When the heck did June fly by? Seriously? Wasn’t it just last week? I swear, I blink and it’s July. Craziness I tells ya! Well, June was an awesome month for me here in DGR land. First, I added my girl, Jennifer, as a permanent reviewer. It doesn’t hurt that she’s a book pusher just like me when it comes to her faves and we just happen to have pretty much identical reading tastes! So with this fabulous new addition, I figured why not add a fabulous new feature? So each month, I’ll be doing a wrap-up post talking about what we’ve read, what we’ve loved, and what we plan on reading.
We also happen to LOVE book recs, so if you have any, don’t hesitate to leave them in the comments section below. If there’s a book you’d like to see us read next month, tell us about it in the comments as well 🙂
Lana’s JUNE WRAP-UP
Clearly I’ve been busy this June because holy moly! When did I read all that? All that coffee and no sleep is obviously good for my reading. Here’s the sum-up:
LAST KISS by Laurelin Paige
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
HOT SEAL LOVER (HOT SEAL Team #2) by Lynn Raye Harris
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
CHASING BUTTERFLIES by Terri E Laine
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
STEALING HIS THUNDER by Sparrow Beckett
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
ENGAGING THE BACHELOR by Cathryn Fox
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
BELOW THE SURFACE by Elizabeth Lee
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
ALL THE RAGE by TM Frazier
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
IDOL by Kristen Callihan
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
DOWNTOWN DEVIL by Cara McKenna
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR (Psy/Changeling #15) by Nalini Singh
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
DIRTY SEXY CUFFED by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
RAMSAY by Mia Sheridan
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
MAN CANDY by Melanie Harlow
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD by Lauren Layne
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
DARK MAFIA PRINCE by Annika Martin
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
SWEET LITTLE LIES by Jill Shalvis
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
BROKEN PRINCE by Erin Watt
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
LANA’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Can’t pick a book from all the ones I have mentioned? How about some help? Here’s some stand out reads of mine from this month and one from late May that I still can’t stop thinking about!
UNBREAK MY HEART (Unbreak My Heart #1) by Nicole Jacquelyn
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
I read this book in late May and OMG you guys! If you’re looking for angst that will make you cry for your mama, this is that book! It was addicting, painful, and so SO good!
BROKEN PRINCE (Royals #2) by Erin Watt
GOODREADS | AMAZON | MY REVIEW
Sweet mother of book crack! And so my addiction continues with this series. This book doesn’t release until July 25 but trust me when I tell you that you will not want to miss it. If you thought Paper Princess was crazy, you haven’t seen anything yet.
HOT SEAL LOVER (Hot SEAL Team #2) by Lynn Raye Harris
I’m obsessed with this author and everything she writes! Simply obsessed! If you like sizzling hot romantic suspense, I can’t recommend her books enough. Hot Seal Lover is book 2 in her brand new HOT Seal Team spin-off but each of her books may be easily enjoyed as standalones.
MAN CANDY by Melanie Harlow
When I’m looking for a laugh out loud, feel good romance, Melanie Harlow is my go-to. But Man Candy may have been my favorite book by her yet. And that’s saying something considering how much I loved FLOORED.
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR (Psy/Changeling #15) by Nalini Singh
What an epic conclusion to an even more epic story arc. This is a compelation of stories bringing back all past readers favorites, especially Lucas. #Swoon.
Allegiance of Honor is essentially a bridge book that closes the chapter on “Season One” story arc and introduces all the ingredients of Season Two that the readers will be looking forward to. If you’re a fan of this series, this book is not to be missed! It’s a pivotal story in between story arcs.
DOWNTOWN DEVIL (Sins in The City #2) by Cara McKenna
Holy mother of ovaries, I dunno how I survived this book but MAN was it hot. I’m talking HOT. Like beyond HOT. This is the second standalone novel in Cara’s Sins In The City series and brings a brand new scorching menage. A satisfying romance with some sizzling MMF and MFM threesome action.
