Seducing Cinderella by Gina L. Maxwell

Redonk Nutshell: Attraction develops between two childhood friends when one takes the other under its wing It’s a classic tale: male friend reconnects with long lost female friend from his childhood; female friend is down in the dumps because the man she wanted to notice her doesn’t; male friend offers to help her get his […]

Boyfriend from Hell by Jamie Quaid

Redonk Nutshell: Woman w/ unknown legacy realizes her superpowers can change lives for the good and the bad Tina Clancy is trying to finish law school and stay out from underfoot at her job in The Zone, the radioactive area of Baltimore where things…aren’t always what they seem. When her boyfriend of several months nearly […]

How to Marry a Warlock in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde

Redonk Nutshell: Witch teams up with childhood tormenter to track down a rogue magician I thought the premise of this story sounded fun. I was new to Saranna DeWylde, so I was looking forward to reading it. Midnight Cherrywood has been crushing on her childhood tormentor, Dred Shadowins, for a good long time, but she’s […]

Raw Heat by Charlotte Stein

Redonk Nutshell: Woman bonds with forbidden werewolf This is a spicy lil’ fantasy novella from Charlotte Stein. I’m going to admit this (though I don’t think this is the 1st time I’ve mentioned here at TRD): I don’t really get into shapeshifters. Weres never really did it for me. Not sure why. I just…don’t really […]

An Introduction to Pleasure by Jess Michaels

Redonk Nutshell: Woman new to the courtesan trade enlists training from a reclusive widower. Lysandra Keates has reached the end of her tether. She turns to a notorious courtesan for help, insisting she wants to become a courtesan in order to pay off her debts and get herself settled. She is put in touch with […]

A Lady By Midnight by Tessa Dare

A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare Redonk Nutshell: Orphaned woman learns of her past while battling attraction to local Corporal Book 3 in Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove series is A Lady by Midnight.  It’s the story of Kate Taylor, a local woman we’ve seen in the previous two books who gives music lessons. She’s sweet, patient […]

Close Enough to Touch by Victoria Dahl

Redonk Nutshell: City girl runs to the country to escape her problems & start fresh Grace Barrett slinks into Jackson Hole looking for a fresh start. She’s a Hollywood makeup artist on the run from a reputation (that wasn’t earned), and she takes up her great-aunt’s offer of a place to stay. She meets Cole Rawlins, […]

Storm Bound by Alice Gaines

Redonk Nutshell: Woman conspires to keep two men island-bound on a resort during an incoming hurricane Christie Lovejoy has her eye on two clients currently shopping her island resort. Wolf Martin and Jon Tucker have noticed Christie, though their female interests have never crossed before. When an approaching hurricane threatens to strand them on the island, […]

Lessons from a Scandalous Bride by Sophie Jordan

Redonk Nutshell: Man and woman come to London to find spouses and are reluctantly drawn together Cleo’s upbringing has her determined to make a life for herself without having to bear children. Her mother bore several children to Cleo’s stepfather, several of whom didn’t live, and Cleo was the one who had to bear the […]

Asher’s Invention by Coleen Kwan

Redonk Nutshell: Former affianced couple team up to track down kidnappers in a steampunk-regency novella Minerva Lambkin turns to her former fiance for help when her father is kidnapped. Asher Quigley agrees to help, albeit reluctantly. The kidnappers are demanding an invention Minerva’s father has claimed to make (but hasn’t really). Minerva knows that Asher […]

Crazy for Love by Victoria Dahl

Redonk Nutshell: Media circus surrounding woman’s crazy broken engagement sends her seeking refuge on a remote vacation island Chloe’s thought her life had taken a horrible turn when her fiance’s plane crashed. It got weird when her fiance turned up alive and well a few days later, and in the arms of another woman.  The […]

Sharing Hailey by Samantha Ann King

Redonk Nutshell: Woman’s crush on her brother’s two best friends becomes a menage relationship Hailey Anderson has had a crush on her brother’s two best friends for years.  When she gives the boot to her current relationship she heads to Hawaii to vacation with her brother, his wife, and his two friends.  When both men […]