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Review: The Suite Secret by Tierney Page
The Suite Secret
Tierney Page
London Hearts Series, Book 2
432 pages, Paperback
Published January 13, 2026
With globe-trotting glamour, sizzling banter and a fast-paced forbidden-lovers story, this seductive second book in the London Hearts series is perfect for fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher.
What happens when temptation doesn’t check out?
Gemma’s got it all figured out: amazing best friends April and Anna, a high-flying job, and a dating life that’s strictly no-strings-attached. Men fall at her feet – and she walks away from them without a backwards glance.
Max is a jet-setter with zero interest in settling down. Between London and New York City, he’s in a position of power working at a luxury hotelier. But when he meets Gemma in a high-stakes hotel pitch, their chemistry is instant, electric…and completely off limits. Why? Because Max is her best-friend Anna’s brother. And Anna has just one rule: don’t even think about her brother.
But the danger zone is Gemma’s favorite place to be. And some temptations are worth checking in for…
4 Stars
If you’re looking for a book that will make you laugh, but also has the pages heating up, look no further. Tierney Page delivers just that with the second book in her London Hearts Series The Suite Secret.
The Suite Secret follows Gemma and Max, two people who are very career oriented and very good at what they do, but neither one of them are looking for love. They both kind of have this philosophy of when at work they work and when it’s time to play, they play hard. Little did they know that their business relationship would soon get tangled with their playtime relationship. This is one of those relationships that has all of those forbidden checkmarks next to it. There’s an age gap, he’s her best friend’s brother and their coworkers. However, that funny and fickle thing that we know as fate tends to have her own way of doing things even if it’s the last thing someone is looking for.
I personally think that Miss Tierney Page wrote a banger of a book. Gemma is one of those characters that you may not like it the beginning but when all of a sudden done, she was actually pretty awesome. She was truthful to herself and had confidence for days. She even owned her insecurities.
She’s one of those girls that knows how to get the work done but also lives for the party. Max, in many ways, had a parallel story to Gemma but different. Somehow, they fit perfectly together. The scene with them in the rain, oh my God, that was probably one of my favorites as a book.
The Suite Secret is a workplace, age gap, best friend brother, laugh out loud with heat and heart type of read. I was barely through the first chapter when the laughter began. I discovered Tierney while scrolling one endless night. Her book recommendations and the way she passionately spoke about books. I knew this is someone I could be friends with. When I saw that she had written a romance, I knew I had to give it a try. I am so very glad I did. She delivered an entertaining romance that checked all the boxes. She may still be finding her reading voice, but I will be honest. I am expecting things from Tierney Page!
Review: Sinful King by Natalie Kane
Sinful King
Natalie Kane
Kings of Vegas Series, Book 1
396 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication January 8, 2026
From NATALIE KANE, comes an all-new world with Sinful King, an age-gap, obsessed-hero, Mafia romance!
Eloise
I ran away from one organized crime household and found myself tripping right into another one. My father, the head of the Italian Mafia, is a bad man. He wants to marry me off to some creep I don’t know, but rather than succumb to that nightmare, I fled to Vegas, hoping to find a job and blend in. In the first week, I’ve been stolen from and beat up, and I have no money to my name, but I find a job as a bartender at RAPTURE, an upscale—okay, super bougie—adult club just off the Strip. I can’t believe my luck. I love this job, and I’m intrigued by the mysterious tattooed man with ice-blue eyes who always seems to be pinned to me. Things are looking up.
Until my father’s men find me.
Rome
I’m a ruthless, hard, dangerous man who takes care of his men and employees, and I run the city of Vegas with my brothers. That’s all I need. Until a gorgeous, raven-haired beauty comes walking into my club and sets my soul on fire.
I’m obsessed with her. Consumed by her. I need her in a way that I’ve never needed anyone or anything before, aside from the power and control that I’ve worked so hard for. She doesn’t know it, but I own the club that employs her, and I follow her back to the seedy motel she’s living in after her shift to make sure she’s safe. She’s mine.
Suddenly, someone is out to hurt my Firefly, and that means that they’ll meet a painful, bloody end. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. To keep her with me.
Forever.
5 Stars
Rome is a king. Well, one of the four kings that run Las Vegas. He is the true definition of a crime boss. He’s ruthless, dark and sinister. He is not the man you want to cross, betray or even slightly lie to. His moral compass goes every which way, but north. Even the strongest of men fear him. He’s also the owner of an adult club. When an unknown woman randomly walks into his club, looking for a job, his life changes before his eyes. Laying eyes on her via a computer monitor, Rome knew she was his. He will have her, and make her his
Eloise is no stranger to the dark happenings within the mob world. Being the daughter of a Don, she has seen more violence than some of them, men of her world. Being the daughter of a high up crime, lord, you would think she would be spoiled. Eloise has not lived the princess life, but yet endured terrible harm both mentally and physically from the one man in the world that should have loved her. She’s been hurt many times, but she’s much tougher than most people give her credit for.
