Showing posts with label novellas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label novellas. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Same Backward as Forward by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Inheritance Games book 0)


SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t started this series, Stop! I don’t want to ruin the story for you.

Read her side of the story, then flip the book over to experience their love anew through his eyes in this novel that you can read backward or forward.


“Hannah Rooney knows how to be invisible. At twenty, she keeps her head down and her eyes open, and so far, she’s managed to avoid being pulled into the dealings of her notorious criminal family. Hannah lives her life in countdown mode, biding her time in nursing school as she waits for her beloved sister, Kaylie, to turn eighteen so Hannah can get them both far, far away from Rockaway Watch and start a new life.

Tobias Hawthorne II acts every inch the entitled heir that he is. As the only son of one of the country's richest men, there isn't a door that isn't open to him. Yet behind his razor sharp cheekbones and devil-may-care attitude, Toby is guarding a nest of deadly secrets and a fiery anger fierce enough to burn everything in his path.

Their lives collide in one tragic, stormy night, where an act of arson and nature leave Kaylie and two others dead and Toby just barely alive--with no memory of who he is. The fisherman who pulls him from the ocean enlists Hannah to help save the very person who she knows took away her sister. Fueled by her hatred, Hannah is determined to deny Toby's death wish by keeping him alive. He is the last person that she should ever develop feelings for, and she is the first thing he ever remembers seeing.

*Hannah’s side of the story was previously published as a novella in Games Untold.” - taken from Goodreads.

Read both Hannah and Toby's perspectives of their story.

Visit Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ website.

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Holly by Adalyn Grace (Belladonna book 3.5)


SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t read the first three books in the Belladonna series, Stop! I don’t want to ruin the story for you.

“Something strange is happening at Wisteria Gardens, the magical manor that Blythe and Aris call home. All they want is a peaceful holiday season with their family, but a group of restless spirits is determined to threaten their festivities. With a new mystery to solve, Signa, Death, Blythe, and Fate must uncover what happened to Wisteria’s ghostly inhabitants and help the spirits move on before it’s too late.” - taken from Goodreads.

This was a nice wrap-up to the Belladonna series. Taking place during the Christmas holiday, all of our favorite characters are back to solve one last mystery. With that ending, the author may have one more book up her sleeve.

Visit Adalyn Grace’s website.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong (Foul Lady Fortune book 1.5)

 


SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t read the first book in the series, Foul Lady Fortune, Stop! I don’t want to ruin the story for you.


Check out Book Series Recaps for a refresher of the first book.

Check out the Riveted blog for a recap of Foul Lady Fortune.


“In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate—and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.


In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall have been summoned by Roma to find the elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him to Zhouzhuang. Time is of the essence aboard the week-long Trans-Siberian Express, but when someone is murdered on board, Benedikt and Marshall convince the officer in charge not to stop the train so that they aren’t thrown off-schedule. Instead, they pretend that they are investigators and promise they can solve the murder, but as they dig deeper, they realize that the murder might having surprising ties to their own mission…” - taken from Goodreads.


I will say that I didn’t read these short stories until after I finished Foul Heart Huntsman and I think I’m glad that I didn’t know the spoiler about our favorite couple. Or maybe I would have been more invested in the story.


Visit Chloe Gong’s website.