Tag: Secret Past

• Ruthless Lies, by Karin Winter

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5 Summary & Review This is book 2 of the series. For our review of book 1, Ruthless Protector, check out this link! I loved the first book of this series so much and I was so excited to get access to Ruthless Lies as soon as it…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  February 22, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Advanced Reader Copy (ARC), Author – Karin Winter, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Series, Booksprout, Cliffhanger, Enemies-to-Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Narration – Two Narrators, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Revenge, Romance, Sacrifice, Secret Past, Sexual Abuse, Slow Burn, Thriller, Touch Her and Die, Yearning/ Longing

• Psycho Beasts (Book 3), by Jasmine Mas

  

  Initially published 01/29/26 after reading the Kindle Unlimited ebook. Updated 03/09/26 after receiving the remastered ALC from NetGalley. This is book 3 of the series. For our summary and review of the previous books, click the links below! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review Jasmine Mas took us back into the…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  January 29, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Author – Jasmine Mas, Banter, Book – Series, Cliffhanger, Comedy, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Debut, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narrator – Jaime Lincoln Smith, Narrator – Jeremy York, Narrator – Mollie Stark, Narrator – Stella Ripley, Narrator – Teddy Hamilton, Narrator – Tyler Donne, NetGalley, Obsessive MMC, Omegaverse, Possessive MMC, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Harlequin Audio, Reverse Harem, Romantasy, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC

• Psycho Fae (Book 2), by Jasmine Mas

  

  This is book 2 of the series. For our summary and review of book 1, Psycho Shifters, check out this link! Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review Jasmine Mas, you’ve done it again. You absolute goddess of humor and quirky writing. I had a blast highlighting hilarious quotes from this book.…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  January 25, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Advanced Listening Copy (ALC), Author – Jasmine Mas, Banter, Book – Series, Cliffhanger, Comedy, Deadly Trials/ Competition, Debut, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narrator – Jaime Lincoln Smith, Narrator – Jeremy York, Narrator – Mollie Stark, Narrator – Stella Ripley, Narrator – Teddy Hamilton, Narrator – Tyler Donne, NetGalley, Obsessive MMC, Omegaverse, Possessive MMC, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Harlequin Audio, Reverse Harem, Romantasy, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC

• Psycho Shifters (Book 1), by Jasmine Mas

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 5 Summary & Review Jasmine Mas is the queen of self-deprecating humor. Seriously. I always end up chuckling to myself when I read her work. The first book in the Cruel Shifterverse series follow Sadie’s journey from abused servant to badass alpha with a harem of obsessive alpha men.…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  January 24, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  5 stars, Author – Jasmine Mas, Banter, Betrayal, Book – Series, Cliffhanger, Comedy, Debut, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Power, Kindle Unlimited, Magical Prophecy, Monsters, Narration – Multiple narrators, Obsessive MMC, Omegaverse, Possessive MMC, POV – First Person, Publisher – Author/Self Published, Publisher – Harlequin Audio, Reverse Harem, Romantasy, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Touch Her and Die, Virgin FMC

• Tourist Season, by Brynne Weaver (no spoilers)

  

  Book Stats Book Rating Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Spice: 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️/5 Summary Brynne Weaver is known for her very popular Ruinous Love trilogy. She writes dark rom-coms with wild trigger warnings. I will admit that I rated the Ruinous Love trilogy 3 stars overall. The books were good, but I really felt like they were missing aspects that…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  January 22, 2026

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Animal Sidekick, Author – Brynne Weaver, Book – Trilogy, Cliffhanger, Dark Romance, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity, Hidden Identity, Narration – Two Narrators, POV – First Person, Publisher – Slow Burn, Revenge, Romantic Comedy, Secret Past, Slow Burn, Spoiler Free, Stalker, Talking Animal, Thriller

• Murder Road, by Simone St. James: Summary and Review – (WITH SPOILERS)

  

  Book Stats Format: Audiobook Narrator: Brittany PressleyLength: 9 hour 10 minutesChapters: 45Narrator POV: First person narration; all from the main female character’s POV Summary (With spoilers) This review DOES contain spoilers from the book. If you’d prefer a review without spoilers, please check out this post instead! Eddie and April Carter, married only days earlier,…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  December 17, 2025

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Audiobook, Author – Simone St. James, Book – Standalone, Mystery, Narration – Single Narrator, Narrator – Brittany Pressley, Paranormal/ Supernatural, Publisher – Penguin Audio, Secret Past, Spoilers, Thriller

• Murder Road, by Simone St. James: Summary and Review – (NO SPOILERS)

  

  Book Stats Format: Audiobook Narrator: Brittany PressleyLength: 9 hour 10 minutesChapters: 45Narrator POV: First person narration; all from the main female character’s POV Summary (No spoilers) If you’d like to read the full summary and review with *spoilers included*, check out this post instead! A newly married couple, Eddie and April, are on their way…

  Two Halves, One Brian

  December 16, 2025

  Shayna’s Reviews

  Audiobook, Author – Simone St. James, Book – Standalone, Mystery, Narration – Single Narrator, Narrator – Brittany Pressley, Paranormal/ Supernatural, Publisher – Penguin Audio, Secret Past, Spoiler Free, Thriller