Tome Thursday: Stay for Christmas

 

Hello everyone!

 

I know this particular book looks like it really ought to have been featured on the blog much, much earlier - oops!

 

I unfortunately lost blog space since I was doing some other reviews first, but I figured it might be a really great way to kick this all off, you know?

 

We started strong with Sandokan this Tuesday, and so now we're finishing the week off even stronger.

 

Serenity Woods is an author I will NEVER not feature on this blog, because her books are amazing. I've pretty much read almost her entire bibliography at this point, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I've been a fan of hers since the Three Wise Men days, and it's all just gotten better and better.

 

Now, after focusing on billionaire romances for a good bit, she's returning to the small-town sort of feel with tight-knit communities, families who help each other out, and some wonderful animals that'll warm our hearts along the way.

 

With that said, let's hop straight into this series prequel, shall we?

 

Because everything has to start somewhere, and we're about to in Stay for Christmas.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Sandokan

 

"We protect what is ours. We fight for what was taken from us."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Happy New Year!

 

I hope that your entry into 2026 was calm enough, and that it's treated you well so far. I know for my part that I'd have LOVED if I could have spent a little more time at home - I got super lazy over the four days off I had LOL!

 

Then I went back to work yesterday and my entire body protested.

 

Such is life.

 

BUT.

 

That said, we are back to blogging on a semi-regular schedule, bby! And I have a special treat for you all with this first post of the year.

 

Because sometimes, tigers get to walk on two legs, and this one's handsome as sin to boot.

 

Introducing: Sandokan!

 

Tome Thursday: His for Christmas

 

Hello everyone!

 

Merry Christmas!

 

I hope you've all had a wonderful time, whether with your friends and family, or alone, because the most important thing to remember during the holidays is that they are what YOU make them to be.

 

Not what the internet is trying to tell you they should be.

 

And now, with that PSA out of the way, let's dive into the last purely Christmas book review on this blog, shall we?

 

I was saving this one for last because it just hit me in all the feels, ya know?

 

Also, because Lea Rose just writes so BEAUTIFULLY (and just revealed the title for her next book set in Rosewood Falls, and I AM HERE FOR IT), and because her books always bring out all the emotions so well.

 

So without further ado, let's hop right into it.

 

Because it's time to settle down in His for Christmas.

 

Talkie Tuesday: Barbie in the Nutcracker

 

"How could I say no to the King?"

 

Hello everyone! 

 

And welcome to the last movie blog of the year before Christmas hits us.

 

Can you believe it's ACTUALLY just around the corner? Tomorrow night is Christmas Eve!

 

I'm not entirely sure where the time went, because I could have sworn that we were melting from the summer heat just yesterday, and now here we are.

 

I suppose time does fly when you're having fun, right?

 

But without further ado, we're going WAY back in time for tonight's choice of movie.

 

Well, maybe 'way back' is a bit of an exaggeration - but it's definitely 24 years ago, if nothing else. And we're going to be dancing - like, a lot.

 

So make sure to dust off those tutus and break in them ballet shoes, because this story takes flight against the backdrop of Tchaikovsky's music.

 

Nothing says Christmas like Barbie in the Nutcracker.

 

Tome Thursday: Bouquets & Buckles

 

Hello everyone!

 

I hope the lead-up to the actual holidays is treating you well. I know it can be overwhelming and exhausting for a lot of people, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everyone can get at least SOME breathing room in, and not have to worry about a single thing.

 

That said, it's time to buckle up, almost literally, on this blog again.

 

We're headed back to Crimson Ridge.

 

Because, get this: there's a holiday novella for you to read on there!

 

Not a full novel, not a massive book, so if you don't have the time to invest, but still want to have some hot holiday cowboy love, this is absolutely the one for you.

 

... and am I side-eyeing the new release by Elliott Rose even as I type this? Yes, yes I am, of course. Why wouldn't I be when she writes this beautifully?

 

But without further ado, it's time to forget about all the real stuff for a while, and disappear into the cozy and the sexy.

 

All of that and more gets delivered in Bouquets & Buckles!

 

Talkie Tuesday: Beyond the Northern Lights

 

"You can make the impossible possible."

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the final installment of our journey following Niko the little reindeer.

 

Well, I say final, but of course I have no idea if the studio that made the current trilogy has any plans on further sequels, which, after seeing this movie, I honestly think could very easily happen.

 

I mean, Niko's just transitioning from childhood to adolescence, he's still got WAYS to go before he can actually call himself an adult.

 

That means there's still PLENTY of time for him to have a bunch of other adventures, not to mention mishaps, along the way.

 

But I digress.

 

For tonight, we're not talking about the future or what-ifs, because we're going to be talking about the here and now.

 

Which is the third, and - currently - final movie, Beyond the Northern Lights!

 

Tome Thursday: Chasing the Wild

 

Hello everyone!

 

I hope you're ready for this WILD ride tonight.

 

Yes, that pun is absolutely intended.

 

Yes, it also probably means exactly what you think it means.

 

No, I'm not going to apologize for it.

 

That said, to be quite clear: the books I'll be reviewing this month when it comes to the holiday picks do feature various amounts of smutty scenes that readers may or may not want to read through.

 

Then again, if you pick up a book which explains exactly what you're getting into in the blurb, then I don't know what to tell you about your expectations.

 

This is a safe space, where we lust after hot daddy cowboys and leave all the other details in the dust, but equally we run a full gamut of emotions and really EARN that happily ever after.

 

That's all there is to it.

 

So without further ado - Chasing the Wild!