I'm Ashley, and I'm so glad you're here!

I’m a mom, wife, and book lover with a soft spot for fantasy, romance, fiction, and thrillers. This year, I’m aiming to read 123 books, mixing in my favorite re-reads and discovering new authors along the way.

I love connecting with readers, joining in on book discussions, chatting with authors about their amazing stories, and sharing new books with anyone that will listen!

Whether you're an avid reader or just starting your reading adventure, I hope you discover your next favorite book here!

Upcoming Release! Where Dreams Fall by R.L. Caulder is releasing March 2026!

Upcoming Release! Where Dreams Fall by R.L. Caulder is releasing March 2026!

In a world in which dreams are guarded and nightmares are unsanctioned, one woman's unraveling mind may hold the key to everything the empire fears.

Sweeping, perilous, and aching with forbidden passion, Where Dreams Fall is the first book of a dark romantasy series in which love is the most dangerous rebellion of all.

A glimpse at my never ending TBR 📚

Dungeon Crawler Carl
Where Dreams Fall
Smut
Wild Reverence
Summer in the City
Fearful
Rolling 75
Till Summer Do Us Part
The Vampyres' Source: The Complete Series
The Pucking Wrong Number
Bones
Nocturne
Beg The Night
Of Withering Dreams
Hidden Roots
Say You'll Remember Me
The Venom We Bleed
Of Flame and Fury

Books I recently finished 💕

Beautiful Nightmare
Willing Prey
Hot for Slayer
Space Vampire
Bound
Tender Cruelty
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Inheritance
Imbalance
Cozy for the Holidays
Merry Little Kissmas
Lore Olympus: Volume Eight
You Better Not Pout
Merry and Bright
All Wrapped Up in You
Snow Place Like Home
Good Spirits
Taken in the Tree Farm

My most recent reviews and reading updates 📝

Review: Phantasma

Phantasma Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The plot, the spice, and the fact that there wasn't a cliffhanger, made this book oh so enjoyable. This was a super unique story, and I am excited for book two to come out! As someone with OCD, this book really got to me. The shadow voice is REAALL. A gothic fantasy with romance, deadly competition, magic, devils, ghosts, and phantoms. A lot of people had said this book gave Caraval vibes, and maybe it's just me, but all I could think about were the Saw movies lol. Challenges based on the 9 levels of Hell, where you need to work through "problems" and if you fail, you die... I think the most interesting challenge for me was the one with the hint "Choose Wisely". I was honestly so shocked because I fear I would have failed lol. The end was pleasantly surprising. I was not expecting that to be the twist, but it fit perfectly and the back story just added the perfect amount of detail.

Having a Danny Phantom coded MMC was *chefs kiss*.

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