Love at First by Kate ClaybornContemporary Romance02/23/2021 by Kensington Joint review by Melinda and Melanie Melinda: Kate Clayborn has become one of the top contemporary authors for me that I look to for emotion and character development. I’ve come to appreciate the love and care that comes through with her writing so much. However, Love at First strikes an uneven tone for me and had flashes of that brilliance that I expect from her, but it didn’t feel like it was carried all Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley and Hit Me With Your Best Scot by Suzanne Enoch
Hit Me With Your Best Scot by Suzanne EnochWild Wicked Highlanders #3Historical RomanceFebruary 9, 2021, by St. Martin's Press This is the third book in the Wild Wicked Highlanders series and I'm sure readers will be happy to FINALLY get Coll's book. Coll is the wildest of the three MacTaggert brothers and the least enthused about taking an English bride in order to preserve his mother's financing of their family estate in Scotland. But both of his brothers have already wed and he only Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: Learned Behaviors by Jayce Ellis & We Could be Heroes by Mike Chen
Learned Behaviors by Jayce EllisHigher Education #1LBGT Contemporary RomanceNovember 9, 2020 by Carina Press I’m generally not a reader who gravitates to single father stories but this cover drew me in because it’s gorgeous. This story has so much going on, but all of it works together. Two single men, with families, both with heavy work loads, working together and fighting their growing attraction. I really enjoyed the subplot there is with their two daughters also being in love Continue Reading
Review: Rejected by Jaymin Eve
Rejected by Jaymin EveShadow Beast Shifters #1Paranormal RomanceDecember 8, 2020, Self Published Review by Jen Rejected by Jaymin Eve was a fun escape. I’m loving paranormal-urban fantasy books right now. I enjoyed Jaymin’s Dark Legacy series in 2019 and this new trilogy looked great. I was right! This was an interesting take on the rejected mates trope. Our heroine, Mera, is a member of a very powerful pack. Unfortunately, when she was a child, her dad challenged the Alpha of Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- A Lady’s Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett, Dancing with Danger by Kerrigan Byrne, and The Rakehell of Roth by Amalie Howard
A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth EverettHistorical RomanceFebruary 9. 2021 by Berkley This book was fun... in a screwball comedy, bodyguard falls for the scientist who runs a secret society for other women scientists way. I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I was surprised at how fun and yet off the charts sexy this book turned out to be. This story features a heroine, Violet, who has a brilliant scientific mind and a desire to see women like her have a safe space to Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: This is Not the End by Sidney Bell & How to be Good by Chace Verity
Thi is Not the End by Sidney BellContemporary Romance/Menage/PolyamoryJanuary 11, 2021, by Carina Press I am always looking for more polyam books, especially ones with heat and emotion. This one delivers on both sides. Anya and Zac are married and have a son, and what works for them in their marriage is for them to have sex - together - with other men. Other people may not understand this but it works for them. Zac’s bandmate, Cal, definitely cannot understand this but both the emotion and Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Shipped by Angie Hockman and Mistletoe and Mr. Right and Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler
Shipped by Angie HockmanContemporary RomanceJanuary 19, 2021 by Gallery As soon as I saw this book compared to both The Unhoneymooners and The Hating Game I knew I had to read. I can see the comparisons. Shipped is a mix of enemies to lovers and forced proximity trope. It wasn't quite as funny as The Unhoneymooners and not quite as angsty as The Hating Game, but for a debut author it's very good and I really enjoyed my time spent reading. The heroine of Shipped is Henley Evans and she Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini-Reviews- Reviews for books by Ilsa Madden-Mills, Saffron A. Kent, and Garrett Leigh
The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-MillsContemporary RomanceDecember 3, 2020 Self Published What to read when you’re trying to distract yourself from an insurrection? My book club chose The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-Mills weeks ago and it was the perfect happy distraction. I discovered Madden-Mills this year and was thrilled to immerse myself in this latest book. It is part of a series, with each book being written by a different author. The series centers around three college football Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Courting Trouble by Kerrigan Byrne and The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Courting Trouble by Kerrigan ByrneA Goode Girls Romance #2Historical Romance12/08/2020 Self Published I really love this author, which is why I picked up this self-published spin-off of her Victorian Rebels series. The first book featured Sir Carlton Morley and the middle Goode sister, Prudence. This is the eldest Goode sister Honoria's book. You meet her and her dastardly husband in book one. Courting Trouble picks up immediately where the book leaves off and then ambles around a bit Continue Reading
Review: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht
Persephone Station by Stina LeichtLGBT Science Fiction/Space OperaJanuary 05, 2021 by Gallery/Saga Press Reviewed by Angela I chose this book for review mainly because the cover caught my eye, and the blurb sounded awesome: Blurb: Persephone Station, a seemingly backwater planet that has largely been ignored by the United Republic of Worlds becomes the focus for the Serrao-Orlov Corporation as the planet has a few secrets the corporation tenaciously wants to exploit.Rosie—owner of Continue Reading