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Who is Jean Moreau if he is no longer a Raven?

The Sunshine Court (All for the Game book 4) by Nora Sakavic

The Golden Raven (All for the Game book 5) by Nora Sakavic

March 9, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“He hasn’t played a clean game in years,” Kevin admitted, “but he knows how to follow orders. If you tell him to submit, he will.” “Literally the most awkward way you could’ve worded it,” Jeremy said. ― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court The Sunshine Court tells the story of Jean Moreau after he leaves the Ravens. Jean’s story overlaps with the end of the third book in The Foxhole Court trilogy, “The King’s Men.” After being extracted from Edgar Allen, Jean Moreau must come to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: athletes, emotionally repressed, found family, grumpy sunshine, imperfect victim, LGBTQIA+ characters, mafia, nora sakavic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, Psychological abuse victims, recovery, Slow Burn Romance, Stockholm Syndrome, University life

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: athletes, emotionally repressed, found family, grumpy sunshine, imperfect victim, LGBTQIA+ characters, mafia, nora sakavic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychic trauma, Psychological abuse victims, recovery, Slow Burn Romance, Stockholm Syndrome, University life ·
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We’re two worlds apart.

Rocking the Cowboy by Skylar M. Cates

March 9, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Jed is happy. He has his ranch, his horses, and his sister, and his niece. His good-for-nothing father Buddy only contacts Jed when he needs something. After leaving the ranch in Jed’s care, Buddy reinvented himself as entertainment royalty. One of the stars he manages, Remy Sean, needs someplace to lie low and recuperate after an attack during his last concert. Jed doesn’t want anything to do with Buddy, but instead of saying no, he sees an opportunity to negotiate. If Buddy agrees to escort […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: child performers, city vs. country, fish out of water, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, LGBTQIA+ characters, opposites attract, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), queer romance, rockstar romance, Skylar M. Cates, Slow Burn Romance, stage fright

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: child performers, city vs. country, fish out of water, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, LGBTQIA+ characters, opposites attract, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), queer romance, rockstar romance, Skylar M. Cates, Slow Burn Romance, stage fright ·
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Put your emptiness to melody

Paint Our Song (Cloverlily Book #1) by Maia Kinley

December 13, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Baffled, Miles makes a face and belts out the next line to the song. Calvin laughs again and shakes his head. For a moment, and not for the first time, Miles is stunned by Calvin—at his rosy cheeks, at how he throws his head back when he laughs, and how he’s smiling wider than Miles has ever seen him. Is his terrible singing doing this? He might just sing even worse. Miles is a professional artist, a painter, who must return to his hometown of […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: fame, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, Maia Kinley, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: Romance · Tags: fame, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, Maia Kinley, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance ·
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“I’m living in the moment!” Jamie randomly slurted. A cross between blurted and slurred.

Rookie Recovery (Bobcat Boys Book 1) by Lex Easton and Jemma Croft

December 7, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I pried myself—however reluctantly—out of his grip. “Yeah, I take it they don’t have Walmart on your side of the pond, but we’re not fucking around here. There is no universe in which that’s hot.” Archie Bowman is a star on the ice. Despite his consistently good performance and continuous improvement as a pro hockey player, he keeps getting traded. When he gets picked up by the Bringham Bobcats, he has a serious case of imposter syndrome. Not only must he perform on the ice, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: age gap romance, British author, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, hockey romance, hurt/comfort, Jemma Croft, Lex Easton, Lex Easton & Jemma Croft, Lex Easton and Jemma Croft, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: age gap romance, British author, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, hockey romance, hurt/comfort, Jemma Croft, Lex Easton, Lex Easton & Jemma Croft, Lex Easton and Jemma Croft, queer romance ·
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A little faerie magic and a lot about real world sustainable gardening practices

Shroom for Improvement (Mythical Mishaps #1) by Jemma Croft

November 9, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“So, you’ve seen me naked before?” I said. “Oh, yes, many times. You have a beautiful body, by the way.” My cheeks heated. Damn. It had been so long since anybody had complimented me, I was blushing at the disembodied words of a magical house. ​​ ― Jemma Croft, Shroom for Improvement CBR17 Bingo: School Sonny is a professor and his knowledge of mycology is a key part of the story. Sonny Daye has a problem. To complete his research on mushroom glamours, he must […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, drug use, enemies to lovers, fae, Gardening, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, idiots to lovers, Jemma Croft, magical mushrooms, queer romance, Sustainability

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, drug use, enemies to lovers, fae, Gardening, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, idiots to lovers, Jemma Croft, magical mushrooms, queer romance, Sustainability ·
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Love Islands

Not Like Before by Lily Seabrooke and Jacqueline Ramsden

July 11, 2025 by Jake 2 Comments

Read as part of CBR17 Bingo: starts with N.  I’ve been trying to read more books with trans authors and trans main characters. Given this perilous moment for trans people, I worry about the erasure of their stories. And I think it’s important to take them in. Also, the trans experience, like every other marginalized experience, is not one just of suffering and pain. Trans people feel joy, feel ecstasy, feel euphoria. Trans people live their lives like any other and mostly want the same […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, grumpy sunshine, LGBTQIA, Lily Seabrooke and Jacqueline Ramsden, Not Like Before, queer romance, Romance, sapphic romance, starts with N, trans character

Jake's CBR17 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, grumpy sunshine, LGBTQIA, Lily Seabrooke and Jacqueline Ramsden, Not Like Before, queer romance, Romance, sapphic romance, starts with N, trans character ·
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