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Betrothed to the Emperor by Kai Butler (audiobook) – Narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo – Caz's Reading Room
I was born to kill the emperor, but first, I must marry him. I trained as an assassin while my twin sister trained to be the empress. My life will be forfeit once I murder the most powerful man on the continent, but I have no choice. If I fail, the Imperium will consume our…
Over and Above (Mount Hope #4) by Annabeth Albert – Caz's Reading Room
I’m too young to be a grandpa and too old to fall in love... Sadly, there’s no What to Expect manual for navigating life after forty. Right when I’ve begun piecing together my life as a widower and single dad to four older kids, my college-age daughter announces she’s pregnant. Oh, baby. And, of course,…
A little update… – Caz's Reading Room
I don't usually talk much - or at all, really - about personal stuff on this blog, preferring just to post book/audiobook reviews and, hopefully, chat about them with readers. But a recent major life event (my mother's passing) has meant I haven't been reading/listening as much as usual, so you'll notice fewer reviews appearing here…
Never Too Late by H.L. Day – Caz's Reading Room
Sometimes the only way to protect your heart is to break it before they can. Finn met the perfect man six months ago. Cillian King is handsome, filthy rich, and has an Irish accent that makes him go weak at the knees. Of late, though, Finn’s remembering that if something seems too good to be…
TBR Challenge: The Morning Star (Shadow of the Templar #1) by M. Chandler – Caz's Reading Room
Simon Drake is an up-and-coming young FBI hotshot, an agent with a personal track record so outstanding that it borders on unbelievable. Not yet thirty, he's already the leader of his own special ops team; a ragtag bunch of talented but nigh-uncontrollable lunatics, it's true, but under Simon's inspired leadership they're a force to be…
To Tempt a Troubled Earl (Regency Rossingley #1) by Fearne Hill – Caz's Reading Room
A chancer and a rogue, Kit Angel is down on his luck. Presenting himself at Rossingley Hall in the dead of night, he begs an audience with the eleventh earl, the most enigmatic nobleman in Regency England. The visit has purpose. Kit, hungry to ruin the baronet who ruined his sister, believes Rossingley is the…
The Last Guy on Earth (The Hockey Guys #3) by Sarina Bowen (audiobook) – Narrated by Teddy Hamilton & J.F. Harding – Caz's Reading Room
One cold December day, two men are blindsided by a hockey trade; one is the most decorated goalie in the league, while the other one is the youngest coach in the majors. Jethro Hale is the last player Coach Clay Powers wants to see on his roster, but the G.M. pulls a fast one. And it's not…
Reading Between the Lines (Shadowy Solutions #3) by Nicky James – Caz's Reading Room
One case to save my career.One headstrong boyfriend I can’t function without.I’m doomed. Without solving a peculiar out-of-town case, Diem’s career is over. He can’t afford to live, let alone pay bills and run the business. The case involves a mostly dead teen and a small-town police department who are convinced the boy suffered an…
By the Book (The Last Picks #7) by Gregory Ashe – Caz's Reading Room
A stolen book. A desperate killer. And two very meddlesome parents. Dashiell Dawson Dane might have a problem. It’s not a huge problem. In fact, all things considered, life is good—he’s got a wonderful boyfriend, fantastic friends, and a home where he’s genuinely happy, maybe for the first time ever. He’s even writing regularly. (Okay,…
The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid – Caz's Reading Room
After moving back to his hometown ten years ago, Riley Tuck thought he had left his major league hockey career—and his broken heart—far behind. But when an unexpected tragedy strikes, it brings ex-teammate and former best friend with benefits Adam Sheppard back into his life. Coming to the small town of Avery River, Nova Scotia,…
Goaltender Interference (Scoring Chances #1) by Brigham Vaughn – Caz's Reading Room
The last thing Connor O’Shea needs is more complications … After too much celebrating at his brother’s wedding, Connor wakes up next to cocky Toronto goaltender Jesse Webber—pro hockey’s reigning f*ckboy. With three kids and a failed marriage under his belt, Connor might be ready to admit he’s attracted to men, but that doesn’t mean…
Fool Me Twice (Glastonbury Tales #2) by JL Merrow – Caz's Reading Room
When lightning strikes twice, you might get burned. Zig’s trying to build a life for himself after falling in with the wrong crowd in his teens. When his no-good dad threatens to force him back into crime, he runs all the way to Glastonbury. He’s just hoping his former sweetheart—whom he’s always remembered as the…
Follows With Intent (Hazardverse: Sidetracks) by Gregory Ashe (audiobook) – Narrated by Kale Williams – Caz's Reading Room
Keeping your eye on the prize isn’t always a good thing. Nico knows he’s difficult; he has the string of exes to prove it. But staying sharp was the only way to stay safe in the cutthroat world of modeling, and it turns out, graduate school isn’t any gentler. Career first. Boys…later. Jadon knows he’s…
