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Book Review: Magi Accounts Series by Michele Notaro
This post includes reviews of the currently available books in the Magi Accounts series: Our Hearts That Tie Us (#0.5) The Scars That Bind Us (#1) A Kiss to Revive Me (#1.5) Our Hearts That Tie Us (Magi Accounts #0.5) This novella is available as a free download via Prolific Works as part of the Your Book…
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StokerCon 2022 Schedule [redacted]
Yesterday, I was super excited to tell you all about my upcoming trip to Denver for StokerCon! What you didn’t know, if you don’t follow me on social media, is that the spouse and I both finally caught COVID last week. We’re both vaccinated and boosted, but since the spouse is military, it was literally…
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StokerCon 2022 Schedule
Due to a series of fortuitous events, I will be attending StokerCon 2022 in Denver, Colorado, this week, from Thursday May 12 to Sunday May 15! However, for the first time in years, I am not attending a convention as a programming participant. (sad trombone noises) But JL! You are not a horror writer! I…
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Book Review: Oh So Oscar (Forever Love #3) by Charlie Novak
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Forever Love series: Always Eli (#1) Finding Finn (#2) This book gives the final son of the sprawling combined family that has threaded its way into every corner of Novak’s shared book universe his happily ever after. So far, Oscar’s travel-writer lifestyle (and London home base) means that…
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LEGO Build Report: The White House
Ships and buildings are my thing when it comes to LEGO, but by buildings, I tend to mean sets that are part of the Creator Expert category rather than famous architectural buildings. However, far from me to turn down a free LEGO set! My father-in-law found a brand new set for me at a yard…
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April Wrap-Up & May Goals
Awesome things I did this past month: Doubled my word count from March. Read a ton of ARCs (advance reader copies) by some of my favorite authors. Got together with my best friends. All in all, a pretty successful 30 days! I don’t expect to double my word count again for May, but I’ll be…
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Book Review: Land of Enchantment by Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga
Though this novel involves the “east meets west” theme I’ve come to adore from the co-written books by Payne and Tortuga, it is also a departure from the formula in that Mason is not some posh city guy. Instead, the major difference has more to do with their relative life experience. Levi is only 5…
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Book Review: Pretty Toxic (Pretty Broken #2) by J.R. Gray
Read my review of the first book in the Pretty Broken series, Pretty Toxic. The second book in the series set around the rock band Pretty Broken features keyboardist and writer Lowe and the romance arc he shares with his best friend Saint, a solo pop artist. This book does stand alone, but it continues…
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Review: Any Given Lifetime by Leta Blake
I love that the back cover description of this book says it includes “some angst.” Have some tissues handy for at least the first two-thirds of the book. This science-fantasy romance (not sure how else to describe it) doesn’t pull its punches for any of the characters, regardless of their ages. Neil and Joshua don’t…
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Book Review: When All the World Sleeps by Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock
This novel was long, but it never dragged or felt padded with unnecessary content. The authors crafted an intense story in which I was quickly invested in the characters, their situation, and their developing relationship. This narrative isn’t quite an “enemies to lovers” arc, but Bel must overcome significant ingrained beliefs about Daniel despite pressure…
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Book Review: Redeemed (Soulmates #3) by Liv Rancourt
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Soulmates series: Soulmates (#1) Tested (#2) If books 1 and 2 in this series focus on conflicts that affect David and Connor, the biggest plot element for book 3 surrounds Trajan. Things have been tense with his vampire maker since the very beginning of these stories, but Betancourt’s…
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Book Review: Warwick (Rebel Sky Ranch #4) by Kelly Fox
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Rebel Sky Ranch series: Goodnight (#1) Sparrow (#2) Navarro (#3) If you’ve read this far in the Rebel Sky Ranch series (which you should, because all the books are fantastic), you should know by now that you’re not getting out of here without shedding a few…
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Book Review: Waiting on Forever (Carnal Tower #2) by E.M. Lindsey
Read my review of the first book in the Carnal Tower series, Shades of Lust. One of the similarities between this book and the first in the series that I noticed, which may or may not be a trend for the rest of the books, is that the heat level is very much on the…
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Book Review: Out of the Ashes (The Games #5) by Cara Dee
Read my reviews of the previous books in The Games series: Top Priority (#1) Their Boy (#2) Breathless (#3) Doll Parts (#4) Though my favorite of this series is one of the previous installments, it can simultaneously be true that this series keeps getting better and better with each new story. Every title stands alone and focuses on different…
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Book Review: Summer of the Wanderer (Seasons of the Lukoi #3) by Iris Foxglove
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Seasons of the Lukoi series: Winter of the Owl (#1) Spring of the Wolf (#2) I know that I say this in each review, but this series keeps getting better with every installment. In this book, we leave Lukos and venture to yet another new country…
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LEGO Build Report: NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
Once upon a time, I was going to be an astronaut. Then I learned more about math and science and noped straight out of that. My career goals changed, but my passion for space never waned. Even though most of the ships in my LEGO collection are of the Star Wars variety, I finally finished…
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Book Review: Sherwood by Sierra Simone
At the time this blog post is published, this novella is available for free. Simone’s New Camelot series wrecked me as a reader in all the best ways, often leaving me in tears and leading to some virtual flailing at a fellow fan via text. The journey was worth every bit of the angst, and…
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Book Review: Sons of the Fallen Series by Jaclyn Osborn
This post includes reviews of the currently available books in the Sons of the Fallen series: Galen (#1) Castor (#2) Daman (#3) Gray (#4) Galen (Sons of the Fallen #1) Paranormal romance featuring angels and demons have always been a mixed bag for me, but Amazon kept throwing the first book of the series into…
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Book Review: Thick as Thieves (Aster Valley #4) by Lucy Lennox
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Aster Valley series: Winter Waites (#0.5) Right as Raine (#1) Sweet as Honey (#2) Hot as Heller (#3) Lennox saved the best for last in this sweet romance series that centers on a small ski town in Colorado. This particular installment leans heavily into certain romance tropes, such as “best…
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Book Review: Flying Blind by Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga
I loved the progression of the relationship between January and Hawk in this book. It boils down to “one-night stand” to “sexy weekend fling” to “casually meeting up across the country” to “oops, I think we’re dating” to “okay, I guess we’re in love and all-in now.” This arc includes plenty of highs and lows,…
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