December 2025 Monthly Rereads

Opinions are my own

To Kill a Badger by Shelly Laurenston

Three and a half stars

Honey Badger Chronicles #6

This book comes out August 26, 2025

Follows Born to Be Badger

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Guild Boss by Jayne Castle

Three and a half stars

Ghost Hunters #14

This book came out November 16th, 2021

Follows Illusion Town

Followed by Sweetwater and the Witch

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Sweetwater & the Witch by Jayne Castle

Three and a half stars

Ghost Hunters #15

This book come out September 20, 2022

Follows Guild Boss

Followed by People in Glass Houses

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People In Glass Houses by Jayne Castle

Three and a half stars

Ghost Hunters #16

This book comes out May 7, 2024

Follows Sweetwater & the Witch

Followed by It Takes a Psychic

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It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle

Three stars

Ghost Hunters #17

This book comes out June 3, 2025

Follows People in Glass Houses

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Mister McHottie by Pippa Grant

Three stars

Girl Band #1

This book came out October 30, 2017

Followed by Stud in the Stacks

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Stud in the Stacks by Pippa Grant

Three and a half stars

Girl Band #2

Follows Mister McHottie

Followed by Rockaway Bride

This book came out January 5th, 2018

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

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Rockaway Bride by Pippa Grant

This book came out June 29th, 2018

Girl Band #3

Follows Stud in the Stacks

Followed by The Hero and the Hacktivist

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

Pilot & the Puck-up by Pippa Grant

Four stars

The Copper Valley Thrusters #1

This book came out February 16th, 2018

Followed by Royally Pucked

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Royally Pucked by Pippa Grant

Three stars

This book came out April 6, 2018

The Copper Valley Thrusters #2

Follows Pilot & the Puck-up

Followed by Beauty & the Beefcake

Royals #1

Followed by Rockaway Bride

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Beauty and the Beefcake by Pippa Grant

Three and a half stars

The Copper Valley Thrusters #3

Follows Royally Pucked

Followed by Charming as Puck

This book came out May 17th, 2018

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Charming as Puck by Pippa Grant

Three stars

Copper Valley Thrusters #4

This book came out February 1st, 2019

Follows Beauty and the Beefcake

Followed by I Pucking Love You
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I Pucking Love You by Pippa Grant

Three stars

This book came out April 8th, 2021

Copper Valley Thrusters #5

Follows Charming as Puck

Followed by The Secret Hook-Up

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Jock Blocked by Pippa Grant

Copper Valley Fireballs #1

Three stars

Followed by Real Fake Love
This book came out May 19th, 2020
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Real Fake Love by Pippa Grant

This book came out September 3rd, 2020

Copper Valley Fireballs #2

Three and a half stars

Follows Jock Blocked

Followed by The Grumpy Player Next Door

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The Grumpy Player Next Door by Pippa Grant

Three stars

Copper Valley Fireballs #3

This book came out July 8th, 2021

Copper Valley Fireballs #3

Follows Real Fake Love

Followed by Irresistible Trouble

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Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Four stars

Legends & Lattes #0

This book comes out November 7, 2023

Follows Legends & Lattes

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Four and a half stars

Legends & Lattes #1

This book came out February 22, 2022

Followed by Bookshops & Bonedust

Borrowed as audiobook from Libby

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Alice Scott was sent an intriguing email. Margaret Ives, the heiress whose family was known for tragic deaths and over the top scandals, is supposedly living on a small island and selling artwork. When Alice tracks her down, she asks to write Margaret's biography. But it turns out that she's not the only writer in the running. As she's leaving, Pulitzer prize winning Hayden Anderson is walking in. It turns out the two will be in town for a month long audition. 

The town is small and super-sunshine Alice keeps running into grumpy Hayden and the two start spending time together. While we see the two of them getting to know each other, we also get a history of the Ives family. The story with Alice and Hayden was lovely.  The Ives instersitials were... fine but broke up the main story more than I would have liked. Overall a very nice story, though. 

