Review originally posted on Fiction Vixen in September of 2018 by Angela The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan ByrneVictorian Rebels #6Historical RomanceAugust 28, 2018 by St. Martin's 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. 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 Continue Reading
Retro Review: Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai
Review originally posted at Fiction Vixen in March of 2018 by Angela Hurts to Love You by Alisha RaiForbidden Hearts #3Contemporary RomancePublished March 27, 2018 Hurts to Love You is officially the last book in the Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai, and guys… I am so sad right now. I’m going to miss this family with all their secrets, achingly sexy forbidden relationships and tangled, messy history SO MUCH. The last book features Gabe, Eve and a forced proximity trope that I Continue Reading
Review: Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey
Same Time Next Year by Tessa BaileyContemporary RomanceDecember 1, 2023- Amazon OriginalsAmazon First Reads Review by Angela I'm so happy Amazon First Reads is offering Romance as one of their picks the last several months. I snapped this up simply because I enjoy this author. Same Time Next Year is a sweet and spicy novella length romance featuring the fake marriage/marriage of convenience trope. Britta works in a bar where the local hockey team frequents and one New Year's Eve, Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- System Collapse by Martha Wells and Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert
System Collapse by Martha WellsThe Murderbot Diaries #7Science FictionNovember 14, 2023- TordotcomARC This is just a fabulous series, that keeps getting better with each new installment. System Collapse opens with action and Murderbot, who is dealing with PTSD from the events Network Effect, a little bit off and struggling with its feelings of anxiety and fear. ART, Murderbot, and their humans are on a peacekeeping mission of sorts, trying to help a group of settlers on a planet with Continue Reading
Angela’s KU Update!
I saw a rec for this series on Twitter (I refuse to call it X) and since I'm always on the lookout for new, science fiction/PNR I hit that read now button. And I then gobbled up the whole series in a couple of days. Yes, these are orc romances, but they aren't the usual alpha male, "Oh, no I've been abducted by the enemy", dubious consent orc romances. These are charming love stories, with caring and protective orc/human pairings. Each couple faces certain hardships they have to Continue Reading
Review: Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray and Sylvie Stewart
Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray and Sylvie StewartContemporary Romance/Romantic ComedyOctober 26, 2023- Self-PublishedKindle Unlimited Review by Angela I've been begging for more mid-life, Gen-X romance, so when I spied this book while doing a new release post I decided it was right up my alley. Honestly? They had me at hot flashes. The FMC, Olivia, is in her forties, a successful shoe designer, and divorced. She has a good life and her adult children are doing well. Continue Reading
Review: Murder in Drury Lane by Vanessa Riley
Murder in Drury Lane by Vanessa RileyLady Worthing Mysteries #2October 24, 2023- KensingtonARC Review by Angela I enjoyed the first book in this series, but like all first books in a series there was a lot of set-up and getting to know you. Murder in Drury Lane was a much easier read, especially now that I know the characters and their relationship dynamics. Lady Abigail Worthing is a married woman with an estranged, absent husband, an interest in solving murders, and a champion Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Jennifer McMahon and A. Deborah Baker
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahonThriller/HorrorOctober 3, 2023- Gallery/Scout PressARC Allison O'Connor survived her childhood, and her mother, barely. Now she's married, with two girls, and the successful author of a children's book. She's mostly put her past behind her, and then her mother's caretaker calls and informs her that Mavis is dying of cancer. And she wants to spend her last days with her daughter and her family. So Allison- despite her fears and better judgment- moves Continue Reading
Review: Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey
Wreck the Halls by Tessa BaileyContemporary/Holiday Romance10/03/2023 by BerkleyARC Review by Angela I don't read a lot of holiday romances, but you can bet I snapped this one up as soon as I could. Tessa Bailey's newest romance features the children of infamous band members and rock legends, who split long ago and are now enemies, Melody Gallard and Beat Dawkins. They've always known about each other, but only met in person once, briefly, as teens. But when an entertainment Continue Reading
Review: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. HarmonLGBTQ Adventure/ Paranormal RomanceJuly 20, 2023- Self-PublishedKindle Unlimited Review by Angela Okay, okay- I totally picked this book up because of the cover. The blurb sounded fun, but mostly because of the cover. This is a new to me author, so I went in blind. All I knew was that I wanted this book to live up to my high expectations after the blurb and cover. I'm happy to report that it absolutely did. The Sawyer family Continue Reading