All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author Jen DeLuca. Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of Continue Reading
Angela’s TBR Update
Y'all... I have seven thousand books on my ARC spreadsheet to read, but instead, I keep picking up random new releases and books from my TBR that I've been meaning to read instead. Why am I like this? I've been on a historical mystery kick lately, right now I'm alternating between Deanna Raybourn's Veronica Speedwell series and Simone St. James's backlist of wonderful gothic/ghost story mysteries. I'm having so much fun. The Veronica Speedwell Series: A Curious Beginning (A Veronica Continue Reading
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New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape—and the women who bring them to their knees. The Lady’s Plan When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father’s business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she’ll forgo as a Continue Reading
Review: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
This book was seriously exactly what I needed. Reading diversely is important, and reading more than just trauma porn when you read diversely is even more important imo. And this book is exactly that. You Should See Me in a Crown is a YA book with a Black lesbian MC and it’s not traumatic or painful, it’s a typical YA. And truly the book was a joy to read. Liz Lighty is such a relatable character as the girl who doesn’t want to stick out too much – with anxiety when people stare too much at Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
Smexy’s August TBR New Releases: Week of August 3-7, 2020 Review: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Kini’ Friday Kisses- Mini Reviews for books by Kathy Douglass, Kate Meader, Kate Stayman-London, and Sarah Hogle Top Ten August 7, 2020 Kini: I am about 55% through You Had Me at Hola and I am really enjoying it. I hope to finish it today, Saturday. The bulk of my review books are for the end of the month so I am probably going to take a quick break and re-read Paradise Cove by Continue Reading
Top Ten August 7, 2020
Welp folks we made another week and in to a new month. Now I bring you some funny/silly/interesting things I saw on the web this week. 10. I feel this in my soul. 9. This video is so cute. It brought me a lot of joy when I watched it many times in a row. 8. Author Rachel Reid tweeted a thing and Ms. Bev had one of the best responses. 7. Curbside Larry is bringing the Big Library Energy we need. 6. This account of what it is like to have a cat is true. 5. Our friends Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
In this brand-new series from award-winning author Rebekah Weatherspoon, a charming cowboy and his sleeping beauty find their modern-day happily ever after . . .With a headline spot on a hit morning show and truly mouth-watering culinary skills, chef Evie Buchanan is perched on the edge of stardom. But at an industry party, a fall lands Evie in the hospital—with no memory of who she is. Scrambling to help, Evie’s assistant contacts the only “family” Evie has left, close friends who run the Continue Reading
Kini’ Friday Kisses- Mini Reviews for books by Kathy Douglass, Kate Meader, Kate Stayman-London, and Sarah Hogle
I'm back with some reviews. Reading and writing about books has been really tough lately. I know this slump is temporary but it still kind of sucks. You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle - I recently felt like I needed a comfort read so I picked this up for a re-read. The book held up on a re-read and it will still be one of my favorite books for the years. On a second read it was a lot easier to see how deeply Nicholas felt for Naomi. Grade: AAmazon l Goodreads Single Mom’s Second Continue Reading
Review: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis DariaContemporary RomanceAugust 4, 2020 by Avon ARC Favorite Quote: 1. Leading Ladies only end up on magazine covers with good reason.2. Leading Ladies are whole and happy on their own.3. Leading Ladies are badass queens making jefa moves.And then there was the fourth mental item she hadn't dared write down: Leading Ladies do not rebound with their new costars. If you are desperately looking for a fun, fresh, romantic time-out from the craziness of 2020, Continue Reading
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Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he’ll soon discover that real life is better than fiction. Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville’s hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she’ll need assistance to take on the powerful chef. Unfortunately, that means turning to Continue Reading