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Review: The Rivals of Casper Road by Roan Parrish

October 27, 2022 by Kate H. 1 Comment

The Rivals of Casper Road by Roan ParrishLGBTQ+ RomanceSept 27, 2022 by Harlequin Review by Kate H. I’ve been procrastinating on this review because I am a fan of Roan Parrish.  I love her Middle of Somewhere and Riven series, and I have enjoyed the Garnet Run books, set in one of those utopian small towns where half the population is queer and the other half is benign.  The third book in the series The Lights on Knockbridge Lane took Continue Reading

Review: Wildfire by Garrett Leigh

September 13, 2022 by Kate H. 1 Comment

Wildfire by Garrett LeighLGBTQIA RomanceSeptember 8, 2022Heart Eyes Press Review by Kate H. Wildfire is Garrett Leigh’s most recent contribution to In Vino Veritas series (an extension of the Vino & Veritas series), which in turn is just part of Sarina Bowen’s World of True North, all set in Vermont.  Sounds complicated?  The good thing is each book is intended to stand alone, multiple authors write independently for each series, and you can pretty much dip in Continue Reading

Review: The Rake’s Daughter by Anne Gracie

September 9, 2022 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

The Rake's Daughter by Anne GracieHistorical RomanceJuly 26, 2022, by Berkley Review by Kate H. The Rake’s Daughter by Anne Gracie is a Regency-era romance that uses an unusual scenario to give us that riveting tension between love and societal expectations. The story begins with Clarissa and Isobel (Izzy) – sisters by a different mother, daughters of an ill-tempered, degenerate rake. Improbably, and through sheer force of will, they manage to grow up together on their father’s Continue Reading

Contract Season by Cait Nary

September 8, 2022 by Kate H. 1 Comment

Contract Season by Cait NaryLGBTQIA RomanceSeptember 6, 2022 by Carina Review by Kate H. Contract Season is the second book by Cait Nary, whose debut, Season’s Change, came out earlier this year.  This novel expands the universe of her Trade Season series by including not just the world of professional hockey, but also country music.  Brody Kellerman is trying to get over the end of his three-year relationship when the novel starts.  His Continue Reading

Review: The Proposition by Madeleine Roux

August 19, 2022 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

The Proposition by Madeleine RouxHistorical RomanceRandom House, Ballantine DellAugust 2, 2022 Review by Kate H. The Proposition by Madeline Roux is set in the early 19th century in Sussex countryside, as well as London.  It has a dastardly villain in Lord Boyle, who you will detest throughout the novel, especially for his ability to fool almost everyone.  Clemency is the FMC and she is strong-headed, but a bit naive having grown up in the countryside.  At the beginning of the novel, she Continue Reading

Review: Fire Season by KD Casey

July 19, 2022 by Kate H. 4 Comments

Fire Season by KD CaseyUnwritten Rules #2LGBTQ RomanceJuly 19, 2022 by Carina Press Review by Kate H. Baseball might be my least favorite sport to read about, but I loved this book. Now I have to go back and read Unwritten Rules, the first in this universe. Fire Season can standalone, I will attest to that. I just want to read more KD Casey. Two divorced men, both professional baseball players, meet during the fire season in the Bay Area of California.  Through the course of a Continue Reading

Review: By the Book by G.B. Gordon

June 16, 2022 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

By the Book by G.B. Gordon Contemporary Romance/Thriller/LGBTQ+Published June 14th by Carina Press Reviewed by Kate H. I love books that cross genres, but when genre expectations conflict, not all readers will be happy and I’m afraid that may be the case with this novel.  By the Book is a m/m romance and a thriller – the tale of a novice accountant, Ben Coyne, and Nick Marshall, a playboy FBI agent coming up against his 40th birthday.  Ben has discovered a Continue Reading

Review: Eight Weeks in Paris by S.R. Lane

June 2, 2022 by Kate H. 1 Comment

Eight Weeks in Paris by S.R. LaneLGBTQ/Contemporary RomanceJune 7, 2022 by Carina Adores Press Reviewed by Kate H. Eight Weeks in Paris will be on my best books of 2022 list, I already know it. This book takes place during the filming of a movie set in Paris during the early years of the 20th century. S.R. Lane’s debut novel is a romance between Nicholas Madden, an esteemed and serious movie actor and his costar Chris Lavalle, a French man whose experience lies in modeling, not Continue Reading

Review: Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

May 18, 2022 by Kate H. 2 Comments

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Never Been Kissed by Timothy JanovskyLGBTQIA Contemporary RomanceMay 3, 2022 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Review by Kate H. Wren Roland is about to graduate college.  A passionate film buff, with two great best friends, Wren came out in the year before the book Never Been Kissed begins. His friends seem eager to help him socially, but Wren isn’t sure why his romantic and sexual experiences seem to be on a different timeline than everyone else.  He’s 22 and he’s Continue Reading

Review: Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

May 6, 2022 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

Birds of California by Katie CotugnoContemporary RomanceApril 26, 2022, by Harper Perennial Review by Kate H. I had to go back and re-read the blurb for Birds of California about halfway through because this is one of those cases where the marketing and the content don’t match.  The promotional material refers to it as a “whip smart romantic comedy.”  Whip smart, I will give it, but romantic comedy?  No. Birds of California is a novel Continue Reading

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