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Not Actually Yours
By Sophie L Henderson

4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5 Spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Favorite lines "Yup, candles an absolute fire nightmare" also from Brock "and then boom your cozy vanilla scented sanctuary is a five alarm fire but now smells like burning plastic thanks to your shower curtain." Full tornado mode at Niks. Haha 😂

I LOVED this fake dating, kind of enemies to lovers audiobook.

Right from the beginning things are steamy and there are plenty of spicy scenes throughout the book. The balance that Sophie gives is perfect.

Nix did drive me a little nuts with her hung up Mom issues but it played well in the story. Brock definitely had his issues but I think they balanced each other out well. I enjoyed the side characters especially their Fathers.
A very enjoyable read. I know my book besties will love this one. 😍 Go grab this now!!!

Thank you to the author for the ALC. This is my honest review.

Book overview:
Nix’s heart is on permanent lockdown after her mom walked out on her, but she needs a date to her cousin’s engagement party. Anything to put an end to the relentless single-shaming. Can she find someone—preferably smokin’—willing to spend Thanksgiving weekend with her meddling family in a tiny seaside town in the middle of nowhere?

Brock got burned falling for the wrong girl. But his potential promotion to captain hinges on him having a date for the annual firefighters’ gala. Can he convince the entire community that his short fuse is a thing of the past, that he’s ready for a serious new role as a fire hall leader?

They’ve agreed: falling in love is not an option. And soon, they’re fooling everyone. Even themselves. But when sparks fly at the fire department dance, and Brock utterly charms Nix’s hard-to-impress aunt over a cozy breakfast of pancakes and maple syrup, the alarm bells start to ring..

#booksbooksbooks #bookreviewer #fakedating

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💬 “I’ll make it better… I promise…”

Firstly Thank you to the Author and for the ALC of this book. Please note this gift has not affected the way in which I have reviewed this book.

Could You Be Mine? by @sophenwrites , is book three of the Vancity Fire series.

I’ve been waiting for Brad Holt! The middle brother who somehow managed to keep his other two brothers together, while giving me heart eyes in books one and two, finally gets his own story and, honestly, it was everything I was hoping for. Brad has been quietly stealing scenes from the beginning, so getting to see more of him and finally understand the man behind those heart eyes was a definite highlight for me.

Then we have our Seren, a woman who has spent far too long living in the shadows of her father and trying to find her own place in the world. My heart went out to her as she worked to step out from underneath his shadow and discover who she is on her own terms. I loved watching her find her strength and seeing how her relationship with Brad developed along the way. There was emotion, chemistry, vulnerability and all the little moments that had me completely invested.

The dual narration by Katie Beudert and Davis Brooks was fantastic. They brought Brad and Seren to life with so much warmth, emotion and chemistry, making their connection feel genuine. Their performances added another layer to a story I was already thoroughly invested in.

This book reminds me that we are not defined by the people we come from or the expectations placed upon us. Sometimes finding yourself means stepping out of someone else’s shadow and having the courage to decide who you want to become.

💬 “Being in control was hot… And dirty… And all kinds of risky. And I think I unlocked a whole new side to me.”

Spicy Level - 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Note: Please read and review all trigger warnings before reading any recommended book. We love to read for our pleasure, so keep your mind, and emotions safe!

Audio Book Available
Production by: @hachetteuk & @bookouture
Dual Narration by: @kbeudert & #DavisBrooks
Release date: 07SEP2026

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✨📚 𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✨📚

Happy Tuesday everyone!! I got a little wine drunk last night and completely forgot to post my weekly wrap up, so here it is!

A MUCH better week, and I think I might have kicked the slump 🤞🏻

I forgot to include it in the picture but I finished 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, the last book in the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 series, and I am now slightly obsessed with 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹!! I can’t read it quick enough and I even have it on audiobook (this is wild for me as I don’t usually get on with them)!! 🎧🤍

💭 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗲-𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼?

I have been reading …
📚 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲? (eARC) by Sophie L. Henderson
📚 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 by Elsie Silver
📚 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 by Jasmine Mas
📚 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 by Sarah J. Maas
📚 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 by Rebecca Yarros
📚 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 by Matt Dinniman

Monday | 41 pages
Tuesday | 46 pages
Wednesday | 61 pages
Thursday | 53 pages
Friday | 78 pages
Saturday | 101 pages
Sunday | 120 pages

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱
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𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
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💬 “Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast!”

Currently Listening to: #CouldYouBeMine? by @sophenwrites , is book three of the Vancity Fire series.

Audio Book Available
Production by: @hachetteuk & @bookouture
Dual Narration by: @kbeudert & #DavisBrooks
Release date: 07SEP2026

Tropes:
🔥 Small Town Romance
🔥 Friends To Lovers
🔥 He falls first
🔥 Forbidden romance
🔥 Forced proximity
🔥 Spicy Slow Burn

ALC Provided by: The Author

Note: Please read and review all trigger warnings before reading any recommended book. We love to read for our pleasure, so keep your mind, and emotions safe!

