Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis BaldreeFantasyFebruary 22, 2022- Self PublishedPurchased Review by Angela Twitter really is a great place to find recommendations. This book popped up on my feed, and honestly, I don't even remember who shared it, but I was hooked the moment I saw the cover. I am always here for a great fantasy read and the addition of "high fantasy with low stakes" reeled me in. Legends & Lattes follow Viv, an orc mercenary Continue Reading
Review: An Impossible Imposter (Veronica Speedwell #7) by Deanna Raybourn
An Impossible Imposter by Deanna RaybournVeronica Speedwell #7Historical Mystery2/15/2022 by Berkley Review by Angela The Veronica Speedwell series is one of my absolute favorites in the historical mystery genre. I look forward to visiting with Veronica and Stoker every year and can't wait to see what adventures they are getting up to. I also love checking in to see how their relationship is progressing. Let's just say it's one of my comfort series that I've settled into and I enjoy being Continue Reading
Review: Deadly Little Secret (Secret McQueen #11) by Sierra Dean
Deadly Little Secret by Sierra DeanSecret McQueen #11Urban FantasyFebruary 22, 2022 - Self Published Review by Angela I can't tell you how happy I was to get back to the world of vampires, werewolves, demon FBI agents, and Secret McQueen. Secret is a full werewolf after the events in Peru and she, Desmond, and Lucas are back in New York dealing with the fallout. Now that Lucas is officially back from the dead Secret has two husbands and if the sessions at their counselor are any Continue Reading
Review: Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Hunt the Stars by Jessie MihalikStarlight's Shadow #1Science Fiction RomanceFebruary 1, 2022, by Harper VoyagerARC Review by Angela Y'all. Y'ALL. This author just gets better and better with each new release. I might have mentioned that my addiction of choice in these trying times is fantasy/science fiction romance and whoooboy, was I glad I picked Hunt the Stars up for review because it rocked my socks off. This is the first book in the new Starlight's Shadow series and features both Continue Reading
Review: His Fresh Start Cowboy by A.M. Arthur
His Fresh Start Cowboy by A.M. ArthurWoods Ranch #1LGBTQ Contemporary RomanceJanuary 25, 2022, by Carina PressARC Review by Angela It's been a while since I've read a good cowboy romance and this cover called to me as soon as I saw it while putting together the new release list. I noticed that it was labeled as being first in a series so I decided to jump right in. Come to find out this is actually the first book in a spin-off series, with quite a few of the secondary characters making an Continue Reading
Review: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely
The Best Men by Sarin Bowen and Lauren BlakelyThe Best Men #1LGBTQ Contemporary Romance01/18/2022 Self PublishedARC Review by Angela I've been trying to be good this year and not request every single book I see that looks interesting. But apparently, I have zero willpower because as soon as I read the blurb for this romance between two best men at a wedding and realized it's enemies to lovers AND opposites attract AND there was a touch of forced proximity, I just couldn't help myself. Continue Reading
Review: Find Me by Alafair Burke
Find Me by Alafair BurkeMystery/Suspense01/11/2022 by HarperARC Review by Angela I read this back in December while I was going through my 'nothing looks good' reading slump that always seems to find me at the end of every year. I pick up a book, I put it back down. But Find Me by Alafair Burke held my attention from the get-go and I finished it in one sitting on Christmas Day. This is a multiple POV mystery/suspense that seemed to have a thousand plot threads. Readers are first Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins and Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Love at First Spite by Anna E CollinsContemporary Romance1/4/2022 by Graydon HouseARC Look, I'm always here for a good revenge, spite book so when I saw Love at First Spite offered up for review I jumped at the chance to read. There were things about this book I really loved and a few things that I didn't. Dani is our heroine and she realizes just a few weeks before her wedding that her fiance is cheating on her. After a spectacular time paintballing in her wedding dress with her cousin, Continue Reading
Angela’s Most Anticipated for 2022
Contemporary: Love at First Spite by Anna E Collins 1/4/22- Haters to lovers trope that looks cute. Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert 1/18/22- It's all Katee Robert all the time in 2022. His Fresh Start Cowboy (Woods Ranch #1) by A.M. Arthur 1/25/22- The cover sold me and I'm not even sorry. If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher 3/8/22- Will this make me cry like Meet Me in Paradise did? Stay tuned. The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa 4/5/22- If this is half as funny as Continue Reading
Angela’s Favorites of 2021
This year I focused my energy on reading whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. There were a lot of review books, but I also finally tackled some of my TBR and dove into the Kindle Unlimited world. Fantasy and Science Fiction romance seemed to be what I kept picking up over and over. Looking back over my Goodreads shelves I read a whopping 46 'aliens have abducted me, now what do I do?' books. I basically blazed a trail through the sub-genre and kept going back for more. Here are some of the Continue Reading