Tag: books
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Book Review: Spirited Situation (Ghostly Guardians #1) by Louisa Masters
This book popped close to the top of the list when I began to intentionally search out urban fantasy stories emphasizing queer characters instead of queer paranormal romances. A difference between the two exists, even when one of the central characters in this book has a paranormal ability. The romance…
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Book Review: Not Allowed (Not Ready for Love #1) by Kate Hawthorne
Hawthorne is one of those authors who can take typical genre tropes and always put her unique spin on them. In this case, she upends the dad’s best friend/age-gap romance premise by featuring two characters who are both too self-aware and incredibly dumb about everything they’re getting themselves into. As…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Book Review: Mad Man (Necessary Evils #5) by Onley James
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Necessary Evils series: Unhinged (Necessary Evils #1) Psycho (Necessary Evils #2) Moonstruck (Necessary Evils #3) Damaged (Necessary Evils #3.5) Headcase (Necessary Evils #4) It would have been so easy for this author to continue the same trend she has established in previous books, of a Mulvaney brother…
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Book Review: Wrecked by Jodi Payne & B.A. Tortuga
The first half or so of this book is an emotional sucker punch. It left me, dare I say, a bit wrecked. Even if emotional angst is your jam, have some tissues handy. However, all the pain is worth it as the authors slowly reveal the full story of estranged…
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March Wrap-Up & April Goals
I’ll get to my writing progress in a bit, but first I want to talk about reading! (You know, that thing I do instead of writing.) I have two bits of news on that front. On the website: I updated the Book Reviews page so that multiple search options are…
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Book Review: Working Dogs Series by J.R. Gray
This post includes reviews of the books currently available in the Working Dogs series: Sitting Ducks (#0.5) Scapegoat (#1) Sitting Ducks (Working Dogs #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. This novella is a…
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Book Review: Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
This book isn’t usually the Regency romance we get, but it is absolutely one we deserve. I giggled so much while reading this delightful story that the spouse thought I was losing my mind. As usual, Hall’s excellent use of language in both the narrative and dialogue of this tale…
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Book Review: Dark Space Series by Lisa Henry
This post includes reviews of the books in the Dark Space series: Dark Space (#1) Darker Space (#2) Starlight (#3) Dark Space (Dark Space #1) Me, before reading this book: I’m sure this will be a fun science fiction romance with some alien tech shenanigans!Me, at about 90% through this…