In the Wake of the Ruined by Kalie CassidyThe Siren Mage #2Fantasy RomancePublication: July 7, 2026 by Little, Brown and CompanyARC This was probably one of my most anticipated novels of the year. I really, really enjoyed the first book in the series, In the Veins of the Drowning, and liked the mythology and lore of sirens and gods and how they have intermingled their power and magic. I thought this might be a trilogy or more, but recently discovered that this would be a Continue Reading
Review: Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti
Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra VastiFlirty Rotten Scoundrels #1Historical RomanceJune 23, 2026 by St. Martin's GriffinARC Review by Angela This book is just what I needed. It's fun, it's sexy, and it's romantic. I'm a sucker for a disreputable rogue, or charming conman, who falls in love and settles down into wedded bliss. Add in a found family of other charming rogues and conmen/women and I'm all in. Scandal of the Summer introduces Lady Ruby Ballimore, who is smart and Continue Reading
Retro Review: Turn Me Loose by Anne Calhoun
Review originally posted May 29, 2017 by Tori. Turn Me Loose by Anne CalhounSeries: Alpha Ops, #6Romance SuspenseSt. Martin’s PressMay 30, 2017 Favorite Quote: “One of these days you’re going to say my name, and you’re going to say please, and then you’re not going to be able to say anything at all.” Awkward can’t even begin to describe this couple’s relationship. Anne Calhoun brings the heat when she reconnects Riva Henneman with the man she fell in love with seven Continue Reading
Review: Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt
Left of Forever by Tarah DeWittContemporary Romance May 20, 2025, by St. Martin's Griffin Review by Melanie At some point, when I was reading this beautiful second chance romance, I started thinking about the reasons why I’m drawn to the romance genre so much. I’m almost exclusively a romance reader and the reason started to slowly dawn on me the deeper I got into the book. Romance is that rare genre built on the premise of hope. Think about it. You have two or more characters, human or Continue Reading
Retro Review: Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda Collins
Review originally posted 4/25/2016 by Sheena Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda CollinsSeries: Lords of AnarcyHistorical RomanceReleased: April 5, 2016St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena A writer for the Ladies Gazette, Miss Ophelia Dauntry’s passion is her pen. So when she sees a fellow writer kidnapped before her eyes—and the trail of evidence leads to the Lords of Anarchy—Ophelia vows to find her friend and take down the notorious London driving club in her column. But before Continue Reading
Review: The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
The Bane Witch by Ava MorgynFantasyMarch 18, 2025 by St. Martin's Griffin Review by Angela Before I get to the review, I want to list the content warnings up front because there are so many. Content Warnings- domestic violence, rape, physical assault, attempted sexual assault, murder, blood, gore, kidnapping, and suicide. I first discovered this author in 2023 when her debut, The Witches of Bone Hill, released. I enjoyed it quite a bit, so when her sophomore novel came available Continue Reading
Review: Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti
Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra VastiHistorical RomanceJuly 24, 2024- St. Martin's Griffin Review by Angela I fell in love with this author after reading the Halifax Hellions series as free reads on her website. I've been saving this book as kind of a "break glass in case of emergency" read, which after the last couple of months and my resulting book slump seemed to be a good plan from past me. Peter Kent, the new Duke of Stanhope, recently arrived from Louisiana, desperately wants Continue Reading
Review: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
The Rom-Commers by Katherine CenterContemporary RomanceJune 11, 2024- St. Martin's PressARC Review by Angela I chose this book for review because I liked the idea of two screenwriters, one established in Hollywood and the other looking for a big break, working together to rewrite a romantic comedy. The Rom-Commers is a mix of the grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity tropes and it snagged my attention almost immediately. Emma Wheeler is many things--the full-time caregiver to her Continue Reading
Review: When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte SteinContemporary RomanceFebruary 6, 2024- St. Martin'sARC Review by Angela It's been a while since I've read a Charlotte Stein book, so I was super excited for this release. This is a forced proximity, fake dating, opposites attract romance featuring a grumpy footballer and the ghost writer he has hired to write his life story. It's funny, and kept me smiling, often laughing out loud at the dialogue between this couple. Mabel Willicker, Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne
Review originally posted on Fiction Vixen in September of 2018 by Angela The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan ByrneVictorian Rebels #6Historical RomanceAugust 28, 2018 by St. Martin's Favorite Quote: There are only two indisputable facts in this world. The sun will set in the west, and I’ll come for you. Always. I adore this author. Absolutely, positively adore. She writes bad boy, tortured anti-heroes like no other. Before reading The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo I Continue Reading