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Angela’s Mini Reviews: By the Horns by Ruby Dixon and The Shattered King by Charlie N. Holmberg

September 25, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

By the Horns by Ruby DixonRoyal Artifactual Guild #2Romantic FantasySeptember 2, 2025- BerkleyARC Occasionally I just need some Ruby Dixon to get me out of a book funk, which is why I read this book pretty much as soon as it hit my Kindle. This is the second book in the Royal Artifactual Guild series, and features Gwenna, a former servant determined to join the Royal Artifactual Academy as an artificer, and Raptor, a Taurian who already works with the Academy and is tasked with Continue Reading

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September 24, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble—or maybe love—is not far behind. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven't met the Dark Knights. The Dark Knights are a motorcycle club, not a Continue Reading

Review: The Second Death of Locke by V.L. Bovalino

September 24, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

The Second Death of Locke by V.L. BovalinoThe Hand and the Heart #1Fantasy RomanceSeptember 23, 2025 by Orbit Review by Angela My reading tastes in 2025 can be summed up with-- awesome covers, badass FMCs (extra points for lady knights), and MMCs who would literally SACRIFICE THEMSELVES for their lovers. That's it. That's all I'm asking for. Soooo, that being said, there's the blurb from Amazon for The Second Death of Locke: Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Grey Flynn has Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of September 22-26, 2025

September 23, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'CloverAMZ * BN * K * GP Balancing Act: A Sapphic Romance (Soulmate Series Book 1) by Cass MorganAMZ * BN * K * GP Wide-Eyed: A Small-Town, Best-Friend's Brother Spicy Romcom (Holliday Family Book 2) by Esme BrettAMZ * BN * K * GP Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKayAMZ * BN * K * GP Dead Poets Sorority by Sofia ShelleyAMZ * BN * K * GP How to Break My Heart: A Novel (Cinnamon Springs) by Kat T. MasenAMZ * BN * K * GP Continue Reading

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September 22, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mariana Zapata’s most beloved book, The Wall of Winnipeg and Me—now with new exclusive content! Vanessa Mazur refuses to feel bad for quitting—she knows she’s doing the right thing. The thankless job of personal assistant to the top defensive end in the National Football Organization was always supposed to be temporary. She has plans for her life, and none of them include washing extra-large underwear one more day for a man Continue Reading

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September 22, 2025 by Angela 1 Comment

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September 21, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Instant USA Today bestseller For fans of Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter and The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, a Southern small-town romance about the visibility of Black women’s voices in country music, and “the best romance I’ve read all year.” (The New York Times).Every Thursday night, former country music heartthrob Luke Randall has to sing “Another Love Song.” God, he hates that song. But performing his lone hit at an interstate motel lounge is the only regular money he still has. Following Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

September 20, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

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September 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

A Most Anticipated Romance for Paste Magazine · The Nerd Daily · Marie Claire · Book Riot · Bookish · FangirlishOne of BookBub's Best Romances of 2025 So FarNo one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules for her enemy, or let the rules break her heart.On the outskirts of London sits a seemingly innocuous institution with a secretive aim—train young women to distract, disrupt, and discredit the patriarchy. Outraged by a powerful lord’s systematic attack on women’s Continue Reading

Retro Review: For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Lenora Bell

September 19, 2025 by Angela Leave a Comment

Review originally posted on 9/17/2018 by Angela. For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Lenora BellSchool for Dukes #2Historical RomanceSeptember 18, 2018 by Avon Favorite Quote: Men tended to take their rules seriously, especially the ones that kept women submissive, subservient, and on the wrong side of doors.” Reviewed by Angela Lady India Rochester is an adventurer and an archaeologist with a sharp tongue and a keen intellect. She doesn’t accept the doors closed to her and Continue Reading

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