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24 March 2025

Book Review | The One Who Risked it All by Tara Grace Ericson

Firefighter Elijah Wells has always had a soft spot for middle school teacher Carla, ever since they were in high school. His father forbids him from having anything to do with Carla or her family—and Carla’s father says the same thing.

But when Elijah’s father has a heart attack, Elijah offers to look after his three nephews while his brother and sister-in-law are on vacation. Carla has also offered to help, and Elijah finds all the old feelings coming back as they spend time together.

Will the family feud keep them apart forever?

Yes, The One Who Risked it All is a variation on the Romeo and Juliet story, but with no poison (well, this is a romance, not a tragedy. Readers expect an engagement or wedding, not a funeral.)

I felt for Elijah and his frustration over his father’s unwillingness to explain the origins of the feud, or to end it. And I felt for Carla and her realisation that she and Elijah can’t have a future until he works out his issues with his father.

I found it a little frustrating that neither Elijah nor Carla disclosed the background behind the feud, until I realised they didn’t actually know.
I loved the will-they-won’t-they tension, and the way they both had to take action to get the ending they both wanted.

The One Who Risked it All is a fun small-town Christian romance, and I’m looking forward to the next story in the series.

Recommended for fans of forced proximity and small-town romances.

Thanks to the author for providing a free ebook for review.

About Tara Grace Ericson

Tara Grace Ericson lives in Missouri with her husband and 3 sons. She studied engineering and worked as an engineer for many years before embracing her creative side to become a full-time author.

Her first book, Falling on Main Street, was written mostly from airport waiting areas and bleak hotel rooms as she traveled in her position as a sales engineer. She loves cooking, crocheting, and reading books by the dozen. Her writing partner is usually a good cup of coffee or tea.

Tara unashamedly watches Hallmark movies all winter long, even though they are predictable and cheesy. She loves a good “happily ever after” with an engaging love story. That’s why Tara focuses on writing clean contemporary romance, with an emphasis on Christian faith and living. She wants to encourage her readers with stories of men and women who live out their faith in tough situations.

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About The One Who Risked It All

Two weeks. One house. Zero chance their hearts come out unscathed.

Elijah Woods is trouble. He always has been. The kind of trouble that makes your heart race and your common sense disappear. Just ask all the girls in town throwing themselves at him. He broke my heart once—walked away like what we had meant nothing—and I swore I’d never let him get close enough to do it again.

I should’ve let him go a long time ago. He’s everything my family would hate—wild, reckless, and, worst of all, a Woods. The feud between our families has been going on for decades, and no good could ever come from crossing that line.

But now, thanks to his brother’s honeymoon, I’m stuck sharing a house with Eli for two weeks, chasing after three energetic boys and trying to pretend that old spark between us isn’t still burning. Two weeks of late nights, quiet conversations, and discovering a side of him I never expected.

He’s kind. Protective. He’s making it impossible to forget why I fell for him in the first place, or why I swore I’d never let him break my heart again.

But the way Eli looks at me makes me question everything. If we give in, we could lose everything. And yet, walking away from him this time might just break me for good. I’m just not sure I can be The One Who Risked it All.

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21 March 2025

First Line Friday #383 | Northargyle Abbie by Janelle Leonard

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from Northargyle Abbie by Janelle Leonard, the first book in her Royally Austen series. It’s a review copy from a new-to-me author, and I’m looking forward to getting into it.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Northargle Abbie

When Abigail Morgan, a naive pastor’s daughter with an overactive imagination, inherits a cottage in Australia, she never imagines the story it will unlock. Armed with a museum studies degree and a penchant for daydreams, Abigail heads to Hyacinth Cottage to unravel the truth of her grandmother’s past-an unknown world of adventure, deception, and love.

While sifting through letters, photographs, and hidden relics, Abigail meets Colter Wellesley, a charming local who helps her navigate the labyrinth of clues with a blend of wit and charm she struggles to resist. But Colter comes with secrets of his own. As their investigation and romance deepen, Abigail wonders if Colter is more tangled up in her grandmother’s mystery-and that of the princess who vanished more than sixty years ago-than she ever imagined.

