The Hanging City by Charlie N. HolmbergFantasyAugust 1, 2023- 47NorthAmazon First Reads Review by Angela Charlie N. Holmberg is fast becoming one of my favorite fantasy authors. Lucky for me several of her books have appeared on the Amazon First Reads list and I’ve gobbled them up ahead of release date. When the email came this month and I spied this cover I didn’t even have to read the blurb, I just hit the buy now button. Little did I know that this new fantasy world features a Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of August 7-11, 2023
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Cara Bastone, Hailey Edwards, and T. Kingfisher
“An utterly satisfying” romance between a widowed single father and a younger school teacher is “one for the keeper shelf” (Jill Shalvis, New York Times–bestselling author of The Sweetheart List).Some people change your life . . . . Others change your heartNewly widowed dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges—until his son’s teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a lifeline. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty’s new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable jolt of attraction Continue Reading
Release Blitz- What Comes Next by H. D’Agostino
Title: What Comes NextDuet: Brave Enough #2Author: H. D’AgostinoGenre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Single Dad/Best Friends to LoversRelease Date: August 7, 2023BLURBI never thought I’d be a single dad at twenty-eight. Raising a baby all by myself was never the plan.We were supposed to grow old together. We were supposed to be a family. We were supposed to have more time.Some say the best moments aren’t planned, they just happen. When you least expect it, they wrap around you, and show you what Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
A talented Hollywood starlet and a reclusive A-lister enter into a fake relationship . . . and discover that their feelings might be more than a PR stunt in this sexy debut for fans of Beach Read and The Unhoneymooners.“A raw, character-driven, and heart-touching read . . . I absolutely loved it.”—Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love DeceptionONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: CosmopolitanGrey Brooks is on a mission to keep her career afloat now that the end of her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
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Audio Review: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
The Ferryman by Justin CroninDystopian Science FictionRandom House AudioMay 2, 2023 Review by Jen A friend recommended The Ferryman by Justin Cronin and while SciFi isn’t my normal go to read, I was intrigued. I’m SO glad I gave this a listen. I’m still thinking about it, working through the twists and turns in my head. I can’t get into the story too much, because so much of the fun is the surprises that happen towards the end of the book. The gist is Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Naima Simone, Emery Rose, and Tiffany Reisz
"Scorching hot and full of heart! An unputdownable must-read!" - New York Times bestselling author, Laura Kaye There's sin, and then there's literally going-straight-to-hell sin... Being in lust with my dead brother's wife pretty much guarantees that one day I'll be the devil's bitch. But Eden Gordon works with me, so it's getting harder and harder to stay away. I promised my family—and him—I would, though. My days as an MMA champion are behind me. But whenever I see her, Continue Reading
Review: Change of Plans by Dylan Newton
Change of Plans by Dylan NewtonContemporary RomanceAugust 1, 2023- ForeverARC Review by Angela This isn't a named series, but the last three releases by this author are connected. How Sweet It Is features the oldest Matthews brother, horror writer Drake, and event planner, Kate Sweet. I enjoyed their story quite a bit. The main characters of the second book, All Fired Up, are Zander Matthews and his love, book publicist, Imani Lewis. I didn't love this one, but I think it was mainly Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Suzanne Wright, Genevieve Turner, and Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A match made in hell?Devon and Tanner fight like... well, cats and dogs. Which makes sense since hellcats and hellhounds aren't exactly a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, their demons' antipathy towards each other is matched only by the red-hot sexual tension between Tanner and Devon. It's driving them - and their long-suffering friends Harper and Knox - mad.When Devon is nearly kidnapped, Tanner's protective instincts kick into overdrive - he's sticking by her side, day and night. But Continue Reading