The Demons of Wychwood (Wychwood #1) by Isobel Starling (audiobook) – Narrated by Cornell Collins – Caz's Reading Room
London 1860 Felix Lazarus -I suppose you could say I was a voyeur and what I was doing was wrong, criminal even. But I’d suggest that no hot-blooded man could resist a look after finding peepholes behind the walls of Wychwood. Through the peepholes I saw my most secret desires playing out before my eyes.…
Just Forever (Brighton U #2) by Briar Prescott – Caz's Reading Room
It's been two years. Two years of Ryker. Two years of being married to my best friend. Two years of taking chances. Making plans. Building a life together. Following my heart. Two years of trust. Two years of love. Two years of us. And now we’re in New York. Me in med school, and Ryker…
Time’s Fool (The League of the Jewelled Men #1) by Patricia Veryan – Caz's Reading Room
In this compelling tale from Patricia Veryan, Time's Fool, Captain Gideon Rossiter returns to England after a six-year absence with one goal in mind: to marry and settle down with his betrothed, the enchanting Lady Naomi Lutonville, the thought of whom has sustained him through many a trial of war. It is not, however, a…
The City Without End (To See the Sun #2) by Kelly Jensen – Caz's Reading Room
In the City Without End, level is everything. The overcity is bright and glittering, the realm of the First Families. As a dutiful son and heir, Cato spends his days crafting the contracts that bind citizens together—but by night, he works to undermine the corrupt system. When his activities come under question, he scrambles to…
Fly Away Home by Felice Stevens (audiobook) – Narrated by J.F. Harding – Caz's Reading Room
Maybe Colson Delacourt teasing those nosy ladies in the coffeeshop with the plot of his next murder mystery was a bad idea. But does that mean he deserves to be arrested for attempting to kill his elderly neighbor? Why won’t the police believe he has nothing to do with her getting hurt? That detective Harper…
Something Wicked by Eden Winters (audiobook) – Narrated by James Amherst – Caz's Reading Room
A mysterious legacy. A magical journey. The worst guide in history! Piers Adams never knew his parents or birthplace. All he wants from his mundane life is a better apartment and fewer working hours serving drinks at a club in Asheville, North Carolina. Sure, weirdness happens around him occasionally. Coincidences, right? He can’t possibly wish…
The Husband Game (Relationship Goals #1) by Brigham Vaughn – Caz's Reading Room
Hockey Captain Wed in Secret Vegas Ceremony – Partner’s Identity Remains a Mystery What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Or does it? Toronto Fisher Cats ice hockey captain Dustin Fowler attended the NHL awards and came home with more than the Ted Lindsay Award. A cryptic social media post from the hockey forward himself…
Scoring Position (Hockey Ever After #2) by Ashlyn Kane and Morgan James (audiobook) – Narrated by Nick J. Russo – Caz's Reading Room
Ryan Wright’s new hockey team is a dumpster fire. He expects to lose games—not his heart. Ryan’s laid-back attitude should be an advantage in Indianapolis. Even if he doesn’t accomplish much on the ice, he can help his burned-out teammates off it. And no one needs a friend—or a hug—more than Nico Kirschbaum, the team’s…
A Simple Mistake (Deadly Mistakes #1) by Alice Winters – Caz's Reading Room
Liam Weirdly, people don’t react overly well when you’re caught standing over the dead body of a murderer who’d walked free. It’s not that I thought my fellow homicide detective would rejoice when he saw what I’d done, but is a pat on the back too much to ask for? Maybe a gold star at…
Quickie Reviews #9 – Caz's Reading Room
More Quickies - a couple of audiobooks this time. Shots on Net (SCU Hockey #1) by JJ Mulder, narrated by Iggy Toma & Liam DiCosimo Carter Morgan III hates everything about South Carolina University except for one thing: hockey. As the starting netminder for the team, he lives for those moments when he can step…
My Inconvenient Duke (Difficult Dukes #3) by Loretta Chase – Caz's Reading Room
Trouble ahead... Her reckless brother is on the road to ruin — or worse — leaving the ducal title and estate in the clutches of their spiteful, vengeful cousin — and Lady Alice Ancaster’s future in peril. She needs to find a worthy husband, and fast! Anyone but him! Trust the Duke of Blackwood, her…
August’s Thief by Fearne Hill – Caz's Reading Room
Love works in mysterious ways. August Angel walks in shadow. Permanently disfigured after a childhood accident, he’s failed at finding love the conventional way and spends most of his days lonely and alone. As a last hope, he signs up to CUPID, a dating agency boasting a 100% success rate. Collecting his first date from…
Restless Hearts (Rainbow Redemption #2) by Jax Calder – Caz's Reading Room
Some people are meant to be in your life. Others are meant to turn your life upside down. Seb:Marcus is my sister’s best friend. He’s also the most gorgeous and charming man in the universe. And he knows it. He’s always seen me as a nerdy geek who can’t string together a coherent sentence around…
The Oak and the Ash (The Old Bridge #3) by Annick Trent – Caz's Reading Room