In this modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, the line between imagination and reality blurs, and every clue discovered could be the key to unlocking a royal legacy.

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18 March 2025

Bookish Question #376 | Do You Sign up to Newsletters to get the Free Reader Magnet?

Yes.

First, I’ll explain what a reader magnet is (in case anyone is wondering).

Many organisations offer some kind of enticement to encourage and incentivise current and potential customers to sign up to receive their email newsletter. For example, some shops offer you a $20 voucher redeemable against your first purchase. Some offer you a voucher after you’ve spent a certain amount. Some offer you a free birthday gift.

The idea is to provide customers with an incentive to keep buying from that organisation. It works, and having a customer loyalty programme and customer newsletter are now standard marketing practices.

Around ten years ago, some savvy authors started using this principle to sell books, offering something free to attract readers. Over time, it has become almost standard for authors to offer new newsletter subscribers a free novella or even a free novel, usually the first in a series, in the hope that subscribers will download and enjoy the free book, then go on to buy the remaining books in the series.

Because this is now so common, it’s rare that I sign up to an author newsletter that isn’t offering me an enticing free book. If I do, it’s usually because someone has recommended the newsletter for the content. If you’re interested, here are three newsletters I recommend:

However, I don’t enjoy all the newsletters I subscribe to. Some are really long, some come too often, and sometimes I read the author’s books and find it’s not to my taste. (I then tend to unsubscribe, because authors pay their email providers based onthe number of subscribers and I don’t want them to be paying for me if I’m not going to read it.)

I have recently seen a few newsletter promotions where authors band together to share their free books and newsletter signups. I’ve found some great new authors as a result!

And this question reminds me that it’s time I updated my reader magnet, as it is years out of date – although I can’t offer a free book, because I only have two so far and they are both in Kindle Unlimited (which requires that ebooks are exclusive to Amazon and not available elsewhere).

So yes, I do sign up for author newsletters to get the free reader magnet, and I often go on to read and recommend their books.

What about you? Do you sign up to author newsletters? Do you enjoy the free reader magnets?

17 March 2025

Book Review | Lakes Shores Sanctuary by Jennifer Rodewald

I have developed a sudden taste for well-executed modern marriage of convenience stories, and Lake Shore Sanctuary is an excellent example. I’m also developing a real enjoyment of the grumpy-sunshine trope.

Isa Romero was raised in a Christian family but went through a rebellious patch. Her rebellion has landed her in Elk Lake … pregnant to her ex, leader of a violent cartel. When his adult son shows up in town, she is surprised and grateful when gruff Grady steps in and helps.

Grady Briggs is new in town, a forest ranger with a background in law enforcement. He doesn’t expect his two worlds to collide, yet finds himself proposing marriage to Isa to keep her safe from the cartel. I loved the fact that Grady’s gruff and grumpy exterior was at least in part to hide his attraction to Isa.

Isa is definitely the sunshine character.

She decides to make the best of the situation and determines to make Grady fall for her, because marriage is forever and she can’t face the thought of a loveless marriage. But getting Grady to smile turns out to be easier than changing his feelings … because Isa doesn’t know what the reader knows.

Lake Shore Sanctuary is the fifth book in Jennifer Rodewald’s Redemption Shores series. This series is a little out of the ordinary for Christian fiction, for several reasons.

It doesn’t easily fit into a genre.

The stories are definitely small-town contemporary Christian fiction, with an emphasis on the Christian. The stories all have a romantic element, but the romances aren’t tied in a pretty bow by the end of each book. There are a lot of mysteries, and the stories also have elements of suspense.

I loved watching Isa and Grady develop real feelings for each other as they discover they have more in common than they thought, and I also enjoyed catching up with some of the characters from the earlier books in the series.

It’s more of a serial than a series.

While each book focuses on a couple of main characters, they also follow the characters from the earlier books: the prickly Hazel, her brother Hunter, his one-time girlfriend Janie, his best friend Bennett, and Bennett’s half-siblings.

