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: My Dark Beast

My Dark Beast My Dark Beast by Olivia Wildenstein
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

She is a looooongg book, but so so good. My Dark Beast is a Hades/Persephone retelling, with a mix of Sleeping Beauty (roles reversed), but also different fairytale easter eggs mixed in. Soooo, literally all of my favorite things wrapped up into one thick book.

This book mainly focuses on Calanthe Bloom. A woman taking care of her mother and running her family's floral shop. While working on a floral delivery, she meets Tarian Hadez. Hades, as she calls him, is one of the most powerful men in the city. After fate brings them together in an unusual way, it also pulls them apart.

After a car crash leaves Tarian in a dream like sleep, Calanthe's only way of speaking to him is through shared dreams.

This book was filled with so much detail. It felt like I too was dreaming at times. With how much back story we got with each character, I am excited to see how the next book will unfold!

Dual POV
Hades/Persephone
Reversed Sleeping Beauty
Found family
Atlantean Gods
Magic
Mob/mafia vibes
Instalust/love
Spice
World building
Stand alone