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  • The Saint View Murder Squad is a series by Elle Thorpe

    Up first in the three part series you’ll get an introduction into the main characters. X’s and O’s, really gives you a glimpse into the minds of X, Whip, Reaper and our MFC, Violet. This first book will introduce you to side characters and reintroduce you to characters from previous series by Elle. This series must be read in order, and you really can’t read any of them as stand alones, but that’s okay because once you fall in love with the quirky that is X, the daddy that is Whip and the tough guy (sort of) that is Reaper…and let’s not forget about the transformation that Violet goes through…you’ll want to devour the series without coming up for air.

    The second book will dive deeper into what makes this polyamorous, Quad, relationship work. It also dives deeper into the personalities and what brought them all together.

    This book is full of drama, more so then the others, angst, but not as much 🔪 as the previous books. You’ll be convinced you have the culprit figured out except Elle will pull the rug out from under you with a shocker in the end.

    So here is the recap review I wrote on a few platforms…

    Three guys one gal…yes, a polyamorous quad relationship..and yes, swords cross, so be warned.

    X aka Knox – loves his knives, is funny and quirky, like a murdery golden retriever.

    Reaper aka Levi – was a prison pen pal with Violet and even before he got out of prison he had fallen in love with our heroine. Levi is a german shepherd with a little daddy kink.

    Whip aka Wyatt – a man that has known loss in his life, now helps people transform and be confident with them smexy selves. Whip is the typical rottweiler boyfriend to not only Violet but actually to everyone in their tight family of four.

    Drama✅

    Angst✅

    Violence✅✅

    Smexy🔥🔥🔥🔥

    HEA❤️❤️❤️❤️

    a few surprises…🦆🐈👶

    You can read more of my reviews on Goodreads

    Here’s a look into my 2025 reading stats…

    Now…I gotta run…a new ARC read is sitting and waiting…

    TTFN

  • Today marks 23,741 days on this earth for me…

    That’s a lot of days…

    A lot of life experiences…

    Lots of first…

    New life…

    Happy times…

    Sad times…

    Death…

    It’s 65 trips around the sun

    And I look forward to seeing what’s left to experience out there…

    We all have ups and downs but it’s what we do with those downs to them them around that molds us to who we are or can become and we are never too old to flip the script.

    So I’m gonna wear my crown and celebrate!

  • From September 16, 1995 to September 16, 2025 there are 10,958 days…

    we made it to

    10,527 days

    I would not trade one single day

    hour

    minute

    second

    love is fluid as is grief

    love will flow through the cracks of your heart that grief left in it’s wake

    our love

    this love

    will live on

    in the clouds

    and

    stars

    and in my heart

    rr

  • I typically write a review for a whole series but this one is too good to wait.

    This three part series starts off with Savage – I read Savage right before receiving the ARC for Fang and I’ve posted a review on Amazon, Goodreads, and Bookbub…but I’ll also post it here…

    Time apart didn’t change how they felt about each other…it was always love. Childhood friends…he leaves town and joins the military…she tries to move on but that fiancée dies in an accident and she settles in to life alone till he comes back to town.
    Drama✔️
    Angst ✔️
    Stalker✔️
    Smexy🔥🔥🔥
    HEA❤️❤️

    and now on to Fang…(fanning face)

    She didn’t want to end up like her mother, so while she might dance at a strip club she had her set of rules, no extras, no lap dances, nothing except the dancing and that was only until she was out of school. He didn’t want to run the newly acquired strip club but he was loyal to the club so he stepped up. When she came in to interview for a dancing position and made her list of demands…he was hooked.
    These two “danced” around each other until he stake his claim and she staked hers.
    Drama✔️
    Trauma ✔️
    Mean Girls✔️
    Friends to Family❤️
    Smexy🔥🔥🔥
    HEA❤️❤️❤️

    Can’t wait for the third book in the series to come out but until then I’ll just need to find out what the dynamic duo of Cala Riley have written…well…written that I’ve not read…

  • My mother, aka Miss Iris, aka mama, aka grandma, aka Aunt Iris…turned 90 on the 14th of August so what’s a good daughter to do??? I threw her a birthday party…with friends and family and so much fun!

