**2017 RITA Finalist**A rebellious cabaret owner and her stubborn chef pursue, life, liberty, and happiness in 1917 Harlem...and find love where they least expect it. After spending half her life pretending to be something she’s not, performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the election drawing near and women’s voting rights on the ballot, Bertha decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in the right direction. Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update- Mini Reviews for books by Hailey Edwards, Ann Aguirre, and Ilona Andrews
All of the books in this post I either purchased or were available in KU. All are also self-published. Sweep With Me (Innkeeper Chronicles #4.5) by Ilona Andrews 01/14/2020- I love Ilona Andrews and I especially love this series, so of course I one-clicked the pre-order button when I saw that I was releasing right after the new year. Sweep With Me is a novella length addition to the Innkeeper Chronicles and features Dina, Sean, and Gertrude Hunt. As with any Ilona Andrews book, Continue Reading
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Elisa Benitez is proud of who she is, from her bitingly sarcastic remarks, to her love of both pretty boys and pretty girls. If someone doesn’t like her, that’s their problem, and Elisa couldn’t care less. Particularly if that person is Darcy Fitzgerald, a snobby, socially awkward heiress with an attitude problem and more money than she knows what to do with. From the moment they meet, Elisa and Darcy are at each other’s throats -- which is a bit unfortunate, since Darcy’s best friend is Continue Reading
New Releases: Week of January 20-24, 2020
Almost Just Friends: A Novel by Jill Shalvis AMZ * BN * K * Audible Headliners (London Celebrities Book 5) by Lucy Parker AMZ * BN * K * Audible Ghost Of A Chance (Wilde Ways Book 6) by Cynthia Eden AMZ * BN * K * Audible About Last Night by J. S. Cooper AMZ * BN * K * Audible Dream With Me (With Me In Seattle Book 13) by Kristen Proby AMZ * BN * K * Audible Crossing the Line (Hot Jocks Book 4) by Kendall Ryan AMZ * BN * K * Audible Above and Beyond (Twist of Fate, Book 4) by Lucy Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten 01/17/2020
10. I binged Cheer on Netflix this week and OMG I had no idea how invested I would be by just the end of episode 2. My heart belongs to these kids and I'm convinced that Jerry is the best human on Earth. Have y'all watched yet? 9. Speaking of Cheer, Kini sent me this FB post of all the Instagram accounts of the Cheer squad in case y'all want to check in with any of them. 8. OMG this makes me so happy. Oh, hi Jake. ♥️Coming MARCH 10th! Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Charlaine Harris and Tessa Bailey
Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa BaileyHot & Hammered #2Contemporary RomanceJanuary 14, 2020 by AvonARC I love the second chance/marriage in trouble trope when it's done well. Having enjoyed the first book in the series, Fix Her Up, I was intrigued to find out the next book would be about the married couple in the group of friends introduced. I couldn't wait until my ARC hit my Kindle. This was a very enjoyable read. I was hooked almost from the first word, but I couldn't tell if that Continue Reading
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From acclaimed author Alyssa Cole comes the tale of a city Cinderella and her Prince Charming in disguise . . . Between grad school and multiple jobs, Naledi Smith doesn’t have time for fairy tales…or patience for the constant e-mails claiming she’s betrothed to an African prince. Sure. Right. Delete! As a former foster kid, she’s learned that the only things she can depend on are herself and the scientific method, and a silly e-mail won’t convince her otherwise. Prince Continue Reading
New Releases: Week of January 13-17, 2020
Tough Guy (Game Changers Book 3) by Rachel Reid AMZ * BN * K * Audible Sex and Other Shiny Objects (Boyfriend Material Book 2) by Lauren Blakely AMZ * BN * K * Audible Husband Material (A Summer for Scandal) by Brenda Jackson AMZ * BN * K * Audible Getting Off Easy (Boys of the Big Easy) by Erin Nicholas AMZ * BN * K * Audible Baiting Him (How to Catch an Alpha Book 2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds AMZ * BN * K * Audible Temptation by Kris Bryant AMZ * BN * K * Audible The Continue Reading
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A searing Lords of the Underworld tale by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter, featuring a beastly prince and the wife he will wage war to keepHe is ice… Puck the Undefeated, host of the demon of Indifference, cannot experience emotion without punishment, so he allows himself to feel nothing. Until her. According to ancient prophecy, she is the key to avenging his past, saving his realm and ruling as king. All he must do? Steal her from the man she loves—and marry her. She is Continue Reading
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They're pretending. Until they aren't. Thomas McKinney has never wanted a woman the way he wants Callie Adesso. Since she started working alongside him at the Colonial Marysburg Research Library, he's spent his desk shifts fumbling pencils, tripping over his own feet, and struggling to remember both the Dewey Decimal System and the existence of her inconvenient boyfriend. Now, however, Callie is suddenly single--and in need of a last-minute faux-boyfriend for an episode of HATV's Island Continue Reading