slave to her Master, and was shared by his crew. Isaac knows what she has been through and is intent on keeping his kitten. 

    This is book 2 in a series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but there is some past character overlap that will give some things away. It is a dark romance. There is talk of kidnapping, rape, M/S (Master/Slave), she gets shackled, explicit sex scenes, and murder. Please always check trigger warnings before reading if there is something that bothers you. 

    I loved book 1 in this series and immediately began reading book 2 once I finished. Book 1 includes in the epilogue where Isaac first sees Katia and I was immediately sold on it. I haven't read too much in the M/S trope before, but this book explains it nicely as well as what Isaac needs from the interactions. 

    In this book there is more give and take unlike in Book 1. Isaac is also scarred in this one and we get to see how she helps him with his issues. 

    Still love the authors' storytelling and descriptive features. By book 2 you are able to imagine the layout of the club as they enter, even though a lot of this book takes place at Isaac's home. I also love how Isaac helped her mend relationships outside of theirs. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $7.97 by clicking here

Books by this author: 

Bought (Highest Bidder Book 1)

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Book Review: A Billionaire Butler for Christmas by Dobi Daniels (Dexington Christmas Billionaires Book 2)

     Emily's world comes crashing down when some rich snob gets her fired for getting a coffee for a friend at work. Then her car is towed because that same jerk had it towed for where she parked it. Then she gets a notice at her apartment that she has to move. To make matters worse when she shows up to the job interview she runs into him again. Things could not possibly get worse. 

    This is another Hallmarky book. It is all the feels and very cutesy. Butler who is loaded's family asks him to help at a Christmas event. After a string of bad luck with one fiery woman the peace of party-planning shouldn't be too bad. 

    It was a completely adorable low spice contemporary romance. No trigger warnings here other than a crazy ex. Well...crazy ex brother in law? Unless you count age-gap as a trigger. Then there is a bit of an age gap with the characters. 

    I would absolutely read more by this author in the future. This is book 2 in a series, but I don't feel like I missed out on anything not starting at book 1. From what I can tell thee books can absolutely be read as a stand-alone. 

    The characters are sweet, the MMC isn't afraid to apologize, and things are well communicated no matter the stage in the relationship Emily and Geoffrey are at. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $5.99 by clicking here