Tome Thursday: The Mysterious Billionaire

 

Hello everyone!

 

So I literally just realized, as I sat down to review this book:

 

I never put the review for the FIRST book in this series on here!

 

I'm honestly a dunce LOL.

 

I'll see about getting it done just as soon as I can, because, a Serenity Woods book DEMANDS to have its own blog post, no matter the when of it!

 

Ahem.

 

Moving on to tonight's book of choice, as you can see it's the SECOND in a new series that she's currently writing, and honestly? More billionaires who know how to be soft for the women they love and when to take control of the situation? Yes, please!

 

Without further ado, let's hop right into it, shall we?

 

Because, there's just nothing on this planet that would be better than The Mysterious Billionaire.

 

Tome Thursday: Stay Until Sunrise

 

Hello everyone!

 

Long time no see with one of these, eh?

 

But here we are again.

 

As if I could ever NOT have a Serenity Woods book on my blog every now and then!

 

It just so happens that she's a wonderful contemporary romance writer that's still going strong, even after writing as many books as she has.

 

And she's got a brand new, sizzling romance coming out VERY soon, that has nothing to do with the particular series I'm going to talk about tonight, but it's still going to be exciting.

 

I mean, it'll have a billionaire and there'll be surprise babies and the works.

 

You know how it goes. But it'll be done RIGHT this time!

 

Enough of that. Let's jump into what we've got going tonight, shall we?

 

It's time to Stay Until Sunrise.

 

Tome Thursday: Midnight Bargain

 

Hello everyone!

 

It's been a bit since I started this trilogy of books from Serenity Woods, and while it actually already concluded well before 2025 ended, I simply couldn't fit it into my review schedule otherwise.

 

So here we are tonight.

 

And I mean, you KNOW I'll be reviewing a Serenity Woods book any chance I get, right?

 

Obviously.

 

I love her romance stories, the realness of them, the obstacles she writes so cleverly, but most importantly the way she writes her couples, who never do the dramatic Hallmark-y thing but actually behave like real people in real situations.

 

THAT's the draw for me, and why I keep coming back for more.

 

... well, that and all her hot billionaire men LOL. 

 

Without further ado, let's wrap up Midnight Billionaires, shall we, since we're starting a new series soon enough? Here's Midnight Bargain.

 

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.

 

Tome Thursday: Midnight Secret

 

Hello everyone!

 

Serenity Woods returns to the blog tonight in this book of choice, not that it's any surprise.

 

At this point, I'm only missing a handful of her works to both read and review on here, and I'm doing pretty well, I'd like to think!

 

Especially as she keeps on writing these amazing stories.

 

Tonight's is a little different in that it's an age gap romance, which I don't remember her taking a shot at before (I could be wrong, please correct me if I am!).

 

And also, there's a lot of modern day problematic included in this as well.

 

This isn't to discourage you, only to ensure you pay attention as you read and so you don't get fooled into thinking this is one thing, then emerge to find it's something else entirely.

 

I love the author. I want people to buy her books. And I want her readers to know what they're getting themselves into!

 

So without further ado, let's dive right into Midnight Secret.

 

Tome Thursday: Midnight Enemy

 

Hello everyone!

 

It's that time again, when Serenity Woods releases a new book, and I'm all up in the heavens about it because her works are just THAT GOOD, every single time. 

 

Tonight's book isn't an exception, either. 

 

The book officially releases this Saturday, so in two days, on May 31st, but I'm super super lucky enough to be part of Ms Woods' ARC team, which means I get it a little bit earlier.

 

I sat down for two afternoons in a row this week to read through it, and man oh MAN, are these going to be such good romances again.

 

Not that they ever AREN'T, I don't think I've really stumbled across a book of hers that I truly disliked.

 

Maybe I had quibbles with some, but dislikes? Not really, not ever.

 

So without further ado, let's hop straight into this next series starter (oh yes, it's definitely going to be a series) and see what it's all about in Midnight Enemy.

 

Tome Thursday: Possession Under the Southern Stars

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to another book choice of the week.

 

This time, we're returning to my favourite contemporary romance author.

 

Honestly, you probably all know this by now, as I say it enough, but Serenity Woods is just something else entirely.

 

Having found her quite at random years and years ago through her Three Wise Men series, I've since gobbled up practically every single book she's ever written, and I have no plans on stopping any time soon!

 

As far as I'm concerned, as long as she keeps writing, I'll keep reading.

 

Tonight's choice is the conclusion to her museum-slash-archaeology trilogy taking place in the beautiful New Zealand, and I honestly couldn't have come up with a more fitting ending to the story myself.

 

Not that I reach even her ankles when it comes to storytelling.

 

But enough about me and my dawdling over here. Let's jump right in and see what awaits us in Possession Under the Southern Stars!

 

Tome Thursday: Obsession Under the Southern Stars

 

Hello everyone!

 

We're well underway into 2025 now, and I feel as though I have a pretty good grasp on how this year is going to unfold (spoiler alert: it's going to be busy, LOL), which hopefully means that everyone else is settling into their paces as well.

