Tag: #Anthology

One Dark Night: A Spooky, Steamy Small-Town Romance Anthology by Various Authors

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One Dark Night: A Spooky, Steamy Small Town Romance AnthologyOne Dark Night: A Spooky, Steamy Small Town Romance Anthology by Andrea Jenelle

Tracy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: Standalone & Connected to Ongoing Author Series

Release Date: September 15, 2025

One Dark Night is a collection of spooky and steamy small-town romances, featuring the following novellas: No Ghosts by Andrea Jenelle, Scared to Love by Angi N. Black, Fascinated by His Fangs by Christi Barth, Love is a Thorn by Karson Dickinson, A Knight for Fears by Kay Lucas and One Little Dare by Nikki A. Lamers.

All the novellas are well-written and have varying levels of spookiness and steam, but if I had to pick my favorite it would be, Fascinated by His Fangs by Christi Barth, which is the story of Anthropologist and supernatural podcaster Lucy Hinton who has traveled to Badnaban PA, dubbed the “Scariest Town in the Country” for a Halloween podcast, which she hopes to have at the uber spooky MacKillop Mansion. She meets the mansion’s new owner, Duncan MacKillop, a lawyer from NYC who just inherited the property from a grandfather he never met. After getting over a frighting introduction to the mansion and the shock of learning the Duncan and most of the townsfolk are vampires, she agrees to work with Duncan to figure out the secrets of the house and the mystery of Life Art and shadow warriors. As the only novella written in the third person, I really enjoyed this story, it was the perfect blend of spookiness and steam, and I would love to read more about Lucy and Duncan.

Overall, this is a great collection of spooky and steamy romance novellas that are perfect for the Halloween season!

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher/author. All opinions in this review are my own. *

Romancing the Rake Anthology by Various Authors

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Romancing the RakeRomancing the Rake by Various Authors Including Mihwa Lee

Tracy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars   (Based on Mihwa’s Novella)

Series: Anthology

Release Date: July 17, 2025

This Anthology features 25 short novellas from some of your favorite historical romance authors.

They’ve lived in the shadows of scandal, but love has a way of rewriting the past.
In this historical romance, experience the passion, heartbreak, and ultimate redemption of notorious rakes who dare to risk it all for the women who change their lives forever. From glittering ballrooms to moonlit gardens, each story is a tantalizing journey of love, second chances, and the power of forgiveness.

In the world of the Ton, reputations may be ruined, but these daring heroes prove that redemption—and true love—are never out of reach.

Perfect for fans of second chances and bad boys with hearts of gold, this anthology delivers swoon-worthy tales that will keep you reading long into the night.

I was gifted a copy of Trapped with a Rake by Mihwa Lee, this novella is a classic friend to enemies to lovers romance. Beatrice Winters is a brilliant young woman with thoughts and ideas that are not typical of a woman in the Victorian era, she and Lord Ira Harrison where childhood friends who grew apart, but when they see each other again years later, he seems to be interested in her research, but any thought of reconciliation is crushed when he humiliates her in front of his friends. It is seven years before they see each other again and they end up trapped together in a tower. They will have to confront their past before they can have a future. Kissing only, HEA

I am looking forward to the release of this title so I can enjoy the other stories!

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher/author. All opinions in this review are my own. *