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Review: Only One Bed by Kati Wilde

January 23, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Only One Bed by Kati WildeContemporary RomanceJanuary 15, 2025- Self PublishedKindle Unlimited Review by Angela My first thought when I saw that a new Kati Wilde book was coming for the new year was...YAY! An enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed romance was just what I needed. For the most part this book starts out just as expected- with the FMC, Abbie Walker, taking some time for herself, away from her suffocating family, celebrating Christmas alone in an isolated Continue Reading

Review: 68 Whiskey by Erin Russell

July 25, 2024 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

68 Whiskey by Erin RussellPossum Hollow Book 2LGBTQ RomanceJune 26, 2024-Self-published Review by Kate H. I felt like I had to wait a week to write this review because I was so excited about this book that I didn’t trust myself. After a week I can say that my enthusiasm is warranted. This is one of the best books I’ve read this year. It has some of the normal tropes we are used to, but the originality of the writing and the portrayal of the characters make it seem really fresh and Continue Reading

Angela’s KU Update!

June 13, 2024 by Angela 1 Comment

Cold Hearted by Leia Stone and Julie HallFantasy RomanceMay 23, 2024 I'm always looking for new fantasy romance, or rather romantasy, and this book caught my eye. A Summer Court princess, Dawn, is forced to travel through a portal tasked with killing an Ethereum Lord and bringing his black heart back home to reignite the magic in her realm to save her people. Something that has been done by every princess of the Summer Court every hundred years for as long as anyone can remember. But Continue Reading

Review: The Lovely Dark Anthology

May 9, 2024 by Angela 2 Comments

The Lovely Dark: A Monster Romance AnthologyParanormal Romance/Fantasy RomanceApril 23, 2024- Self PublishedPurchased- Available in Kindle Unlimited Review by Angela Wave Song by Emma Hamm I've circled around this author on Amazon when looking up fantasy or paranormal romance. I figured this would be the perfect time to see if her writing appealed to me. This is a merman/human fantasy romance, set in a dystopian type of world. The FMC, Alys, meets the MMC while traveling under Continue Reading

Review: Of Sword & Silver by January Bell

March 28, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Of Sword & Silver by January BellA Conqueror's Kingdom #1FantasyKindle Unlimited Review by Angela I've enjoyed this author's science fiction romances, which are available on Kindle Unlimited. So, I was pretty excited to learn she was dipping her toes into the fantasy genre with a new series. Of Sword & Silver is pretty ambitious-- with a feisty, misunderstood heroine, a mysterious male main protagonist, and worldbuilding with extensive gods, goddess, and historical Continue Reading

Review: Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane

March 7, 2024 by Kate H. Leave a Comment

Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane (Book 1)Fantasy, LGBTQ+ RomanceKindle editionMarch 7, 2024 Review by Kate H. This book has tension.  Tension between different personalities.  Circumstantial tension.  Loads of sexual tension.  And on top of that, plot tension. And, if you don’t realize it’s going to end on cliffhanger, it might just rip out your heart and stomp it on the floor. But the tension is developed so artfully. And, next thing we Continue Reading

Angela’s KU Update!

November 10, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

I saw a rec for this series on Twitter (I refuse to call it X) and since I'm always on the lookout for new, science fiction/PNR I hit that read now button. And I then gobbled up the whole series in a couple of days. Yes, these are orc romances, but they aren't the usual alpha male, "Oh, no I've been abducted by the enemy", dubious consent orc romances. These are charming love stories, with caring and protective orc/human pairings. Each couple faces certain hardships they have to Continue Reading

Review: Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray and Sylvie Stewart

November 9, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray and Sylvie StewartContemporary Romance/Romantic ComedyOctober 26, 2023- Self-PublishedKindle Unlimited Review by Angela I've been begging for more mid-life, Gen-X romance, so when I spied this book while doing a new release post I decided it was right up my alley. Honestly? They had me at hot flashes. The FMC, Olivia, is in her forties, a successful shoe designer, and divorced. She has a good life and her adult children are doing well. Continue Reading

Angela’s Minis- Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler and Craving in His Blood by Zoey Draven

August 11, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

Cypress Ashes by Kai ButlerSan Amaro Investigations #7LGBTQ+ PNR/Fantasy RomanceJune 19, 2023- Self-PublishedKindle Unlimited This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, the finale for a truly fabulous fantasy series. This series has everything- old gods, saints, werewolves, dragons, witches of every kind, the fae, and a local private investigator and his detective lover out to save the world. The individual mysteries are just plot lines in a bigger series arc that is Continue Reading

Review: Keyed Up by Sarah Estep

June 8, 2023 by Melanie 1 Comment

Keyed Up by Sarah EstepContemporary RomanceMay 4, 2023 Self-published Review by Melanie I discovered this book by sheer stroke of luck while scrolling through Instagram which is extremely unusual since I don’t actually spend a lot of time on Instagram. Somehow, the universe must have known that this book would speak to my personal reading id and check all my boxes. The author had done one of those posts with multiple arrows around the book and labeled each one with specific micro tropes Continue Reading

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