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: Variation

Variation Variation by Rebecca Yarros
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I cried so many times. I am still crying. This book was far better than I had expected. I love Rebecca Yarros, but after reading some reviews it had me second guessing if I should read this or not. I am so glad I did though! Allie and Hudson's love was relatable. A second chance romance between two people who grew up as secret best friends?! Didn't know I needed that in my life, but I was here for it. This story is inspiring, tragic, swoon worthy, and heartbreaking.

I think what I liked most was that it was plot driven, but the spice was spicing.
Hudson + "barre" = the best part.

Book synopsis: With her ballet career on the rocks, Allie returns to Cape Cod to rehab in private. Then enters Hudson, her best friend who ghosted her after a grisly accident a decade ago.

Tropes:
Second chance
Friends to lovers
Found family
Ballet / Coast Guard
Hidden pregnancy? (not main characters)
Dual POV
Family drama
One bed