Four stars

This book came out April 22, 2025

Borrowed as hard copy from the library

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Have Yourself a Grumpy Little Christmas by Pippa Grant with Emma Wilder (Narrator), Teddy Hamilton (Narrator)

We know a bit about hero Trevor from the previous four books in the series. He's a baseball player, a pitcher at the end of his game. He was facing the end of his career in previous books but was pulled back from the minors just in time to help the Copper Valley Fireballs win the World Series. He is not a fan of the Christmas season and is being driven nuts by his roommate. 

Meg O'Connell is Trevor's best friend's little sister. She's also the nanny of Zeus and Joey's quad-zeuslets. She loves her job and she loves Christmas. She also needed a place to stay in Copper Valley which is why she is temporarily living with Trevor.

In true best-friend's-sibling trope, they have both liked each other for a long time but have not given in to said feelings for... reasons.

Four stars

This book came out January 1, 2022

Copper Valley Fireballs #4.5

Follows Irresistible Trouble

Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

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A Waffle Lot of Love! by Ben Clanton

It's time for Narwhal and Jelly to go on an epic friend adventure. If only Jelly can get Narwhale to pay attention for more than two minutes. We get to see a lot of sea life on the floor and how other friends are celebrating each other. I feel pretty bad for Jelly but I guess they end up okay. 

Three and a half stars
This book comes out December 30, 2025

Narwhal & Jelly #10
Follows Narwhal's Sweet Tooth

ARC kindly provided by Tundra Book Group and NetGalley
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You're So Vain by Angela Casella

Ruthie is trying to get a bookmobile (like a book store not a library) off the ground. Shane is trying to get hired by the last firm in town that might take him on. He tries to hire her to be a pretend family so he looks better while trying to get this job. This is a romance, so, of course, they're going to fall in love. 

One of the conflicts in this book was solved a little too quickly but this is a fast, fun, and fluffy so I probably should have expected that. 

Three stars

This book came out February 1, 2024

Follows You're So Basic
Borrowed as ebook from Kindle Unlimited

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A Holiday of Love by Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux, Arnette Lamb, Jill Barnett

This book is over 30 (!) years old at this point and the stories definitely feel a little dated. I still have some nostalgia for this book, but I'm not sure I would read all of these today if

Change of Heart by Jude Devereaux

Two very smart children, Eli and Chelsea, decide to set up Eli's mother with his mentor so that he can go to college. This ties into the Taggert/Montgomery series. Very nineties with Randy and Frank falling in love. 

Miracles by Judith McNaught

Nicholas "Nikki" DuVille was in previous books in the Judith McNaught series. In this short story, he is forced into marriage with Julianna Skeffington. The two have an unhappy marriage until the Christmas. Nikki wants to convince his family that he is happy. But he doesn't really believe it until letters Julianna wrote to her grandmother are relieved. 

Daniel and the Angel by Jill Barnett

An angel falls from heaven right into the lap of a very rich man. She softens his heart and returns to heaven, but is that what she wants anymore?

Hark! The Herald by Annette Lamb

A female herald? Who even thought of such a thing? But there is one man who will do everything to claim her as his own. But she'll have to save him first. 

Audrey Lane Stirs the Pot by Alexis Hall

Though they've been broken up for quite awhile, Audrey Lane still hears the voice her ex-girlfriend berating her for most of her decisions. But she goes on the baking show in Britain anyway. And comes right up against Jennifer Hallett, the producer. It starts when Audrey asks for help for the contestant who is over ninety. She, quite rightly, would prefer that Doris not have to walk up a giant hill to get back to the hotel after a full day of baking. Jennifer just wants her show to work; she's (at least on the outside) more concerned 

I don't remember this from the other books in the series but this book includes some time hopping and a switch to a first person point of view by someone who isn't the main character. And, while that story is kind of lovely and helps Audrey grow, I wish we had seen more of the two characters growing together. 

Three and a half stars

Winner Bakes All #3

This book came out December 9, 2025

Follows Paris Daillencourt is about to Crumble

ARC kindly provided as ebook by Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley

Opinions are my own