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Book 2.5 was ADORABLE!!!!! 5 stars; not to be missed.

I definitely liked book 2 much more than book 1. Mae writes characters really well, but the plots of these two books are not worthy of the characters. I'm glad I this was not my first foray into Mae's books because she got so much better.

The first bonus story updated us about a character that appeared only at the beginning of the first book: the human MMC's cheating ex. Since I didn't particularly care about the first book, it was difficult to care about the bonus story...

I really should have skipped book 1. Some people might like it, but I didn't.

Kinda has a noir tone to the book, but it also feels really slow. I want to finish this book, but I feel like I need to take a break and switch to a faster/lighter book for a bit.

Book 6 kinda reminds me of Louisa May Alcott's Jo's Boys. It was a very cozy romance, which is completely what Caspar deserves.

Book 5 stars a dragon! I love that he transforms in a cloud of glitter, and he just casually refers to it as dragon dust. Simon and Ryeth bond in mind and spirit long before they meet in person and in body. They're just a lovely, magical couple. I wish there were more dragon babies.

Book 4 had some nice grovelling. I really enjoyed how Ryan and Phoenix met, too. However, the final battle resolution was very dissatisfying.

Book 3 was even better. I really liked Ben's irrational temper and Kurt's chill disguised as grumpiness. Ben and Kurt are such an interesting variation of the grumpy/sunshine trope, because on the surface, Kurt is the grump and Ben is just wallowing in grief. Yet, once they bond and get access to their inner selves, Kurt is quiet sunshine and Ben finds his wings again and the joy of that... 5 stars. Cliffhanger tho.

Book 2 was far superior to Book 1, but I'm disappointed that we never got to see Dallas interact with Nick's family.

Book 1 finished. It kinda felt like a Book 0. You know, one of those novellas that are always for free when the entire series is individually sold on the ebook store. Book 1 was more tell than show and felt long-winded for very few events. It does tediously describe every single alpha that has his own book in the series, all in one chapter. As a standalone, book 1 is 1 star.

Mystical Native American appears. I'm immediately nervous. I'd like 99 other Native Americans in the book to earn one mystical Native American in the same book. But in THIS book I'm currently reading so far, no one else has been described by their racial/citizenship designation. Just this single Native American. Therefore: NERVOUS.

Book 3 is 3 stars still, but it's a really enjoyable 3 stars. The book skimmed past the pregnancy and the birth, which is practically the reason for a full star in an mpreg romance. Thus, a 4-star tale had to drop down to 3 stars.

I also would have loved an epilogue that actually has Mason in it, instead of a mention.

Book 2 is just full of tropes I dislike. I'm amazed I managed to finish it. Maybe that indicates that people who love those tropes would find this book amazing. Me, I think I need to switch to something else for a bit.

3 stars for book 1 in the bundle. My eyes rolled too much at some super corny attitudes and phrases. However, I liked their relationships with their families and I liked the training and the final battle.

Book 3 was very sweet and satisfying. So many happy couples at the end of the war... LoL

The finale bad guy was nowhere as complex and interesting as first book bad guy though. That bit's disappointing.

Book Two is a bit tighter than Book One. Or at least easier to follow, plot-wise. Ends on a cliffhanger, which is terrible. I'm glad I went with the complete series book instead of getting individual books.

Thinking of this book as high fantasy instead of romance enabled me to reach the end of Book 1. With POVs from Tristram, Gillian, Bet, Rhiannon, Sidonie, Hafgan, and even one from Roland, this is one complicated court tale. POLITICKING! I love it. Also, there were no good guys and bad guys. There were only political factions of varying insanity levels.

The short story was obviously erotica. Quite vanilla though. It being a bear shifter in "hibernation," I would have thought some somnophilia would be in play, but nope. Poor Caleb got harrassed into waking up to do all the work.

Book 3 was 4 stars. It was fun and exciting, but as a fan of Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes' politicking plots, it would have been fun to see what shenanigans Malcolm and Kostas would get into against Elrith.

Book 2 is a full five stars because SWEET, SILLY DRAGON. I was completely emotionally manipulated by book 2 and it was five stars.

First book was your typical self-hating MCs who have to get over themselves to find the confidence to stay with each other. It was a slow and boring start, but cute and sweet finish. Would have loved more.

First book: 3 stars.

Book 4 was not as good as books 2 and 3, because I didn't enjoy their idiocy. Not remembering that a human can't withstand dragon food. Refusing to inform about their illness until they fainted and got hospitalized. While the author did a good job making these idiocy characteristics understandable, I still didn't enjoy it.

Book 3 was really nice. I love a reformed rake, particularly when the rake can get pregnant. The pregnancy phobia was an interesting twist, but I wish my phobias could resolve that easily. I would have preferred a groveling MIL over an easily-resolved phobia, but I'm not the author and this book did not give me my preference. It was nonetheless a nice romance.

Book 2 was superior to book 1. I really liked that there was a failed fated pair to SHOW that being fated was no guarantee of HEA. The only disappointment was insufficient groveling....

First book was very much a debut-author book. The beginning made me want to smack the main characters and the end was formulaic, but there were bits in the story that shone and you could see where these authors' later books came from.

Zane birthday fics are violently sweet. LoL

More smut. Rimming a USD50k ass and whining about how to explain the expense to the Mulvaney accountant. Rich people problems indeed.

Of course they can't even have a discussion about whether to be parents or not without getting smutty.

I don't understand why the title is Conference Calls when there was only one conference call. But it was a very smutty minific.