A gripping, propulsive YA fantasy novel from award-winning author and social media superstar Alex Aster, “Lightlark is an ebullient, fast-paced fantasy with a beautifully rendered world that seethes with intrigue, romance and tension. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir) An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Welcome to the Centennial. Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only 100 days to host a deadly game, where the Continue Reading
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Cover Reveal- The Great and Terrible by Gena Showalter
Blurb: When twenty-year-old college dropout Moriah Shaker runs into an empty chapel to escape an unexpected storm, she’s catapulted into another world Wizard of Oz style. Unfortunately, she winds up in the treacherous realm of Hakeldama, a fantastical but brutal land where justice is twisted and innocents pay for crimes committed by the elites—and she’s now marked for death. On the run and determined to get home, Moriah heads for the City of Lux, where a rumored portal between worlds Continue Reading
Retro Review: Radiance by Grace Draven
Review originally posted in January of 2015 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Radiance by Grace DravenWraith Kings #1Fantasy RomancePublished January 11, 2015 Grace Draven is an author I found late in 2014. When several of her titles popped up on a list of “other books you might like” I was simply overcome at the beauty of her covers and after reading the blurbs took a chance and one-clicked on Master of Crows. I found myself enchanted by her voice, which led me to go back and buy Entreat Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Kresley Cole, Kim Harrison, Megan Bannen, and more!
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals… ALL FEAR THE ENEMY OF OLD Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness—until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the Continue Reading
Review: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally CarterContemporary Romance/Mystery RomanceSeptember 24, 202424- Avon Review by Angela I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book, my first by Ally Carter, but I fell in love with the blurb and the idea of a Knives Out murder mystery, locked room romance and decided to grab it when it came up for review. Maggie Chase is a best-selling author of cozy mysteries who doesn't care for the Christmas season. Ethan Wyatt's recently penned Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Sierra Simone, Nora Roberts, Sherry Thomas and more!
After being a soldier, working as a bodyguard should have been simple: keep the owner of DC’s ultra-secret club safe, don’t think about his midnight eyes or his devil’s smile, don’t surrender my body to his wicked desires.But I underestimated Mark Trevena and the power of his dark, seductive world. I underestimated the hold he’d have on me, the way I would do anything for him at all. And so when he asks me to escort his soon-to-be bride home, I can only—miserably, broken-heartedly—say Continue Reading
Review: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry
Bad Reputation Contemporary RomanceOctober 1, 2024, by Montlake Review by Melanie One of the reasons I’ve taken to gorging on historical romances lately is that it’s giving me something I’ve been finding lacking in contemporaries. The pining, the longing, the actual romance, the tenderness and yes, the steam, it all seems to have dissipated to some degree in contemporaries with a few notable exceptions. One such exception is Emma Barry’s latest, Bad Reputation, which has all Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of September 30- October 4, 2024
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Bad Reputation by Emma BarryAMZ * BN * K * GP The Romance Line (Love and Hockey Book 2) by Lauren BlakelyAMZ * BN * K * GP The Love Losers (Unlucky in Love Book 3) by Angela CasellaAMZ * BN * K * GP The Merriest Misters: A Novel by Timothy JanovskyAMZ * BN * K * GP Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring BlakeAMZ * BN * K * GP Wished (Ghosted Book 4) by Sarah Ready AMZ * BN * K * GP 10 Things I Hate About Mistletoe: A Holiday Romance (Falling in Continue Reading
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It was all for show. At least it was supposed to be. When I agreed to be Jaya Trudeaux's fake fiancee for her sister's wedding, I didn't expect to crave her like I do. After all, billionaires make great dates on paper. But I'm not the guy who sticks around. I'm not the guy who falls in love. But little miss uptight, list-maker who’s never had any fun makes me desperate to loosen her up. Before I know it, I'll do anything to make her smile, to make her laugh...to make her moan. Continue Reading