Good morning and Happy Labor Day! I have a date with my husband at the Astros game this afternoon and I can't think of a better way to spend the day! Cheap stadium wine, baseball, and my lover... all my favorite things. Be sure so come back later today and check out my review of How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey Edwards. What I read: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels #10 Urban Fantasy August 28, 2018 by Ace Favorite Quote: They would have to go through the two of Continue Reading
Review: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels, #10 Urban Fantasy/Romance August 28, 2018 Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nobody likes a quitter.” The end has arrived. Only one person can rule Atlanta and winner takes all. Kate Daniels has grown from a psychopathic killer with no ties to a wife and mother with a wide base of friends, allies, and unfortunately a lot of enemies. She has embraced her heritage, challenged her destiny, and claimed Atlanta as her own to stop her Continue Reading
Review: The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne
The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne Victorian Rebels #6 Historical Romance August 28, 2018 by St. Martin's Press Favorite Quote: There are only two indisputable facts in this world. The sun will set in the west, and I’ll come for you. Always. Reviewed by Angela: I adore this author. Absolutely, positively adore. She writes bad boy, tortured anti-heroes like no other. Before reading The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo I could honestly say that the first book in this Continue Reading
Mandi’s Heart Now Belongs to Jenny Colgan and the Island of Mure
I was on Twitter a week or two ago (shocking, I know) and I saw a random tweet from Angie (from Angieville - I've followed her for years and she has great taste in books). Angie tweeted that The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan was on sale and that she really loved the book. (it's still $1.99) I had never heard of Jenny Colgan. The cover and blurb made it sound like women's fiction. But for some reason - I don't know why - not only did I buy it (I buy books ALL the time based on twitter recs) Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I am back on land and still recovering from the cruise I went on. 7 days away is fantastic and I need to do it more often. I hope to go through my pictures and post some this weekend. But I can tell you that Bermuda is absolutely beautiful. My reading goal for my vacation was 4 books. I sort of made that goal when I combined in the extra day off I took from work to recover. Here are the books I read: Butterface by Avery Flynn- I was worried bout the premise of this book and felt it had Continue Reading
Review: The Gaucho’s Lady by Genevieve Turner
The Gaucho's Lady by Genevieve Turner Released: July 19, 2018 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "Eliana Sofia Suarez Herrera," he said with deep satisfaction, " you are glorious." I very much enjoyed this book! I've read the historical series that Genevieve Turner co-writes with Emma Barry and have liked a lot - but I've never read Turner on her own. I was intrigued that this book was set in Argentina in 1905. I don't think I've read a romance set Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts on All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover Contemporary Romance Released: July 17, 2018 Atria Books From Goodreads: Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
It’s Friday, aka my favorite day of the work week. I’m heading up to Philly later today to see Lauryn Hill in concert for the 20th anniversary of the MisEducation of Lauryn Hill. Please send all the positive thoughts you can that she isn’t too late. Thirsty by Mia Hopkins has been sitting in my Kindle for months. I finally picked it up. I had some hesitation due to the fact that we don’t see many Latinx heroes in romance and I didn’t know if this would be a harmful depiction of an ex-con gang Continue Reading
Sheena Reviews: I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne
I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne Series: Oxford, #5 LoveSwept Favorite Quote: “Be brutally honest. Am I giving off some sort of weird vibe? Does it say platonic across my forehead? Or do I have an unremarkable label on my boobs?” Fans of friends to lovers trope, look no further, Layne delivers just what you've been jonesing for in her Oxford series ending, I Think I Love You. Brit Robbins knows that dating in New York City is hard—she just hoped to have it mastered by age thirty. Continue Reading
Review: The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen
The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen Contemporary Romance /YA June 10, 2018 Tuxbury Publishing, LLC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Music has always been my only connection to him. And in a weird way, he’s never let me down. Rachel has always known who her father was but never saw him, only the checks he sent. When her mother passes away right before Rachel's 18th birthday, her father suddenly appears and takes her home with him. Suddenly Rachel is thrust into a relationship with the Continue Reading