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Book Review: The Sceptic (Arcana Books #1) by Lily Morton
The paranormal Black & Blue series by this same author was a departure from her contemporary/romantic comedy books, but I am more than pleased that she continues to dabble in the realm of crossing romance with dark fantasy and horror. I hesitate to call this particular book a paranormal romance because while Will and Jem…
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Book Review: Adrift in the Embers (The Game #7) by Cara Dee
Read my reviews of the previous books in The Game series: Top Priority (#1) Their Boy (#2) Breathless (#3) Doll Parts (#4) Out of the Ashes (#5) The Shepherd (#6) This book can probably be read as a stand-alone, but I believe it works best as a direct follow-up to the previous book in this series, The Shepherd. Corey is integral…
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Book Review: Heather Bay Series by Charlie Novak
This post includes reviews of the following books in the Heather Bay series: Like I Pictured (#0.5) Like I Promised (#1) Like I Pictured (Heather Bay #0.5) This novella is available as a free download via Prolific Works as part of the Your Book Boyfriend’s Boyfriend M/M Romance Group Giveaway 2022. Novellas that act as a shorter…
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Book Review: Harvester of Bones (SPECTR #3.4) by Jordan L. Hawk
Read my reviews of the previous books in the SPECTR series: SPECTR: The Complete First Series SPECTR: The Complete Second Series Stalker of Shadows (#3.1) Bringer of Night (#3.2) Seeker of Truth (#3.3) Because it had been a long time since I visited this world, I happily re-read the first three books in SPECTR series 3 before diving…
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Book Review: A Mage’s Guide to Aussie Terrors (R’iyah Family Archives #2) by A.J. Sherwood
Read my review of the first book in the R’iyah Family Archives series, A Mage’s Guide to Human Familiars I absolutely fell in love with the sweetly quirky characters in the first book in this series, especially in how the multiple types of relationships blended into one love story. I was excited to see these…
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Book Review: The Shackles That Hold Us (Magi Accounts #2) by Michele Notaro
Read my reviews of the previous novel and novellas in the Magi Accounts series. I continue to be thoroughly impressed with the worldbuilding that has gone into this familiar yet terrifying vision of our future world with the addition of magi and shifters. Most fiction shows those races coming out on top, but sadly, I…
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Book Review: The Trouble With Trying to Save an Assassin (Murder Sprees & Mute Decrees #2) by Jennifer Cody
Read my review of the first book in the Murder Sprees & Mute Decrees series: The Trouble With Trying to Date a Murderer Before this book, I’d read the first installments in three separate series by Jodi Payne. I loved them all so much, that I literally couldn’t have picked what I wanted her to…
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Book Review: Until Now (Not Ready for Love #3) by Kate Hawthorne
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Not Ready for Love series: Not Allowed (#1) To Love You (#2) This book is really the second part of the love story between Wyatt and Grant that starts in Not Allowed. Unfortunately for us, Hawthorne traumatizes her readers with a significant time gap between the two…
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Review: Saint’s Song (Rebel Kings MC #2) by Garrett Leigh
Read my review of the first book in the Rebel Kings MC series, Devil’s Dance. This book picks up pretty much where the previous one left off, but with a twist. Now we also get scenes from Saint’s point of view! Though the previous installment did not end on a cliffhanger, it was already obvious…
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June Wrap-Up & July Goals
Summer has finally arrived where I live, and I always get a huge boost from the warm weather and sunshine. I spent an even warmer week with friends in Atlanta at the beginning of the month, which was fun and relaxing at the same time. Right now, I’m still riding the high from attending In…
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Con Report: In Your Write Mind 2022
I love all the conferences and conventions that I attend throughout the year (because why else would I spend the money on them), but my absolute favorite is In Your Write Mind. This writing workshop is hosted by the alumni of my creative writing graduate program, and is basically an excuse for us to go…
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Book Review: What Remains by Garrett Leigh
At this point, I know what I’m getting into with a Leigh novel, such as developed characters and devastating emotional impact. This book is no exception, and it was the best and worst sort of vacation read. Leigh doesn’t just drop us into an established relationship and guide us through the outcomes of amnesia resulting…
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Book Review: Impact by Nikki Markham
Markham is a “new” author, but I am already familiar with their work in a different area of the romance genre under another pen name. I may have been predisposed toward the writing, even if this is the first F/F novel I’ve read, but it more than lived up to my expectations – in fact,…
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Book Review: Protection (Mobsters + Billionaires #2) by Kelly Fox
Read my review of the first book in the Mobsters + Billionaires series, Extradition. It’s no secret that I’ll read pretty much anything Fox writes at this point, but even though I ended up loving the first book, I wasn’t sure this series would live up to the world Fox created in Texas. I am…
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Book Review: Autumn of the Witch (Seasons of the Lukoi #4) by Iris Foxglove
Read my previous reviews of the Seasons of the Lukoi series: Winter of the Owl (Seasons of the Lukoi #1) Spring of the Wolf (Seasons of the Lukoi #2) Summer of the Wanderer (Seasons of the Lukoi #3) The final book in this series returns us to the island of Lukoi and features characters we have met in…
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Book Review: To Love You (Not Ready for Love #2) by Kate Hawthorne
Read my review of the first book in the Not Ready for Love series, Not Allowed. This book’s first scene takes place right after Wyatt leaves for college in the previous novel, but luckily, Hawthorne doesn’t make us relive THAT EPILOGUE. Probably because she is too busy cackling with sadistic glee over a different time…
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Book Review: Metahuman Files Series by Hailey Turner
This post includes reviews of the available books in the Metahuman Files series: In the Wreckage (#1) In the Ruins (#2) In the Shadows (#3) In the Blood (#4) Out of the Ashes (#4.5) In the Requiem (#5) New Horizons (#5.5) Fire in the Heart (#5.6) In the Solace (#6) In the Wreckage (Metahuman Files…
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Book Review: The Shepherd (The Game #6) by Cara Dee
Read my previous reviews of the books in The Game series: Top Priority (The Game #1) Their Boy (The Game #2) Breathless (The Game #3) Doll Parts (The Game #4) Out of the Ashes (The Game #5) If you can count on anything about this series, you can depend on Dee’s unpredictability when it comes to the varying characters and…
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Book Review: Rediscovered (Do-Over #2) by E.M. Denning
This book continues the tale of the other groom in the failed arranged married from the first story, along with evoking plenty of thematic echoes to create an excellent duet of stories. Denning held back a lot of Harrison’s half of the story in Rearranged in order not to spoil this half of the narrative.…
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Book Review: Unraveling the Threads of Fate by Alice Winters
This assumption is on me, but when I read the back cover description of this book, I assumed the main characters would be the action hero sort. Military, spies, etc. Imagine my surprise when, instead, Alex is a high school English teacher, and Bishop works for a company owned by his wealthy family. This shot…
