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
Release Blitz- The Summer I Saved You by Elizabeth O’Roark
The Summer I Saved You by Elizabeth O'Roark is now live! CALEBI came to the lake to be left alone, to lick my wounds. I wasn't counting on neighbors and I especially wasn't counting on her.Lucie was a little kid the last time I was here. Now she's grown—and God, did she ever grow up—with two young kids of her own.She's everywhere I look, no matter how hard I try to avoid her. I'd forgotten all the things I used to want, used to dream about. She's reminding me...and making me want every Continue Reading
Review: Codename Charming by Lucy Parker
Codename Charming by Lucy ParkerPalace Insiders #2Contemporary RomancePublished on August 15, 2023 by Avon Reviewed by Kate Codename Charming is the second in Lucy Parker’s Palace Insiders. I was intrigued by the royal-adjacent romance that didn’t star any royals, even though I skipped the first in the series, Battle Royal. I was excited by the grumpy/sunshine premise and the fake dating and this book did not disappoint. I am going to mention first off, however, that while Continue Reading
Review: Shucked by Kate Canterbary
Shucked by Kate CanterbaryThe Loew Brothers #1Contemporary RomanceAugust 22, 2023- Vesper PressARC Review by Angela Set in the same world as In a Jam, Shucked is a grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, age-gap, best friend's little sister, small-town romance. Yes, that's a lot of tropes, but y'all- IT WORKS. When Sunny Du Jardin wins a dilapidated bait shop in a poker game, she's distressed to find out it's located in her hometown of Friendship, Rhode Island. But she quickly rallies Continue Reading
Review: Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) by Katee Robert
Cruel Seduction by Katee RobertDark Olympus #5LGBTQ Contemporary Mythology RetellingsAugust 8, 2023- SourcebooksARC Review by Angela Well, this book is hot. Like hot, hot. I mean, when I discovered this was an MMFF open poly knot romance, I knew it would be. The series plot arc picks up right where the last book left off, with Theseus, now Hephaestus, about to join Aphrodite in an arranged marriage/ marriage of convenience of sorts. For the good of Olympus. But, this union is in Continue Reading
Review: Codename Charming by Lucy Parker
Codename Charming by Lucy ParkerPalace Insiders #2Contemporary RomanceAugust 15, 2023- AvonARC Review by Angela This was one of my most anticipated reads for 2023. I LOVED the first book in the Palace Insiders series and was all in for this beauty and the beast-inspired, fake dating, workplace romance. Codename Charming is Pet and Matthias's story, you'll remember them from Battle Royal as Dominic's sister, and the royal bodyguard who held her hand after the assassination attempt. Continue Reading
Review: Kissing My Soulmate by Evan Grace
Kissing My Soulmate by Evan GraceThe Kissing Games #5Contemporary RomanceAugust 10, 2023- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela I will admit to having a little bit of dread after reading the first chapter of this book. I had really been looking forward to this marriage in trouble, second chance romance which also happened to be the finale of The Kissing Games multi-author series, then I realized what the issue was between the couple and why they were breaking up. I don't think I'm Continue Reading
Review: Change of Plans by Dylan Newton
Change of Plans by Dylan NewtonContemporary RomanceAugust 1, 2023- ForeverARC Review by Angela This isn't a named series, but the last three releases by this author are connected. How Sweet It Is features the oldest Matthews brother, horror writer Drake, and event planner, Kate Sweet. I enjoyed their story quite a bit. The main characters of the second book, All Fired Up, are Zander Matthews and his love, book publicist, Imani Lewis. I didn't love this one, but I think it was mainly Continue Reading
Review: With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson
With Love, from Cold World by Alicia ThompsonLGBTQ Contemporary RomanceAugust 1, 2023- BerkleyARC Review by Angela I almost didn't read this book, mainly because every time the cover popped up I read cold war instead of cold world and it kept throwing me off. Also, let's be honest, it's always chancy going into a book by a new-to-you author that also has a cutesy cover. I'm glad I finally picked it up, because not reading this lovely enemies to lovers, workplace romance would have Continue Reading