Her world changes when her father summons her to inform her that he is marrying her off and she doesn’t have a choice. She knows her father will give her away without batting his eye, and her only chance of survival is if she leaves right now.
Rome and Eloise are phenomenal. Rome is obsessed with Eloise from the moment he first see. He didn’t even have to be in the same room with her to feel his connection to her. Is as rough and scary as they come. He is definitely one of those touch her and you’re done kind of guys. Eloise was never a pampered princess, but a woman who had to watch out for herself from a very young age enduring mental and physical abuse. She definitely has some PTSD going on and the way Rome protects her and cares for her is so swoony, my heart go pitter patter. Think above and beyond, next level type of caring. I was very fortunate to get an advanced listening, copy and let me tell you I listened from beginning to end, not pausing for anything.
Narrators Teddy Hamilton and Avery Caris truly bring the story to life. It was more than a narration of a story. It was a spectacular performance from beginning to end.
Mafia romance is one of my guilty pleasures. There is something about the dark and twisted worlds that I just gravitate to and fall for all the time. Sinful King gave me all I needed and more. Natalie Kane, the after dark, alter ego of Kristin Proby- out of the gate, the first book of the series is a five star read. Period. I was truly excited for this book and after listening was even more than what I expected it to be. I truly cannot wait to see what we will be getting with future installments of the Kings of Vegas series.
Review: Legacy by Carrie Ann Ryan
Legacy
Carrie Ann Ryan
Ashford Creek Series, Book 1
474 pages, Paperback
Expected publication January 6, 2026
With one scowl, I fell just that much harder for Callum Ashford—NFL star turned small town brewer. He’s not only older, but he’s my brother’s best friend. Two very important reasons I should stay away.
Only two years ago, after the worst night of my life, he kissed me and I can’t keep him off my mind.
When the only house available to rent in town happens to be the one across the street from him, the close proximity does its work.
We can’t keep our hands off each other. Yet as the heat rises, so do feelings. He might want me, but he wants peace more.
There’s a darkness within him I know he fights. Just as there are secrets his family needs to uncover. But when the danger comes full force, it won’t be from the obvious corner. No, we both have our pasts we chose to hide.
And our fears.
Yet when I break, he catches me.
And I hope I have the strength to do the same.
**Legacy is an age gap, best friend’s little sister, small town romance and the first in the Ashford Creek series featuring Callum and Felicity. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**
4 Stars
I love that Carrie Ann Ryan can always make me feel deep emotions with her books. In Careless(which was absolutely spectacular and an amazing set up, did not prepare me for the emotions that I truly felt while reading Legacy.
Callum is an ex pro football player who returned home after his retirement. His family may have found his town, but secrets and mystery run deep through Ashford Creek. A lot of that surrounds the Ashford family themselves. Callum is a man of mystery and his secrets run very deep. One of those secrets is that he has it bad for his best friends little sister. Believing that he is not good enough for her, Callum pushes her away. Whether it be fate or call it what you will bring in the universe keeps putting them together, and he can only take so much.
Felicity is a sweet and genuinely caring person. She left Ashford Creek to go to college. now she is returning home to work in the bookkeeping office and be closer to her family. Her older brothers Rune and Atlas are an absolute trip. I absolutely love them. They are extremely loving and protective of their sister. Felicity gain some independence while she was away at college and now, she is ready to start the next chapter of her life. There are two issues that she is dealing with. One the housing situation in her small hometown is very very limited. Second, the only house available is across the street from the man that she has been crushing on for years. Her brother ‘s best friend who she does not see as a brotherly figure at all. Shared a very passionate kiss and then he pushed her away. Fate has a funny way of doing things. and it seems that Felicity and Callum keep ending up in the same proximity as one and another.
Legacy checks a lot of the boxes that I love in my romances. We have a small town, a brother’s best friend, insane chemistry, and the amazing sense of family. Whether it be by blood or by choice. Oh, and we have an age gap in there as well. Felicity and Callum are amazing together. They are opposite enough of each other that their differences complement each other in an amazing way. Their chemistry burns hot before they even touch one another. Legacy is one of those stories that will take you through all the emotions. Be prepared to be entertained and maybe even find herself blushing. Callum seems to be a master at dirty talking. I have been reading Carrie Ann Ryan‘s books for well over a decade now. I was at a book conference where she was on a panel where she announced the original Montgomery series. I remember how excited I was. Her work was good back then and fast forward a decade or so and I know that I can expect an emotional read that will hit me in the heart every time. Legacy is a wonderful beginning to the Ashford Creek series.
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