This ALSO means that, considering I'm now out of my Christmas blogging, I can focus on all the stuff that I had to push to the side while that was happening, and catch up with all that I read prior to December hitting with full force.

And it gives me the perfect excuse to start the yearly book blogs with my favourite contemporary romance author, Serenity Woods.

Not only is she a fantastic writer, but she's also just a lovely person in general, so if you ever get the chance to read any of her books, give them a go! She writes strong heroines who nevertheless don't act like witches (another word rhymes with this one ...) and heroes who sweep them off their feet, but who always brighten your day and don't just flash their money and expect things to be solved.

Tonight we're continuing with her Southern Stars series, the end of which is coming sometime in the beginning of this year, and I'm excited! But first, the bridge book if you will, the second of the lot leading the way to the finale, Obsession Under the Southern Stars.

Talkie Tuesday: The Return of the King

 

"One Ring to rule them all ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to the conclusion of our journey to Middle-Earth.

 

Well, alright, I'm probably not saying goodbye forever, that's just not going to work out for me seeing as I spend a lot of my waking (and sleeping!) hours in that particular fantasy world.

 

But so far as the movies go, for the time being, this is going to be the end.

 

I do in fact plan on watching War of the Rohirrim, although I'll admit I'm going in very wary, mostly because it feels like they're trying to shove another girl-boss down our throats when they didn't actually need to do it, but I digress.

 

I'll be seeing that eventually, but for tonight, we need to see just what the Companions of the Ring are willing to sacrifice on this last leg of their journey.

 

How far are all of them willing to go?

 

There's only one way to find out: we have to dive deep into The Return of the King.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Two Towers

 

"One Ring to rule them all ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome back to our Lord of the Rings journey.

 

If you're looking at your calendars and wondering, yes, I planned this.

 

I figured out that if I review the entire Hobbit trilogy as well as the Lord of the Rings one, I just make it to December when I can easily segue into my annual Christmas watching and reading.

 

Nifty, huh?

 

That said, I also hope you're ready for the ride in tonight's blog, because boy oh boy, this movie ... let's just say it has the harshest critics. Mostly because, out of all the trilogy, it suffered the biggest amount of changes to the timeline and the plots.

 

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, though, and maybe "suffered" isn't the right word to use. Generally speaking I still love it, and I'm a die-hard Tolkien fan!

 

So let's jump right in and see what that says about The Two Towers.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

"One Ring to rule them all ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

I can't believe I haven't written this before.

 

Genuinely, this is my all-time favourite movie, bar none, and this goes for the trilogy as a whole rather than one separate movie, because there's no way to pick among them. It'd be like trying to pick your favourite child, and that's definitely not happening!

 

Of course then I take a look at the blog and realize ... I've never reviewed these.

 

Ever.

 

Which is a shame and a colossal one at that, dishonour on me, my family, and my cow combined follows after this announcement.

 

So without further ado, let's jump right into the epic adventure that New Line Cinema took a huge risk on back in the day, which was literal years in the making, and burst onto the silver screens with almost literal fireworks: The Lord of the Rings, part one, The Fellowship of the Ring!

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Desolation of Smaug

 

"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the second part of our own incredible journey through Middle-Earth via the movies that have been released over the years.

 

Was I partly inspired to rewatch these because of how dismally I'm disappointed with Rings of Power?

 

Possibly.

 

In any event, I promised you all six of Peter Jackson's masterpieces, and so here we are with number two of the saga.

 

As you can probably tell, I'm really fond of doing things chronologically if I possibly can, so that's why we're starting with The Hobbit rather than with the trilogy that Jackson made first.

 

So without further ado, let's jump right back into it, and check out what our Dwarves have been up to, in The Desolation of Smaug.

 

Talkie Tuesday: An Unexpected Journey

 

"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit ..."

 

Hello everyone!
 

And welcome to the first evening out of six during which we'll be going on an epic adventure worth more than just our time.

 

Like I mentioned somewhere at some point, Tolkien has been my all-time favourite author for ... well, at this point it's been decades I would think, and that's kind of a little scary, but also kind of not at the same time.

 

Recently, I've also been able to look back on the movies they released during epic fantasy heyday, and of course all my memories were roused, as well.

 

These movies defined my life in such a strong way that it'd be impossible for me to define exactly how much, so instead I'm going to let the blogs do my talking for me.

 

This means it's time to pack up our handkerchiefs and get our walking sticks out, because The Hobbit launches with An Unexpected Journey, right now!

 

Tome Thursday: Seduction Under the Southern Stars

 

Hello everyone!

 

And for once, welcome to a post in which we are NOT going to India.

 

I suppose you're all thankful in some aspects LOL, or maybe you'll be back and can't wait for more Bollywood.

 

Either way, tonight's choice is something else entirely.

 

Aka, it's by my favourite contemporary romance author of all times.