    Karen and her sister Sara did a great job of setting up the VFW…along with the help from my sisters from another mother, Colleen and Karen…

    We had pulled pork bbq, chicken and the fixings from Smithfield BBQ…if you are in the Havelock NC area and need a quick and easy catering job check out the Smithfield in Newport…so easy to work with.

    My cousin, Robin, aka mothers FAVORITE, shared this video that is sums up the fun…

    And here are a few of my favorite pictures from the day…

    A great lesson to take away from this gather….

    laugh

    smile

    seize the day

    enjoy the little things

  • Natasha Madison one of my favorite authors just wrapped up her Dream Series and she saved the best for last.

    Forgotten Dreams

    He couldn’t have fallen faster or harder if someone had hit him with a 2×4. She was focused, she wanted to get her house done and uncover a secret…she did not expect to fall for the guy doing the reno.
    Drama✔️
    Angst✔️
    He falls first❤️
    He is more romantic❤️❤️
    She is a little snarky😉
    Smexy🔥🔥
    HEA❤️❤️❤️
    Make sure and read the bonus to catch up on the rest of the series couples and to get another surprise.

    I recommend this series because it’s a little bit of small town romance with some smexy times and Natasha always throws in a little bit of drama and angst in her books and this series checks off all the boxes.

    Happy Reading

  • Today… 7/12/2025

    12

    365

    8760

    Those numbers separately don’t really mean anything…but 12 months, 365 days, 8760 hours…

    that’s how long it’s been since I’ve heard his voice

    got one last kiss

    one last hug

    the goodbye was one sided because he was gone

    the tears still flow…some with memories of the 29 years we had together…some with the memories we’ll never make…

    but…

    those memories can help, and hopefully mend the shattered heart…

    but they are also full of…

    LOVE

    So this week I’ll give myself a little grace and let the tears flow…

    and

    I’ll also raise a glass to him…

    and toast…

    To the person that held my heart…

    He left it better by being here.

    This planet…

    this place…

    this life…

    my heart…

    rr

  • Crazy Love is book 5 in The Single Dad Playbook Series…every book I’ve said the same thing…each MMC is my favorite but I really mean it this time…

    Penn…aaawww…pretty sure he is the one guy in the group that fell the hardest when it came to Addy.

    This Book Contains…

    Drama✔️
    Angst✔️
    Tears✔️
    Flamingos🦩
    Love at first kiss💋
    Smexy Time🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    Family Time❤️❤️
    HEA❤️❤️❤️❤️
    And kitties🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

    You can get the e-book through Amazon for your kindle or if you need a trophy for your bookshelf pop over to Willow Aster’s website and grab a paperback. While you are over at Willow’s website check out all of her other offerings.

    Happy Reading

  • Are you a lover of books? of reading? Well have I got ya covered. I’m diving into my inner bookworm…or…out loud in the open bookworm.

    bibliophile noun

    : a lover of books especially for qualities of format

    also: a book collector

    So…I guess 👆me…

    I do have a few books … I even have a little trophy shelf started

    and yes…before you ask…my trophy books all have special painted edges and no the spines have not been broken…and NO…no pages will be folded to to mark my place.

    So….if you want to follow my book reading adventure you can scan the QR code and it will take you to a new IG page. You can also follow here on the blog…but I can’t guarantee you’ll see all of my book weirdness here but I’ll try and post in both places.

    Oh…and in case you’ve seen me dropping hints…I am writing and hopefully will one day have a book for y’all to enjoy!

    So until then…

    laters

    KA

  • Another first…
    A plane ride…
    Solo…
    No hand to hold…
    I miss holding his hand…

    rr