SWEET LITTLE LIES by Jill Shalvis
I feel like I have a book for every category this month lol. So how about one to appease those that love a sweet and sexy, light but satisfying contemporary romance. I floved this brand new book from one of my favorite contemporary romance authors. Sweet Little Lies kicks off the new Heartbreaker Bay series and I already can’t wait for more!
Lana’s July Reads
I got lots of books on deck for July and I can’t wait to get to all of these. These are all either already released or will be releasing in July. I’ll mark the release dates on each 🙂
- Contemporary Romance
- MM Romance
- Romantic Suspense
- Contemporary Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- NA Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- MM Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- Erotic Paranormal Romance
- Dark Romance
CREAM OF THE CROP (Hudson Valley #2) by Alice Clayton
GOODREADS | AMAZON
FIRST AND FIRST by Santino Hassell
GOODREADS | AMAZON
RAVEN by Scarlett Fin
GOODREADS | AMAZON
The Boss: Vol 6 by Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott
GOODREADS | AMAZON
GOING HARD (Boys Of Fall) by Cari Quinn
GOODREADS | AMAZON
WANDERLUST by Roni Loren– releasing July 19
GOODREADS | AMAZON
DON’T TEMPT ME by Lori Foster– releasing July 26
GOODREADS | AMAZON
HIS ROYAL SECRET by Lilah Pace– releasing July 19
GOODREADS | AMAZON
FORBIDDEN FLING by Skye Jordan– releasing July 26
GOODREADS | AMAZON
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD (Wedding Belles #1) by Lauren Layne– releasing July 26
GOODREADS | AMAZON
STORM OF ECSTASY (Guardians of the Realm #9) by Setta Jay
GOODREADS | AMAZON
BLOOD TO DUST by LJ Shen– releasing July 18
GOODREADS
JENNIFER’S JUNE WRAP UP
Jennifer has been a busy girl! She got to read some of my favorites finally (Backfire, Friction, Dirty Ties and Slave To Sensation) and a few I haven’t read yet. Here’s her sum-up
ONE WEEK TO SCORE by Kate Meader
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
RECKLESS HEARTS by Melody Grace
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
DEVIL IN DISGUISE by Cynthia Eden
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
HOLD YOU AGAINST ME by Skye Warren
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
SLAVE TO SENSATION by Nalini Singh
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
THE HANG UP by Tawna Fenske
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
TRUTH OR BEARD by Penny Reid
GOODREADS | AMAZON
DIRTY TIES by Pam Godwin
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
FRICTION by Sawyer Bennett
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
BACKFIRE by Keri Lake
GOODREADS | AMAZON | J’S REVIEW
JENNIFER’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Friction by Sawyer Bennett
This book is the perfect book wrapped up in a pretty little package with a bow on top. Love/Hate relationship. Laugh my ass off. Hot dirty-talking sex. Apparently, I have a thing for lawyers, because….DAYUM. This is technically the 8th book in the series, but I didn’t read the books before it and I was not lost at all (so calm yo tits if you have to read books in order. Lol.)
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
To say this book is unique is an understatement. I have never read a paranormal book like this! I am so excited that it is a series and I get to read more. I hope there is more MEGA-HOT-DREAM-SEX! After I finished this first book in the Psy-Changeling series, I dragged my children through the rain to 3 different book stores to purchase the rest of the series. Yeah, that happened.
Dirty Ties by Pam Godwin
This is that book that you kick yourself in the boob for waiting so long to read! I know I did. This is my first Pam Godwin book, and it only took this book to know that I will read anything she writes. I was sucked into this underground lair of speed-racing, hotness, greed, and grit, and I didn’t want come out for days. It was heaven in a book, for me.
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
Expect to laugh, giggle, chuckle….SWOON! This book is FUN & FUNNY. Tessa’s books always make me laugh. I loved the broody hero in this one (broody is my jam!). For you OCD readers J, this is the first book in the Castles Ever After series.
