I had two ARCs to read this week, one ended up being super sweet and the other sinfully sexy. Both were pleasant reads that kept me going during my Covid quarantine. Pleasant, easy reads for different reasons. A Sweet Mess by Jayci LeeContemporary RomanceJuly 14, 2020 by St. Martin's Press A Sweet Mess is my first book by Jayci Lee. I one-clicked this for review because the blurb sounded cute, and well... a little sweet, and that is something I need in my life right now. This couple Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Five well-bred sisters, one sensational scandal. Now the Duke of Marymount’s daughter Ida is about to find love in the most unconventional way . . . It was easy for society to overlook Lady Ida Howlett; they found her bookish, opinionated, and off the marriage mart. But little did they know that behind a calm exterior beats the heart of an adventuress, one who, determined to discover her runaway sister’s whereabouts, steals a carriage and sets off on a daring mission. Then she discovers she’s Continue Reading
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Tracey Livesay delivers the first novel in her sexy new series about lifelong friends and unforgettable love stories."With a diverse cast of characters who propel the story forward and an enchanting look at a modern small town, Sweet Talkin' Lover is a triumph."- BookPage, Starred Review"Livesay knows how to both deliver and elevate the small-town genre." -Entertainment Weekly"Loads of lively dialogue, generous serving of sassy wit, & an abundance of sizzling sexual chemistry that eventually Continue Reading
Guest Post: Office Romances by Jayce Ellis
Jayce stopped by to talk about Office Romance. Jayce's new novel, Andre is out today! Office romances are an, in my opinion, uniquely sexy thing. They’re rife with built-in conflict, but the source of that conflict is what makes them tricky to get right. They’re like fated mates: how do you know the characters love each other for themselves and not because Fate has predetermined they’re perfect together (I’ve read an absolute ton of paranormal and Omegaverse in the past three months and I Continue Reading
Top Ten July 10, 2020
We made it another week! I am really looking forward to the weekend. Here's some fun/interesting/silly things I found on the internet and wanted to share. 10. Calling all crafters- knitters, crocheters, sewers. A new group called emPower People came out with a pattern for a purple bandana to be worn when you are voting, protesting/marching, speaking out about injustice. You can follow them on IG and learn more about the project. View this post on Instagram Continue Reading
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Agent Cooper Dayton and his partner, Oliver Park, are going undercover—at a retreat for couples who need counseling. They do say the best cover story is one that’s close to the truth…Agent Cooper Dayton is almost relieved to get a phone call from his former boss at the Bureau of Special Investigations. It means a temporary reprieve from tensions created by house hunting with Oliver Park, his partner both in work and in life. Living together in a forever home is exactly what Cooper wants. He’s Continue Reading
Guest Post: The Big Convo by Cara Bastone
Cara Bastone stopped by to talk about romance and her novel, Just a Heartbeat Away, released on June 30. I have read it and loved it and it will be one of my favorite books this year. There are the good romance novels: the page turners that make you grin at your Kindle and send incoming phone calls to voicemail because there is no way in heck that you’re going to get interrupted in this part of the book. And then… there are the great romance novels: The ones that you find yourself Continue Reading
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A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford Rebels in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a powerful duke in a love story that threatens to upend the British social order. England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis: The Devil of Downtown by Joanna Shupe and Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Devil of Downtown by Joanna ShupeUptown Girls #3Historical RomanceJune 30, 2020, by AvonARC Another Greene sister and another anti-hero, bad boy to catch her attention. The Devil of Downtown is the third and last book in the Uptown Girls series and features the youngest Goode sister, Justine. Justine's mission in life is to help the needy and poor while finding dead beat husbands and dads and make them be held accountable. She usually works with the legal aide her brother-in-law Continue Reading
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“A fresh and vital new voice in romance.” —Entertainment Weekly“Adriana Herrera is writing some of my favorite Afro-Latinx characters and giving us beautiful love stories along the way.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award Winner for The Poet X Juan Pablo Campos doesn’t do regrets. He’s living the dream as a physical therapist with his beloved New York Yankees. He has the best friends and family in the world and simply no time to dwell on what could’ve been. Except when it comes to Continue Reading