Review originally posted in November of 2013 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Kinked by Thea HarrisonElder Races #6Paranormal RomancePublished November 5, 2013 by Berkley The Elder Races is one of those paranormal romance series that seems to be hit or miss with some readers. Not me though, I’ve loved every installment Thea Harrison has released. One of the things I’ve heard over and over when it was announced that this would be Aryal’s story was that readers were concerned because she was Continue Reading
Review: A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn
A Grave Robbery by Deanna RaybournVeronica Speedwell #9Historical MysteryMarch 12, 2024- BerkleyARC Review by Angela The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery begins unassumingly--with Stoker and Veronica enjoying some quiet time at the Belvedere, working alongside each other and taking a break from murder and mayhem. That is until Lord Rosemorran brings home a wax figure in a glass coffin, as a present to his young daughter. It doesn't take very long for Veronica and Stoker to realize Continue Reading
Review: Murder Road by Simone St. James
Murder Road by Simone St. JamesHorror/SuspenseMarch 5, 2024- BerkleyARC Review by Angela Simone St. James sets her newest suspense novel in Michigan in 1995. April and Eddie are on their way to a honeymoon cabin when they get lost and end up on a deserted road, Atticus Lane. Eddie pulls over when he spies a woman hitchhiking, injured and scared. Discovering the severity of her injuries, they take her to a local hospital and quickly find themselves the main suspects in a murder Continue Reading
Review: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Bride by Ali HazelwoodParanormal Romance2/6/2024 by BerkleyARC Review by Angela Ali Hazelwood is an author that's been around for a couple of years, known for her contemporary romances. Despite that I haven't been compelled to pick up of any of her work. Then I spied the cover for Bride, read the blurb, and pretty much felt like I needed to dive in and see what the fuss was about. Let me tell you, I started this book before bed, around 9 pm at night--and then did not stop reading Continue Reading
Review: Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan
Do Your Worst by Rosie DananContemporary RomancePublished November 14, 2023- BerkleyReviewed by Kate Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan is a fun read. It’s one that is a little difficult for me to review, because I don’t have too many strong feelings about it. Do Your Worst has a good story and fun characters, but it has a few issues that hold it back from being an amazing read. Overall, Do Your Worst is clever and the premise certainly isn’t something you’ll have read about a bunch 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
Spotlight- Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring BlakeBright Falls #3LGBTQ Contemporary RomanceOctober 24, 2023- Berkley About IRIS KELLY DOESN’T DATE: Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are coupled up, her siblings have perfect partners, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she’s happy for all of them, truly. Iris doesn’t want any of that—dating, love, romance. She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups…Except no one will just let her be. Everyone wants to see Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- Dark Memory by Christine Feehan
Dark Memory by Christine FeehanDark #33Paranormal Romance10/3/2023 by Berkley Summary: Safia Meziane has trained since birth to protect her tribe, the family she holds so dear. All along she told herself the legends she was raised with were simply that. But now, she must call upon all of her skills to fight what lies ahead. Evil has come to their small town on the cost of Algeria, evil that Safia can feel but cannot see. She is terrified she will not be able to protect the ones she Continue Reading
Review: The Takedown by Carlie Walker
The Takedown by Carlie WalkerContemporary Romance10/3/2023 by Berkley Review by Angela Well, this was fun. Part contemporary romance, part romantic suspense, and maybe a little comedy thrown in there for good measure, The Takedown is a unique debut that kept me turning pages. Sydney Swift is a CIA agent who hasn't been home in quite a while. She loves her sister and grandmother but enjoys the distance and anonymity her job provides. Then she finds out that her sister is newly Continue Reading
Review: Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez GillilandMagical RealismSeptember 12, 2023- BerkleyARC Review by Angela Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic. After eight years away, Sage Flores is finally returning to Cranberry and her Aunt Nadia’s house. After the death of her sister Sky and the aftermath of anger and resentment from her sister Teal, she ran and Continue Reading