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Welcome to Meet the Author Monday! This is a place where new and/or lesser authors can promote their work. If you’re interested in being featured in the future, please send me a DM! So without further ado, let’s MEET the author!

Name of Author: Sophie L. Henderson

Name of Book: Play with Fire, Not Actually Yours, Could You Be Mine?

Genre: spicy romance

Where Can We Read Your Books? Amazon - Kindle, KU, Paperback and Audible!

Read My Books If You Like: Read Their Books If You Like: Endgame happy ever afters with spice, twists on tropes (female firefighter? Absolutely!) and addictively flirty banter. Perfect for fans of Hannah Grace, Stephanie Archer and Amy Daws.

Is there anything else you want potential readers to know about you?: Her debut Vancity Fire series is about firefighters. Her mum and dad met because her granddads were chief and deputy chief fire officers at the same fire hall, so they grew up as neighbours!

Please visit: @sophenwrites

Thank you so much for letting me share information about you and your writing with others!

What’s a new author you discovered lately?
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🏷 #meettheauthormonday #authorsofig #authorsofinstagram

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I absolutely love a fake dating scheme! I think my favorite set up is when its to solve a crime or a cover for an investigation, but there are just so many other great reasons! I'm also partial to fake dating for social media, especially when mixed with magical/space sports. But then there is always the classic "My parents won't get off my back, come home with me for Christmas." Oh, and of course "Help me make someone else jealous."

I love that no matter how it starts up, eventually we have that delicious moment when fake becomes real and they realize they have FEELINGS. *gasp*

Not to be confused with Marriage of Convience, fake dating (or marriage) usually has a specific goal in mind and an end date. At that point they will go their seperate ways and there is absolutely no way this could back fire!

#QOTD - Do you have any more recs with this trope? Especially genre, but I love it in all its forms!

I have read a lot of these but not quite all. Some are still on my TBR.

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September wrap up 🍂

September was a busy one! My son started school, so we’ve been finding our feet with a whole new routine, and somehow I still managed to squeeze a few books in amongst it all, with Could You Be Mine? taking my favourite spot, and, naturally, I added even more books to my never-ending TBR…

Here’s to October! 👻 What was your favourite September read?

#septemberwrapup

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🐉Dragon loves sports romance🐉

📱 @sophenwrites

#couldyoubemine #sophielhenderson ##vancityfire #arcreader #bookstagram

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It’s not that I don’t like small towns, it’s just that I was never swept off my feet by a hot, emotionally available man, and forced to become family with a bunch of wildly intrusive neighbors who were oddly invested in my love life…

RUDE, to be honest.

It’s ok though, I get to live that dream through books like these! These small town romances almost had me packing my bags. ALMOST.

Which fictional town are you moving to?

#smalltownromancebooks #romancebookstagram #romancebookaddict #forcedproximityromance #slowburnromance

Bookstagram, booktok, romance bookworm, romance recs

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It's Trope Tuesday!!

Pretend you're a cat stuck on a tree, and need a first responder to rescue you. Now, here are some firefighter romance recs 🚒

Hope you enjoy it 🔥

Qotd - what's your favorite firefighter rec?

Ps - the caption is written by my sister 😂

#firstresponderromance
#firefighterromance #tropetuesday #bookrecommendation #bookpost

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Romance AND lacrosse? I’m in!
Seren is the manager of a lacrosse team and trying to prove herself to her father, the team’s owner. Falling for the team captain”Fix” was not on her bingo card.
This is the third book in the Vanity Fire series. It was nice to see some of the past characters pop in this book. The side characters were also great, especially Seren and Fix’s moms. This was a sweet friends to lovers story. I can’t wait to see what’s next in the series! Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
#CouldYouBeMine #SophieLHendersonBookTour #NetGalley #Bookouture #NewBook ILoveBooks BookLove Bookstagram

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Book review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I 🌶️🌶️.5

Could you be mine? by @sophenwrites
Book 3 and an interconnected standalone with a HEA.

𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

There’s just something about a forbidden romance that gets me every time! Add in friends to lovers and a golden retriever MMC and I’m sold!

Brad AKA “Fix” is captain of the Vancity Tide lacrosse team AND a hot, dark-haired firefighter. Seren is the team’s manager, her dad owns the team and falling for one of her players is definitely not part of the plan.

Brad is sweet, protective and completely gone for Seren, while she’s trying to keep things professional and prove herself. I really liked Seren’s growth too, especially watching her find her backbone and become more confident.

I’ll admit it took me until around 50% to become fully invested, but once it clicked, I was hooked! The yearning was YEARNING and the spice definitely delivered.

My only real struggle was Seren’s relationship with her dad. We’re told he used to be kind and loving, but the man we meet is the world’s biggest asshole. We do get some answers, but I still felt like there were a few strings left untied.

This is book three in a series of interconnected standalones and I jumped straight into this one. I enjoyed the writing enough that I’m going back to read the first two AND I’ll definitely be picking up book four 👀 Please give me Romeo and Avery because those two could be so much fun!

Thank you to @netgalley and @sophenwrites for the opportunity to read this one 💖

#netgalley #sophielhenderson #couldyoubemine #arcreview #sportsromance

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