Any Old Diamonds by KJ CharlesLilywhite Boys #1M/M Historical RomanceJanuary 30, 2019 Self Published Favorite Quote: "Talk about making a profit on a job. I stole you, and I'm keeping you." I'm always excited when I open a new KJ Charles romance. I'm especially excited when the author herself describes one of the heroes as "more sociopathic than usual" and says the book is based on a real crime. Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar. He's currently Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings (Afternoon Edition)
99 Percent Mine by Sally ThorneContemporary RomanceJanuary 29, 2019 by William Morrow Favorite Quote: I say up to the ceiling, "Tell me I smell right." He senses the uncertainty underlying my sharp order. "You smell like the only person." Sally Thorne's sophomore release has garnered mixed reviews. I've seen quite a few people who loved it and some who had a hard time getting into the flow of the story. And I can see why. The first two chapters are disjointed and kind of odd. I Continue Reading
Review: Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
Nightchaser by Amanda BouchetEndeavor #1Science Fiction RomanceJanuary 1, 2019 A delicious new heart-pounding romantic adventure from USA Today bestseller Amanda Bouchet!Captain Tess Bailey and her crew of Robin Hood-like thieves are desperate and on the run. Pursued by a vicious military general who wants them dead or alive, Tess has to decide if she can trust Shade Ganavan, a tall, dark and arrogant stranger with ambiguous motivations.Shade Ganavan had oodles of arrogance, oodles of charm, Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings (On Tuesday)
The Duke I Once Knew by Olivia DrakeUnlikely Duchesses #1Historical RomanceDecember 31, 2018 First love is always the sweetest. For years, Abigail Linton devoted herself to caring for her aging parents and the children of her siblings. Now, eager to make her own life, she takes a position as governess on the neighboring estate. It shouldn’t matter that her absentee employer is Maxwell Bryce, the Duke of Rothwell, the infamous rake who once broke her youthful heart. Surely he’s forgotten Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
If any of these images look weirdly sized I did this post at work on my iPad. LOL She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy... Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it means tutoring Continue Reading
Angela’s Best of 2018
Contemporary Romance: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang- Here's a quote from my review "The Kiss Quotient is the very best thing I can think of… a debut novel that kept me up late into the night telling myself “just one more chapter” until I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore." Read the rest of my review here. Historical Romance: Band Sinister by KJ Charles- A quote from my review:"I loved how their entire relationship was framed around consent. I loved that this couple was Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings- Merry Christmas Eve!
Most of the presents are bought (I think my husband and the eldest are going out into the masses to purchase a few more this morning), my daughter is home from college and I'm going to sit down today with a glass of wine and hope I can fit everything in bags because my wrapping skills are profoundly lacking. I only have a couple of books for you today because this last week was so hectic. But they are good ones! (Also, WordPress isn't cooperating with me this morning so this post will Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!!!
KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HER... BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT Catalia "Cat" Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods-and her homicidal mother-have saddled her with. That is, until Griffin, an ambitious warlord from the magic-deprived south, fixes her with his steely gaze and upsets her illusion of safety forever. Griffin knows Cat is the Kingmaker, the woman who divines the truth through lies. He Continue Reading
Review: How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey EdwardsThe Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #5Urban FantasyDecember 11, 2018 Self PublishedFavorite Quote:"I had never belonged to someone before and had them belong to me too." Oh, how I love this series. Let me count the ways. The fifth book in The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy series starts off pretty much where the last book leaves off, with Grier really starting to embrace her role as Dame Woolworth and embrace her newfound relationship with Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: It must be ridiculously hard to end a long running, much beloved series. Elizabeth Hoyt ended her Maiden Lane series with the release of the last full length novel, The Duke of Desire, in October of last year. There were a couple of novellas released in November and December of 2017, but all the main storylines wrapped up with the release of Iris and Raphael's book. Not the Duke's Darling is Ms. Hoyt's first book in her new Greycourt series, featuring a all Continue Reading