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  This is a snapshot of my Goodreads stats. I exceeded my reading goal. Which I love. I think I'll keep 200 as my goal for 2025. I still have quite a few NetGalley ARCs that I need to finish, so I need to work on that next year. I chose Binge Listener as my Goal for 2024, which was 20-30 books. I only managed to read 11 audiobooks last year. I'm not sure if I should keep the same goal or lower it. Happy Reading

Title: Misguided Vows Series: Lethal Vows Authors: T.L. Smith and Kia Carrington-Russell Genre/Tropes: Dark Mafia Romance Release Date: December 28, 2024 We met because of a job. We played because he made a bet. We carried on because we couldn’t stop. Now we’re in too deep, and the secrets of our pasts will catch up. It’s supposed to only be a fling, but it’s started a fire. One that we’re both in denial about. My Review Misguided Vows by T.L. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars The banter between these two was so good, I was eating it up! Will's audacity with the previous couples had me laughing out loud. Will and Alina meet at his sister's club. She helped renovate the club and Will's presence was a surprise. She's captured his attention but she's not falling for his charms. Her next job brings her to New York and Will isn't far behind. Her past isn't far behind either, she begins to receive messages from an unknown number. They ...

  The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by The  Caffeinated Reviewer . It's a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and to showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join-in weekly, biweekly, or monthly. See the rules here  Sunday Post Meme . This Week Christmas came and went so fast. I tried savoring them as much as possible, especially with my Mom and brother in town. We went out to dinner on Friday for my 46th birthday. We had Vietnamese and it was delicious. These last few days of the month feel like they are flying by. I don't feel ready to ring in the New Year. My plan is to snuggle up on the couch and read. Currently Reading Currently Watching Currently Listening Currently Eating  Danish Butter Cookies and Coffee Currently Loving The fresh flowers my Aunt sent me for my birthday. What are you Currently Reading, Watching, Listening To? Have a Great Week! xo Ali...

  It's Christmas Eve Eve and I can't believe it! Where did the time go? I realized that I didn't have any posts scheduled for the week, so I'm taking a little break but I wanted to wish all those that celebrate a Merry Christmas. Friday is my birthday! But I'll see you all on Sunday for the last Sunday Post of the year! Alicia

Shards of Secrecy N.D. Testa (The Sapphora Series, #1) Publication date: December 18th 2024 Genres: Fantasy, New Adult Disguised as a mortal and robbed of her memory, an Egyptian sorceress is thrust into a daring quest to reclaim her fate or suffer at the hands of those who want her dead. When a mummy attack at the city museum shatters the illusion of her ordinary life, twenty-year-old Noellia Taviani discovers a shocking truth: her entire life has been a lie. She isn’t a normal adolescent born into a Connecticut family. She is Sapphora, a princess with magical powers from the realm of Avogadro, a parallel universe to Ancient Egypt. Framed for treason against the crown and failure to fulfill a prophecy, she’s exiled to the harsh prison of Salutem. There she must relearn her craft to protect herself from those who seek to destroy her. However, time is running out. The Nefarious Pharoah has escaped the underworld and threatens to not only conquer both realms, but to destroy everyone ...