Yes, you could read Lake Shore Sanctuary as a standalone title and you would probably enjoy it. But you’ll enjoy it all the more if you read the series in order, starting with Lake Shore Wandering.

About Jennifer Rodewald

Jennifer Rodewald is passionate about the Word of God and the powerful vehicle of story. Four kids and her own personal superman make her home in southwestern Nebraska delightfully chaotic.

Born in Colorado, she experienced both the seclusion of rugged mountain living and the busy streets of a Denver suburb during her growing up years. Somewhere in the middle of college, she married a Husker and found her way back to the quiet lifestyle of a rural area, which suits just fine.

Blessed with a robust curiosity, Jen loves to research. Whether she’s investigating the history of a given area, the biography of a Christian icon, or how nature declares the glory of God, her daily goal is to learn something new. Aiming to live with boundless enthusiasm, her creed is vision, pursuit, and excellence.

Jen lives and writes in a lovely speck of a town where she watches with amazement while her children grow up way too fast, gardens, and marvels at God’s mighty hand in everyday life.

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About Lake Shore Sanctuary

Winning her husband’s heart might be the adventure–if not the achievement–of her life. If she can pull it off.

Grady Briggs is quiet and dependable and wants a life that looks nothing like his years spent working as a criminal investigator. But when a known member of the cartel comes searching for Isa Romero, that calm, predictable life he’d hoped to find in Luna goes up in flames. Things get complicated when Grady discovers why the crime boss is after Isa.

Though the flirty, vivacious young woman has rubbed him wrong since day one, Grady is willing to go to any length to protect her–even if that means marrying her.

Isa wanted a life full of romance and adventure, but her search for it has landed her in a whole lot of trouble. Grady’s offer of protection is the smart choice, but a lifeless, loveless marriage isn’t something she can live with. Her best option? Win her husband’s heart—which might be the adventure, if not the achievement—of her life, if she can pull it off.

Their marriage is supposed to be her refuge, but the danger only gets worse …

Just when they discover that they might have a chance at a real future together, their secret is exposed. When the danger becomes life-threatening, will Grady be able to protect his wife like he promised?

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14 March 2025

First Line Friday #382 | These Long Shadows by Jennifer Mistmorgan

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from These Long Shadows by Australian author Jennifer Mistmorgan, the third book in her On Victory’s Wings series.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About These Long Shadows

How do they rebuild a marriage that wasn’t real in the first place?

London, 1945: Two years ago, Jonty Ables married Katie Baines to save her and her unborn baby from shame. But now the war is all but over, the baby is gone and they must work out where their shaky marriage fits into lives irrevocably changed by war.

Clinging to the memory of a time before all happiness evaporated, Katie works hard during the day as a seamstress. At night she comes home to a tiny terrace on a bomb-scarred street, crammed with her extended family and their problems. Years of estrangement sit between her and her recently demobilised husband. She’s not even sure she loves him. So why is she so crushed that he calls out another woman’s name in his sleep?

Jonty is determined to honor the vows he made no matter how many ghosts plague him. But with such separate lives, his wife is more of a stranger than ever. When Katie’s friend goes missing, Jonty seizes the opportunity to help her find him just so they have reason to talk. But the war casts long shadows over their efforts, and fighting for their future might just be the hardest battle of them all.

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11 March 2025

Bookish Question #375 | Do you review all the books in a box set?

That depends on the box set:

Is it a series by a single author?
Is it a multi-author series?
Is it a group of unrelated books in the same genre?

I will almost always read the entire box set if it is a series by a single author. If so, I’ll then review the whole box set (although my review may focus more on the first couple of stories, as giving too much detail about later stories could be providing spoilers).

I will usually read all the books in a linked multi-author series, such as A Louisiana Christmas or A Tuscan Legacy. I may or may not read all the books where the stories are linked. I will therefore review the stories I’ve read.

In case you’re wondering, the Trinity Lakes Romance series is linked by a common location and some common background characters, and each story is designed to be read as a standalone romance. However, Trinity Lakes isn’t available as a box set.

If the box set is a collection of unrelated titles by different authors in the same genre (e.g. a compilation of rom-coms or a compilation of suspense stories), then I may not even read all the books.

