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Graves by Katelyn Taylor

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Graves by Katelyn Taylor - 3.5⭐️

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Went a little overboard this month since it was my birthday month 😋. List blow of the books: Her Soul To Take by Harley Laroux Abducted Heart Bree Jones Stolen Graves by Bree Jones In The Shadows by J.A. Owenby Under Your Scars Ariel N. Anderson Delilah by Ariel N. Anderson

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New book release

📚: Graves and Griggs by Katelyn Taylor Pages: : 236 Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Tropes: •Forced Proximity •Romantic Suspense •Two Worlds Colliding My Review: This is exactly what I needed to get out of my major slump! I loved diving back into the Gallow Hills series and Graves com

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Graves by Katelyn Taylor

Loveddd the twins and how she has heterochromia 🖤 this was a fast read for me but I ate this book up! #graves #katelyntaylor #twins #fyp

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Unhinged Twins💀Are you a true dark romance girlie?

🎧 Graves by @Katelyn Taylor narrated in duet by Heather Firth and Sean Masters. ✨ MFM ✨ Twin Brothers ✨ Morally Grey, Totally Obsessed, and a little bit of stalking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — For my dark romance girlies! 💬 Who was your last unhinged psycho book boyfriend? #darkromance #unhinged

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Graves by Katelyn Taylor

I don’t know why I waited so long to read this book. It was amazing. The Graves brothers are a pair of people I would like to meet.🖤🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🔥

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He’s a 10 but… Red flags or Rose Petals edition

Always check triggers before reading!! I mean these are all done in the name of ᴸᴼᵛᴱ🖤🖤 📕 Graves by: Katelyn Taylor 📕 The Wrong Quarterback by: CR Jane 📕 Lights Out by: Navessa Allen 📕 My Favorite Sin by: Skyla Summers QOTD: Who is your favorite unhinged MMC? #lemon8bookclub #lemo

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Graves & Griggs by Katelyn Taylor

If you haven't read Graves or The Gallows Hill Trilogy, you'll have know idea whats going on in this book. You'll be confused to what and who everyone is. If you wanna read this, PLEASE go read the others first. You won't be disappointed. This book was like.. everything I needed for

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Graves by Katelyn Taylor

1 girl and TWIN males!😜😉

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Trigger warnings on DECK 🚨

Please, for the love of God, read them before diving in because this book is crazy. Graves by Katelyn Taylor had me hooked from page one — dark, intense, and impossible to put down. The twist? The MMCs are identical twins. Both morally grey, both with stalker vibes that keep you questioning ever

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A day late but hey, still getting it out. I’m slightly disappointed in most of my reads this month if I’m honest. Only one 5 star read for me and it was a reread. 1. For The Fans- Now, i actually really did enjoy this book. I do love that it slowly eased into their relationship and coming to ter

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Let’s do a Read-a-thon!

I have nothing to do this weekend so my plan is to work my way through more of my physical TBR! These are the first four books I’m starting with! Graves by Katelyn Taylor The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara

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Book Mail!!! As part of our Street Team, Blake hosted a weekly challenge for the entire month of Dec. I happen to be one of the winners for the final week's challenge, and to say I was shocked is an understatement. I loved taking part in the challenge and also getting to spread the word abo

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This book was good up until 60% I loved the first half it was fast and interesting but once I hit about 60% it felt like it dragged on longer than needed to be. If you’re looking for a twin brother, one FMC, dark romance, then this might be the one for you, I would rate it a 3.5/5 ⭐️ also it’s got

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Graves by Katelyn Taylor has taken my top spot of books for 2025 (I know it’s early) but this was such a great dark romance read. It’ll be hard for another book to top this one so Graves really set the bar high for 2025. What to Expect: -MFM relationship (with twin brothers who are unhinged) -

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Yes to all the triggers and the morally grey psychopaths #darkromance #darkromancebooks #bookrecommendations #spicybooks #bookwormsoflemon8

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First of all. What the hell did I just read? This isn’t the darkest book I’ve read but it is certainly dark.The graves brothers are an absolute work of art. I don’t know who I adore more, Zayden or Dominic? Maybe Zayden, I love how morally black and psychotic he is. Let’s not even start with Blake,

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This book needs so much more hype. I've seen it going around, but not enough, in my opinion! It's perfect for spooky season, and I feel like I'm starting it early! I'm just ready for spooky and cold weather, lol. I truly didnt think I could be stunned speechless apart from a Rebecca

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