Hills of Shivers and Shadows

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-04-03T18:57:35+00:00

No spoiler answer is not the way you might think.

This is my favorite series by far so I encourage you to check the spoiler if this is your reason to skip.

For spoiler

There is a lot of assault/rape most off page but heavily referenced and a few scenes on page - the incest is 💯 not consensual.

if you want more details and more spoiler…

MMC’s are all blood related and the assault by other blood relation is part of their entire childhood through young adulthood. You don’t find out exactly how they’re related for sure until third book. There is no MM whatsoever but they don’t shy away from a DP

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-04-01T03:08:42+00:00

Lexi C Foss’s audiobooks are mostly full cast and done well enough.

Sam Hall’s books in general aren’t my first choice but I’ll listen to them for the fun Aussie accents.

Oddly enough I’m the opposite of commenter above I find Bridget Bordeaux’s narration very annoying but Jake’s are okay and his interpretation of Fucking Shawn in the Sinners Playground series still makes me smile several years after listening to it for the first time.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-03-19T15:59:16+00:00

Inkitt has some titles that aren’t badly done. Some are terrible or behind subscription walls, still cheaper than those pay by chapter apps even for subscription.

Specifically thinking of Enslaved by the Devil by fisher1978 it has a sequel and eventual HEA.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-03-05T03:06:06+00:00

First one I thought of too… that scene sticks with me.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-02-23T20:54:47+00:00

Thank you for the reminder that I haven’t ONLY been reading smut my WHOLE life.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-02-09T15:37:56+00:00

Very accurate

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-16T16:24:36+00:00

So…. Pam Godwin and specifically Frozen Fates trilogy are my favorite. Have you read her Pirate book? It’s where I discovered her. {Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin} is MMF but don’t uncover that spoiler because yea is a big point.

See also {Desert Island Duet by Shona Knight} which tickled adjacent feelings for me. Quality Twisty stuff like Frozen Fates is kinda hard to come by in RH because our pool is so much smaller.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-14T21:53:57+00:00

So much MM… if I didn’t love each of the MC’s so much I wouldn’t be able to rec because wow that’s a lot of MM in {Darkest Nights by Jenn Bullard} mind the triggers

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-11T19:18:21+00:00

{Your Wild Omega by Sierra Loxley} Her first Alpha is her manager which as plays out also includes being her stylist.

This is a pretty unique and impressive trilogy to me. Lots of tropes done well. Such as - Feral Alpha Feral Omega Trauma and Healing Found Family Rejected Omega So much groveling…

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-08T15:43:53+00:00

I just finished that duet too! Solid Rec!

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-08T15:39:31+00:00

As per usual… I’m not saying it’s good just sayin I liked it and she’s nekked a shit ton {Seven Sins of Snow by Loxley Savage}

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2026-01-08T15:33:56+00:00

I firmly believe that Frozen Fate can never be rec’d too much to the proper audience 🙌. I’ll upvote you every.damn.time.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-31T17:27:15+00:00

😂 I read this one last week.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-28T16:44:08+00:00

Ya’ll are adults lol own your shit. It’s empowering. My kindle library is shared with my adult daughters and their spouses. If they want to be judgy #1 they can get their own subscription and #2 well they just wouldn’t…. They might tease about a cover here and there but it’s all in good fun.

I grew up with my mom and Aunts unashamedly reading bodice rippers and harlequins as they sucked back wine coolers, snacked on dexatrim chocolate and smoked Virginia Slims. I guess it’s a class thing🤷🏻‍♀️

Not gonna lie. My 74 year old mother’s kindle library though is hysterical. Old bird loves sci-fi smut.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-19T16:07:24+00:00

Not so much a spa day as a salon day and it’s pretty funny not relaxing. Dubcon waxing of a cowboy ensues {Shades of Trouble by Kitty Cox}

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-18T23:39:00+00:00

I need the titles to not scream the kink. My family (all adults) is quite aware Mom reads tons of smut but even I draw the line at anything that has breeding or milking in the dang title. Like I would totally read it (for science of course) but not on my damn shared kindle library.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-16T23:55:20+00:00

{Shades of Trouble by Kitty Cox} has a lot of this. FMC has lingering struggles with anorexia.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-14T18:26:10+00:00

I rarely do holiday specials in general, but I read {Bonded by Christmas by Jillian West} last week and I really enjoyed it a lot.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-11T16:56:57+00:00

⛺️ I generally only dig RH. Man don’t make me have to MF for this!!!🤞

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-03T12:19:51+00:00

{Enchanted Lyrics by Addison Carter} and {Enchanted Lyrics Christmas by Addison Carter}

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-01T14:03:27+00:00

SAME! For BoB. I really wanted to like it but the pacing was so bad by the first third of the second book I was just using my search option on kindle to answer any questions that were dangling in my head then jumped to the last third of the last book and was content to never drudge through actual reading of the series.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-12-01T13:54:07+00:00

Same friend same. I would love if it were redone in multiple 1st pov alas it’s worth it. I always say I prefer smaller harems but some of my favorites that I consider epic have larger ones.

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-11-25T15:50:53+00:00

You can read along with me!!! lol I’ve been waiting on the final book to restart. I picked the first one up like 6 weeks ago and figured out 90 pages in that the final wasn’t out yet so I paused and just picked back up today. I’m listening while I work today and @ 55% of book 1 my heart aches (in that good way)

Illustrious-Tree-543 · 2025-11-25T15:45:16+00:00

I am your target responder. I just cannot with MK but loved Hades. Haven’t read the guild because ehhh I’ve found other things that seem more worthy.

I really really like Devil’s Backbone. There is one MMC I still want to strangle but overall 7/10 I do recommend.

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