 

I'm not just saying that either - I've pretty much read ALL her books at this point (except, I believe, her Brides series, because I think that one was released solely on KU, which I sadly don't have), and I plan on reading the rest as she keeps publishing them.

 

Some authors are just worth sticking with!

 

Serenity Woods is definitely one of them, and her newest series has just launched - well, her newest trilogy I should say.

 

And it all begins with Seduction Under the Southern Stars.

Tome Thursday: Juliette and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

Apologies for missing Tuesday's post, but, unfortunately life just hasn't been cooperating this week. I'm sort of back in the groove of things now (I hope!) and I'm aiming to bring you a pretty neat beast come next Talkie Tuesday, so fingers crossed for that.

 

In the meantime, let's have a look at another book.

 

As we usually do, of course.

 

And this week is a pretty huge deal BECAUSE, it's the end of a long-running series, called A Boss in a Billion, by Serenity Woods.

 

This trilogy's titled The Christchurch Billionaires, and man oh man have they been amazing to read.

 

Now with Henry and Juliette's story, it all comes to an end, in the best way possible of course.

 

There isn't any other way when Ms Woods is the one writing these books!

 

So let's look at Juliette and the Billionaire Boss, then.

 

Tome Thursday: Aroha and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to the newest addition on the shelves of Serenity Woods, because OF COURSE there's going to be a new book releasing soon, am I right?

 

Now, realistically, this one doesn't hit the shelves for another week or so BUT.

 

But.

 

I was super duper lucky to be sent an ARC of it - I'm a part of Ms Woods' ARC readers' group, and I still have no idea just HOW I got this lucky, because she's my absolute favourite contemporary romance author - so I got early access.

 

And man oh man, am I telling you that you NEED to read it.

 

I know I'm putting up a lot of captions and whatnot in this intro, but it's all for a good cause, I promise you this.

 

Because these billionaires ... they literally take your breath away. 

 

Aroha and the Billionaire Boss is no different, either.

 

Tome Thursday: Mistletoe and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

And welcome to a very fantastic opening into our Christmas book reading extravaganza.

 

We already had a heap of luck with our movie choice this week (have you seen My Norwegian Holiday yet?), and now our streak continues with the book I've chosen.

 

Or, well, had chosen for me! LOL.

 

See, when you open up your mailbox during a routine daily check, and see an email from your favourite contemporary romance author saying that the ARC for her next book in a series you adore is ready for you to read ...

 

You drop everything - and I mean literally everything - and set aside a time to gobble it up!

 

It took me a little longer than normal to finish this because work is turning into insanity as we head further into December, but, I thoroughly enjoyed every single moment.

 

So buckle up, we're heading back to New Zealand with Serenity Woods' latest installment in her Boss in a Billion series, Mistletoe and the Billionaire Boss.

 

Tome Thursday: Alice and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

Tonight's blog will be a much briefer over-view of a book than I would usually do because I ran out of time.

 

This bakery job thing is ferocious, I tell you, and I'm already dreading the 30th because the two days afterwards are holidays when we're closed - people will go NUTS, I'm sure.

 

Anyway!

 

Last week I realized I completely failed and didn't review a book by Serenity Woods.

 

Turns out, I didn't do it because my computer was out of commission at the time, so here I am now.

 

Because one can never have too many billionaires in their life.

 

Another one, and one of my personal favourites, really, is a feature in this particular literary work of art, and his name is Kip.

 

Alice and the Billionaire Boss is his story.

 

Tome Thursday: Beauty and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

As always happens, we return to one of my favourite authors of all time, if not THE favourite, at least in the contemporary romance genre.

 

Because if it isn't broke, why fix it, right?

 

Ha!

 

I tend to truly enjoy reading about good men who have a lot of money but don't turn into assholes about it. When all is said and done, I firmly believe that there's plenty more of those in the world than there are idiots, we just hear about the idiots more often because, well, idioting.

 

And Serenity Woods likes to even the odds for the good guys by keeping on writing so many good books!

 

The Boss in a Billion series has been steadily growing and will continue to do so with a third trilogy set in another, different city of New Zealand, so I'm stoked.

 

Then again, I always am.

 

Without more blathering from me, let's have a quick look at Beauty and the Billionaire Boss, shall we?

 

Tome Thursday: Cinderella and the Billionaire Boss

 

Hello everyone!

 

And I hope you're ready for another lovely adventure by Serenity Woods.

Yes, yes we are indeed back to reading one of her novels, and one has to point out these really are NOVELS, in that they're the longest books she's written to date.

I love it!

Sooo much haha, it's just the most amazing thing in the world because the more substance any book has, the more enjoyable it is to read as far as I'm concerned. So when all is said and done, that's the thing that gets me the most.

Yes, I see you, the rest of Outlander. I see you. But you're just going to have to wait a second.

For right now, I'm stuck in the contemporary world with contemporary billionaires who just so happen to be absolutely amazing.

Without further ado let's get into it, shall we?

Cinderella and the Billionaire Boss starts the Wellington Billionaires trilogy, continuing the Boss in a Billion series!