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June 21, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Nekesa Afia, Katie Holt, Catriona Ward, and more!

June 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

“In this terrific series opener, Afia evokes the women’s lives in all their wayward and beautiful glory, especially the abruptness with which their dreams, hopes and fears cease to exist.”--The New York TimesThe start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa AfiaHarlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead.Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to Continue Reading

Retro Review: The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay Sands

June 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted by Sheena on 6/27/2018. The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay SandsHighlanders, #5Historical RomanceJune 26, 2018Avon There are some things that you just know. The sky is blue. 1 +1 = 2. If you use baking soda instead of baking powder in a recipe, you’ve fudged up BIG time, and if you write a bearded, scarred, reclusive Highlander with a heart of gold surrounded by glacier ice ad growlyness, if you dare build such a hero, Sheena will come. Sheena will come Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Charish Reid, Sophie Sullivan,  Mia P. Manansala, and more!

June 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

“A steamy heist thrill ride I never wanted to end. The combustive chemistry between Celeste and Magnus kept me turning the pages of this witty, second-chance love story.” —Regina Black, author of The Art of ScandalTwo career thieves reunite for one last job and must put their messy romantic past behind them to pull off the jewel heist of the century in this scorching, action packed romance! He was her partner—both in crime and between the sheets. It’s been five years since Continue Reading

Review: Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson

June 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Never Been Shipped by Alicia ThompsonContemporary RomanceJune 10, 2025, by Berkley Review by Angela Everyone knows friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, add in the "getting the band back together vibe" and a lovely cover and I'm all yours. Never Been Shipped is a friends to lovers, has been rockstar romance. It started out slow, which is probably why it took a little longer for me to make it all the way through to the end. ElectricOh! is a band that broke up years before Continue Reading

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June 18, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

"Pleasingly subversive."--New York Times Book Review“A perfect mix of slow-burn romance, geopolitical maneuvering and sisterly antics.”—The Washington PostOne of Library Journal's Best Romances of 2023!A BookList Editor's Pick of 2023!A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd British politician makes for a tantalizing Victorian season. Ana María Luna Valdés has strived to be the perfect daughter, the perfect niece, and the perfect representative of the powerful Luna family. So when Continue Reading

Review: Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston

June 18, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Sounds Like Love by Ashley PostonContemporary Romance/Magical RealismJune 17, 2025- BerkleyARC Review by Angela Oh, how I adore this author and her magical romances. Every new book surprises me and I fall just a little more in love with her prose. This story introduces two characters, both artists in the music industry struggling with their career and life choices who find themselves telepathically connected after a kiss on a balcony. Joni Lark is a songwriter, living the dream in Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of June 16-20, 2025

June 17, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Sounds Like Love by Ashley PostonAMZ * BN * K * GP Seven Year Itch: A Steamy Small-Town Rivals-to-Lovers Romance Filled with Witty Banter and Unlikely Romance at a Destination Wedding (Mountain Men Matchmaker Book 2) by Amy DawsAMZ * BN * K * GP The Ripple Effect: A Novel by Maggie NorthAMZ * BN * K * GP Coming in Hot (Frontrunners) by Josie JuniperAMZ * BN * K * GP Ride The Wave by Katherine ReillyAMZ * BN * K * GP Insincerely Yours: An Enemies to Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Jodi Taylor, Sarah Adams, Cathy Yardley, and more!

June 16, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

They say that History is just one damned thing after another. Welcome to St Mary's Institute of Historical Research - where damned things happen every day.When Dr Madeleine 'Max' Maxwell is recruited by St Mary's, she finds their methods to be somewhat unorthodox. They don't just study the past - they actually visit it, carefully observing historical events as they unfold in real time.And not dying. This last part is important.The whole of History now lies before Max and her new colleagues, but, Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

June 16, 2025 by Angela 2 Comments

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