YA: A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow blew me away when I listened to it this summer. The worldbuilding she managed to do is astonishing considering it's about Black sirens but set in modern times. Combine that with a discussion of respectability politics and misogynoir as well as sisterly love. It's a book I wish I could re-read for the first time again, it's that good. You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson is delightful and made me so happy. The cover is just beautiful to look Continue Reading
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Melanie’s Favorites of 2020
Contemporary: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert - cinnamon roll heroes were what got me through 2020 and very few authors do it as well as Talia Hibbert. When security guard Zafir Ansari's rescue of PhD candidate Dani Brown during a fire drill gone wrong goes viral (#DrRugbae 4ever), the two decide to fake a public relationship for the sake of Zaf's kids' charity with a side order of sexy times in private. I love the “lets bang to get her out of my system and surely I will not Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
Pretty Little Wife by Darby KaneSuspense12/29/2020 by William Morrow Review by Melinda My second most-read genre is suspense or thrillers after romance but I generally only read those written by women because I got tired of reading violence against women written by men. A delightful micro-subgenre (totally making this up here lol) is thrillers written by romance authors. We have Victoria Dahl writing as Victoria Helen Stone, Nalini Singh, and now HelenKaye Dimon writing as Darby Kane. Continue Reading
Take My Books Giveaway!
CONTEST IS CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL. I'm clearing out my bookshelves for y'all this Christmas! These are all new, finished copies, some newer releases than others. Let me know which set you prefer by commenting with the set(s) of your choice. Contest to run through Wednesday 12/23 at midnight. Winners will be chosen Thursday 12/24 and notified by email. Open to US residents only. Set #1 The Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh Set Continue Reading
Top Ten 12/11/2020
We made it another Friday friends! Yay! Here are a few things I found on the interwebz recently! 10. Have you heard about the Romancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive organized by Andrea from Shelf Love Podcast? Angela mentioned it in last week's top ten, but we wanted to mention it again. It's a way to connect people in the romance community who need help with gifts this year with other community members who can buy a gift or two and make their holidays a little more special. We are Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap- Up
Kate’s Minis – Daddy Crush by A. Anders and His Beauty by Jack Harbon New Releases: Week of November 30- December 4, 2020 Review: The Kingdom Duet by Rina Kent Review: Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo Review: Archangel’s Sun by Nalini Singh Melinda’s Minis – His Beauty by Jack Harbon & The Switch by Beth O’Leary Smexy’s Top Ten 12/4/2020 Angela: Not much going on this weekend, I'm sort of caught up on review books... so I think I'm going to try and get to the last two Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Angela- I'm right in the middle of The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken and enjoying. It's just as much of a bloody, hilarious good time as the first book in the series. I'm hoping to start Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh this weekend. I've been holding on to it for when I need a pick me up and it's time. Y'all have a wonderful weekend! Continue Reading
Smexy’s November TBR
Angela: 2020 is almost over and it's the time of year when I usually round up all the arcs I haven't gotten to yet and try to get end of the year reviews in. But first! November has some great new releases to look forward to. A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins 11/10 Historical Mystery Romance- An intrepid female reporter matches wits with a serious, sexy detective in award-winning author Manda Collins' fun and flirty historical rom-com! This sounds like a cross Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten 09/11/2020
10. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ These ppl found a baby goat trapped in a pit. They took him home & cared for him overnite.The next day they tried to find the owner but had no luck. While looking - they found a group of goats with the same white fur.Then this happened. Humanity.🌎❤️pic.twitter.com/tMR4hqmedY— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 10, 2020 9. My dog would absolutely do this. i think everyone's Continue Reading
Smexy’s August TBR
Angela- It's August! I mean it's still 2020, but at least we are inching toward the end of the year. YAY! I'm adding one book that will hit the last week of July to my list because we didn't do a TBR for July and I don't want anyone to forget it's release. Happy almost end of summer! Deal with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians #1) by Kit Rocha 7/28 Fantasy Romance - I practically begged for an ARC for this book, but just when it hit my Kindle I knew I had to hold on to it until the last Continue Reading