Fix Her Up by Tessa BaileyHot and Hammered #1Contemporary RomanceJune 11, 2019 by AvonARC KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS I can't remember why I set this aside a few weeks ago. Maybe it just wasn't grabbing me at the time or something else had all my attention. But this time when I picked it up I read it straight through to the end and really enjoyed. I have always been a big fan of the brother's best friend trope, throw in a hot has been baseball player who can't stop talking dirty during Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts: Kingdom of Exiles and Her Other Secret
Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym M. MartineauThe Beast Charmer #1Fantasy RomanceJune 25, 2019 by Sourcebooks Casablanca KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS I love the concept of this series. Whomever described it as "Assassin's Creed meets Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" was spot on. The heroine is an exiled Beast Charmer and the hero is an assassin who is hired to kill her. They team up instead, (or do they?) when Leena barters four of her beasts in exchange for her life. This was a good, Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts
The Girl in Red by Christina HenrySci-Fi/Fantasy/DystopianJune 18, 2019 by Berkley KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS This dystopian retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, follows Red, our heroine, as she travels through the woods on the way to her grandmother's house. Time skips back and forth, every other chapter, answering readers questions about what happened to Red's family and how the "Crisis" began to present day as she navigates the current, dangerous world full of wolves, both human and Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts- Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke and TBR update.
Give Up the Ghost by Jenn BurkeNot Dead Yet #2M/M PNRJune 3, 2019 by Carina Press KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS I've always really enjoyed this author and the first book in this series, Not Dead Yet, had me hooked from almost the first word. Wes and Hudson are back again and have decided to not only give their relationship a second chance, but to also partner up in a private investigative firm. Everything would be wonderful if Wes weren't keeping secrets from Hudson and if Hudson weren't Continue Reading
Excerpt: Guardian Queen by Dana Marton
The wait for the next Hardstorm book is over!After a difficult journey to the mainland, Tera and Batumar return to their island to liberate their people from the enemy. This is their final fight, and it will take everything they have, will challenge everything they believe in. As unexpected enemies arise, will Tera and her warlord triumph, or will they lose everything?--An incredibly rich epic fantasy not to be missed.--Full of secrets and surprises. Chapter One (Journey’s Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
Clockwork Boys and The Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher Clocktaur War books 1 & 2 Fantasy Favorite Quote: "Would you like to go on a suicide mission?" she asked instead. He smiled. It was the first genuine smile she'd seen all day. "I would be honored," he said. I one-clicked both of these books after reading this blurb: A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T. Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read: Seasons of Sorcery by Jennifer Estep, Grace Draven, Amanda Bouchet, and Jeffe Kennedy Fantasy Anthology November 13, 2018 by Brightlynx Publishing Winter's Web by Jennifer Estep This novella is part of the Elemental Assassins series and features Gin Blanco aka The Spider. Gin and crew are headed to the Ren Faire appropriately named Winter's Web. They are there because Owen won tickets, which somehow turned into them each volunteering their services. But what is supposed to Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox by Forthright Amaranthine Saga #1 Fantasy Romance February 21, 2018 by Twinkle Press This book was so very interesting, with world-building and characters so unlike any I've ever seen before. Of course I added it to my TBR list because Ilona Andrews featured it on a blog post and if Ilona Andrews recommends something you absolutely one-click. The main protagonists are Tsumiko, who inherits an estate, a fortune, and a person from an Continue Reading
Review: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep
Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shard, #1 Urban Fantasy/NA October 2, 2018 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I had no desire to become someone else's puppet..." Lady Everleigh Saffira Winter Blair, heir to the throne, went to live with relatives in the royal court of Bellona after her parents were assassinated. Thought to have no magic, she is regulated to a life little above a servant. When her cousin, the crown princess, stages a coup; assassinating her Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep Crown of Shards #1 Fantasy October 2, 2018 by Harper Voyager Favorite Quote: "Traitors always pay for their sins," I hissed. Kill the Queen is the first book in Jennifer Estep's brand new fantasy series, Crown of Shards. I picked this book up to read at the end of the day, thinking I would get in a few chapters before bed and then finish it the next day. HAHAHAHA. It wasn't until I was huddled with my Kindle under my comforter at 2 Continue Reading