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
Mini Review Monday- Mini reviews for books by Kelly Jamieson and Chanel Cleeton
I’ve read a couple of books lately and want to tell you about them. Game Changer by Kelly Jamieson- I had taken a break from hockey romance for a while and have recently started to pick them up again.This is part of a series but I was able to read it as a stand alone. I was drawn to this because it is a jilted bride story. The story opens with Molly walking down the aisle and when it is time to say her vows, she reads texts from her intended to another woman. She flees the ceremony with Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten 07-03-2020
10. Don't forget it's Disney+ Hamilton Day! “This is the story of America then, told by America now.” Experience the worldwide phenomenon when Hamilton arrives to #DisneyPlus TOMORROW. #Hamilfilm pic.twitter.com/BOVs5GUcKL— Disney+ (@disneyplus) July 2, 2020 9. Speaking of Hamilton... This video brought me so much joy this morning. I hope it brings you joy too!https://t.co/2sIHvXMJHc— Kini (@kinilei1) June 29, 2020 8. I love this! Hollywood A-listers—including Continue Reading
Review: Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera
Our friend Melinda @melindaedits, is here with a review for Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera, available now! This book is appropriately titled Finding Joy and the joy veritably leaps off the page at every turn. Desta comes to Ethiopia as an American aid worker, and his family had previously lived there when he was young. His connection to the country, the food, and the culture there was really beautiful to see throughout the book. I felt it at every turn and it was apparent that Hererra had a Continue Reading
Review: The Marriage Game by Sara Desai
CW: death of sibling, discussion of secondary character’s relationship that included Intimate Partner Violence, ailing parent This is Desai’s debut, although she was previously published as Sarah Castille. She had some super sexy boxing series that I know I read at least one of those. I didn’t know what to expect from this book. I wasn’t sure if it would skew more women’s fiction than romance. For me it was a good blend of both. Layla, our female protagonist, is a little down on her Continue Reading
Excerpt: Just Like That by Cole McCade
Just Like That by Cole McCade is available now at all e-tailers. “Why are you attracted to me?” Fox asked. And Summer laughed. He laughed, quick and startled, a short light thing that made Fox think of mayflies startled into taking flight. Wide blue eyes darted to him, then away—very firmly away, Summer turning his head to stare across the grass, toward the stark cliff edge that led down the other side of the slope, into dense forest. His mouth pressed to his upraised shoulder, Continue Reading
Review: Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean Bareknuckle Bastards #3 Historical Romance June 30, 2020 by Avon ARC Favorite Quote: High above on the rooftops, watching her warrior. And him, ready to do anything for her favor. I don't know how Sarah MacLean does this, but I feel like every time she releases a new book I suddenly discover a new favorite for my keeper shelf. This series has been magical. Four children born on the same day to different mothers thrust together by an evil man Continue Reading