Angela- How is it already August? How is school starting already? I have a ton of books on my TBR this month. Hopefully, I won't be distracted by any new ARCs suddenly popping up on my Kindle. Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (Guild Codex Universe #) by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen 8/6 Urban Fantasy- I really, really love this world. This is the third book featuring Kit Morris and his partner, Lienna. Battle Royal (Palace Insiders #1) by Lucy Parker 8/17 Contemporary Romance- Grumpy Continue Reading
Review: The Good Lie by A.R. Torre
The Good Lie by A.R. TorreMystery/ ThrillerJuly 20, 2021Thomas and Mercer Review by Jen The Good Lie by A.R. Torre was a terrific, twisty, addicting murder mystery. Dr. Gwen Moore is a psychiatrist who specializes in helping violent, or potentially violent, people cope with their aggressive thoughts. She basically helps murderers or would be murderers. One of her clients and his wife are found dead. She knows her client had fantasies about killing his wife. It looks at Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Boy D by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne
Pretty Boy D by Rachel Jonas and Nikki ThorneNew Adult Contemporary RomanceJuly 9, 2021 Self Published Review by Jen Pretty Boy D is the next smexy installment in the Kings of Cypress Point series by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne. We’re working our way through the hot triplet brothers and Dane Golden is the star of this book. Dane, Pretty Boy D, is a beautiful, social media star/athlete who is rich, snarky, and to quote Bella from Twilight “unconditionally and irrevocably in Continue Reading
New Releases: Week of August 2-6, 2021
I Kissed a Girl: An LGBTQIA New Adult by Jennet Alexander AMZ * BN * K * Audible If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy AMZ * BN * K * Audible Live and Let Grow by Penny Reid AMZ * BN * K * Audible Studfinder (The Busy Bean) by L.B. Dunbar and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible Wildflower (Speakeasy) by Mae Wood and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible Firefly (Speakeasy) by Krystyna Allyn and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible The Dating Dare: A Novel by Jayci Continue Reading
Review: Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl
Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia HartlContemporary RomanceJuly 27, 2021, by Gallery Books Review by Melanie I tried hard to like this book. I thought the premise was interesting and clever and unusual to say the least. But ultimately, it broke down in the execution and by the end of the book, I was truly appalled by the actions of the MMC and could no longer support or even care about whether these people ended up together. In the course of reading a romance, if the reader stops being Continue Reading
Take My Books Giveaway Winners!
The winners of Take My Books Giveaway are: Set #1- Renee G Set #2- Martha Lawson Set # 3- Victoria Temeña-Husemann Set #4- Jamadoria Set #5- Amanda Johnson All winners have been notified by email. Continue Reading
The Psy/Changeling Channel: Blaze of Memory
Melanie: Well, this book was a ride…the kind of ride I actually wanted to get off of long before it ended. It’s a little strange to me that in the same month that we delved into some of the Psy/Changeling novellas, we also read a book that arguably could and maybe should have been a novella. When Melinda and I were messaging back and forth during the course of reading this book, she made a comment that really resonated. “Is boring worse than asshole,” she pondered. I’m hoping that over the Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A sexy, swoony falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!Just my luck - my new next door neighbor is a unicorn.Yep, the British hottie is clearly a mythical man because - get this - he's a sexy, witty, charming, big-hearted single dad.Who, wait for it, wants to find Mrs. Right and get hitched.He’s a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of man, and it’s a darn shame I’m not on the market. If I were, his accent alone would melt me. Add in the fact Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini-Reviews: Reviews for Books by Keri Lake, Holly Black, Katee Robert, Emily Henry, Tessa Bailey, and Sierra Simone
I’ve read, or listened to, so many books lately. Some old, some new, some repeats from previous reviewers. Here’s a quick rundown of my favorites in the form of speed reviews. It’s like a speed dating event but less awkward. Master of Salt and Bones by Keri Lake I’m going to call this a B to B+ for me. Super dark read. The H is mysterious, misunderstood, and lives in a huge monstrosity of a mansion. He’s reclusive, a bit of an urban legend to the neighboring town, and was raised by Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
When the most difficult decision of Laurie Baker’s life needed to be made, she took off for a weekend alone to weigh her pros and cons and consider all her options. What she didn’t expect was to run face first into one more complication her life didn’t need. Distracting, sexy, and British, Liam Parker offered Laurie exactly what she needed when she was desperate for attention. One night of pleasure. She wanted it.She craved it.She took it. And when the sunlight dawned and the Continue Reading