So Flocked by Sarah EstepContemporary RomanceOctober 26, 2023Self Published Review by Melanie Discovering a new-to-me author always delights me especially when their authorial voice works for me. I discovered Sarah Estep’s debut, Keyed Up, earlier this year and it was a true rom-com, witty and sharp and full of sexual tension between two incredibly likable MCs. I was hooked by her writing style and when she announced the next book in her Brunch Bros series, it quickly became one of my 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
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 Gossip and the Grump by Pippa Grant
The Gossip and the Grump by Pippa GrantThree Best Friends and a Wedding #2Contemporary Romance/Romantic ComedyOctober 5-2023- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela The second book in the Three Best Friends and a Wedding series focuses on Sabrina Sullivan, best friend to the would-be bride and gossip extraordinaire, and the man she met in Hawaii during the disastrous wedding week. Who turns out to be the new owner of her family's coffee cafe. Sabrina is depressed and upset by how her 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
Jen’s Review: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, The Book Vs The Movie
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston was on my TBR and loaded on my Kindle FOR YEARS. I just kept putting off reading it, finding shiny new things to try. But with the movie coming out, it crept closer to my must read pile. Then, I saw the trailer for the movie (it’s on Amazon Prime) and swooned a bit. Really, I found it to be utterly charming. I made it my mission to read the book so I could watch the movie. No cheating and watching the movie first. Not me. I thought it would Continue Reading
Review: Come As You Are by Jess K. Hardy
Come As You Are by Jess K. HardyContemporary RomanceOctober 18, 2022- Self-PublishedPurchased Review by Angela Even though I'd been eyeing this author's backlist- after reading and loving her science fiction romances earlier in the year- I hesitated to take the plunge, mainly because my ARC spreadsheet was out of control. But while compiling a deals post I noticed this book was on sale and decided it was a sign. So I hit that buy now button and finally sat down to read. I wish I Continue Reading
Release Blitz- Marcus by Nicole James
Title: Marcus Series: Evil Dead MC - Second Generation #1 Author: Nicole James Genre: MC RomanceTropes: Forbidden Love/Opposites AttractRelease Date: September 18, 2023 BLURB From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nicole James, comes a STEAMY, FORBIDDEN MC ROMANCE! The SECOND GENERATION has arrived! This is the first book in her spin-off from her bestselling Evil Dead MC series. Brandy--When a bunch of bad-boy bikers walk through the door to the bar, one catches my Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Shelley Parker-Chan and Pippa Grant
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Radiant Emperor #2LGBTQ Historical FantasyAugust 22, 2023- TorARC After absolutely loving the first book in this duology, She Who Becomes the Sun, I was desperate to get my hands on the finale. This book is brutal. The main protagonists are dark and unrelenting in their separate quests- for power, for redemption, and for revenge. These are terrible people who repeatedly do terrible things. The story is told from multiple POVs and Continue Reading
Review: The Summer I Saved You by Elizabeth O’Roark
The Summer I Saved You by Elizabeth O'RoarkThe Summer #2Contemporary RomanceSeptember 14, 2023- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela The Summer I Saved You is the second book in The Summer series and features Caleb, a friend of Luke's from The Summer We Fell, and his next-door neighbor, Lucie, a woman going through a divorce with two small children. This is billed as "An Angsty, Single Parent Romance", and it is... but, not to the degree of the first book in the series. This is more Continue Reading