Even where I do read all the books in a boxset, there is always one or two I enjoy more than the others, and one or two I don’t enjoy enough to finish. My review naturally focusses on the books I enjoyed most.

What about you? Do you read all the books in a multi-author box set? Do you review them all?

10 March 2025

Book Review | Empowereds by Janette Rallison

I read the first line of the book description for Empowereds and was immediately intrigued:

She’s hiding her family’s deadly secret. He’s hunting for the truth—and her.

Empowereds is a New Adult romantic thriller set in a dystopian future version of the USA, after World War III. I’m a big fan of dystopian fiction and have been since I was a teenager.

My one reservation based on reading the book description was how the author was going to manage to bring in a romance between Charity and Enzo, given he is trying to find the Empowered in their small group.

I needn’t have feared.

The marriage set-up was great. Charity knows from the get-go that she and Enzo will end up married, but Enzo doesn’t know that. In fact, he’s been warned away from Charity by her older brothers (who also know Charity and Enzo will end up married … but can’t help themselves. Typical older brothers!).

I loved the whole story, especially the relationship between Charity and Enzo, and between Charity, Enzo and the rest of Charity’s family. I loved their banter, the witty one-liners. I loved the worldbuilding, with the added extras such as the truth serum adding suspense to an already fast-paced plot.

Empowereds isn’t classified as Christian fiction, but the characters do attend a weekly service, and while there is no on-the-page swearing or sex, it has more kissing than the typical Christian romance.

This is Janette Rallison’s first venture into what she describes as adult post-apocalyptic dystopian romantic suspense, and I hope it’s not her last (not least because I really want to know what happens next for Charity and Enzo).

Recommended for fans of dystopian thrillers from authors such as Kristen Young.

About Janette Rallison

USA Today, bestselling author, Janette Rallison/ CJ Hill writes books because writing is much more fun than cleaning bathrooms. Her avoidance of housework has led her to write 30 novels that have sold over 1,000,000 print copies and have been on many reading and state lists. Her books are fantasy, sci-fi, and romantic comedy because hey, there is enough angst in real life, but there’s a drastic shortage of humor, romance and hot guys who fight dragons. She lives in Chandler, Arizona with her husband, kids, and enough cats to classify her as eccentric.

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About Empowereds

She’s hiding her family’s deadly secret. He’s hunting for the truth—and her.

Twenty-one-year-old Charity Huntington has spent her life in hiding, dodging a government that hunts down Empowereds—those with forbidden abilities. Her father is one of the last remaining psychics, and their family lives as harvesters, working in isolation to avoid the authorities.

She knows the rules: keep their family secret, trust no one, and never draw attention.

Charity especially ought to be wary of the new hire, Enzo. The man is tall, dark, and a bit too cocky. He also has a mysterious past and some serious gun skills that don’t match his story.

Of course, knowing the rules and following them are two different things when a guy looks as good as Enzo. She’s in danger in more ways than one.

Enzo Valdez is a government officer tasked with a deadly mission: go undercover, locate the psychic hiding among the harvesters, and eliminate them with extreme prejudice.

But when he meets Charity—captivating, kind, and everything he didn’t expect—his loyalty begins to waver.

Falling for her could mean betraying everything he’s sworn to uphold…but resisting her may be impossible.

This post apocalyptic romance has page-turning action, sweet romance, and lots of witty banter. If you’ve ever wanted to read a dystopian adult romance or love dystopian sci fi romance, this book is for you. (Because hey, it’s not just the seventeen-year-olds who get to fall in love in the future…)

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7 March 2025

First Line Friday #381 | Lake Shore Sanctuary by Jennifer Rodewald

It’s First Line Friday! That means it’s time to pick up the nearest book and quote the first line. I’m quoting from Lake Shore Sanctuary, the fifth book in Jennifer Rodewald’s wonderful Redemption Shores series.

Here’s the first line from the Chapter One:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Lake Shore Sanctuary

Winning her husband’s heart might be the adventure–if not the achievement–of her life. If she can pull it off.