JENNIFER’S JULY READS
- Contemporary Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- NA Romance
- PNR
- Contemporary Romance
- Dark Themed Romance
- Apocalyptic Romance
- Erotic Romance
- Dark Mafia Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- Contemporary Romance
- Historical Romance
WICKED BEAUTIFUL (Wicked Games #1) by JT Geissinger
GOODREADS | AMAZON
WICKED SEXY (Wicked Games #2) by JT Geissinger- releasing July 19
GOODREADS | AMAZON
PAPER PRINCESS (Royals #1) by Erin Watt
GOODREADS | AMAZON
THE BEAST (BDB #13) by JR Ward
GOODREADS | AMAZON
SHIFT (Hot Rides #2) by Sidney Bristol
GOODREADS | AMAZON
NEW DESIRES: Becoming Elena – Book Three
GOODREADS | AMAZON
AFTERGLOW by Maria Monroe
GOODREADS | AMAZON
OFF LIMITS by Lola Darling- releasing July 26
GOODREADS
WICKED MAFIA PRINCE by Annika Martin- releasing July 26
GOODREADS | AMAZON
FORBIDDEN FLING by Skye Jordan– releasing July 26
GOODREADS | AMAZON
HARD BALL by CD Reiss
GOODREADS | AMAZON
MARRYING WINTERBORNE by Lisa Kleypas
GOODREADS | AMAZON

































































































…this went beyond simple attraction. She was the first woman to stir something deep inside of him when he honestly thought that part of him was damaged beyond repair.
I’ve been looking forward to Levi’s book for a long while now. There’s always been something about him that showed hints towards a certain intensity that I love in my alphas. Still waters run deep with that one, that’s for sure. Because Officer Levi is not the quiet man he seems to be at first sight. This is a man with some dirty dirty kinks, and it hit the spot just right for me.






Melanie Harlow books are my happy place. The quirky humor, the steam, the ridiculously endearing characters she writes, all of it simply does it for me. Man Candy was yet another reason why she’s become my go-to author when I’m in the mood for something cute and steamy.
Quinn was absolute perfection. I had expected a cocky manwhore but he was so much better! He was the perfect combination of sweet and intense. He was incredibly sweet with Jaime and understanding when he needed to be. He was meticulous at chipping away at her carefully constructed walls. But when it came down to the sex? Holy mackerel! The man was crazy intense and had one heck of a mouth on him. GAH but I loved it.





















Let me sum this up for you in a few words: Navy SEAL, Cajun accent.
What? You need more? Pfft! Clearly you’re not easy like me. But this may also be the case because I’m obsessed with all things Lynn Raye Harris. I’ve been a huge fan of hers since the very first
While it wasn’t my favorite book in the series (but I’m a touch biased since I’m practically salivating for Ian Black’s book), it was definitely a satisfying installment in what’s become one of my go-to romantic suspense series.






Wow. Before I get to my review, let me say this. Don’t let my rating fool you. This book had me riveted to the story from beginning to finish. Aside from a few quibbles that I had, the story itself was beautiful. It drew me in from the very first chapter and kept me glued to the pages. The author clearly has an incredible talent and I strongly believe she has great things ahead of her. While this may not have been a full four star read for me, it was a damn solid 3 and I’ll get to my reasons why shortly.
Kelley Moore has grown up in a way that no boy should ever have to endure. From a volatile home life to numerous tragedies throughout his life, he’s never had it easy. He dreams of making it big in football and making it out on his own.
What starts as stolen encounters soon turns into something more only to shatter before their eyes and leave both of them grasping at the jagged pieces.
Chasing Butterflies is told in two parts: past (high school) and present (college). The first half is almost 60% of the story and so emotionally gripping I forgot at times that I’m reading about teenagers. I’m not typically a fan of YA but yet something about these characters simply stood out for me.
































