REVIEW Twisted Road (Torpedo Ink #10) by Christine Feehan

Twisted Road (Torpedo Ink #10) by Christine Feehan
Rating: 4 Stars
Release Date: July 7, 2026
Format: eBook (Kindle, Own Library)
Publisher: Berkley

Christine Feehan's Twisted Road, the latest book in the Torpedo Ink series, opens up with a bang and I was all here for it. Main characters Lyric and Keys wake up in a coffin on the back of the truck (headed towards a very bad fate if they do not escape), and readers have to progressively go back and learn how they got to that point in the first place. That delivers more suspense, twists and turns, and an even bigger network of interconnected bad guys as the club continues to work to unravel the Ghosts and work their way towards finding 'the Russian'. 

All of the members of the club have scars (both physical and mental) from their time in Sorbacov's 'school', and Keys is no different. He comes across as wearing a mask most of the time to protect himself, and while he's seen many of his brothers find their people he didn't believe it was something worth pursuing for himself until he met Lyric. 

I really liked Lyric's character. This is the first time that I can recall in any of Christine Feehan's books that she has had a neurodivergent character as a lead. Lyric has learned to be on her own after her family made her feel broken for the way that her brain works (i.e. she doesn't recognize social cues unless someone explains it to her). I appreciated how fiercely Keys fought to remind Lyric that she wasn't broken, that he worked with her differences instead of against them, and that in a way their jagged puzzle pieces fit together. 

Overall, this was an excellent book and I'm hopeful that the publisher will continue to allow her to write more. I really want to see Lana and Alena find love in the future, and I really want to see Pierce from the Diamondbacks finally receive the retaliation for all the hurt he caused Alena. This is a paranormal romance with adult themes, so not recommended for anyone under 18 in my opinion. While you could read the books out of order or individually and still follow the story, I do recomend reading the series in order for the best experience (and the most details on things like what the Ghosts are doing, and how long Torpedo Ink has been working to shut them down). 

REVIEW The Fake Divination Offsense (Magic and Romance #2) by Sara Raasch

The Fake Divination Offense (Magic and Romance #2) by Sara Raasch

Rating: 5 Stars

Release Date: May 19, 2026

Format: eBook (Kindle Unlimited) 

Publusher: Bramble

All of Sara Raasch's newest books have been major hits with me, so it was no surprise that I absolutely fell in love with the second book in the Magic and Romance series. Orok's character was awesome and a major part of Sebastian and Thio's story in The Entanglement of Rival Wizards, so it was nice to see him get his own book in The Fake Divination Offense.

Orok, while being a half giant defensive tank, is a big softy and Alexo triggered all of his protective insticts. This picks up fairly quickly after the events of the first book. Being trauma bonded with Sebastian, it was a lot to see how they were dealing with the aftermath of the Camp Merethyl lawsuit. It was also quite a journey to have Orok re-evaluate what he saw as strength, after being told what it was supposed to mean to him for so many years (by the camp, by his old team, by his family and his religion). While Alexo is not someone who would be the poster card for physical strength, he's demonstrated a lot of emotional strength for dealing with all of the turmoil in his life and I think that he and Orok fit very well together.

While this book has fantasy elements, its set in a modern world so its not super heavy on worldbuilding. I would primarily categorize it as a sports romance with fantasy elements. As someone who doesn't pay attention to that many sports in general, I really appreciate how accessible and easy to understand the author made the sport of rawball (which is very dungeons and dragons meets rugby). I would totally read a short story detailing a full professional game, instead of just the snippets we got in the book.

Overall, this was an amazing book and I finished it within about a day of the release. I highly recomend it to romance readers who enjoy fantasy elements or sports romance type books. It is an adult series, with the violence, and some of the more explicit intimate scenes. While the series seems to be structured as a duology as far as I can tell, I hope there is more in the series to come (especially with the line towards the end of the book about the status of two of Orok's teammates).

Content Warnings: Psychological and Emotional Trauma, Cult Themes and Kidnapping, Religious Elements, Explicit Intimate Scenes