Though the flirty, vivacious young woman has rubbed him wrong since day one, Grady is willing to go to any length to protect her–even if that means marrying her.

Their marriage is supposed to be her refuge, but the danger only gets worse . . .

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4 March 2025

Bookish Question #374 | Do you read multi-author box sets in order?

Many tasks and projects have a natural order, and it makes sense to follow that order. We even have proverbs to that effect:

Don’t put the cart before the horse.
Don’t count your chickens until they’ve hatched.

My logical mind therefore wants to read a series of books in order, and it annoys me if I accidentally buy Book #3 in a series without realising it is a series

(I’ve actually just finished a romance like that: I bought the book on a Kindle sale, knowing it was part of a series, but thinking that each story would stand alone. The romance element stood alone, but the book was clearly part of a longer series with an overarching plot arc.

As a result, the beginning of the book was confusing, as it introduced a dozen people in close succession, and it felt like the first day at a new job. And the end of the story felt incomplete, as while the main couple in the story got their happy-ever-after romantic ending, the background plot was nowhere near being resolved.)

Anyway, back to the question of the week: when I buy a box set of a series of books, I read from beginning to end:

Whether I buy the series in paper or ebook.
Whether the series is sold as a 4-in-1 volume or an actual box set of separate books.
Whether it is a single-author series or a multi-author series.

If it is a series, I will do my best to read every book, and I will read in order.

There have been series where I’ve deliberately bought the second or third book because I didn’t think I was interested in the earlier books. If I enjoy the book I bought, I invariably end up buying those earlier books so I can read the series again in order.

However, some multi-author box sets aren’t a series

They are merely a group of unrelated titles in the same genre. In these cases, I will read the ebook in order (because they are invariably sold in ebook format and it’s harder to skip around in an ebook than in a paperback), but I won’t necessarily read all the books in the set.

So I will read a multi-author box set in order if it is a series, but may not if the titles are unrelated.

What about you? Do you read multi-author box sets in order?

3 March 2025

Book Review | Assisting the Athlete by Liwen Y Ho

Sebastian “Bash” Watts is a professional ice hockey player who earned a bad reputation after he lost his family ten years ago. But he’s turned himself around, largely due to the influence of Bekah, and now he’s staying off the drink and away from the girls. Especially Bekah.

Bekah Kendall is a long-time friend who is now one of the physiotherapists supporting his ice hockey team. Sure, he helped her get her foot in the door, but her success is all her own. If only her family acknowledged that.

Bash knows exactly how innocent Bekah is, so when he sees one of his teammates making a move on her, he shuts it down and lets his teammate assume Bash and Bekah are an item. Bekah is shocked when she finds out but plays along … and soon they are both wondering if their fake relationship could become real.

One of the strengths of Assisting the Athlete was the way Liwen Y Ho wove in Bekah’s strong Christian faith. Bekah is a Christian who isn’t afraid to talk about her faith, even to people she shows don’t believe – like Bash.

Assisting the Athlete ticks a bunch of fun boxes.

It’s got sports romance, fake relationship, workplace romance, and friends-to-more (which is one of my favourite tropes). It’s a well-executed and entertaining short read.

Assisting the Athlete is the third book in the Kendall family series, with the first two dealing with Bekah’s over-achieving and overbearing twin older brothers-Devin and Jace. I read and enjoyed Devin’s story (Saving the CEO), and Jace’s story (Rescuing the Rock Star), but that was months ago. I can therefore assure you the stories are each standalone romances, and you don’t have to read or remember the earlier stories to enjoy Assisting the Athlete.

Thanks to the author for providing a free ebook for review.

About Liwen Y Ho

Liwen Y. Ho works as a chauffeur and referee by day (AKA being a stay at home mom) and an author by night. She writes sweet and inspirational contemporary romance infused with heart, humor, and a taste of home (her Asian roots).

