YA: Historical: Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean was a perfect series ender for me! I spent the first 2 book hating Ewan and most of this one side-eying him but by the end I was on his side. However, I was cheering for Grace the entire time for sure, she made him grovel in the best way. Courtney Milan's The Duke Who Didn't is the perfect historical for this year. Extremely low-angst and low-conflict, yet I was never uninterested. List-making Chloe Wong was an MC made for me, Continue Reading
Melanie’s Favorites of 2020
Contemporary: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - cinnamon roll heroes were what got me through 2020 and very few authors do it as well as Talia Hibbert. When security guard Zafir Ansari's rescue of PhD candidate Dani Brown during a fire drill gone wrong goes viral (#DrRugbae 4ever), the two decide to fake a public relationship for the sake of Zaf's kids' charity with a side order of sexy times in private. I love the “lets bang to get her out of my system and surely I will not Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses- Mini Reviews for You Had me At Hola by Alexis Daria, Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay, Fearless by Katie Golding, and The Mall by Megan McCafferty
We made it to Friday y’all. And it is kind of a weird day filled with lots of memories for many of us. Be extra kind and gentle with yourself today. But on to the books. Here is a smattering of books I started and finished recently. I even put them in order of how much I liked them, because why not? You Had me At Hola by Alexis Daria- This book was so good I am not sure I have the words to properly explain it. Beautifully written and engaging from page 1, Daria tells the story of two actors Continue Reading
Kini’s Mid-Year Update: What Books I am excited about July – December 2020
Much like Angela I have A LIST. There are just so many good sounding books coming out. And these are only the ones we know about. I am sure more books will be announced for October/November/December that will make it on my list. July: Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary 6/26 Contemporary Romance Rapper's Delight by Kenya Goree-Bell 6/30 Contemporary Romance One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 7/7 Women's Fiction A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee 7/14 Contemporary/Rom Com Dirty Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
Lovers to Enemies by S. Doyle. This was previously called Bad Assassin and I absolutely ADORED it. Kindle Zeke... He’s known as the Poltergeist. A former government agent, who knows where too many bodies are hidden. Because he’s put them there himself. Now on the run, his only chance to stay alive is to be where no one can find him. Hope’s Point, Alaska is that place. Until Eve, a sexy scientist, shows up in town and wants to hire him as her personal bodyguard. She makes Continue Reading
Review: Along Came Love by Tracey Livesay
Along Came Love by Traceyt Livesay Publication Date: October 25, 2016 Contemporary Romance Avon Impulse Reviewed by Kini When a silly, impulsive decision lands free-spirited India Shaw behind bars in San Francisco, she has no choice but to call the only person she knows in the unfamiliar city—the very man she abandoned after a steamy two-day fling. The fact that she’s pregnant with his child is something she’d rather not divulge. Tech executive Michael Black never thought he’d hear Continue Reading