Playing House by Ruby Lang (Uptown #1)Released: August 12, 2019Contemporary NovellaCarina Press Before I share my thoughts on Ruby Lang's newest book, let me say that I really enjoy her previous work. Acute Reactions and Hard Knocks are adorable and I highly recommend them. Playing House didn't live up to my expectations. I think the biggest problem is that it's a short novella. The book starts strong when we meet our protagonists, Oliver Huang and Fay Liu. They have been acquaintances Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
Everyone knows Brooke Wicks loves to have a good time. She’s not interested in getting serious, settling down, or limiting herself to one man. So when she meets the sexy, irresistible Mason King, she sees another opportunity to let loose and go wild. But the gorgeous Aussie isn’t interested in just a quick fling with Brooke, and if she wants to get into his bed, she’s going to have to do it on his terms. Loving fast and hard has always been Mason’s philosophy. He doesn’t want a Continue Reading
Excerpt: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen
Andra opened her front door, and the frown froze on her face as LJ’s shoulders filled the doorframe. He was holding . . . a cake? “Um, hi,” she managed. She reached behind her back to undo the knot that pulled her T-shirt tight against her chest, shaking the baggy hem so it would fall to cover some of her leggings. What was he doing here? Oh crap, she’d promised to talk to him about the horses. “Look, I’m sorry. I know I said I’d come talk to you a couple days ago, Continue Reading
Wistful/Wanton Wednesday: Fire in Her Eyes by Ruby Dixon
Cool cover- check. Post-apocalypticish paranormally romance with strong female lead- check. Ruby Dixon. Checkity, check, check, check! I've so (so!) been looking forward to this book and it did not disappoint. These kind of stories tend to lean heavily on reliable trope: alien male finds his one true human mate, he glowers, she fights it, and by then end we are all swooning. Fire in Her Eyes, turns the tables and the otherworldly Drakoni protagonist is a dangerously protective and Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
"Guarantees characters that glow with equal parts wit, sass, and sensuality." Library Journal (Starred Review)The first in a fun, flirty new series from Mia Sosa! After a very public breakup with a media-hungry politician, fitness trainer Tori Alvarez escapes to Aruba for rest, relaxation, and copious amounts of sex on the beach--the cocktail, that is. She vows to keep her vacation a man-free zone but when a cute guy is seated next to her on the plane, Tori can't resist a little harmless Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa DareGirl Meets Duke #3Historical RomanceAugust 13, 2019 by AvonARC Tessa Dare is one of my auto-buy historical romance authors. I don't even need to read a blurb or know what the book is about to put it on my TBR list. The Wallflower Wager is the third book in her Girl Meets Duke series and I absolutely adored the two previous installments. Lady Penelope Campion had a softness for animals. Gabe had no softness at all. The Wallflower Wager features Lady Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A second chance at the one thing his billions can't buy... As a trauma surgeon, Isabelle Rockwell has devoted her life to helping others. Her life is too crazy for romance…despite a powerful attraction to a stranger during an unexpected layover in Italy. But there’s no time to obsess over the mystery man. Recurring dreams of her mother are calling her home to the family lodge in the mountains, where a surprise guest is staying for the holidays—who else but her airport hottie! Battling a Continue Reading
Guest Post: Five Contrary Heroines I Adore by Therese Beharrie
I started writing ONE DAY TO FALL because I wanted to write a heroine who didn’t conform. Not to society, which doesn’t favour women, or to her family, who favours society’s expectations of women. We tend to call these heroines unlikeable, but I like the idea of them being grumpy. They’re too busy fighting the patriarchy to smile, thank you very much. I like the idea of them being contrary even more. Even to the expectations of the reader… I think these heroines should be celebrated, so here Continue Reading
Sexcerpt- Playing House by Ruby Lang
Ruby Lang's new release, Play House releases tomorrow, August 12. Here's a sexcerpt to hold you over until then. “Are you sure about this?” “Yes. I know my own mind.” He gave a short laugh. “I don’t know my own half the time.” That caught her up short. “But do you want this, too?” “Yes.” It was the truth. She could tell by his hands, which moved up and down her back of their own accord, and then stopped abruptly every time he had a doubt, a shadow, a memory. She wanted to Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
New Releases: Week of August 5-9, 2019 Guest Post: Playlist for The Marked Prince by M.A. Grant Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts: The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai Sheena’s Wanton Wednesday: The Silver Fox Edition. Mini Reviews: The Molly O’Keefe/Fader Edition RWA Wrap Up Top Ten August 12 From Kini: We made it another week! It is a beautiful Saturday morning in Maryland and I am writing this wrap-up from my front porch. I wish all my mornings were like this. I finished Every Last Continue Reading