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Kini’s Friday Kisses- Mini reviews for He’s Come Undone Romance anthology, and books by Emily Henry, Tash Skilton, and Kwana Jackson

May 22, 2020 by Kini 1 Comment

I’ve been fortunate to get lost in some really good books lately. He’s Come Undone Romance Anthology by Adriana Herrera, Emma Barry, Olivia Dade, Ruby Lang, and Cat Sebastian. Here’s a little about each of the stories in the order they appear in the book. Appassionata by Emma Barry- This story is about a pianist and a piano tuner. It was so heavy on the piano world that I kept getting hung up on things that I didn’t understand. It was taking me days to get through this story so I decided Continue Reading

Smexy’s May TBR

May 1, 2020 by Angela 3 Comments

Angela- Thank goodness it's May. I've been mentally done with April for like the last 2 weeks. I know y'all know what I'm talking about. LOL. There are a bunch of books releasing this month that look fabulous, I'm pretty excited to dive in to my ARC list. Tourist Attraction (Moose Springs, Alaska #1) by Sarah Morgenthaler 05/05 Contemporary Romance- Grumpy local falls in love with a spunky, kind tourist and it takes place in Alaska? Sign me up. The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Continue Reading

Guest Post: One More Time: Some Favorite Second-Chance Romances by Ruby Lang

February 6, 2020 by Kini 1 Comment

Second Chance Romance is one of my (Kini) favorite tropes so I was thrilled to get the chance to have Ruby put together a list of recommendations. Ruby's new novel, House Rules, releases on February 10. I love second-chance romances because they are unabashedly about personal growth. The main characters in this kind of story are trying to prove that they are no longer the people who couldn’t end up together. For example, in my upcoming contemporary romance, House Rules, the third in my Continue Reading

Excerpt from Open House by Ruby Lang

November 13, 2019 by Kini 1 Comment

In this excerpt, exhausted real estate broker Magda runs her nemesis, gardener Ty, late at night. Despite their enmity, he walks her to the subway station. “I’ll bet no one breaks into the garden,” she was muttering. Without thinking, he replied, “We get people cavorting there at night.” “Cavorting?” Damn. He couldn’t see her face clearly in the half-light of the city streets, but he could hear the laughter in her voice. And that made things better. “They leave things. Like Continue Reading

Review: Playing House by Ruby Lang

August 15, 2019 by Mandi Leave a Comment

Playing House by Ruby Lang (Uptown #1)Released: August 12, 2019Contemporary NovellaCarina Press Before I share my thoughts on Ruby Lang's newest book, let me say that I really enjoy her previous work. Acute Reactions and Hard Knocks are adorable and I highly recommend them. Playing House didn't live up to my expectations. I think the biggest problem is that it's a short novella. The book starts strong when we meet our protagonists, Oliver Huang and Fay Liu. They have been acquaintances Continue Reading

Guest Post: Five Contrary Heroines I Adore by Therese Beharrie

August 12, 2019 by Kini 1 Comment

I started writing ONE DAY TO FALL because I wanted to write a heroine who didn’t conform. Not to society, which doesn’t favour women, or to her family, who favours society’s expectations of women. We tend to call these heroines unlikeable, but I like the idea of them being grumpy. They’re too busy fighting the patriarchy to smile, thank you very much.  I like the idea of them being contrary even more. Even to the expectations of the reader… I think these heroines should be celebrated, so here Continue Reading

Sexcerpt- Playing House by Ruby Lang

August 11, 2019 by Kini 1 Comment

Ruby Lang's new release, Play House releases tomorrow, August 12. Here's a sexcerpt to hold you over until then. “Are you sure about this?” “Yes. I know my own mind.” He gave a short laugh. “I don’t know my own half the time.” That caught her up short. “But do you want this, too?” “Yes.” It was the truth. She could tell by his hands, which moved up and down her back of their own accord, and then stopped abruptly every time he had a doubt, a shadow, a memory. She wanted to Continue Reading

Smexy’s August TBR

August 2, 2019 by Angela 5 Comments

Angela- I have tons of great ARCs for this month and I want to dig in to all of them right now. The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai 8/6- Alisha Rai is one of my go-to, must-have, auto-buy authors and I love her. This story about two rival dating app creators sounds amazing and I can't wait to read it this week. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare 8/13- If this book is half as cute as the previous book in this series, The Governess Game, I know I'll be in heaven. The First Girl Child by Amy Continue Reading

Smexy’s Mid-Year Update: What we’ve read, what we’ve loved, what’s up next

July 10, 2019 by Angela 11 Comments

Angela: Hey y'all! It's half way into 2019 and Goodreads says I've read 78 books. My goal is 125 this year, so at the moment I'm ahead of schedule. I'm trying to incorporate more books that have been sitting on my TBR shelf into my reading schedule, but I can't seem to stop requesting review ARCs. I have willpower issues, I know this. Lol. As you can see, I'm a genre jumper. I vary rarely read in the same genre two books in a row. I read a ton of fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, Continue Reading

Seasoned Romance #rombklove

May 11, 2019 by Kini 3 Comments

I was in my early 30’s when my love for romance novels really developed. I spent my 20’s reading fiction with romantic elements but once I discovered romance there was so going back for me. I love the love stories. But as I’ve aged, I become more interested in reading love stories that are centered around main characters that are closer to my own age (early 40’s). I find myself having a hard time constantly connecting with main characters in their 20’s. I want to read about main Continue Reading

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