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Angela’s Minis- Courting Trouble by Kerrigan Byrne and The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

January 15, 2021 by Angela Leave a Comment

Courting Trouble by Kerrigan ByrneA Goode Girls Romance #2Historical Romance12/08/2020 Self Published I really love this author, which is why I picked up this self-published spin-off of her Victorian Rebels series. The first book featured Sir Carlton Morley and the middle Goode sister, Prudence. This is the eldest Goode sister Honoria's book. You meet her and her dastardly husband in book one. Courting Trouble picks up immediately where the book leaves off and then ambles around a bit Continue Reading

Review: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane

December 23, 2020 by Melinda 2 Comments

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

Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Suzanne Park and Charlie Donlea

August 20, 2020 by Angela Leave a Comment

Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne ParkContemporary Romance/Women's FictionAugust 18, 2020 by AvonARC Maybe I read the blurb wrong, but I was kind of expecting an enemies to lovers romantic comedy when I requested this book for review. That is not what this book is, at least not the 25% I read. I'll be honest when I tell you that I didn't like any of these characters. Not a one. The main character, Melody Joo, is a woman working in the gaming industry and excited for the opportunity to Continue Reading

Angela’s TBR Update

August 12, 2020 by Angela 1 Comment

Y'all... I have seven thousand books on my ARC spreadsheet to read, but instead, I keep picking up random new releases and books from my TBR that I've been meaning to read instead. Why am I like this? I've been on a historical mystery kick lately, right now I'm alternating between Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series and Simone St. James's backlist of wonderful gothic/ghost story mysteries. I'm having so much fun. The Veronica Speedwell Series: A Curious Beginning (A Veronica Continue Reading

Angela’s Minis: The Devil of Downtown by Joanna Shupe and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

July 8, 2020 by Angela Leave a Comment

The Devil of Downtown by Joanna ShupeUptown Girls #3Historical RomanceJune 30, 2020, by AvonARC Another Greene sister and another anti-hero, bad boy to catch her attention. The Devil of Downtown is the third and last book in the Uptown Girls series and features the youngest Goode sister, Justine. Justine's mission in life is to help the needy and poor while finding dead beat husbands and dads and make them be held accountable. She usually works with the legal aide her brother-in-law Continue Reading

Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by Lorraine Heath and C. S. Harris

April 8, 2020 by Angela Leave a Comment

The Earl Takes a Fancy by Lorraine HeathSins for All Seasons #5Historical RomanceMarch 31, 2020 by AvonARC We are nearing the end of the Trewlove siblings series. The Earl Takes a Fancy is, as you can guess, Fancy's book. She is the youngest of the Trewlove family and the only child born to the matriarch of the clan. Her brothers and sister are SUPER protective of her and determined that she is going to marry a rich, titled man and live a life of luxury. Fancy would rather work in her Continue Reading

Angela’s Minis- Book Reviews for books by Lisa Kleypas and Simone St. James

February 19, 2020 by Angela Leave a Comment

Chasing Cassandra is the sixth book in the Ravenels series by Lisa Kleypas and I couldn't wait to read Tom and Cassandra's love story. From glancing at the ratings and reviews on Goodreads I think I'm the only reader in Romancelandia who didn't absolutely love this book. LOL. Not that I didn't enjoy my time spent reading, because I did, but it didn't blow me away. Tom and Cassandra meet by chance at her sister Poppy's wedding and it is lust at first sight for Tom. Cassandra on the other hand Continue Reading

Angela’s Minis- Reviews for Books by Alexa Martin, Eva Leigh, and Nalini Singh

December 10, 2019 by Angela 1 Comment

A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini SinghMystery/SuspenseDecember 3, 2019 by BerkleyARC Stepping into the mystery/suspense genre Nalini Singh introduces readers to the small town of Golden Cove, New Zealand and a newly widowed, classical pianist home again after a long absence. This is very much a character driven story as Ms. Singh slowly introduces all the inhabitants of this small town and the intricate, and sometimes messy, way they fit together. When a young woman, full of joy and life Continue Reading

Angela’s TBR Mini Reviews- Books by Kerrigan Byrne, Hailey Edwards, and Annette Marie

November 19, 2019 by Angela 2 Comments

Slaying Monsters for the Feeble (Guild Codex: Demonized #2) by Annette Marie 11/1- I discovered this author on KU and have really enjoyed her writing. The Guild Codex: Demonized is actually a spin-off from the original series, Guild Codex: Spellbound. The main character of Demonized is introduced several books into the Spellbound series and I was hooked as soon as I met her on page. Now I think I enjoy her series even more than the original. I love the dynamics between Robin and her Continue Reading

Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts- Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke and TBR update.

June 11, 2019 by Angela 1 Comment

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

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