💖 Our July book picks are here!

We are wildly excited to have gone live this week, and our meet cute with each of you has been one for the books. 💕

To celebrate our launch, we created an “if we were a book, and that book had a playlist, this would be it” playlist on Spotify. Have a listen while we officially reveal our July book picks, which both live up to the hype of our theme this month: Rivals to Lovers.

Our July Contemporary Romance pick:

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA.

It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.

Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team--including Anastasia, who clearly can't stand him.

But when Anastasia's skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn't worried... because she could never like a hockey player, right?

 You can expect:

• Rink romance
• “Good girl”
• Found family

 Content warnings:

• Slut-shaming
• Sexual assault, on-page
• Food shaming, dieting & calorie-counting
• Disordered eating
• Death of a parent recounted
• If there is a particular content theme that is triggering for you, we suggest doing additional research on the title to ensure your mental health.

Note: This box is not sponsored by Hannah Grace.

Our July Fantasy Romance pick:

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust. Never yield. And always - always - guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won't be easy against the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the throne of House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone - but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

 You can expect:

• Forced proximity
• “You’re in control”
• Survive the trials

 Content warnings:

• Violence
• Torture (off page)
• Flashback of rape (consent withdrawn)
• Self-harm
• Emotional abuse
• Slavery
• References to sexual abuse
• If there is a particular content theme that is triggering for you, we suggest doing additional research on the title to ensure your mental health.

Note: This box contains officially licensed merch, but the box is not sponsored by Carissa Broadbent.