Review: Operation Green Card (Bluewater Bay #21) by G.B. Gordon

The conceit of this book made for an interesting read in light of the immigration issues currently plaguing the United States. As a note, I fall solidly on the side of how the hoops for immigrating to this country are ridiculous, which is how the plot of Operation Green Card becomes even remotely plausible. So, we're … Continue reading Review: Operation Green Card (Bluewater Bay #21) by G.B. Gordon

Review: Three Player Game (Bluewater Bay #20) by Jaime Samms

While creating a three-way relationship in a romance series, it would have been incredibly easy for this to devolve into straight-up erotica. Instead, the author takes three incredibly complex characters and builds a realistic relationship that includes all sorts of interesting stumbling blocks that grab the reader's attention (even if it does make you want … Continue reading Review: Three Player Game (Bluewater Bay #20) by Jaime Samms

Review: Get a Grip (Bluewater Bay #19) by L.A. Witt

Even though the main characters had their traditional "meet cute" in person, this story made effective use of modern dating apps to ensure that they got back together. In fact, this entire series has been modern in that the characters are not to be separated from their smartphones, even the Bluewater Bay inhabitants and not … Continue reading Review: Get a Grip (Bluewater Bay #19) by L.A. Witt

Review: All Wheel Drive (Bluewater Bay #18) by Z.A. Maxfield

Once again, Maxfield shines with her use of character. Though there is a significant (and quite sexy) romantic element to this novel, the journey for me was more about the character progression, whether or not Healey and Diego ended up together. The author made me cheer for them as individuals, not necessarily as a couple. … Continue reading Review: All Wheel Drive (Bluewater Bay #18) by Z.A. Maxfield

Review: For a Good Time, Call… (Bluewater Bay #17) by Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell

There were moments while reading this book that I forgot it was a romance novel. It's just that the romantic element felt like a subplot to all the craziness going on regarding Seth's familial estate, but we happened to also spend a lot of time in Nate's brain as he angsted about Seth.  Despite the … Continue reading Review: For a Good Time, Call… (Bluewater Bay #17) by Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell

Review: No Small Parts (Bluewater Bay #16) by Ally Blue

While there were some elements to enjoy in this book, I'm actually much more impressed that I got over halfway through the available books in this series before I got to one that I vaguely enjoyed rather than devoured.  Perhaps the biggest problem is that I found no chemistry between the characters of Nat and … Continue reading Review: No Small Parts (Bluewater Bay #16) by Ally Blue

Review: All the Wrong Places (Bluewater Bay #14) by Ann Gallagher

Despite the primary premise of this book being a romance between two asexual characters, all of the really intriguing elements of this relationship revolved around what made the characters unique aside from their asexuality. Which I suppose proves the point. Both men were a study in contrasts. Brennan is a skater dude to reads science … Continue reading Review: All the Wrong Places (Bluewater Bay #14) by Ann Gallagher

Review: How the Cookie Crumbles (Bluewater Bay #12) by Jaime Samms

I got incredibly spoiled by how good all the books in the Bluewater Bay series have been so far. This installment certainly wasn't a terrible book by any means, writing-wise, but it didn't hold up to the story-telling quality of the other novels.  Too much of the story hinged on events that occurred before the … Continue reading Review: How the Cookie Crumbles (Bluewater Bay #12) by Jaime Samms

Review: When to Hold Them (Bluewater Bay #9) by G.B. Gordon

One of the things that I love about this series is that the creators of the world recognize that the entire town of Bluewater Bay does not revolve around the television show being filmed there, however much the characters mention the "Hollywood Invasion." So much of the Pacific Northwest is protected national park (for now), … Continue reading Review: When to Hold Them (Bluewater Bay #9) by G.B. Gordon

Review: The Burnt Toast B&B (Bluewater Bay #5) by Heidi Belleau & Rachel Haimowitz

First, the elephant in the room. One of the heroes of this tale is a transgender (female-to-male) character. I'm actually glad that this is not hinted at in the back-cover blurb, and that I found it out naturally (very early on in the book). It put a different slant on the relationship, but only by … Continue reading Review: The Burnt Toast B&B (Bluewater Bay #5) by Heidi Belleau & Rachel Haimowitz

Review: Lone Wolf (Bluewater Bay #4) by Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt

As a professional author and former fanfic writer, this novel was an odd sort of wish-fullfillment romance that I never knew I wanted. Reading it was both fascinating and oddly bizarre, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. Reading about other authors and their process is always an interesting experience, because I believe there's no "one, true … Continue reading Review: Lone Wolf (Bluewater Bay #4) by Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt

Review: Hell on Wheels (Bluewater Bay #3) by Z.A. Maxfield

Characters can make or break any book, but especially romances, and the characters in this book shined. Though both of them come from worlds far from my experience, Nash and Spencer were guys I could relate to, guys I could cheer for. And even better, neither of them existed in a vacuum. Their decisions regarding … Continue reading Review: Hell on Wheels (Bluewater Bay #3) by Z.A. Maxfield