Radical surgeon George Evans is called to the scene of a midnight duel between an earl and his cousin. Despite the strained atmosphere in the house, George finds he must stay and tend to the injured duellists. Fortunately, his sojourn is made more than bearable by the earl's quietly competent and oddly attractive valet, Noah…
Goaltender Interference (Penalty Box #4) by Ari Baran – Caz's Reading Room
Will two struggling hockey players grab their second chance at love, or will it slide right through their grasp? Newly retired hockey star Aiden Campbell should be a man with no regrets. Instead he is consumed by them. When he runs into his ex in New York City ten years after they broke up, he’ll have…
Quickie Reviews #8 – Caz's Reading Room
Another few shorter-than-usual reviews of some audiobooks I've listened to over the past few weeks. HOT STREAK by Beth Bolden, narrated by Darcy Stark Young phenom pitcher Connor Clark doesn't want or need anyone's help making it to the majors. He's got a hot arm and an even hotter temper. When his minor league team…
2024 Reading Challenge Round-Up – Caz's Reading Room
2024 was my 11th year taking part in the TBR Reading Challenge hosted by Wendy the Superlibrarian - doesn't time fly when you're having fun?! I'm going to be participating again in 2025 so I thought I'd have a look back at how it went last year. I had pretty good results overall - a…
Again With Feeling (The Last Picks #6) by Gregory Ashe – Caz's Reading Room
We might not be doomed to repeat the past. But it’s pretty likely. When Dashiell Dawson Dane receives a phone call from his nemesis Vivienne Carver (okay, one of his nemeses), he’s caught off guard—to say the least—by her request: help solve the murder of her brother, who disappeared almost thirty years ago. His gut…
2024 in Books & Audio – Caz's Reading Room
What was I listening to and reading in 2024? My Goodreads Year in Books shows I managed 255 books overall, which exceeded my Reading Challenge target of 220 – I decided to set a not-too-ambitious target for the year owing to a number of factors, but it turned out I didn’t need to! Most of my…
The Christmas Curse by Avery Cockburn – Caz's Reading Room
“Lucky’s one thing I’ve never been.” Martin Gibson is cursed. Ever since a childhood clash with a Christmas elf, the holiday has brought him bad luck. In a desperate attempt to avoid the Curse—or at least protect his loved ones from its calamities—he leaves his beloved Scotland and travels to America for a Christmas utterly…
On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers #1) by Lily Morton – Caz's Reading Room
The first time Bee Bannister met Tom Wright, he couldn’t stand him. Everything about the man aggravated him—his perfect hair and body, his confident arrogance, and the way he looked straight through Bee. Which is why it’s such an unpleasant shock to find that he’ll be sharing space with him while on a Christmas holiday…
False Evidence (Evidence #12) by Rachel Grant – Caz's Reading Room
Holidays can be deadly. Alexandra Vargas hasn’t spoken to JT Talon in seven years. She’s moved on from the heartbreak, and now has the baby—and life—she always wanted. But everything changes on a cold December evening when a traffic stop goes horribly wrong, and Alexandra finds herself on the run with only one possible place…
Saving Mr. Bell by H.L. Day – Caz's Reading Room
When is a kidnap not a kidnap? When it's a rescue. Rudolf Bell does NOT need saving. But after the worst performance of his life, there are those who disagree. All he wants is to have a good time and forget everything for a while. Easier said than done when the media have done a…
Something Extraordinary (Something Fabulous #3) by Alexis Hall – Caz's Reading Room
Sir Horley Comewithers isn’t particularly interested in getting married, especially when his match is a perfectly respectable young woman. Sir Horley is, after all, extravagantly gay. But he’s resigned to a fate there’s no point resisting—until a dear friend does it for him. Arabella Tarleton has no interest in romance, but even she can see…
TBR Challenge: A Christmas Harbor by Avery Cockburn – Caz's Reading Room
Maybe it was the bourbon. Maybe it was Christmas. Maybe it was them. David has always spent Christmas alone. For most of his career as a Navy officer, being with another man could have cost him everything. Now that regs have changed and he’s fully out, all that stands in the way of love is…
Symphony of Salvation (Timber Creek Academy #2) by Nicky James – Caz's Reading Room
Music teacher Niles Edwidge gets the shock of his life when Maestro Augustus Castellanos, a world-renowned musician and composer, shows up at Timber Creek Academy. Not only has the maestro been asked to guest-teach alongside Niles, but he’s brought his prodigy daughter and enrolled her as a student. Niles has been waiting for the day…
Twisted Shadows (Sugar & Vice #2) by Allie Therin – Caz's Reading Room
Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths. Nothing can distract him from stopping these superhuman killers—until he’s mired in a new battle, fighting a forbidden attraction to an empath on the verge of corruption. For pacifist Reece Davies, every day is a…