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Retro Review: How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards

August 29, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted on 12/17/2018 by Angela. How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey EdwardsThe Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy #5Urban FantasyDecember 11, 2018 Self PublishedFavorite Quote:“I had never belonged to someone before and had them belong to me too.” Oh, how I love this series. Let me count the ways. The fifth book in The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy series starts off pretty much where the last book leaves off, with Grier really starting to embrace her role Continue Reading

Excerpt Reveal- The House Guest by Penelope Ward

August 28, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Title: The House Guest Author: Penelope Ward Genre: Standalone Contemporary RomanceTropes: Billionaire Hero/Roommates/TwistSlow Burn/Angsty/Opposites AttractRelease Date: August 31, 2025 BLURB From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…The last thing Dorian Vanderbilt expected was to find me painting in my crop top when he returned to the mansion he hadn’t inhabited in years.He was understandably surprised I’d turned his living room into Continue Reading

Review: The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch

August 28, 2025 by Angela 2 Comments

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara RaaschMagic and Romance #1LGBTQ Fantasy RomanceAugust 26, 2025 by Bramble Review by Angela Ensnared once again by my cover lusting heart! But seriously, I saw this cover and immediately went to the blurb, then immediately hit that request button for a review copy. Let me introduce you to Sebastian Walsh and Elethior Tourael, both 24 years old and attending graduate school at Lesiara University. That's about where the similarities end. Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Eloisa James, E.M. Lindsey, Adrienne Young, and more!

August 27, 2025 by Angela 2 Comments

Before I get to today's Smexy Deals, Humble Bundle has a deal for Martha Wells books today. You can buy up to 14 books as part of a bundle, with a percentage donation to help support World Central Kitchen. Check it out here: Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR (pay what you want and help charity) New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Accidental Brides series with a romance about a forced marriage between a feisty heroine and a Scottish Continue Reading

Review: Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa

August 27, 2025 by Melanie Leave a Comment

Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la RosaHistorical Romance August 26, 2025 by Berkley Review by Melanie This review is going to be super annoying to write because for the first 85% of this book, I was so confident that this was going to be a 5 star book and already mentally penning the 5 star review in my head and….then the last 15% of the book happened and honestly, I am so irate. I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads because the first 85% is so strong and overall, this entire Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of August 25-29, 2025

August 26, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:My Favorite Lost Cause (The Favorites Book 2) by Elizabeth O'RoarkAMZ * BN * K * GP Saving the Rain (Crimson Ridge Book 4) by Elliott RoseAMZ * BN * K * GP Most Likely to Match (The Matchbooks Book 2) by Ruby BarrettAMZ * BN * K * GP There's Always Next Time: A Novel by Irit Flint BeckerAMZ * BN * K * GP The Secret Crush Book Club: A Sweet Sapphic Romance about Second Chances (Peach Blossom 3) by Karmen LeeAMZ * BN * K * GP Storm in a Teacup (Love in Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Ashley Poston, Claudia Burgoa, Erica Ridley, and more!

August 25, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction . . . literally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics.Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

August 25, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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Weekly Wrap-Up

August 23, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Sarah Painter, Kelley Armstrong, C.W. Farnsworth, and more!

August 22, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island.Esme Gray runs the guest house and tends to the ethereal wards that protect the island. She’s sheltering from a terrible past and will do anything to stay safely hidden.Luke Taylor has been searching for his missing twin for months, but has begun to believe that his brother might be dead. With his hope in tatters, a tip off leads him to a remote tidal island in the North Sea. It’s further out than the famous Holy Island, and Continue Reading

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