In her pre-author life, she received a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Western Seminary, and she loves makeovers of all kinds, especially those of the heart and mind. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her techie husband and their two children, and blogs about her adventures as a recovering perfectionist

You can find Liwen Y Ho online at:

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About Assisting the Athlete

She’s the only one who can melt this hockey player’s heart …

Bekah Kendall has always been under the protective care of her older brothers, but now she’s finally living life on her own terms. She has a new degree, her own place, and a coveted spot on the sports medicine staff for a top hockey team. This job is everything she’s hoped for, except for the excessive attention she gets from the players. But there’s no way she can quit, not when she needs to prove to her family that she can make it on her own.

Watching out for his sister’s best friend comes naturally for Sebastian Watts, so he does everything possible to help Bekah get a job with the Gilroy Gladiators. However, when he realizes his teammates have their eyes set on her, he feels responsible and comes up with a plan to keep her safe from their unwanted advances. As long as the guys believe she’s his girlfriend, they’ll keep their distance. But the longer he and Bekah play pretend, the harder it is to guard his own heart around her.

With all the time spent on the road together for away games, Bekah and Sebastian are forced to face their growing feelings for each other. But will their love withstand the interference of others and a secret from the past

Assisting the Athlete is a fake relationship, workplace romance full of sizzling chemistry, satisfying kisses, and a sweet ending that will have you celebrating romance.

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Will the family feud keep them apart forever?

Recommended for fans of forced proximity and small-town romances.

About Tara Grace Ericson

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About The One Who Risked It All

Two weeks. One house. Zero chance their hearts come out unscathed.

Find The One Who Risked It All online at:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Northargle Abbie

Find Northargyle Abbey online at:

Share your first line in the comments, and happy reading!

Yes.

First, I’ll explain what a reader magnet is (in case anyone is wondering).

What about you? Do you sign up to author newsletters? Do you enjoy the free reader magnets?

Isa is definitely the sunshine character.

It doesn’t easily fit into a genre.

It’s more of a serial than a series.

Recommended for readers looking for Christian fiction with less of a romance focus, and more spiritual depth.

About Jennifer Rodewald

You can find Jennifer Rodewald online at:

About Lake Shore Sanctuary

Winning her husband’s heart might be the adventure–if not the achievement–of her life. If she can pull it off.

Their marriage is supposed to be her refuge, but the danger only gets worse …

Find Lake Shore Sanctuary online at:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About These Long Shadows

How do they rebuild a marriage that wasn’t real in the first place?

Find These Long Shadows online at:

Share your first line in the comments, and happy reading!

That depends on the box set:

In case you’re wondering, the Trinity Lakes Romance series is linked by a common location and some common background characters, and each story is designed to be read as a standalone romance. However, Trinity Lakes isn’t available as a box set.

What about you? Do you read all the books in a multi-author box set? Do you review them all?

She’s hiding her family’s deadly secret. He’s hunting for the truth—and her.

I needn’t have feared.

About Janette Rallison

Find Janette Rallison online at:

About Empowereds

She’s hiding her family’s deadly secret. He’s hunting for the truth—and her.

Find Empowereds online at:

What’s the book nearest you, and what’s the first line?

About Lake Shore Sanctuary

Winning her husband’s heart might be the adventure–if not the achievement–of her life. If she can pull it off.

Their marriage is supposed to be her refuge, but the danger only gets worse . . .

Find Lake Shore Sanctuary online at:

Share your first line in the comments, and happy reading!

(I’ve actually just finished a romance like that: I bought the book on a Kindle sale, knowing it was part of a series, but thinking that each story would stand alone. The romance element stood alone, but the book was clearly part of a longer series with an overarching plot arc.

If it is a series, I will do my best to read every book, and I will read in order.

However, some multi-author box sets aren’t a series

So I will read a multi-author box set in order if it is a series, but may not if the titles are unrelated.

What about you? Do you read multi-author box sets in order?

Assisting the Athlete ticks a bunch of fun boxes.

About Liwen Y Ho

You can find Liwen Y Ho online at:

About Assisting the Athlete

She’s the only one who can melt this hockey player’s heart …

Assisting the Athlete is a fake relationship, workplace romance full of sizzling chemistry, satisfying kisses, and a sweet ending that will have you celebrating romance.

Find Assisting the Athlete online at: