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Retro Review: Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

April 18, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Two young men standing near cars

Review originally posted 5/18/2022 by Kate H. Never Been Kissed by Timothy JanovskyLGBTQIA Contemporary RomanceMay 3, 2022 by Sourcebooks Casablanca Wren Roland is about to graduate college.  A passionate film buff, with two great best friends, Wren came out in the year before the book Never Been Kissed begins. His friends seem eager to help him socially, but Wren isn’t sure why his romantic and sexual experiences seem to be on a different timeline than everyone Continue Reading

Retro Review: A Curse of Queens by Amanda Bouchet

March 28, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

The 5th book in the series, Beneath the Burning Sea, featuring Bellanca and Carver hits shelves May 27, 2025. Review originally posted October 13, 2022 by Angela at Smexy. A Curse of Queens by Amanda BouchetThe Kingmaker Chronicles #4Fantasy RomanceOctober 4, 2022 by Sourcebooks Before I get into this review, you should know a few things. First, reading the previous books in this series is a must, don’t go into this fourth book in the series and then complain that you are Continue Reading

Retro Review: Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet

March 21, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Originally posted on January 3, 2018, at Smexy by Sheena. Heart On Fire by Amanda BouchetThe Kingmaker Chronicals, #3Fantasy RomanceReleased: January 2, 2018 by Sourcebooks Heart On Fire is book three in the Kingmaker Chronicles trilogy and I’m already trying to figure out how just onnnnneeeee more novel can fit in, I mean, who likes trilogies anyway? A Tetralogy- now  that’s the wave of the future.  You hear that Bouchet? Tetralogy, is all I’m saying. Continue Reading

Retro Review: Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

March 14, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted in January of 2017 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Breath of Fire by Amanda BouchetThe Kingmaker Chronicles #2Fantasy RomanceJanuary 3, 2017 by Sourcebooks When I finally opened Breath of Fire (it’s been waiting for me on my Kindle for a couple of weeks) I did so with excitement and anticipation. I really loved the first book in the series, A Promise of Fire, and was pretty stoked that there was a new Romantic Fantasy series out in the world for me to enjoy. Continue Reading

Retro Review: A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

March 8, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted in August of 2016 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. A Promise of Fire by Amanda BouchetThe Kingmaker Chronicles #1Fantasy RomanceAugust 2, 2016 by Sourcebooks For the last several months I’ve picked up every fantasy and science fiction book that looked even remotely interesting. Always searching for something to capture my attention and leave me edgy and excited for what was to come next. A Promise of Fire did just that. A mix of mythology and magic set in a Continue Reading

Review: Dark Restraint by Katee Robert

August 14, 2024 by Angela Leave a Comment

Dark Restraint by Katee RobertDark Olympus #7Retellings/Contemporary FantasyAugust 6, 2024- SourcebooksARC Review by Angela This series is hit or miss for me. Some of the main characters and pairings I love and some not so much. I keep coming back over and over again because I'm enjoying the ongoing series plot arc and really need to find out what happens. I'm also determined to get to Hera and Zeus's book. This is Ariadne and the Minotaur's story and it's really a tale of Continue Reading

Review: Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert

January 31, 2024 by Angela 1 Comment

Midnight Ruin by Katee RobertDark Olympus #6Contemporary RetellingJanuary 16, 2023- SourcebooksARC Review by Angela This series has been hit or miss for me, but I keep powering through because I really want to know how the series plot arc concludes. This is a triad romance featuring Eurydice Dimitriou, Charon Ariti, and Orpheus Makos. If you are all caught up on the series, then you already know the history between the three--but most especially between Eurydice and Orpheus. Charon Continue Reading

Review: A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books #2) by K.J. Charles

September 20, 2023 by Angela 1 Comment

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by K.J. CharlesThe Doomsday Books #2LGBTQ Historical RomanceSeptember 19, 2023- Sourcebooks Review by Angela The follow-up to the delectable The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen features a familiar face from the first book and an Earl that is unsure of his inheritance. Luke Doomsday is all grown up and has come to Stone Manor at the behest of the uncle of Rufus, the Earl of Oxney, who is looking for a way to prove that his nephew isn't Continue Reading

Review: Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5) by Katee Robert

August 18, 2023 by Angela Leave a Comment

Cruel Seduction by Katee RobertDark Olympus #5LGBTQ Contemporary Mythology RetellingsAugust 8, 2023- SourcebooksARC Review by Angela Well, this book is hot. Like hot, hot. I mean, when I discovered this was an MMFF open poly knot romance, I knew it would be. The series plot arc picks up right where the last book left off, with Theseus, now Hephaestus, about to join Aphrodite in an arranged marriage/ marriage of convenience of sorts. For the good of Olympus. But, this union is in Continue Reading

Review: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles

March 8, 2023 by Angela 2 Comments

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. CharlesThe Doomsday Books #1LGBTQ Historical RomanceMarch 7, 2023, by SourcebooksARC Review by Angela Writing a coherent review without gushing over and over about how much I loved this book will be challenging, but I'll give it my best shot. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen starts out by introducing London and Kent, two men who meet while frequenting the same pub. They've been trysting for a week and relishing their time together Continue Reading

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