Tag: novel
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Book Review: Rookie Mistake (On the Board #1) by Anna Zabo & L.A. Witt

For some reason, hockey romances are one of the few “sports romance” categories I can stand. Something about the typical attitudes and personalities of hockey players makes them more palatable than those of other sports players, and perhaps because it’s a sport I know just enough to be interested in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Book Review: Master of Hounds (Eburosi Chronicles #12-#14) by R.A. Steffan

The post contains reviews of the books in the Master of Hounds trilogy: Master of Hounds: Book 1 (#12) Master of Hounds: Book 2 (#13) Master of Hounds: Book 3 (#14) Read my reviews of the previous books in the Eburosi Chronicles series: The Horse Mistress: Book 1 (#1) The Horse…
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Book Review: Inferno (Hammer and Fist: Geminatus #1) by Jennifer Cody

The author advertised that this book could be read before or after Sledge and Claw (Hammer and Fist: Lextalion #1), but I read it second per the publishing dates. This order worked well for two reasons. First, characters from the other book provide delightful cameos in this novel (and yes,…


