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Retro Review: How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey Edwards

August 22, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted on 9/3/2018 by Angela. How to Dance an Undead Waltz by Hailey EdwardsBeginner’s Guide to Necromancy #4Urban FantasyAugust 22, 2018 Self Published Favorite Quote: Once upon a time, I had wanted to corrupt the boy next door. From here, the boy down the hall was looking ripe for debauching to me. Reviewed by Angela Before I get into my review I just want to say I can’t believe there are people who still haven’t started reading this series yet.  Continue Reading

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August 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in the first book of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s Continue Reading

Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher

August 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Hemlock & Silver by T. KingfisherFantasy/ Fairy Tale RetellingsAugust 19, 2025--Tor BooksARC Review by Angela I am a huge fan of T. Kingfisher, whether it be horror, fantasy, or dark fairy tale retellings. Hemlock & Silver is a retelling of Snow White, and I didn't even read the blurb before I hit that request button. Hemlock & Silver opens by introducing Anja, poison expert and healer, who is taken completely by surprise when the king appears in her workshop one day Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of August 18-22, 2025

August 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy AlexanderAMZ * BN * K * GP Endless Anger (Monsters Within Book 1) by Sav R. MillerAMZ * BN * K * GP The Second Chance Bus Stop: A Novel by Ally ZetterbergAMZ * BN * K * GP Girls Will Be Girls: A fake-dating, banter heavy, noughties-inspired romcom (Seasons Book 2) by Niina BlakeAMZ * BN * K * GP In Another Life: A Dating Lessons Romance by Molly McCarthyAMZ * BN * K * GP Falling into Place by Allison AshleyAMZ * BN Continue Reading

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August 18, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detectiveA mind is a terrible thing to erase...Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved in glass in the Library, shielded from every danger.Near the topmost Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

August 18, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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Sunday Smexy Deals!

August 17, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

SmexyBooks is back! Sorry for the downtime the last few days-- the host had to fix some issues, and I didn't get the email that all was well again until last night. How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most?NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Grieving the loss of her best friend, a young woman’s life is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again, in this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not.Lenny’s a bit of Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of August 11-15, 2025

August 12, 2025 by Angela 2 Comments

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Love & Other Killers by Brynne WeaverAMZ * BN * K * GP Heart Strings (A Love in Galway Novel Book 2) by Ivy FairbanksAMZ * BN * K * GP For the Record: A Novel by Emma LordAMZ * BN * K * GP Please Don't Go (The Midnight Strike Series Book 1) by E. SalvadorAMZ * BN * K * GP The Sun and the Moon by Rebekah FaubionAMZ * BN * K * GP Rivals to Lovers: A Novel by Elise WaylandAMZ * BN * K * GP Cold Shoulder, Hot Take (Seattle Puckaneers Book 2) by Tisha Continue Reading

Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Megan Crane, Kristen Ashley, Martha Wells, and more!

August 11, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

Our latest bachelor has enough family in Marietta to qualify as an honorary native, but hails instead from Seattle, WA, which is where he’ll fly you for a glamorous weekend on the shores of the sparkling Puget Sound. Jesse Grey will treat you the way a local boy turned construction tycoon should: five star accommodations, gourmet dinners, and celebrated Washington wines. We just can’t promise he’ll smile much. Or at all.Sold to the highest bidder!Jesse Grey, notorious bachelor and one of Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

August 11, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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