From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes an enthralling new trilogy set in the Hidden Legacy world, where magic means power, and family bloodlines are the new currency of society… In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use her unique powers, but when her friend’s mother and sister Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
Pretty Little Wife by Darby KaneSuspense12/29/2020 by William Morrow Review by Melinda My second most-read genre is suspense or thrillers after romance but I generally only read those written by women because I got tired of reading violence against women written by men. A delightful micro-subgenre (totally making this up here lol) is thrillers written by romance authors. We have Victoria Dahl writing as Victoria Helen Stone, Nalini Singh, and now HelenKaye Dimon writing as Darby Kane. Continue Reading
Review: Get It Right by Skye Kilaen
Get it Right by Skye KilaenLove at Knockdown #1LGTQ+ Contemporary RomanceDecember 1, 2020Review by Melinda This was a surprise of a book for me and I'm so happy that I read it. Finn and Vivi meet while Finn is incarcerated and Vivi is the Nurse in the prison. It's extremely clear nothing happens while there is such a clear power imbalance between the two of them and for that I was very glad. But while nothing happens it is obvious there are some sparks flying and when Vivi just disappears Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
From matchmaking carolers to a festive lights competition, four bestselling authors explore the magic of the holidays in these heartwarming small towns. The Perfect Christmas by Carolyn Brown Rugged cowboy Landon Griffin can't help being smitten by single mom Dixie Boudreaux and her baby girl. To help win their hearts, he wants to give them both the perfect holiday at Longhorn Ranch -- baking cookies, trimming the tree, building snowmen, and the whole works. But when nothing seems to go Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Blood might be thicker than water, but venom is stronger than just about anything … It was supposed to be a nice, quiet, simple dinner with friends—but nothing is ever nice, quiet, or simple when you’re Gin Blanco, the Spider, notorious assassin and current queen of the Ashland underworld. This time around, someone seems to be targeting Stuart Mosley, the president of First Trust bank. Lots of people have grudges against Mosley, but the more I investigate, the more Mosley’s problems seem Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini-Reviews
King of Libertines by Pam GodwinHistorical RomanceMay 6, 2020 by Heartbound Media Because I LOVED Sea of Ruin so much, I clicked the free prequel novella, King of Libertines by Pam Godwin to get another pirate fix. Prequels can be hit or miss for me. This one was a big hit! You can read it before or after Sea of Ruin and still really enjoy the story.The short story sets up how Priest (hero) and Bennett (heroine) first meet and takes place between chapters five and six of the timeline in Sea Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
From the USA Today bestselling author who is a "master of witty banter" (Entertainment Weekly) come a "perfect rom-com" (Refinery29) that proves when opposites attract, sparks fly. With her bridezilla friend on a DIY project rampage, bridesmaid Jane Denning will do anything to escape - even if it means babysitting the groom's troublemaker brother before the wedding. It should be a piece of cake, except the "cake" is a sarcastic former soldier who is 100% wicked hotness and Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update
I still have ARCs to read before the end of the year, but I also have a TON of books sitting on my TBR that I've really been looking forward to reading. So I decided to skip some of my must read books, and jump over to my massive TBR list. *All of the titles listed below are available on Kindle Unlimited I discovered Annette Marie's Guild Codex series when it was just Tori and her three mage BFFs fighting the bad guys. This series evolved into quite an exciting, edge of your seat urban Continue Reading
Top Ten 12/11/2020
We made it another Friday friends! Yay! Here are a few things I found on the interwebz recently! 10. Have you heard about the Romancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive organized by Andrea from Shelf Love Podcast? Angela mentioned it in last week's top ten, but we wanted to mention it again. It's a way to connect people in the romance community who need help with gifts this year with other community members who can buy a gift or two and make their holidays a little more special. We are Continue Reading
Review: Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin
Sea of Ruin by Pam GodwinHistorical RomanceApril 28, 2020Heartbound Media Reviewed by Jen I’m such an avid reader, yet I never joined a book club until this summer. The first book assigned was Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin. I was busy and had so many other books on my TBR list, so I never got around to this one. Part of my reluctance was because it’s a pirate romance. I just didn’t see myself as a pirate girl. I picked the book up again last week and I’m here to tell you, ladies…I AM a pirate Continue Reading