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Review: Bold Moves by Emma Barry

April 23, 2025 by Melanie Leave a Comment

Bold Moves by Emma BarryContemporary Romance April 22, 2025, by Montlake Review by Melanie There are second chance romances and then there’s Bold Moves, Emma Barry’s latest book, which takes the second chance romance trope and injects it with so much angst and heartache that at a certain point, I was concerned just how the two MCs would make their way back to each other. But fear not, dear readers, this is after all a romance novel and one of the best parts of our much beloved genre Continue Reading

Retro Review: Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

April 18, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Two young men standing near cars

Review originally posted 5/18/2022 by Kate H. Never Been Kissed by Timothy JanovskyLGBTQIA Contemporary RomanceMay 3, 2022 by Sourcebooks Casablanca 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 Continue Reading

Review: Passion Project by London Sperry

April 9, 2025 by Melanie Leave a Comment

Passion Project by London SperryContemporary Romance April 8, 2025, by Penguin Books Review by Melanie Let me be very upfront before I get into the real bones of this book that this book may not be for everyone. It is, as some would term it, a Sad Girl Romance ™. (I don’t know who coined that phrase, it certainly wasn’t me). It is also a CAPITAL S Slow Burn romance - there is an open door sex scene but the first kiss doesn’t even occur until 70% in so again, if all that is not your Continue Reading

Review: Hunger in His Blood by Zoey Draven

April 2, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Hunger in His Blood by Zoey DravenBrides of the Kylorr #3Fantasy/Science Fiction RomanceApril 1, 2025- Self PublishedARC Review by Angela Look, I'm always, ALWAYS up for a new Zoey Draven book, but add in a rejected mate, surprise pregnancy storyline with angst, and lots of groveling by the MMC when he realizes he messed up and made the mistake of his life? Oh, hell yeah. And I'm not even a fan of the surprise baby trope. This book features Kaldur of House Kaalium, High Lord of Continue Reading

Review: In a Rush by Kate Canterbary

February 5, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

In a Rush by Kate CanterbaryContemporary RomanceFebruary 4, 2025- Self PublishedARC Review by Angela Revenge husband for the win! It's always a good day when a new Kate Canterbary romance hits your Kindle. Stepping back into the world of Friendship, RI? Even better. This is a friends to lovers, he fell first, marriage of convenience, fake marriage romance, and while that seems like a lot of tropes- believe me, it works. This is the story of Emme Ahlborg, elementary school Continue Reading

Review: No Man’s Land by Sally Malcolm

December 4, 2024 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

No Man's Land by Sally MalcolmLGBTQ+/Paranormal/Historical RomanceNovember 21, 2024- Self-publishedReview by Kate H This is the romance I didn’t know I needed.   No Man’s Land by Sally Malcolm is a gay historical paranormal romance. It is set during the First World War, both at the war front in Flanders. Amidst the horrors of war and the brutal workload of a Red Cross medic, Josef Shepel tries to photograph what he sees at the front in the hopes that it will change minds at Continue Reading

Review: The Horde King of Shadow by Zoey Draven

November 27, 2024 by Angela 1 Comment

The Horde King of Shadow by Zoey DravenHordes of the Elthika #1Science Fiction/Fantasy RomanceNovember 26, 2024- Self Published Review by Angela When Zoey Draven announced that her new series would take place in the same world as her Horde Kings of Dakkar series, yet set several centuries in the future, I wondered how it would all fit together with the original world-building. And the answer is, perfectly. This new series features a woman, Klara, who also happens to be a princess Continue Reading

Review: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

October 3, 2024 by Angela 1 Comment

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally CarterContemporary Romance/Mystery RomanceSeptember 24, 202424- Avon Review by Angela I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book, my first by Ally Carter, but I fell in love with the blurb and the idea of a Knives Out murder mystery, locked room romance and decided to grab it when it came up for review. Maggie Chase is a best-selling author of cozy mysteries who doesn't care for the Christmas season. Ethan Wyatt's recently penned Continue Reading

Review: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry

October 2, 2024 by Melanie 1 Comment

Bad Reputation Contemporary RomanceOctober 1, 2024, by Montlake Review by Melanie One of the reasons I’ve taken to gorging on historical romances lately is that it’s giving me something I’ve been finding lacking in contemporaries. The pining, the longing, the actual romance, the tenderness and yes, the steam, it all seems to have dissipated to some degree in contemporaries with a few notable exceptions.  One such exception is Emma Barry’s latest, Bad Reputation, which has all Continue Reading

Review: The Finest Print by Erin Langston

September 25, 2024 by Melanie 2 Comments

The Finest Print by Erin LangstonHistorical RomanceARCSeptember 24, 2024Self-Published Review by Melanie I am nothing if not consistent so it should really come as no surprise to anyone that I absolutely adored The Finest Print, the latest from Erin Langston. I wanted to devour it the second the ARC landed in my ereader but, and this might surprise those who know me well, instead, I savored it, parsing it out in small bite sized nibbles over the course of five days, luxuriating in the Continue Reading

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