The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-MillsContemporary RomanceDecember 3, 2020 Self Published What to read when you’re trying to distract yourself from an insurrection? My book club chose The Revenge Pact by Ilsa Madden-Mills weeks ago and it was the perfect happy distraction. I discovered Madden-Mills this year and was thrilled to immerse myself in this latest book. It is part of a series, with each book being written by a different author. The series centers around three college football Continue Reading
Review: The Unrequited by Saffron A. Kent
The Unrequited by Saffron A. KentNew Adult and College RomanceJuly 17, 2017Self Published Review by Jen This book was recommended to me by my book club. It's a few years old, but sounded intriguing! My very quick, first thought on Goodreads was, “Excellent and awkward. Loved it, review to come…” I stand by that early assessment. Eeeekkk…what did I just read? Layla is a new student in college and sees a handsome, somewhat quirky, older guy on campus. Layla follows him to a classroom Continue Reading
Review: Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
Blood Heir by Ilona AndrewsKate Daniels World/Aurelia Ryder #1Urban FantasyJanuary 12, 2021 by NYLA Reviewed by Angela Favorite Quote: I opened my eyes. A fully human Derek stood right in front of me. His eyes were aglow, and he looked at me as if I were the thing he wanted most in the entire world. When this book first popped up as a serial on this author duo's blog I was beyond excited. But honestly? This is the one weekly serial that I haven't followed week after week, I kind of Continue Reading
Review: Never His Girl by Rachel Jonas and Nikki Thorne
Never his Girl by Rachel Jonas and Nikki ThorneYA FictionDecember 26, 2020Self Published I inhaled this second book in the Kings of Cypress Prep series. The first book is The Golden Boys, and sadly, the third book isn’t going to be released until June. Cue my screaming. Book one ended on one hell of a cliffy. If you haven’t read it, skip this review, read book one and come on back. At the end of book one, the two main characters gave in to their chemistry and had sex. West, Continue Reading
Review: The Villain by L.J. Shen
The Villain by L.J. ShenNew Adult and College RomanceDecember 16th, 2020Self Published Reviewed by Jen The Villain by L.J. Shen is the second book in her Boston Belles spin-off series. The Villain is the story of Cillian, nickname Kill, and Persephone (Persy). Kill is the brother of Hunter from book one. Kill is cold, sharp, callous, ruthless, and fairly unredeemable for me. I’ve really enjoyed Shen’s books, but this one didn’t sit as well. A very good read, but not one I was completely Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini-Reviews
King of Libertines by Pam GodwinHistorical RomanceMay 6, 2020 by Heartbound Media Because I LOVED Sea of Ruin so much, I clicked the free prequel novella, King of Libertines by Pam Godwin to get another pirate fix. Prequels can be hit or miss for me. This one was a big hit! You can read it before or after Sea of Ruin and still really enjoy the story.The short story sets up how Priest (hero) and Bennett (heroine) first meet and takes place between chapters five and six of the timeline in Sea Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update
I still have ARCs to read before the end of the year, but I also have a TON of books sitting on my TBR that I've really been looking forward to reading. So I decided to skip some of my must read books, and jump over to my massive TBR list. *All of the titles listed below are available on Kindle Unlimited I discovered Annette Marie's Guild Codex series when it was just Tori and her three mage BFFs fighting the bad guys. This series evolved into quite an exciting, edge of your seat urban Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis – His Beauty by Jack Harbon & The Switch by Beth O’Leary
His Beauty by Jack HarbonPNRNovember 17, 2020, Self PublishedKindle Unlimited This is a fun take on the Beauty and the Beast story we've all heard a million times. Yes, Isla goes to rescue her father from the evil Beast and has to stay there in his stead so he can go home. And yes, Isla talks to the servants and is reluctant to interact with the Beast aka Lowen. However, this version is STEAMY. And Lowen stays a beast the entire time. Don't ask me how Harbon pulls this off, because I have Continue Reading
Kate’s Minis – Daddy Crush by A. Anders and His Beauty by Jack Harbon
Daddy Crush by A. AndersContemporaryNovember 27, 2020Self-publishedKindle Unlimited Daddy Crush begins with an excellent hook - a woman being pressured by her date to let him in, big "scary" next door neighbor comes over and scares off lesser man, kisses ensue. And I am here for it. But overall, did I feel that Daddy Crush was lacking something? Yes. In my opinion, so much page time was spent on Karl's feelings for Jerusha, plus the fact that her personality shone through so much - full Continue Reading
Review: Resisting the Billionaire by Allie Winters
Resisting the Billionaire by Allie WintersBillionaire Romance/Contemporary RomanceOctober 22, 2020, Self PublishedARC Review by Jen Allie Winters is a new to me author and I chose this book because…well…I'm a sucker for the billionaire hot hero genre. It honestly didn’t pull me in quickly, maybe it was a bit too precious, nice, not edgy enough for my current reading tastes. I walked away for a bit. I picked up a dark romance book that has GREAT reviews and thought that would get me out of Continue Reading