Author: J.L. Gribble
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RelationSHIP Goals is LIVE! — New Charity Anthology
RelationSHIP Goals is a limited-edition charity anthology featuring brand-new, cruise-themed queer romance stories from nineteen of the 2026 Rainbow Readers Cruise authors. About RelationSHIP Goals… What happens when you drop a bunch of queer romance authors in the middle of the ocean? Turns out, you get a frankly alarming number…
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Balticon 60 Schedule
Balticon is the first SF/F con I attended as an adult fan, and returning as part of programming is one of the highlights of my year. As much as I adore the new romance community I’ve found, speculative fiction remains my passion, and I love having a few days to…
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Five-Star Reads for April 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Trust Goes Both Ways Aurora Crane (Third Time Lucky #2) The previous book featuring these characters didn’t need a sequel, but I adore Lake and Grady so much that I wasn’t mad when I found out about one! I…
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Five-Star Reads for March 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Breaking the Mold Kate Hawthorne (Club Rapture: Risk Aware #3) Hawthorne proves once again why she’s at the top tier of writing kink power exchange with this latest book. “Experienced Dom and inexperienced sub” is a bit of a…
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Five-Star Reads for February 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? The Memories We Made Cara Dee (Remembering Us #1/The Game Series #16) As a long-time fan of this author, I was entirely unsurprised when a prologue meant to set up the conflict in the main story became a full-length…
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Con Report: Farpoint 2026
Do I mean to keep letting so long lapse between attending an event and writing up my con report? No. Does life keep interfering, making this task fall far down my priority lists? Alas, yes. Maryland endured an intense, prolonged cold snap from late January into mid February, resulting in…
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Five-Star Reads for January 2026
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Ranger Onley James (Jericho’s Boys #4) James expands her fantastic world once again in this book with a closer introduction to the Conti family, setting up Enzo Contri as a perfect match to Seven and the greater Conti clan…
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Storm and Quill is LIVE! — New Free Novella
Storm and Quill, a fade-to-black MF paranormal romance standalone novella, is available as a FREE download for the month of February only! I was honored to be part of the Neurodivergence in Queer Romance event, and immediately knew I’d be using the opportunity to finally revisit Toria and Liam’s relationship after the…
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January Wrap-Up & February Goals
Hi, friends, and belated Happy New Year! I’m excited to be back today with more than book recommendations. Let’s dive right in, shall we? Return to Limani with a FREE Novella! I was honored to be part of the Neurodivergence in Queer Romance event, and immediately knew I’d be using…
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Farpoint 2026 Schedule
I love kicking off my first in-person event for the year with one of my favorite pop culture conventions! Farpoint is an amazing blend of all the great stuff you’d find at any comic con, but in a smaller, more intimate setting that allows attendees to do more than pack…
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A Year in Reading: 2025
How did I do this year? Let’s look at the stats! Total Books Read: 224 Note: Includes novels, novellas, and graphic novels Of those… Books Read for the First Time: 179Books Read for the Second (Or More) Time: 46Advanced Review Copies (ARCs) Read: 57Total Books Reviewed: 73 Now for the…
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Five-Star Reads for December 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? I’ll Tell You What You Are Cara Dee Dee delivers another short, sweet, and sexy take on the intersection of kink and real life as these two best friends finally give a relationship a shot…in the most intense way…
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Holiday Letter 2025
Happy Cottage Eve!! (IYKYK) The spouse and I leave for the airport in a few hours for the annual family holiday cruise. I’ll be spending my birthday this year in Puerto Rico, where my goal is to eat mofongo and drink mojitos, which sounds like the best way to celebrate…
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Five-Star Reads for November 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Mutinous Relations Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie (Crimson Bonds #6) Even after these authors have continually surprised me by how the relationships between the characters in their individual series have evolved, part of me definitely assumed that some things…
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Con Report: Capclave 2025
Sooo… Capclave 2025 was nearly 2 months ago, and I am clearly very late with this con report. Long story short: I was really busy the week after the event, and then the government shut down. The stress tried to eat me. It wasn’t pretty. I did have amazing convention,…
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Five-Star Reads for October 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Lines Drawn Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie (Crimson Bonds #5) The authors kept warning that the worst was yet to come, that this might be the book that broke their readers…and they might be right. We tend to call…
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Five-Star Reads for September 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? The Fall Tal Bauer A surprise release by one of my favorite authors means that I dropped everything and read. And read. And then read some more, because while this book is a slow burn, it is also incredibly…
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Capclave 2025 Schedule
For my final event of 2025, I’m coming home. Metaphorically, at least. Capclave is both a local convention for me and an SF/F convention, which is where I started this crazy author journey. Capclave 2025September 19-21, 2025Hilton Washington DC/RockvilleRockville, Maryland I have panels on Friday and Saturday, so those are…
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Five-Star Reads for August 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Xerxes Ascendant Adelaide Blaike (House Epsilon #2) I’ve been anxiously awaiting the conclusion to this story since I finished book 1 and screamed. A lot. Luckily, Blaike doesn’t draw out that particular cliffhanger for too long; instead, she hits…
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Con Report: Rainbow Readers Cruise 2025
I set sail again last week on the second annual Rainbow Readers Cruise! After having so much fun the year before, I knew this was an event I didn’t want to miss, despite my packed summer travel schedule. With my favorite emotional support human/road-trip adventure friend, Rory Maxwell, we flew…
