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Five-Star Reads for June 2025
Note: Reviews are listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Like my reviews? Remade Cara Dee (Hillcroft Group #3) This second half picks up immediately where we left the action in the first half, creating a complete romance and external plot arc by the end, but not without putting us through the wringer. Before any resolution to…
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Five-Star Reads for June 2024
All In Kate Hawthorne (Trophy Doms New York #1) If my favorite recurring theme of Hawthorne’s writing is the depiction of kink and power dynamics beyond the simple trappings of a scene, a close runner-up is her nontraditional villain redemption arcs. After all, Kale is never a villain in Dalton and Ivey’s story, simply a…
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Rainbow Readers Cruise Blog Tour: Interview with Author Nora Phoenix
In August 2024, I’m excited to combine two of the loves of my life: cruising and LGBTQ+ fiction and romance. I hope you’ll consider joining me on the first Rainbow Readers Cruise! Until then, I’d love to introduce you to one of the attending authors, Nora Phoenix. About Nora Phoenix Nora Phoenix is a USA…
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Book Review: Ignite (Ignite #1) by Nora Phoenix
Despite my love of this author’s works, I delayed reading this series because I burned out on dystopian/post-apocalyptic stories a few years ago. But I’m still a science-fiction geek at heart, bonus points if it involves aliens and alternate history, so I knew these books would eventually make it to the top of the queue.…
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Book Review: Heal (White House Men #7) by Nora Phoenix
Read my reviews of the previous books in the White House Men series. Like many others, I anxiously awaited the final book in this amazing political romance series. This book tied together not only the remaining characters who more than deserved their happily ever after but also acted as a sort of epilogue for the…
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Review: White House Men Series by Nora Phoenix
This post includes reviews of the currently available books in the White House Men series: Press (#1) Friends (#2) Click (#3) Serve (#4) Care (#5) Puzzle (#6) Press (Book 1) This was the first Nora Phoenix title I picked up a few months ago, and at the time, I read the first 10 percent and…
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Review: No Surrender (No Regrets #1) by Nora Phoenix
This book is the first spinoff to the No Shame series by the same author. I’m pretty sure it can be read as a stand-alone, but I both highly recommend it and think that readers who enjoy this book will likely also enjoy going back to read those books as well. Go ahead. I’ll wait.…
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Review: Coming Out on Top by Nora Phoenix
Subverting character expectations realistically and creatively is a favorite of mine in fiction, especially in romance novels. This book could have easily gone the way it looks on the tin, in which robust and manly bear rescues twink with car trouble, and they live happily ever after. Instead, Mac is quite different from the burly,…
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Review: No Shame Series by Nora Phoenix
This post contains reviews of all the books in the No Shame series: No Filter (Book 1) No Limits (Book 2) No Fear (Book 3) No Shame (Book 4) No Angel (Book 5)
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Review: Perfect Hands Series by Nora Phoenix
This post contains reviews of all the books in the Perfect Hands series: Firm Hand (Book 1) Gentle Hand (Book 2) Naughty Hand (Book 2.5) Slow Hand (Book 3) Healing Hand (Book 4)
