When Gracie Met the Grump by Mariana ZapataUrban FantasySeptember 15, 2022Kindle Unlimited Mariana Zapata is a stealthy author - she just randomly announces on instagram that she is dropping a book that day, and everyone rushes to read it. If you like Zapata’s writing, this book will definitely work for you. Highly slow burn, over 600 pages long, lots of dialogue between the two main characters. What’s different about this book is that it’s not contemporary romance - it’s a superhero Continue Reading
Sheena Reviews: I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne
I Think I Love You by Lauren Layne Series: Oxford, #5 LoveSwept Favorite Quote: “Be brutally honest. Am I giving off some sort of weird vibe? Does it say platonic across my forehead? Or do I have an unremarkable label on my boobs?” Fans of friends to lovers trope, look no further, Layne delivers just what you've been jonesing for in her Oxford series ending, I Think I Love You. Brit Robbins knows that dating in New York City is hard—she just hoped to have it mastered by age thirty. Continue Reading
Review: Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne
Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne Love Unexpectedly, #4 Contemporary Romance Released: April 18, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Sheena Pampered heiress Georgianna Watkins has a party-girl image to maintain, but all the shopping and clubbing is starting to feel a little bit hollow—and a whole lot lonely. Though Georgie would never admit it, the highlights of her week are the mornings when she comes home at the same time as her uptight, workaholic neighbor is leaving to hit the gym and put in a Continue Reading
Review: Cuff Me by Lauren Layne
Cuff Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #3) Released: March 29, 2016 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "What?" Jill asked. "You didn't even flinch when ordering carbs!" "She's a homicide investigator," Vincent said irritably. "If she doesn't flinch at the sight of a decapitated drug dealer, I don't think pasta's going to do her in." I enjoy this series by Lauren Layne featuring brothers from a big Italian family who are all involved in the NYPD. Continue Reading
Review: Steal Me by Lauren Layne
Steal Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #2) Released: November 24, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Anthony Moretti loves being a cop. More specifically, a captain in the NYPD. He has siblings as cops, his father was the chief of police - it's in his blood and it's his passion in life. So when a burglar who has been hitting random homes in New York City continuously escapes capture, it really irritates Anthony. This burglar has been named Smiley, because he leaves Continue Reading
Review: Frisk Me Lauren Layne
Frisk Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #1) Releases: July 28, 2015 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by May Ava Sims isn’t impressed with or in love with the NYPD’s latest star Luc Moretti. The son of the former police chief was caught jumping into a river to save a girl – and the video went viral making him an instant hero and heartthrob. Ava is convinced he’s hiding something, and that he can’t possibly be the wonderful man who shies away from the spotlight and just wants to Continue Reading
Review: Just One Night by Lauren Layne
Just One Night by Lauren Layne (Sex, Love and Stiletto #3) Released: April 22, 2014 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by May Favorite quote: "This is not happening," Riley muttered, glancing at the ceiling. "My mother is not telling me my spanking article lacked passion." Riley is a famed sex columnist for Stiletto magazine where she works alongside her two best friends. She's dated scores of men in Manhattan and she has the art of flirting down. The thing is... she's not the Continue Reading
Review: Love the One You’re With by Lauren Layne
Love the One You’re With by Lauren Layne (Sex, Love & Stiletto #2) Contemporary Romance Released: December 9, 2013 Loveswept Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Watch out for that one, Grace 2.0 whispered. That smile will have you tucking your heart into your panties and handing the whole shebang over before he even buys you a drink. Blurb: As a leading columnist for Stiletto, Grace Brighton has built a career warning women about rotten, cheating liars. She just never suspected her Continue Reading
Review: After the Kiss by Lauren Layne
After the Kiss by Lauren Layne (Sex, Love & Stiletto #1) Released: August 26, 2013 Contemporary Romance LoveSwept Reviewed by May Here was a short-term kind of girl begging for a long-term relationship from a long-term kind of guy who wanted a fling. It was movie-worthy. It was laughable. Julie Greene doesn’t do relationships. She is all about the first date. The parties. The glamour. The high off of a first kiss or being so enticing to a man he just must have that second date. What Continue Reading